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"I';d say the fact that my partner and I gave over 20,000 vaccinations during the 5 weeks we were in Paraguay was an amazing accomplishment. It's stayed with me that we gave some of the last smallpox vaccinations ever given in the world."

-Lynn Nussle Krog

Alumna
"I feel privileged and honored to be a part of this great organization. AMIGOS has the "right stuff." It's a phenomenal organization that year after year just gets better. I am proud that I am able to be a part of it. I have seen the marvelous change that the organization made in my son and I want other kids to have that experience."

-Susan Green Cooksey

Donor, Parent
"The work AMIGOS Volunteers do in their host communities helps them become world citizens and helps them appreciate the role they can play in making the world a better place abroad, and also back home."

-Rachel Marks

Alumna, Donor
"AMIGOS has it's priorities straight and is an organization that is truly having an impact. I know this from first hand experience and so I support whenever I can, either financially, by encouraging other potential Volunteer or through marketing and exposure. AMIGOS is a solution that really works and I look forward to our on-going relationship."

-Jereme Axelrod

Donor
"Since AMIGOS I have pursued a career in Media and Entertainment. The subjects of many of the projects I have chosen to focus on deal with the meeting of different cultures or one individual's experiences exploring another culture. This fascination is in no small way a direct result of my experiences working in Honduras with AMIGOS. In fact, I first got the idea for my on-going project, "A Moment on Earth," while at the bottom of a latrine we had dug in Honduras. My mind kept trying to imagine where other people I knew would be at that exact time in worlds that seemed so far away and so different. I promised myself that one day I would make a film to capture that idea. On August 5th and 6th, 2004 that dream came to fruition."

-Jereme Axelrod

Alumnus
"Advice for future Volunteers: Like anything, the more you embrace and put yourself into AMIGOS, the more you will get out of it. Push yourself to converse, even if your Spanish is rusty. Eat the food, even if your stomach tells you not to. Hike the extra mile to explore the outskirts of your community. And keep a journal so you remember the details, fill it with pieces of paper and anything that you find. You'll be glad you did later on when something small brings back a large memory."

-Jereme Axelrod

Alumnus

Amigos de las Américas

5618 Star Lane | Houston, Texas 77057
(713) 782-5290 | (800) 231-7796
F: (713) 782-9267 | info@amigoslink.org

Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS) hosts programs for young adults to volunteer abroad. AMIGOS' volunteer opportunities focus on youth leadership training and community development in Latin America.

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