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Program Results

With over 43 years of collaborating with our Latin American partners, AMIGOS has greatly contributed to the community development in the countries in which we have been privileged to work. Through all those years, the focus of our projects has changed with the needs of our host communities, but the compassionate spirit at the heart of AMIGOS has not. View highlighted accomplishments from 1965 to 2008.

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 2008 Accomplishments

Overall Participation

Volunteer and Latin American youth participation

701
 AMIGOS Volunteers
112 Project Staff
300 Host communities served
3
 Host parks served
361
 Latin American youth counterparts
60
 National Latin American Volunteers
2
International Latin American Volunteers
5
 National Latin American Project Staff
1,300
 Latin American youth attending youth encuentros

Home Improvement Projects

Projects carried out with families

252
 Latrines constructed (1,361 beneficiaries)
170 Fuel-efficient stoves constructed (1,822 beneficiaries)
241 Family gardens planted (2,144 beneficiaries)
1
 Chimney constructed (8 beneficiaries)

Community Improvement

Projects carried out with community groups

5,128 Trees planted (26,870 beneficiaries)
194 Community/School gardens planted (19,816 beneficiaries)
62 Collaborative murals created (43,133 beneficiaries)
376 Environmental improvement efforts, including trash pickups (327,247 beneficiaries)
316 Community centers, clinics, schools built or renovated (68,288 beneficiaries)
128 Playgrounds and parks built or improved (86,449 beneficiaries)
 11 Libraries established (13,732 beneficiaries)
226
 Books donated

Community Capacity Building

Projects carried out with children, women and community organizations

4,752
 Hours of educational workshops held with children and young people (50,433 participants)
900 Hours of educational workshops held with adults (20,423 participants)
592 Hours of English-as-a-Second-Language classes (2,423 participants)
572 Hours of activities to support community groups held, such as planning sessions for Community Based Initiatives (7,807 participants)
717 Community fundraisers (28,963 participants)
5 Community groups formed (203 participants)
4,220 Toothbrushes distributed
23
 Cultural Expositions (6,191 beneficiaries)
154
 Hours of technology training workshops and activities (1,048 participants)
AMIGOS Voices


“Our motive is simple – the world needs more globally minded, self-confident, and community-oriented youth, and AMIGOS is one of the best-established and most respected avenues for instilling the requisite skills and perspectives to achieve that vision.”

–Emily Untermeyer, Executive Director/President of AMIGOS