Current Projects

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Dominican Republic

Azua/San Juan, Dominican Republic
Length: 8 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/17; Ends: 2009/08/12;
Organize day-camp style leadership and physical education programs with children ages 5-12 during their summer vacation;
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Honduras

La Paz, Honduras
Length: 6 weeks; Starts: 2009/07/01; Ends: 2009/08/12;
Facilitate educational activities for children, with an emphasis placed on environmental health;
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Lempira, Honduras
Length: 6 weeks; Starts: 2009/07/01; Ends: 2009/08/12;
Collaborate with Latin American youth counterparts to prepare a presentation for a large youth fair. Also facilitate educational activities for children;
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Mexico

Guanajuato, Mexico
Length: 6 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/24; Ends: 2009/08/05;
Facilitate community health projects and collaborate with local experts to present public health workshops;
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Michoacan, Mexico
Length: 7 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/24; Ends: 2009/08/12;
Facilitate activities on environmental education and preservation, including the preparation of a presentation for the annual environmental fair;
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Oaxaca, Mexico - Community Nutrition
Length: 8 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/17; Ends: 2009/08/12;
Volunteers will teach community members about the value of a nutritious native grain, amaranth, and will facilitate activities that promote the well being of youth in the community;
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Oaxaca, Mexico - Digital Culture
Length: 8 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/17; Ends: 2009/08/12;
Volunteers will engage community members, especially youth, during workshops aimed at increasing awareness about technology and its role in preserving native history;
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Nicaragua

Chontales, Nicaragua
Length: 6 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/17; Ends: 2009/07/29;
Facilitate activities to help children and young adults build communication and creative expression skills. Also lead social action projects including the establishment of student governments;
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Granada/Rivas, Nicaragua
Length: 8 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/10; Ends: 2009/08/05;
Support local health center activities by providing health information to patients and assisting nurses. Also facilitate health education activities for children;
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Panama

Cocle, Panama
Length: 6 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/17; Ends: 2009/07/29;
Promote the healthy social development and group leadership skills of young people through a school-based program of educational workshops and group-led community improvement projects;
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Herrera/Los Santos, Panama
Length: 8 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/10; Ends: 2009/08/05;
Promote leadership skills, team building, and youth empowerment through sports;
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Paraguay

Paraguari, Paraguay - Environmental Health
Length: 8 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/17; Ends: 2009/08/12;
Facilitate educational activities for children with a special focus on environmental health. Also run a two-week day camp during the Paraguayan winter break;
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Paraguari, Paraguay - Household Sanitation
Length: 8 weeks; Starts: 2009/06/17; Ends: 2009/08/12;
Volunteers will lead household and environmental health promotion projects that will include the construction of latrines;
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San Pedro, Paraguay
Length: 6 weeks; Starts: 2009/07/01; Ends: 2009/08/12;
Volunteers will educate families about nutrition, help construct fuel efficient stoves and will promote reforestation activities;
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TBA

TBA
Length: 5 weeks; Starts: 2009/07/01; Ends: 2009/08/05;
Collaborate with partner agencies to implement a program that aims to promote leadership skills, creative expression, personal health and nutrition to children and young people;
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AMIGOS Voices

“I continue to be amazed by the profound feeling of "family" there is in AMIGOS. It is unique and precious. I will be eternally grateful for all that AMIGOS has given my daughter, so much more than I could have given her as a parent. She is a "richer" person today because of AMIGOS.”

–Kathy Rowland, Parent of a Volunteer