Requirements & Costs


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Requirements

To serve as an AMIGOS Volunteer in Latin America, you must:

Be at least 16 years old by September 1st of the year of volunteer service
Have completed your sophomore year of high school
Have completed at least two years of high school Spanish or the equivalent
Adhere to the AMIGOS Standards of Personal Conduct and Community Behavior
Fulfill training and fundraising requirements
Receive the Required Immunizations (pdf)

Participation Fee

The cost of participation varies according to the type of Volunteer you are. Chapter Volunteers should contact their local chapter for fee information. Correspondent Volunteer (CV) program expenses are $3,995. Fundraising support is available.

The Participation Fee includes:

Round-trip international airfare from your gateway city
Food, lodging, and transportation in Latin America
All project related supplies
Training materials and workshops
Veteran supervisory Project Staff
24-hour emergency On-Call Communications System during the program
Supplementary short-term international medical insurance

Additional Participation Expenses:

Immunizations and medical examinations
Passport/visa fees
Airfare to U.S. gateway city

“AMIGOS is almost entirely responsible for my work ethic in the way I commit to work, the ideas I have, my world vision, my conception or what international development should be and what community building should look like.”

–Jessica Parlanti, Veteran Volunteer

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