Be the Change! Make the Change!: Volunteering in Argentina and the World.
By turning the map upside down we change our vision of the World. If the World is a globe… who says who is on top or on the bottom? What is the middle or the periphery? All of us are here, we all do what we are. What we see, we enjoy or suffer today.
By moving ourselves we change our vision on the World, we change our idea about who are others, and who we are.
From Subir al Sur we want to animate you to change your reality. To see with new eyes and to act with renewed hands.
We want to animate you to walk further out: to be the change in your community as the young Argentines whom we support.
Animate yourself to discover how others search for more justice and quality of life. Join them. And practice solidarity with people from different latitudes.
Live the joy of service and diversity!
BE THE CHANGE! MAKE THE CHANGE! IN THE WORLD! UNITE TO ONE OF MORE THAN 1000 VOLUNTARY PROJECTS IN MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES!!!!
Please write to participacion@subiralsur.org.ar to ask for the list of projects in all parts of the World. It is important to specify in which region or country you wish to participate in a voluntary project, and whether you wish to participate in a short term (workcamps – 2 -3 weeks), mid or long term project (1 month – 1 year)
VOLUNTEERS OF THE WORLD TO ARGENITNA! UNITE TO ONE OF OUR INTERCULTURAL SOLIDARITY PROJECTS IN ARGENTINA!
The Subir al Sur team in Argentina Works during the year with its local partners to design, plan and evaluate in a participative form solidarity projects in which the International volunteers participate.
The projects are built in relation to the local reality and needs and change each year depending on the diagnostic of the local situation. In spite of this they all have the common point the fact that they are led by young people with fewer opportunities and they are focused in improving integration in society through solidarity
Subir al Sur sends out our projects to all parts of the World, and receives information about our international partner’s projects.
The Subir al Sur team in Argentina constantly works with our local partners to design, plan and evaluate the projects in which the international volunteers participate.
If you are an International Volunteer, write to participacion@subiralsur.org.ar so that we can send you the contact details of our partner in your country and you can apply and be trained by the partner before you come to the South!
OUR PROJECTS!!!
Workcamps
SAS_09 The world in Vera- Santa Fé
Pre-workcamp: 7th July in Buenos Aires
Workcamp Dates: 9th to 22st July
Language: Irrelevant.
Who is Quinta Liliane? “La Familia de la Quinta Liliane” is a non profit organization working in the psychophysical rehabilitation of children and youth with and with disabilities living in poverty and social vulnerability, since 1998, accompanying the family in the process of rehabilitation and social integration. Thus providing a space containing authentic integration, promotion, recreation, education and health where one lives and learns respect for differences.
Project: This encounter will be based on the relationship with the local community, the exchange between volunteers and residents to generate recreation activities with children and teenagers, appreciation of local culture and addressing suicide from the perspective of the value of life, from hope, asking ourselves: What meaning has life? What do we face as youth projects? Volunteers can contribute from their knowledge and participation in discussions, chats, and more. Also, the volunteers will paint the outside of the headquarters of the Quinta Family Liliane.
Cooking is a very important element in this meeting, from the recipes shared we will develop a workshop “Flavors of the World”, we invite you to bring your countries recipes that can be adapted using ingredients which can be found in Argentina.
The meeting will end with a festival, so we invite you to bring music from your countries to share and dance with the local community.
SAS_010 Subir con Villa Ocampo- Santa fé
Pre-workcamp: 6th August in Buenos Aires
Workcamp Dates: 8th to 21st August
Who are the Voluntariado Juvenil Ocampenses? All members are young people who voluntarily come together to focus social problems and possible solutions thinking, which must be thought in terms of viability whereas the essence of the group work is the will and without available funds to meet the issues. Here some words of them: “We are moved by the solidarity, the will, the desire to subtract injustices. We are not asking anything in return, we want nothing; the smile of a child is our best reward.”
Project: Volunteers will help to renovate a school. The building is located in one of the most vulnerable areas of the city. It is relatively new, however is much neglected and in poor conditions to recieve children. The activities are related to give a substantial change in its appearance. The work is basically repairing the exterior and interior walls and paints them, so as to change the face of the building.
Moreover, during the course of the project, volunteers will also participate in educational and recreational activities with local children, movie nights and discussion about the observed films and other activities to share, exchange , relax and have fun.
SAS_09 Memory Space- Patrimonito Project
Pre-workcamp: 15 September in the capital city of Buenos Aires
Workcamp Dates: 17th to 30th September
Local organization: The Cultural Center is a nonprofit project. It is believed that through culture and education, by organizing young people and neighbors in general, get the tools to make the people get on and live better every day.
The project: It is based on the reconstruction of the history of the village, focusing in the first phase on the modification of local and regional reality from the declaration of World Heriatge for the Quebrada de Humahuaca. The project is situated in the locality of Maimara, and specifically in the installations of the sporting club of Maimara, an institution with a lot of history and very important for the village, which is currently to be found a semi abandoned state. Besides, we will collaborate in the restoration of one classroom.
Why? Through memory of the past we can reconstruct the present and dream about the future. So that we can be critical about our reality. To stimulate the recuperation of the club and the village in general.
What else about World Heritage: volunteers are asked to bring information about the World Heritage from their countries to share with the local community and make some reflections and workshops about preservation.
Medium-Long Term Volunteer
SAS_01 Escuela Taller de Arte y Comunicación popular
Language: Spanish.
Description of the work of the volunteer and the needs of the group:
The proposal for the volunteer is based on the activities of the group and depending on mutual interest this can be combined with work articulating with different organisations.
The activities can be:
• Giving workshops on Computer science, radio, cinema, graphic media, editing of image and sound, and all referring to social communication.
• To make part of a working team on the construction of pedagogical tools.
• Participate in the written register, photography, and or filming, the systematization of the development of the activities
• Working in the construction of the Cultural Space building
• Accompany and assist in the different organisational, operative and administrative tasks.
The volunteers will also participate, depending on the possibilities in other activities and projects such as Theatre of the Oppressed Workshops with the Movimiento de Teatro del Oprimido de Jujuy.
We propose that the volunteer works on the activities, decided together, between 4 and 6 hours per day, 5 days a week, this could include weekends.
We offer the volunteer the possibility to:
• Share daily social and family life, to get to know and learn about cultures and customs of the region
• Participate in the training Workshops which are realized based on different themes in which the volunteer is involved or is interested in
• To get to know, depending on the agreement together, the region the localities, close by touristic areas and small Andine communities.
All of this is based on Geographic possibilities, time and on an economic basis and based on mutual respect and learning through living together in interculturality
About the volunteer:
It is suggested, where possible, that the volunteer has a base in the following aptitudes, attitudes and/ or interests:
• Intermediate Spanish
• Knowledge about social communication and or some of these tools: Radio, editing of sound, image, cinema, photography, editing of graphic media.
• Practice and interest in educative and social work
• To be organised and independent
• A good predisposition, have respect, and a good link with the people and places
SAS_02 Grupo Juvenil Ocampense- Santa Fé
Voluntariado Juvenil Ocampense- Who we are? It is a non profit, civil society organisation of solidarity action, which Works with vulnerable sectors in Villa Ocampo, especially with children, although the activities can expand to different age groups.
We principally work in the cultural sector, which allows us to connect with the children and their families on a more friendly level; we try to generate valid alternative cultural alternatives to these sectors who cannot access other opportunities with the market offers.
Description of the work of the volunteer and the necessities of the association:
The volunteer needs to be ready to work in an independent manner and to be able to integrate with the local volunteers, neighbours and children in the rural outpost where the project will be developed. The school where the project will take place has around 90 children. The activities to be developed are related to restoration and amplification of the games area of the school, but as the school can be found in the centre of the outpost, interaction with neighbours and especially with children will be frequent. The Voluntariado Juvenil has already been developing activities with the children of the outpost, and we believe it to be fundamental to restore the recreation space as there is no other in the neighbourhood which can be found 7km away from the urban centre of Villa Ocampo.
In addition to this Project, the Voluntariado Juvenil is developing the program “Sonrisa Ambulante” which consists in the development of cultural activities in the distinct rural outposts through days working with children and their families, with different workshops such as guitar and painting, games with clowns, mimes and puppets. In this sense, whichever artistic ability the volunteer has will be greatly appreciated as also will be appreciated any capacity to transmit information, to share knowledge, languages etc… The volunteers will always be accompanied by at least one member and at times by all the members of the youth group in all the activities.
SAS_03 Quinta de la Familia Liliane- Vera, Santa Fé
Work: Cultural/ Social/ Environmental/ Kids (School support for children and young people)
ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL “QUINTA DE LA FAMILIA LILIANE ¿Who are we? The Asoc. Civil “Quinta de la Familia Liliane” is a non profit organization which works on the psychophysical rehabilitation of children and young people with or without disabilities who live in poverty and social vulnerability, we give in this way an authentic space of integration, containment, promotion and recreation, where the children and young people can interact together and learn without differences
Description of the work of the volunteer and the necessities of the association:
The volunteer must be ready to work in an independent manner with children and young people with social problems who live in underprivileged neighbourhoods (with unsatisfied Basic necessities, physical disabilities). We would like the volunteers to have the capacity to approach young people, Exchange, share moments and knowledge, communicate and spend time with them. The activities will be developed in the organisations base.
Currently there are 60 children and young people who assist in the institution and participate in the activities. There are individual attention spaces for children who show learning problems, the rest of the areas are used for workshops which groups together children and young people by age. Activities are also developed with adults especially women. The volunteers will work with them from two to four times a week during two or three hours organising activities with a reduced group of children or young people, the volunteers will be accompanied in this task by someone from the institution.
The activities to be developed may be ecological, artistic, school support, recreation, accompaniment- or all of the above. The volunteers will be charged with filming and taking photos of the different activities so it would be much appreciated if they have a digital camera. Currently the institution does not have a video camera or digital camera.
Some activities:
The volunteers will be charged with planning activities, games etc with children whilst they are waiting to see the educational psychologist in the centre
The institution has a big green area which needs to be maintained in the best conditions to realise some activities for which help will be asked from the volunteers, the same when there is painting work to be done or when improving the condition of some of the rooms of the base, all of these tasks will be consulted with the volunteer
During the summer holidays (Febuary-March), the volunteers will have the opportunity to organise a summer camp from one to five times a week using Workshops based on different themes in order to raise awareness in children.
In addition to working with children and young people the volunteers will work on environmental and cultural themes. It would be great if the volunteers have the possibility to share any abilities they may have such as how to play an instrument, teach a language, or undertake artistic works.
Any artistic ability would be really appreciated, in this case the institution will be able to manage the possibility of attaining instruments or materials which may be lacking (always and when it is something which can be found in the locality), this could be used to teach or to use within the educational, cultural and artistic project of the organization. It would also be appreciated the possibility to transmit information, knowledge, languages etc…
If the volunteers wish they may also work on workshops in schools or other institutions in different neighbourhoods which whom different activities are developed.
The volunteers will participate in different activities around, Murga (Murga is a form of popular musical theatre performed in Uruguay), Murals, cooking and recreation. In addition to this once a week there are activities of “Cinema in the Neighbourhoods”
SAS_04 Hogar de Abuelos y Adolescentes- Buenos Aires
Minimum stay: 3 months
Work: Social/ Kids/ Retired/ (Support for children and young people)
Language: Intermediate Spanish and Basic Spanish
Mensajeros de la Paz ¿Who are we? Mensajeros de la Paz is a humanitarian organization which aims at fighting poverty and improving the situation of vulnerable people in Argentina. Mensajers de la Paz tackles underlying causes of poverty and exclusion so that people can become self-sufficient and improve their lives.
Description of the work of the volunteer and the necessities of the association:
The organization has two different places to experience volunteer in Buenos Aires. Both of them are Day Centres, one for teenagers and onether for retired people.
Volunteers are an essential component to the Centres. Their talents are needed to fill a variety of roles either as an individual or in groups. Volunteers are utilized around the clock allowing them to select the time and day best suited for them. As a volunteer, they can maintain a consistent schedule or choose a flexible one, depending on their availability.
There are some activities which have a clear time frame. There are also activities that need to be performed every day but can be executed on more flexible schedule. They should help with the cleaning, teaching computer, organizing board games, helping with laugh therapy lessons, giving workshops, giving English or musical lessons, cooking assistant, administrative support, visiting some spots with the groups. We are open to receive new proposals to develop with retired people or teenagers.
Volunteers are going to be coordinated by a social worker who is going to guide all the activities.
NOTE: If the volunteer is not able to speak a fluent Spanish, we will suggest him to volunteer in the Retired Day Centre, because they are very patients and interested in share with others.
¿What should they know about these places? Volunteers who work in This project will have the possibility to live a strong experience that will help them in their personal growth and maturity. They will have the chance to learn how everyday life with vulnerable elderly people is and the experience will certainly enrich them. They will understand that often the simplest things can make others’ lives better. Volunteers, working along with the professional staff, will be mainly involved in the free time activities that can be organized in the centre.
SAS_05 Mensajeros de la Paz- Buenos Aires
Minimum stay: 3 months
Work: Communication, fundraising
Language: Fluent Spanish
Mensajeros de la Paz ¿Who are we? Mensajeros de la Paz is a humanitarian organization which aims at fighting poverty and improving the situation of vulnerable people in Argentina. Mensajers de la Paz tackles underlying causes of poverty and exclusion so that people can become self-sufficient and improve their lives.
Description of the work of the volunteer and the necessities of the association:
Collaborate with the organization in communication department, fundraising department, and organizing events. Besides there is an activity which could be for those without experience but motivation, which is documenting programs of the NGO to show to the community the results.
Special requirements: for this position we need someone with special knowledge related to the task to develop, like marketing analyst, degrees in communication or others.
Volunteers will receive training before starting work in the area that they prefer.