TOGETHER in Argentina for the Youth

Hosszú távú (1 éves) önkéntes projekt Argentínában, Buenos Aires-ben.

A projekt keretében az önkéntesek hátrányos helyzetű gyerek oktatásában segédkeznek, illetve különböző szabadidős programokat szerveznek.

Jelenlegi önkéntesek: Réka és Maxime. Kalandjaikról itt olvashatsz.

TOGETHER in Argentina for the Youth

In the project the volunteers will support the community centre Alimentar Enseñando (www.alimentarenseniando.org.ar) with the education (assistance in teaching English, help with homework) and the animation (sport, recreational and artistic activities) of impoverished children and youth from General Rodríguez (Buenos Aires).

Alimentar Enseñando hosts volunteers for years from different countries. Voluntary service in Argentina is a great opportunity for young people to live in an intercultural environment, to deepen their knowledge about global issues and differences and to develop their social and tolerant attitude. The main objective of this project is to help children with fewer opportunities in Argentina.

Activities with children require some special characteristics: patience, creativity, enthusiasm, tolerance and motivation. The Alimentar Enseñando-project is centred on the education process of young Argentine people with fewer opportunities.

The volunteers will deepen their understanding of the complex social, cultural, economic mechanisms at play in the disadvantageous neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, and the position of the children and youth in this context. They will have an intercultural experience also by meeting and working with other volunteers from different countries.

Moreover, such an intercultural awareness is not only an important learning outcome for the young volunteers. For the children and youth attending Alimentar Enseñando too, it’s important to get in touch with those volunteers coming from ‘far away’. In this way they can learn the world is bigger than their own neighbourhood, and learn to put values and habits in perspective

The role and tasks of the volunteers

The possible tasks of the volunteers vary from educational and recreational roles to more practical tasks. Regarding the experience the volunteers have (cf. profile supra), they are employable in a lot of different roles and tasks. These roles can change when they arrive, according to what is needed at that moment and what seems appropriate for them.

Educational roles

a) Assiastance in teaching English:
•    Being involved in teaching English to different age groups
•    Having private classes if needed outside the hours of the ‘Teach English Programme’
Supporting the English teacher work
b) Language curriculum adviser
•    Creating and maintaining the curriculum for the ‘Teach English Programme’
•    Finding new worksheets, games, activities etc for teaching English and making it more interesting for the kids
•    Making sure there are enough materials for the volunteers to teach

c) Homework assistant
•    Helping kids from different age groups with their homework

Recreational roles

a) Art teacher or teacher assistant
•    Coming up with ideas what to do with the kids in art classes

b) Recreational and sports teacher or assistant teacher
•    Conducting dance class with other volunteers (hungarian danses, the famous “csárdás”)
•    Organise recreational activities for the children/youth (playground, circus, field trips, …)
•    Organise sports activities for the children and youth