This project is as broad as the area of communication and that allows volunteers to deploy and develop multiple skills. Communication volunteers also get an insight into how grassroots organizations work from a different perspective.
There is a huge variety of tasks available to communications volunteers depending on the volunteers' interests, experience, and the activities going on within Voluntario Global at the time. Some of these tasks include:
To accomplish tasks, the volunteer must possess initiative, collaborative skills, and empathy to join the activities of the different projects.
It is also advisable you bring your own laptop to work more comfortably.
Weekly tasks are organized in one or two meetings each week, usually on Mondays and Fridays, to discuss what volunteers will be doing during the week and to share ideas and proposals.
On day one, you will have an introductory talk with your coordinator in Buenos Aires.
On day two, you will be accompanied to a project, depending on availability, and you will visit the same project during the following days to become familiar with the work of a community organisation and what volunteers do there.
On your second week, you will meet the Voluntario Global coordinators to make an evaluation of your first week. This week you will continue to go to the project assigned to you and start working on a communications plan.
On week number three, you will have a general meeting in the Voluntario Global office so you can propose a schedule and tasks for your communications plan (related to the community project you have been visiting). This plan will be evaluated to determine its feasibility and weekly outputs. Additional tasks may be determined.
Voluntario Global has been working with many social organizations and communities in Buenos Aires for over 10 years. These organizations include kindergartens, educational centers, and community clinics, thus creating a network of solidarity and collaboration among all and helping with resources and volunteers. In 2008, Voluntario Global, the volunteer organization behind Pacheco Community Center, founded its first Youth Cooperative that is still running today. This cooperative is a laundry center named Su Lavanderia and has employed over 50 young students from poor neighborhoods who were studying at university and so working at the cooperative they were able to have an income without dropping out of school. This experience has inspired us to believe that the Pacheco Community Center can be a valuable part of this network.
We are a small 6-people social organisation and we do not have professionals in communications, that is why we mostly rely on the work of volunteers. It is very different to work in a context where most people don't speak English and there is no professional guidance, so that is why we mostly require an intermediate level of Spanish and proactivity from our volunteers (evaluating your work in other contexts does not really tell us anything about your proactivity).
Organisations are not perfect places. You have to always be open-minded: understand the dynamics that imply working in vulnerable zones and with social communities.
Work in an independent environment where you'll have the freedom to come up with your own ideas and be creative. Keep in mind that things may not work the way you want and nevertheless you should have an inventive spirit to find a way through this, no matter the circumstances the projects sometimes have.
Getting to know local communities, understand their culture, their language, and their realities. This will enrich your critical thinking and your perspective.
Someone excited to work in a selfless way, willing to always help, no matter if this sometimes means things can change and you'll have to readjust to new plans.
Long term volunteers can apply for a soft skills certificate from GLORE, a Project from the EU. You can choose up to 5 skills to certificate according to your experience and will.
You can apply for this program all year round.
Communication's volunteer program schedule varies weekly depending on the work activities. Regular working meetings are set for every Monday and Friday.
This project is as broad as the area of communication and that allows volunteers to deploy and develop multiple skills. Communication volunteers also get an insight into how grassroots organizations work from a different perspective…
Fee includes:
For applying, please send us your intention letter and CV to the following email address: milena@voluntarioglobal.org
Fee includes: