| Volunteering in Latin America: | | | | with it has disappeared many habitats. You |
| | | | can choose volunteering work from different |
| Past South America's exotic appeal and | | | | types of conservation projects that include |
| interesting cultural make up, Latin America | | | | preservation of endangered species of turtles |
| offers a lot of opportunities for volunteer | | | | in Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago; Wildlife |
| work and especially in teaching English. This | | | | rehabilitation centers in Brazil, Argentina |
| South American region offers beautiful | | | | and Ecuador and save forests and |
| landscape and travel opportunities to places | | | | environmental projects in Brazil (mostly |
| that are more heard of than seen. | | | | Amazon), Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala |
| Volunteering in Latin America has increased | | | | etc. You don't need to have any kind of |
| in the recent past due to a failing economy, | | | | degree in animal behavior, all you need is |
| poverty, and lack of education and political | | | | love for nature, animals and a will to make a |
| and civil wars and strife. But the fact is | | | | difference and save the planet and its |
| that Latin American nations have a wealth of | | | | depleting natural resources. |
| natural resources, but are still considered | | | | |
| as developing countries by those in North | | | | |
| America and Europe. | | | | |
| | | | Health Volunteerism: Volunteering in Latin |
| | | | America revolves a lot around health and |
| | | | related services because most of the |
| So if you are interested in overseas | | | | countries there don't have the necessary |
| volunteer work then Latin America is a place | | | | infrastructure or skilled people that |
| to be. Some of the relatively developed | | | | include, doctors, nurses and other medical |
| countries in Latin America like Argentina and | | | | practitioners. Lack of education also means |
| Costa Rica have significant number of people | | | | that health problems are at a rise in the |
| below the poverty line. Apart from this most | | | | backward areas and smaller towns. You can get |
| of Latin American countries are not well | | | | a lot of exposure through volunteer work in |
| versed with English, which is slowly becoming | | | | hospitals in Ecuador and Honduras. |
| a global language. Volunteering in Latin | | | | |
| America can vary from country to country and | | | | |
| it can include from community development, | | | | |
| health education, environmental work and even | | | | Sports Volunteerism: Sports may seem to be |
| sports. As an individual, you can always | | | | the unlikely area for volunteer work. South |
| choose the kind of overseas volunteer work | | | | America has a lot of sporting talent |
| you want to participate in and the duration | | | | especially in soccer but there is no |
| that you want to work for. | | | | infrastructure, coaches or training schools |
| | | | that can hone the skills of the youngsters or |
| | | | teenagers who want to enter the professional |
| | | | sports arena. Soccer is like a religion in |
| Volunteering in Latin America includes the | | | | some countries like Brazil and Argentina, who |
| following types of work: | | | | have also made their mark on the World stage. |
| | | | El futbol is considered to be a way of life, |
| | | | so if you have ever coached any teams or |
| | | | played in any league games in Europe or other |
| Conservation volunteerism: This is of prime | | | | parts of the world then you can volunteer as |
| importance especially because a large part of | | | | a football/soccer coach. |
| the Amazon rain forest has disappeared and | | | | |