About Beyond South
America
Beyond
South
America is a small nonprofit agency in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It
all
started in 2012 with a few volunteer positions at "Casa de la
Alegria", a foundation that provides therapeutic workshops to
youth- and childcare projects in and around Cochabamba.
Everyone in
our team has been a volunteer, traveled to a foreign country
alone
and knows how difficult it can be. We’ve met many volunteers
who
have had bad experiences, have been left alone in their
projects, and
lacked support. With that in mind, we decided to start
organizing
different volunteer opportunities, with hand picked projects,
host
families we know well, airport pickups, 24/7 support, and most
importantly: We want to get to know our volunteers, so we can
help
them find not just any, but the right project for them.
Since then
we’ve grown and have become the "ones to go to when in need"
for stranded volunteers in Cochabamba. We’re still a small,
familiar organization but by now have partnerships in Bolivia,
Brazil, Ecuador, and Guatemala, and are looking for
enthusiastic,
open-minded and skilled volunteers for a wide variety of
positions in
our handpicked projects.
As we have all lived our own
lives of voluntary work all around the world, we understand
the needs
of volunteers, their concerns and wishes. We also care about
our
collaborating organizations, we offer only sustainable
projects, that
guarantee safety and on site support for our volunteers.
It
may sound naïve, but we actually believe that volunteering can
change the world for the better. Acts of solidarity, global
learning
and intercultural exchange break down borders that exist
between
cultures and in your own mind. Anyone who has ever worked in
another
country, who has given his time and energy to a good cause,
knows
that this can be an unforgettable experience, even a life
changing
moment. Your own impressions and the ones you leave in others,
the
learning experiences on both sides, bring the world closer
together.
The
feedback we receive from our volunteers and from our
partners speaks
for itself and shows that both sides benefit from
volunteering. Many
projects in Latin America need committed volunteers and
helping hands
to continue their important work. Motivated people, who work
responsibly
and in solidarity, also function as an impulse for the
projects and
their employees and prove that it makes sense to continue
their work.
We
try to combine the needs of projects and volunteers with our
work and
work towards finding the right project for volunteers and the
right
volunteer for the projects. Therefore, we want to get to know
you,
learn more about your background, your abilities, desires and
fears,
in order to propose suitable projects to you. Of course, we
are also
happy if you already have a project in mind and we gladly
organize an
unforgettable experience for you.
Currently
we
offer positions in projects working in the following fields:
-
Childcare
-
Education
-
Youth Development
-
Teaching
-
Community Work
-
Circus Arts
-
Healthcare
-
Environmental
Education
-
Reforestation
-
Conservation
-
Animal Care
-
Urban
Gardening
Check
out our vacancies and please note, that ALL the profit of
Beyond
South America still goes to the Foundation "Casa de la
Alegría"
supporting and sustaining their work. So volunteering with
Beyond
South America means, you contribute directly to a good cause,
bettering the lives of children in Bolivia.
So come
with
us to Beyond South America.
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