Argentina
One fully funded Award to volunteer in La Casita del Quirquincho
Chilecito and the surrounding community has a population of 42.000 people. It is a picturesque place surrounded by small and rocky hills and not far from El Famatina, one of the highest mountains in Argentina. Like many Argentinean towns, Chilecito is a place of social contrasts and contradictions. Up to 20% of the population live in poverty and the poorer children often survive on one meal per day. This project caters for 40 children aged between 3 and 9 years of age. The children spend about 3 hours each afternoon, from Monday to Friday, at the project where they are served lunch and receive help with their homework. They also learn team sports and a variety of other hobbies and educational activities. As this is a new project a dynamic volunteer with lots of initiative and new ideas is required.
Application Deadline: 1st April 2012. Interviews will be held in April 2012. The names of selected participants will be announced in May 2012.
Details
Age profile: 18 or over on 1st June 2012.
Travel dates: June - August 2012.
This travel award includes:
- Return flights from Ireland to Buenos Aires, transfers in Argentina and health and accident insurance.
- Mini stay and "Arrival Orientation" in Buenos Aires.
- One-to-one Spanish classes in Chilecito.
- Transfer to host community & arrival orientation.
- 9 - 10 weeks volunteer placement in Chilecito including full board accommodation with a local family.
- Local mentor and support while in Argentina.
- Total stay of 10 weeks.
How to apply
Each entry needs to be specific to the country you wish to apply for i.e. you cannot use the same entry for more than one country. You need to download and complete a Travel Award application form and forward it in hard copy form to reach EIL by 5pm on March 25th 2012.
You also need to tell us: "What you would hope to learn while on the programme and how the experience might benefit you upon your return to Ireland."
You can do this by using any one of the following formats:
- An essay of not more than 700 words.
- A project format of not more than 8 A4 size pages combining pictures, clippings, art, drawings and writing in any combination you wish.
- Create a video not longer than 4 minutes and submit it on a CD, DVD or memory stick
A selection committee will shortlist a number of entrants and these will be invited for interview in Dublin on a Saturday in mid April 2012. The winners will be announced in May 2012. The decisions of the adjudication panels will be final.
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Terms & Conditions
- Nominations should only be made with the full permission of the young person involved
- Shortlisting may take place and interviews will take place pror to final selection
- Each successful applicant must complete all necessary supplementary application forms as required by EIL (including parental/guardian permissions if under 18)
- Selected applicants forfeit their place on the programme should he/she not be able to fully participate on the programme on all the dates as specified
- Young people will need to demonstrate an appropriate level of maturity and responsibility in order to participate
- All persons making nominations and all the young applicants agree to accept the decision of the EIL adjudication panel as final.