With all of its quirks and traditional customs, a visit to Uruguay will be a unique cultural learning opportunity that you simply won’t be able to replicate anywhere else. Add in the satisfaction that comes with helping those in need as well as the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge, and you have a very appealing recipe for a life-changing experience. Whatever you do in the future, you will carry a piece of Uruguay with you.
Local NGO’s and charities offer a wide range of volunteer opportunities in Uruguay. Volunteers can work with a range of projects including: orphanages, literacy, animal refuge, working with the elderly or handicapped and recycling. If you make an application you can be placed where your knowledge, skills and talents will be best used.
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All volunteers have the option of group Spanish classes. All the Spanish teachers are professional teachers – either certified in teaching Spanish as a foreign language or with a Masters in Education. Volunteers will also be provided with a course book.