Live in Latin America or the Caribbean and work for peace and justice !


VOLUNTARIOS SOLIDARIOS

* Join in efforts on behalf of the region¹s poor majority
* Develop ties with groups working for nonviolent social change
* Contribute to intercultural understanding and respect
* Immerse yourself in Latin culture
* Learn about the impact of U.S. culture and politics in the region
* Have fun!

A program of the Fellowship of Reconciliation Task Force on Latin
America and the Caribbean


VOLUNTARIOS SOLIDARIOS

Images of poverty, pollution and violence in Latin America and the
Caribbean are familiar.  Less well known to us in North America are the
many and varied and endlessly creative efforts of those working at the
grassroots to overcome those problems and to build a new society rooted
in justice and peace.
Voluntarios Solidarios is a volunteer placement program
sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation Task Force on Latin
America and the Caribbean, in concert with Latin American and Caribbean
organizations dedicated to achieving peace and racial and economic justice
through active nonviolence.

The aims of Voluntarios Solidarios are:
* to develop placements for U.S. volunteers in Latin America and the
Caribbean that provide concrete support for organizations working in
support of the region¹s poor majority;
* through these experiences, to offer to the volunteers opportunities for
their own education and intercultural exchange;
* to promote the exchange of experiences in organizing and action
between
popular movements in the North and the South;
* to develop personal and organizational contacts as a basis for ongoing
communication and collaboration;
* through the efforts and the actions of volunteers after their return to
the U.S., to increase public awareness here of the situation in Latin
America and the Caribbean and to support the struggles for justice and
peace in the region.

Who Is This For?
Voluntarios Solidarios  is for anyone over the age of 21 who is
committed to working for justice and peace, wants to develop ties with
people and groups working for social change in Latin America and the
Caribbean, and is willing to work in a variety of volunteer capacities.
Volunteers may be activists with years of organizing experience who seek
an opportunity to live and work in Latin America or the Caribbean.  Or
they may be young people who seek a cross cultural experience in the
context of social change organizing as part of their personal education and
explorations.  A wide variety of others may also find what they are
looking for in that which makes Voluntarios Solidarios unique: its ability
to match North American volunteers with groups throughout Latin
American and the Caribbean that are involved in nonviolent social change
organizing work.

Who Would I Work With?
The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the sponsor of Voluntarios
Solidarios, works with groups throughout Latin America and the
Caribbean that are engaged in nonviolent education, documentation,
organizing and advocacy efforts, working with the region¹s poor majority.
A number of these groups have expressed interest in hosting North
American volunteers.  These include groups in Nicaragua, Panama,
Ecuador, Chile, and Paraguay, among others.
A primary network of contacts is Servicio Paz y Justicia
(SERPAJ).  Founded in 1971, SERPAJ has national chapters in ten Latin
American countries.  It does education on peace and human rights and
community organizing.  It also works with peasant groups, trade unions,
and others.

"So many of Latin America's problems have roots in the United States of
America that we need to form a solid, united movement, nonviolently
conceived and carried through, so that pressure can be brought to bear on
the capital and government power structures concerned, from both sides
of the problem at once.  I think that may be the only hope for a nonviolent
solution in Latin America today; and one of the most powerful
expressions of nonviolence may come out of that international coalition of
socially aware forces, operating outside governmental frameworks..."
       Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967

What Would I Do?
The work of volunteers will be shaped by the needs of the host
organization and worked out in a process of dialogue between the host
groups and the volunteers.  Needs expressed by the Latin American
groups have included translation of publications and other
communications; supporting peace actions; technical assistance in skills
ranging from carpentry to computer operation to recycling; collaboration
in work with children, peasants and women; and sharing experiences and
methodologies in popular education and conflict resolution.  In some
cases a volunteer's work will be focused in the capital or another city; in
other cases the volunteer may travel to other communities as part of the
host group¹s activities.

Time Period
Volunteer placements are from three months to two years, and are
scheduled in negotiation with the host group.

Cost
Volunteers are responsible to provide for their own costs including
travel to and from the region, food and lodging while there, and other
personal expenses.  A $60 application fee will be charged when an
application is submitted.  The program sponsors can provide some advice
on fundraising methods and resources.  In some cases host organizations
can find inexpensive lodging for volunteers.  Living costs for volunteers
in the region vary widely, from $75 a month to $500 a month, depending
on a variety of factors.

Qualifications & Application Process
Volunteers must be at least 21 years old, in reasonably good health
and able to function in Spanish or Portuguese.  (Program sponsors can
advise volunteers on language study possibilities in the region.)  They fill
out an application, submit references and engage in an interview with the
sponsoring groups.  That process determines their suitability for
placement and with whom they may work.
The host organization makes the final decision about the
acceptance of the volunteer for work.
Pre-placement preparation and orientation will be provided.  We
will also work with volunteers upon their return to the U.S. to help them
to share their experience and to undertake appropriate actions in their
communities.

The Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith pacifist organization
founded in 1915, is rooted in a recognition of the essential unity of all
humanity and a commitment to explore the power of love and truth for
resolving human conflict.  While it has always been vigorous in its
opposition to war, the Fellowship of Reconciliation has insisted equally
that this effort must be based on a commitment to the achieving of a just
and peaceful world community, with full dignity and freedom for every
human being.

Voluntarios Solidarios  is an outgrowth of the U.S./Latin America
Exchange Program, which was initiated in 1984 by FOR-TFLAC and
RCNV.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
FOR Task Force on Latin America and the Caribbean
2017 Mission St., #305
San Francisco, CA 94110
Tel: 415-495-6334
Fax: 415-495-5628
E-mail: forlatam@...

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Participating Groups in
Voluntarios Solidarios in Latin America

Note: SERPAJ stands for Servicio Paz y Justicia, a continent-wide
network founded in 1971.  It has ten branches throughout Latin America.
Living expenses may change with inflation and shifts in exchange rates.

Proyecto Cariben~o de Justicia y Paz - (San Juan, Puerto Rico)  This
group is actively involved in campaigns to close military bases, free
political prisoners and educate Puerto Ricans about peace and justice
issues. A volunteer is needed to work in the office and give workshops.
Duration of service: 3 to 6 months.  Estimated living expenses:
$1000/month.

Comité Pro-Rescate y Desarollo de Vieques - (Vieques, Puerto Rico)  This
committee seeks the demilitarization and decolonization of the small island,
most of which is occupied by the US Navy. Work includes translation, helping
with office, and potential collaboration in the committee's community work.
Minimum duration of service: six months. Estimated living expenses:
$680-1000/month.

SERPAJ-Tabasco - (Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico)  SERPAJ-Tabasco's work
focuses on confronting the petroleum industry in the state of Tabasco and
promoting alternative development.  A volunteer could help with this work;
help seek funding; assist in developing the group's computer capacity and
Internet presence; teach English; find markets for local products such as
organic cocoa.  Minimum duration of service: six months. Estimated living
expenses: $400-600/month.

SERPAJ-Mexico - (Ahuehuetitla, Morelos, Mexico)  A volunteer,
preferably Latino/a, is needed to help develop an alternative school for
local children, as well as helping to organize women, to create a day-care,
in literacy, and participate in SERPAJ's other work. Preferred minimum
duration of service: a year. Estimated living expenses: $500/month.

SERPAJ-Nicaragua - (Managua, Nicaragua)  This SERPAJ group is
engaged in mediation to overcome the conflicts within the country.  The
group also works for human rights, peace and nonviolence education,
women's rights and community development.  They seek volunteers to
work in the human rights program.  Minimum duration of service: six
months.  Estimated living expenses: $400-600/month.

SERPAJ-Panama - (Panama City, Panama) The group engages in peace
actions, such as an annual peace song festival and a campaign to convert
U.S. military bases to civlian use.  It also sponsors workshops with
peasant and women's groups and publishes a newsletter. Volunteers are
needed for translation, computer training and assistance with peace
actions.  Minimum duration of service: three months.  Estimated minimum
living expenses: $500/month.

Corporacion Integral para el Desarollo Cultural y Social (CODECAL) -
(Bogota, Colombia)  CODECAL's work focuses on peace education in
areas such as negotiation and mediation, especially as related to the
conflicts in Colombia.  It seeks volunteers who can facilitate workshops
or produce written materials in these areas.  Minimum duration of service:
six months. Estimated expenses: $300-400/month.

SERPAJ-Ecuador - (Ecuador)  SERPAJ-Ecuador does human rights and
peace education through its Instituto de Educacion para la Paz and has
chapters in several cities (Moshola, Pesaje, Portoviejo). Volunteers are
sought for work with children to enable them to constructively participate
in society.  Minimum duration of service: six months.  Minimum living
expenses: $100/month.

Justicia y Paz - (Cuenca, Ecuador)  This local grassroots group works
with street children, in a health center and does pastoral work.  Volunteers
work in these projects, organizing workshops, meeting with community
activists, translating documents, and exchanging experiences, both in the
city and countryside.   Preferred minimum service: two years.  Estimated
living expenses: $350/month.

Servicio Educativo para el Desarollo y la Solidaridad (SEDYS) - (Trujillo,
Peru)  SEDYS coordinates a peace school which focuses on active
nonviolence, publishes a bulletin about the experiences of popular
organizations, and produces a radio program.  They seek people with
experience in education or psychology to participate in this work.
Minimum duration of service: six months.  Estimated living expenses:
$200-410/month.

Noticias Aliadas/ Latinamerica Press - (Lima, Peru)  Publisher of a widely
read weekly in both English and Spanish, Noticias Aliadas is run by an
international team of editors, correspondents and production assistants.
They seek a translator/editor/writer and someone to do documentation.
Minimum duration of service: six months or a year.  Estimated living
expenses: $600-1000/month.

Andean Information Network - (Cochabamba, Bolivia) The Network was
formed by primarily international volunteers who live or have lived in
Bolivia and aims to promote just and effective solutions to the cocaine
problem for the peoples of both the Andes and the U.S.  The group
monitors U.S.-backed military activities, documents human rights abuses
resulting from the war on drugs, educates the U.S. public about the effect
of these policies and organizes delegations to the coca-growing regions.
Duration of service: three to six months.  Estimated living expenses:
$190-315/month

SERPAJ-Chile - (various cities, Chile)  SERPAJ-Chile has worked for
human rights since 1977, contributing in important ways to the end of the
dictatorship.  Now they are engaged in reorganization of renewed
democracy.  Volunteer work ranges from working with conscientious
objectors to drub abuse prevention to workshops with women on rights,
domestic abuse and manual skills.  Placement depends on the abilities and
interests of the person.   Duration of service: two years.  Estimated living
expenses: $430/month.

SERPAJ-Argentina - (Buenos Aires and Corrientes, Argentina)  Initiated
by members of the Community of the Ark, the group's focus is still on the
struggle for human rights and social reforms.   Nobel Peace Prize winner
Adolfo Perez Esquivel is founder and still a key member of the group.
Volunteers in Buenos Aires may do documentation, translation, research
or assist in grassroots work.  In Corrientes, the group is focused on
ending police corruption and abuse.  Tasks would be agreed upon after
orientation period.  Minimum duration of service: three months.
Minimum living expenses: $500-700/month.

SERPAJ-Paraguay - (Asuncion, Paraguay)  This group has worked to
insure that the interests of peasants and the right to conscientious
objection
are included in the new Constitution.  It has also worked with teachers to
develop new educational methods.  Volunteers are sought to help produce
written materials and videos that docuement the issues addressed by
SERPAJ.  Duration of service:  two months, after an evaluation there
could be an extension.  Estimated living expenses: $350-800/month.

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Conversational Fluency
Requirements for Voluntarios Solidarios Program

All participants in the Voluntarios Solidarios program need to be
conversationally fluent in Spanish or Portuguese.  What does this mean?  We
want to make our expectations as explicit as possible so that those who do
not speak Spanish or Portuguese fluently can set specific goals for
themselves in language school, and make sure that their teacher covers all
the required material.

Conversational fluency is a difficult concept to describe, but in our minds,
this means that volunteers can go into the countryside, by themselves, and
function well.  This is not the same as using broken Spanish/Portuguese to
make one's self understood.  It means being able to converse easily in
Spanish or Portuguese, normally understanding what is being said the first
time, and responding in kind.

Specifically, the following should be learned while in language school:

1. Verb tenses: present, past, future, imperfect, subjunctive, conditional,
present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect.

2. A good working vocabulary.

3. Understanding when to use "ser" versus "estar".

4. Formal commands.

5. Prepositions.

6. Adjectives, making them agree with the noun's gender and number.

7. Use of reflexive verbs.

8. Conversational use of the subjunctive.

This list is hardly exhaustive, but it gives the basic skills necessary to
attain conversational fluency.  Translation skills are frequently important
for work in Voluntarios Solidarios.

In our experience, it requires a minimum of three to four months to achieve
conversational fluency.  To do so, it is necessary to make a commitment to
speak Spanish or Portuguese at all times.  Not speaking English will
definitely be stressful at times.  Often the student will wish to use
English to express intimate feelings and complex ideas.  It will be far
easier to refrain from using English while completely focused on studying
than it will be under the stressful conditions you are likely to encounter
when working and travelling in Latin America.

If you have any questions about our language expectations, please contact
the TFLAC office: (415) 495-6334.

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Application - Voluntarios Solidarios

Return to:
FOR Task Force on Latin America & the Caribbean
2017 Mission St. # 94110, San Francisco, CA 94110

Please use as much space as needed.

Personal Data
1. Date:

2. Name:

3. Permanent Address:

Telephone:

4. Present Address (if different from above):

Please include a street address for UPS deliveries if different from above:


Present address good until: _____/_______/______

5. Telephone: Home:

Work:

E-mail address:

6. Sex:

7. Date of birth:

8. Place of birth:

9. Citizenship:

10. Social Security # (if applicable):

11. Passport Number:

12. Date Passport Issued:    Valid until:

13. Number and age of dependents:

14. In case of emergency, who should be notified?
Name:
Relationship:
Day phone:
Night phone:

15. What type of work would you like to do?  List specific preferences., if
you have any


16. Do you have a geographic interest?  Please explain.


17. Availability of service:    For how long: ____________ months/years

Earliest starting date:    _____/____/_____
Latest return date:    _____/_____/____

18. How did you hear about this program?

19. Language proficiency:  all volunteers are expected to be
conversationally fluent in the language of the country where they will work.
Please use this scale to rate your fluency:
5 - Native or near native fluency
4 - Sufficient for most situations
3 - Passable for social contacts, reading newspapers, etc.
2 - Sufficient for getting about, shopping, asking directions, etc.
1 - Little knowledge
0 - No knowledge

Speaking & Comprehension        Reading         Writing
Spanish
English
Other

20. If your Spanish language skills are not yet to the level of
conversational fluency, what are your plans for instruction?  Have you
chosen an immersion program?  When do you leave?  How long do you plan to
stay?



21. What other programs or organizations have you applied for, if any?



General Background Information
If you need more space, please use additional paper.  Write the number of
the question next to your response and attach the paper to the application.

22. Education: Years of primary and secondary education completed:
University, college, trade school, apprenticeship, etc.

For each, list: Name, Location, Degree attained, Field of study


23. Describe any other formal or informal education which you believe is
relevant to this program.



24. Work History: Please list most recent aspects, as well as major work
experiences, including volunteer service.
For each, list:  Dates, Employer, Duties


25. Interests and Abilities
Check areas in which you have an interest or are qualified.  Indicate how
much experience, training or education you have.

For each area, list: Interest, Years of experience, Years of training,
Credit hours of study

Bookkeeping
Computer science
Radio operator
Typing/office wor
Administration
Crop farming
Livestock farming
Forestry
Carpentry
Other construction (specify)
Engine mechanics
Irrigation, well digging
Engineering
Community development
Nursing: LPN__RN__PA__MD__
Disabilities services
Religious ministry
Counseling: type___
Youth work
Justice advocacy
Legal assistance
Journalism
Graphic arts
Public education: level___
Lead workshops
Other ______________

26. Are you a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation?



27. Are you a member of a church?  synagogue?  meeting?  other?

Name of congregation and denomination:

Group Relationships and Miscellaneous

28. General Health:  Excellent ______   Good ______   Fair ______
Do you have any physical weaknesses, allergies or disabilities?
Please explain:


Have you ever had an emotional illness or received psychiatric care?  If
yes, explain.


Have you been under a physician's care or received prescribed medicines
within the last year? If yes, please explain.


29. Support Group: Volunteers find it helpful to have a group of trusted,
sympathetic people to give emotional and practical support before, during
and after service in Latin America.  You may draw on this group for
fundraising as well as other kinds of assistance.  The group may be a
worship body or personal network.  If you already know who would be a
contact person for such a group, please indicate below:

Name:
Address:
Phone:
Language:

30. References:  List the names, telephone numbers and addresses of three
people able to evaluate your suitability for service in this program.

For each, list:  Name, Telephone, Address, Relationship

(1)

(2)

(3)


31. Who is the most significant person(s) in your life right now?  What does
s/he think of your considering working in Latin America?

32.  Please describe your experience with and interest in nonviolent social
change, or other experience which has led you to this program.

33. Please describe other relevant aspects of your background which would
help us get to know you.   You may include  organizational affiliations,
travel experience, cross-cultural experience, avocations, and any experience
in Latin America.

34. Have you had experience and/or training in nonviolent action?  Explain.

35. What is your personal position on nonviolence?

36.  What part has your faith played in your decision to seek work in Latin
America?  In your life generally?

37. Please explain why you are interested in participating in this program
and your personal goals for your time in Latin America.

38. Please list your intentions regarding follow-up work upon your return
home.

39. In view of the likelihood that participants will encounter situations
which are physically and emotionally demanding, including intense group
living situations, please say something about how you deal with stress,
including prolonged stress.

40. How do you deal with conflict, both individually on a personal level and
as an outsider or third party?

41. How do you deal with people you don't agree with?  How have you
confronted your own potential for violence in a conflict situation?

42. What experience do you have working and/or living closely as part of a
group?  What role do you usually assume?  Give examples.

43. What is your understanding of racism?  Are there things you are doing to
confront the problem of racism?

44. How are you affected by discrimination against women?  How do you deal
with sexism?

45. What has been your experience of living or working with people of
another culture?  What issues were raised for you?

Applicant's signature:_________________________________________

Please enclose a $60 application fee.  Checks should be made payable to:
FOR-TFLAC.
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Voluntarios Solidarios Reference Form

Thank you for taking the time and effort to fill out this reference form.
It is helpful to us to have your perspective and experience of the person
applying to work in Latin America as a volunteer.  Please fill this out as
best you are able.

Please return this form to:
FOR Task Force on Latin America and the Caribbean
2017 Mission St., # 305
San Francisco, CA 94110
Fax: (415) 495-5628
E-mail: forlatam@...

Applicant's name:

1. How long and under what circumstances have you known the applicant?


2. Describe the applicant's strengths and special contributions.


3. Describe the applicant's limitations or relevant problems.


4. Please say something about how in your experience the applicant deals
with conflict.


5. Assess the applicant's understanding of Latin America and of nonviolence.


Your name:
Date:
Address:
Telephone:
May we call you if necessary?


FUNDRAISING IDEAS

Don¹t let lack of funds keep you from participating in a program that you
really want to be a part of.  There are a lot of ways to get financial
support, even if your own bank account is small or non-existent.  At FOR,
we¹ve seen many young people raise up to $2500 from their local community to
pay the costs of participating in one of our programs.  We¹re convinced
that, with determination, you can raise part or all of the money that you
need for an FOR youth Program.

Hands for Volunteers tries to find funding for volunteers that have commited
to at least six months service with a charitable organization and would be
happy to work with volunteers to seek funding.  They recommend checking out
their web-site to sign up, and they can take it from there.  If tiy don't
have Internet access, they will also find a way to work with you.
www.HandsFor.org   Address: 231 E. 65th St., Kansas City, MO  64113. Tel:
816-363-4340.

Local Sponsorship: Approach local congregations or groups that may wish to
help sponsor you.  Offering to provide a slide show or presentation about
your program or trip after you return will help them feel that they are
directly involved and will also benefit from your experience.
Well-established groups might be approached for $50-100.  For others, $25
may be more reasonable.

The following groups have helped sponsor participants in FOR youth programs
in the past.  This list may help you think of groups in your own community
to ask for support.

Individual congregations     Knights of Columbus        General Conference
of Mennonite Church
Church youth groups     4-H                Episcopal Diocese of CT and NY
Rotary clubs         US Forest Service        Tennessee Presbytery
Kiwaris            Church Women¹s groups    Pittsburgh Peace Institute
Lions Club            Peace Link            Peace Academy
Elks Clubs            United Auto Workers        Local businesses

Letters:  Write a letter to your friends, relatives and acquaintances,
describing the program that you¹re interested in, why it is an important
opportunity for young people, and why you want to participate.  Ask them to
support you by sending a contribution.  If they make their checks out to
FOR, their gift will be tax-deductible.  Please check with our office before
you do this, however.)  Karl (Pennsylvania) sent 130 letters to friends and
relatives before a trip to the USSR.  They brought in over $1000.

Other ideas:

Suzanne (Pennsylvania) and David (Ohio) applied for grants.  Suzanne got
$1000 from her denominational "Peace Academy" and David received $1000 from
a local Youth Foundation.

Jennifer (New York) got her local McDonald¹s into the act, and sold
McDonald¹s coupons, having arranged to keep a portion of the money she
received

Richard (California) held a party, talked about FOR¹s Youth Quest, and asked
for contributions.  He also put an ad in a local peace newsletter.

Kirk¹s (Indiana) church raised over $1500 for his trip to the USSR, through
a special offering, and the efforts of its youth group.

Tim (Kentucky) got friends to donate items for a garage sale, and raised
$300.

Tony (Ohio) got his church youth group to help with a car wash.  They got
pledges for each car washed and raised $1100.

Suzanne¹s (Colorado) church youth group organized a church breakfast and her
youth group ministers put on a dance.  Suzanne also sent letters to friends
in Colorado, and altogether, raised $2300.

Denese (Ohio ) raised $900 by asking local groups, including her father¹s
union, churches, doctors and friends.

Jennifer (Pennsylvania) held a "Feast for Peace" fundraising dinner.

Nora (New York) asked her local FOR group to sponsor a raffle, which raised
$600

Tony and Sarah (Minnesota) got sever hundred dollars from the Student Senate
at their University.
        From FOR¹s Peacemakers Training Instiute.

END OF MESSAGE

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Fellowship of Reconciliation
Task Force on Latin America and the Caribbean
2017 Mission St. #305
San Francisco, CA 94110
phone: (415) 495-6334, fax: (415) 495-5628
www.forusa.org


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Vols:  Habitat for Humanity, an organization that facilitates the
construction of low-income, rural housing is looking for
writers/photographers to create publicity for foreign exposure.

Minimum requirements:  One story.

Contact: Alfredo Kiehnle donorrelations@... or 763-5308

Vols:
Volunteer to work with professor Abraham, local artist and painter, to help
with drawing and painting classes for underpriveleged children in Xela and
Lake Atitlan.

Minimum requirements:
1 week minimum, some art skills.

Contact: Professor Abraham 816-5143, 767-7718 or Casa America 4 Calle 12-38
Zona 3
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Donations requested:
Carlos Maldonado, 15, very ill with haemophilia cannot afford his Factor
VIII medicine.  Lives in Xela with mother and two brothers.

Minimum requirements:
Medicine or money to buy medicine

Contact:
Doctor Rodolfo Gulietrez  761-4992 or e-mail Irene at
ireneatting@...


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Services:
Adrenalina Tours, at the west end of Pasaje Enriquez, offers products from
local NGOs at no profit:  Fair trade coffee, hot sauce, peanut butter,
handmade breads, candle holders, bed sheets, purses and more.

Contact:
Eduardo or Yohana for product availability

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Donations requested:
Escuela de la Calle EDELAC is looking for donations of clothing , shoes and
toys to be distributed to street children ad impoverished communities around
Quetzaltenango. Clothing for children from 6 to 16

Minimum requirements:
None

Contact:
Can be left at Quetzaltrekkers office in Casa Argentina or contact 7612470
quetzaltrekkers@..., http://beef.brownrice.com/streetschool

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Vols:
The Casa Hogar de Ninos Jerusalem, a home for abused and abandoned children,
is looking for committed volunteers to work directly with the children.

Minimum requirements:
Intermediate Spanish or better. Six months or longer. 25 hours per week and
one overnight. Subsidized housing and board negotiable.

Contact:
Mateo at hogardeninos@... or 761-2179
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