Expanish Volunteer Blog

Trying to decide which volunteer program in Buenos Aires is right for you? Sometimes choosing a cause to volunteer for can be difficult, especially for first-time volunteers, so we have put together a few tips in order to place you in your perfect volunteer program! What are you interested in? Is there a cause or [...]

Created in 1972 by the United Nations, World Environment day is a day where environmental awareness and responsibility is celebrated around the globe in the hopes of improving the environmental state of our planet and all of its inhabitants. This day, since 1972, has only grown in popularity, spreading over the countries of the world, [...]

If you are in a volunteer placement in Buenos Aires and have been thinking of taking a relaxing weekend away with your friends or fellow volunteers, there are many places throughout Argentina that are beautiful to visit but if you are like wine, there is one must-see place that cannot be compared to any other… [...]

Over the past 10 years the world of volunteering has changed significantly, especially in the age group of many volunteers. If you thought that volunteering was for teens, recent graduates, or gap year abroad students, think again! A growing number of people are ditching the all-inclusive or cruise ship vacation packages and opting to take [...]

If you are vacationing in, living in, or volunteering in Buenos Aires, there are some little feline friends in the city that could use your help. In the beautiful and trendy neighbourhood of Palermo is a city owned park named the ‘Botanical Gardens,’ sometimes referred to as the ‘Parque Gato,’ meaning cat park. This lovely [...]

Although Argentina is improving year after year in its efforts to be more environmentally aware, it does still have a way to go in its recycling efforts, and the ‘Cartoneros’ (recyclers) of Buenos Aires could use your help! In reality, there is no ‘real’, government paid recycling program in Buenos Aires. Over the past decade, [...]

Buenos Aires can be looked at as a city with two faces; the first face is the sophisticated, exciting, cosmopolitan, shop-till-you-drop, cuisine-lover’s paradise, international upscale neighbourhoods, and foreigner friendly face. You cannot help but love it, want to live it, and never want to leave it. The other face is the poverty stricken, unsanitary living [...]