Where does the Volunteer Placement Fee go?
It is important that our costs are transparent to our volunteers so that they understand where their volunteer fees are going and who they benefit. Volunteers are not paying to volunteer - they are paying for basic services and resources provided during their time abroad and helping support the NGO or volunteer organizations where they are placed.
- Expanish makes a donation to each volunteer's place of volunteer work.
- Setting up partnerships with organizations that will provide organized programs with meaningful tasks
- Maintaining communication and a good relationship with our volunteer organizations and ensuring our Expanish volunteers are serious about contributing
- Local, safe accommodation options in the city for students during their stay
- Volunteer support services that guide and aid our Expanish volunteers from the moment they land in Buenos Aires until the last day of their program, including everything from pre-arrival to on-site advising and orientation to 24/7 emergency contacts
- Every program includes the coordination of activities and support services, along with workshops, excursions and more to add to the volunteer's cultural experience.
Find out the benefits of volunteering on an Expanish Volunteer program in Argentina.
Organized Volunteer Programs
Other then the obvious reasons of volunteering and the indescribable sense of reward it brings us, people choose to volunteer through an organized volunteer abroad program instead of independently because it's easier to have a coordinated support behind a moving experience.
Getting the Most Out of Your Experience
Individuals always have a period of adjustment after they first arrive in a new country, like the complications of learning a new language or trying to figure out everything from ordering in restaurants to taking the bus. Organized volunteer programs provide support for every aspect of the life abroad, allowing volunteers to find their place quickly in the local culture and enjoy their time more thoroughly by focusing on their volunteer experience.
Learning About and Integrating into New Cultures
Volunteer programs offer the opportunity to do more while volunteering abroad, connecting them with locals in their volunteer placement and accommodation, as well as combining their work hours with free time where they are able to indulge in other interests such a Spanish classes, cultural activities, skill workshops, or excursions in Argentina.
Security & Medical Safety
A well-organized, planned and coordinated, safe and secure volunteer program is often more reliable than a self-planned volunteer trip, where the volunteer cannot be sure of the reliability or safety of their volunteer efforts. Volunteers will oftentimes not know what to do in the case of an emergency, especially a medical emergency, or what liability their host organization has in these cases. Having a host program with on-site staff will greatly lessen your anxieties while abroad and ensure you have support 24/7!
