In Voluntario Global's latest volunteers meeting we gathered around a table filled with snacks and mate to spend the afternoon and get to know each other, while discussing social and political topics and trying to figure out solutions to different problems that we now face within our society.
Fighting to Keep the Retirement Income for Housewives in Argentina
Written by Melissa Castaño
On July 16th 2015, Argentina created a temporary retirement policy for informal workers, commonly known as “retirement income for housewives”.
Charlotte, from the United Kingdom, volunteered in the Early Childhood Development Center in Buenos Aires.
En période de récession, lorsque l'économie ne crée pas suffisamment d'emplois pour soutenir l'ensemble de la population, l'économie sociale joue souvent un rôle important en garantissant que les travailleurs peuvent toujours trouver des emplois raisonnables.
I have been working in Health and Social Care for many years and recently took a career break to travel and volunteer.
A recent study by The Omprakash Foundation on critical service-learning, explored the experiences of three students engaged in international volunteer programs and found that feelings of disappointment, alienation, frustration, and confusion are to be expected and even celebrated when they emerge through students’ engagements with difference.
Centro Cultural Kirchner: The CCK, the largest cultural centre in Latin America
James O'Hara
The Centro Cultural Kirchner (CCK) is a cultural centre located in the San Nicolas neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the largest cultural centre in Latin America and the fourth largest in the world.
Curas Villeros: the Social Leaders inside the villas of Argentina
Written by Melissa Castaño
Many of Voluntario Global’s projects are in the villas —deprived neighborhoods in the outskirts of Buenos Aires— and inside them the social and political activism is completely merged with religion.
Argentinian Independence is celebrated on July 9th every year, or 9 de Julio as it is called through Argentina.
VOLUNTARIO GLOBAL
Voluntario Global helps local communities by being available to discuss anything that local organizations need, and offering ideas for further change and development.
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