Program Reviews

I had a really great time volunteering in the communications team in this organisation. The project is very flexible so you can make it your own and explore what interests you (in my case it was making films), and I loved getting to see how the organisation worked and visit all the different projects. The team were always very supportive and receptive to our ideas and interests. Overall a great way to understand more of Argentina than just the touristy sites!

My work together with Voluntario Global started when I was searching for a organisation in South America that provides different projects in the area of volunteering. The website of Voluntario Global was well structured and it it was easy for me to understand what their work is about. My last few questions were replied a few hours after I've sent them an e-mail, so I decided to apply for volunteering with VG. Only one day after I received an accaptence. I was very happy and I was ready to start planning my stay in Argentina.
The good part about travelling with an organisation is, that you receive help if you need it. They answer your questions, book your residence, organize a transfer from the airpot and you are able too meet new people instantly. If you are leaving your homeplace the first time for such a long time it is always usefull to have people who receive you on your first days and tell you what will happen in your next weeks. Furthermore you are able too get to know people from Argentina who live there and you get an idea of their kind of lifestyle.
Of course it is not always easy to work in these places. They are not the usual kind of touristiy places that you would visit normally, but in the end this is what volunteering is about. Of course you won't work in the best parts of the city but you will help these people to improve their lives. This is an experience that is worth it too pay maybe more than you would usually pay for a trip to South America. Your not only visiting the city, you are living the city. You truly become a part of the popuation.
I would definitely recommend VG for people who are willing to experience how it is to help people in need, get in touch with people, be involved in new situations and leave their comfort zone. It is a chance to learn more about different cultures, about solidarity and last but not least about yourself!

My time volunteering as a communications volunteer for Voluntario Global has been amazing and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity. The close-knit organisation is more like a family and I’ve met the most wonderful people- other volunteers, Voluntario Global’s coordinators and local people from the projects- who I will never forget! As a communications volunteer, I really got to know the organization, how it works and the amazing work that it does with local organizations. I helped Voluntario Global with the websites and social media sites, writing blogs, taking photos of projects and volunteers and interviewing people. I was able to visit loads of different projects which really opened my eyes to how much we take for granted and I learnt so much about the Argentinian culture and language. I would recommend this experience to everyone who has the possibility to take it because of the things I’ve learnt, the people I’ve met, and the way it changed me as a person. An amazing way to fully live the life in Argentina’s amazing capital city and help local, less-fortunate areas to grow and develop.

Being part of Voluntario Global communication's team was or is still great. I was involved in many events, either from Voluntario Global or the city of Buenos Aires. I experienced the culture of Argentina and lived what the people of the country live through; met and talked to people with different social statuses and exchanged experiences and information about life. I was assigned to different roles, either writing for the website, taking photographs and shooting and editing video. It may seemed like a lot, but you can choose if you want to stick to one area. The team is very open, you can do propose ideas to create content. I did all these tasks because I wanted to be more involved in the organization and at the same time I had free time to get out and know the city. Everything was coordinated great.
I acquired experience in areas of a writer, photographer and videographer. Media production overall.

Overall, it was an awesome experience. Sure, there were technical problems, but as a whole, Voluntario Global and the volunteers managed to solved it quickly.

It was amazing to have the opportunity to talk, exchange and sahre with local people. I learnt a lot about thier lives and how they found solutions to their problems. I was not so usefull during fisrt week bout after 2 immersion weeks everything changed and I was able to share my knowledge and improve my skills.
Another Voluntario Global goal, you can share your experience with a lot of volunteers who are assisting to differest projects and then you can feel involver in all th network projects. You can share with other volunteers in debating meetings or social activities.

I never thought the impact that my work as a volunteer would have, in the community and myself. The experience was so satisfactory in so many ways. The community, the people that work in VG, the places, the friendship, everything. I recommend 100% this experience. Thank you VG.

Personally I got ver positive feedback while I was at the teaching english project, both from the locals and other volunteers working there. I enjoyed the interaction with the students and teachers, and I learned about their lives, interests and aspirations as well as how to teach them. So I felt it was a two way experience.

I spent one month helping in a Community kindergarten. My spanish wasn't the best but everyone there was kind and patient. The tasks there weren't always the same so I enjoyed taking care of the children, playing with them and also helping at the kitchen.
The volunteer's house has a very nice mixture of international flags, volunteer's signatures and also from members of different projects. Kind of a normal hostel but different! and there was always one or two members of Voluntario Global's Staff able to drink some "Mate" share ideas and so on. Also was nice at the end of the day talking with volunteers from other projects and neighbourhoods.

I planned to volunteer at Voluntario Global and live in the Volunteer's house during my trip to Argentina on october 2014.
Even if I tried to collect as much info as I could about the organization before leaving, I felt deceived when I arrived there.
I arrived on a friday morning and nobody was there: I tried to contact my referees by phone and they didn't answer then finally a girl came to open me the door and took me to my room. The conditions at the Volunteer House were not good: a few people were disinfecting one room because of a bedbugs infection. Nobody showed off for the whole morning, until a girl from the association came in in the afternoon and told me that if I had questions I could write an email...even if she was right there in front of me! They gave me an appointment 3 days later to talk about the project I was assigned to, the kinder garden. Since nobody from the association was talking or even writing to me, I made questions to the other volunteers in the house: they were all really young girls in their early 20, in a gap-year mood. They explained me that the kinder garden project was nice but they felt like left alone from the association, and the neighbourhood they had to go every morning was kind of dangerous. Same thing confirmed me the taxi man I asked to when I arrived to Buenos Aires. Their life at the Volunteers House was more similar to the life in a common backpackers hostel.
I realized that I had in mind a whole different idea of Voluntario Global and I was not willing to participate to their project: what they explain in their web site does not reflect reality and they are not going to accompany the volunteers during their projects. I cannot say anything about the reality of the project in itself because I preferred to leave before starting: I don't like make people loose their time, and I thought I was not the right person to volunteer with them.
Better option for really young people looking for travelling and thinking to do something good while paying an association that doesn't really care about them.

Volunteering with Voluntario Global was one of the best things I have ever done. The impact that VG has on not just its' volunteers, but in BA and it's surrounding neighborhoods of is absolutely incredible. Everyday I woke up excited to volunteer and meet with the staff of VG. Each and every person on the team made me feel welcome and a part of the VG family. VG has an incredible vision, and I encourage you to jump on board.