Location
  • Chile
    • Santiago

Program Details

Language
Spanish
Age Min.
18
Timeframe
Year Round

Pricing

Price Details
VE Global charges no fee to volunteer, but you will be responsible for your travel costs and living expenses in Santiago.
Feb 08, 2019
Jan 30, 2018
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About Program

VE Global (VE) recruits, trains and organizes international volunteers to achieve our mission of fostering the positive development of children at social risk in Chile. VE has successfully integrated over 450 full-time volunteers from more than 35 countries into our network of 6 local children's homes, community centers, schools and preschools in some of the most vulnerable areas of Santiago. Because of the delicate nature of working with children who have been abused or neglected, we require that our volunteers join our team for a minimum of four months, with a full-time commitment.

VE charges NO fee to volunteer.

For more information, check the Volunteer Program Details and Requirements on our website.

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Program Highlights

  • Put your belief in social change into action by volunteering with VE Global.
  • Use your skills and talents to help our organization as well as our partner social service organizations.
  • Create positive social change through educational programs aimed at children at social risk.
  • Grow professionally and personally through an enriching volunteering experience in Chile.

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Program Reviews

4.82 Rating
based on 11 reviews
  • 5 rating 81.82%
  • 4 rating 18.18%
  • 3 rating 0%
  • 2 rating 0%
  • 1 rating 0%
  • Impact 4.55
  • Support 4.75
  • Fun 4.9
  • Value 4.85
  • Safety 4.85
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Jack
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My Time In Chile

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What would you improve about this program?
Changes in programs delivered to children and more effective communication and collaboration with residencias and other organisations
131 people found this review helpful.
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Brit_Nancy
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Life Changing Experience

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147 people found this review helpful.
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nola
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

An amazing volunteer community in Chile

I have been volunteering with VE for almost 8 months now, both in a children's home and as Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator in the office.
It has been an all-round amazing experience. I have formed such strong bonds with the children I work with, and it's great to be able to plan and carry out my own activities with them. Working in the office has also given me a lot of great experience and allowed me to help more on the organisational side of VE.
What impresses me most about VE though is the support provided to each volunteer, VE is all about community and whenever I've had a problem it's been easy to talk to the right person about it and sort it out. There are lots of community events throughout the year which really bring everyone together and help us focus on what we are achieving here in Chile and the difference we are making.

133 people found this review helpful.
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SWChileMeg
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Changed my world

I volunteered in Chile for 6 months with VE Global, it was the best 6 months of my life, from the work with the children, the support from the staff and the organization and commitment from the fellow volunteers, I couldn't have asked for more. I stayed one more year working for VE Global in a volunteer stipend role as director of programs, and then one year later I am still involved in the lives on the kids I worked with and over 20 other ex-volunteers. It is a experience I will carry with me forever and has changed me.

129 people found this review helpful.
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Michelle
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Making a real difference every day

VE Global attracts some of the most unique and caring volunteers to work in one of the toughest situations in Santiago - in homes with abused, neglected, or abandoned children. The crop of volunteers is exceptionally well-rounded, international, and just all around fun. The work opens doors for children who otherwise have very narrow access to the world. I have already since the work of VE volunteers break into some of the cycle of abuse and poverty, an incredible impact for such a small organization!

PS - It also happens to have a great staff that runs the org. thoughtfully and is constantly making improvements on itself. Bravo!

135 people found this review helpful.
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Emu32286
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Learn, Experience, and Grow!

VE Global is an excellent organization for those who are looking to use Spanish, work with at-risk children, and be provided opportunities to get deeply involved in a small, international non-profit. The staff is very passionate about their work, and there is a lot of room to get as involved (or not) as you want, although they always appreciate a self-starter. I was planning to volunteer for a year, but instead ended up running some of the educational programs, and as a 22 year old it was an incredible and challenging experience that I know stood out, both to my grad school and my employer. I highly recommend VE, and continue to be involved in supporting the organization two and a half years after leaving due to my faith in their mission and the positive change they strive to affect on the lives of the children they work with.

137 people found this review helpful.
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Faith
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Maybe the most special work I´ve ever done

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142 people found this review helpful.
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Hillary
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A Real Opportunity

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138 people found this review helpful.

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