Summer Abroad Programs in Latin America

Amigos de las Americas:
Based in New York City, Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS) is an international, not-for-profit organization that provides summer abroad, service learning programs for high school and college students. Our program empowers young adults to grow as leaders and increase their multi-cultural understanding through training and community service projects in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, and more.

Summer Abroad Volunteer Programs (6-8 weeks) for High School & College Students:
AMIGOS gives young people an extraordinary opportunity to rise to the challenge of independently managing great responsibility within multicultural settings. Extensive training programs teach youth valuable skills to foster sustainable community improvements. AMIGOS Volunteers immerse themselves in the lives of their host communities and truly experience collaborative development work.

Teenagers and young adults from diverse backgrounds work successfully with host communities and partner agencies to address health and education priorities in these countries. Every year our volunteers spend six to eight weeks in a host country working on different public service projects. This coming summer, our volunteers will live and work in several Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Paraguay.

Features include:
- Community Health 
- Community Nutrition
- Environmental Health 
- Service Learning & the Environment
- Reforestation & the Environment
- National Parks & Environmental Conservation
- Youth Leaders in Action
- Youth and Media Arts