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Volunteering vs. InterningAn internship is done for professional development. It is an opportunity to gain experience and learn about a professional field through work. While all of our internships are unpaid, overseas experience will greatly enhance your resume.Volunteer work is done for personal fulfillment. It is an opportunity to share what your skills and interests with those in need. There is some overlap between volunteer work and internships. Volunteer work done abroad can also enhance your resume, and the areas in which you are working—health, the environment, and education—may also be areas of professional interest for you. Who Can Participate?The program is open to any applicant who meets the listed requirements - professionals, non-professionals, retirees, students, recent graduates ...How Long Are The CommitmentsMinimum time needed in the country is usually two months. Work commitments range from 4 weeks to 6 months depending on the placement. In addition, we strongly recommend taking at least 2 weeks of total immersion classes before the work placement. If you will be participating for longer than 180 days, we recommend that you purchase some supplemental travel insurance. Our policy has a maximum coverage time of 180 days.Where Are The Placements?We offer a wide variety of unpaid work opportunities for adults in Latin America, focusing on Spanish and Portuguese language immersion.HousingYour language immersion program includes a homestay component. During your placement you may be assigned to a homestay or to alternative accommodations. Some of the non-homestay arrangements include meals, but most do not include any meals. For those arrangements that include just breakfast, or no meals, usually kitchen facilities will be available. For most programs, plan to arrive to your homestay on the day before classes begin and depart on the day after classes or placement are completed. You can usually extend your accommodations a few days before or after classes for an additional fee. Check with AmeriSpan for those costs.AmeriSpan's Role In This Program?AmeriSpan's responsibility is two-fold. On one hand, we are responsible to the organizations that are accepting the volunteers/interns. We have promised them people who fulfill specified minimum requirements and who will provide certain services for an agreed upon amount of time. For this reason, our reputation and the future of our program is dependent on each volunteer/intern we send.On the other hand, we are also responsible to the people who we are sending abroad to fill these positions. We promise a prearranged quality placement based on an agreement with the organization. Therefore, we are also responsible that obligations be met by the host organization. Our Volunteer/Internship placements are a coordinated effort between AmeriSpan, our partner schools and the individual organizations in need of assistance (in the case of Student Service Coordinators and most ESL placements, the organization is actually our partner school).
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Where To Volunteer/Intern? Argentina | Australia | Austria | Bolivia | Brazil | Canada | Chile | China | Colombia | Costa Rica | Ecuador England | France | Germany | Ghana | Guatemala | Honduras | India | Italy | Kenya | Mexico | Nepal Nicaragua | Panama | Peru | Russia | Spain | Tanzania | Thailand | United Kingdom | Venezuela
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