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Requirements & Costs

Requirements

To serve as an AMIGOS Volunteer in Latin America, you must:

Be at least 16 years old by September 1st of the year of volunteer service
Have completed your sophomore year of high school
Have completed at least two years of high school Spanish or the equivalent
Adhere to the AMIGOS Standards of Personal Conduct and Community Behavior
Fulfill training and fundraising requirements
Receive the Required Immunizations (pdf)

Participation Fee

The Correspondent Volunteer (CV) Participation Fee for 2010 is $4,600. Chapter Volunteers should contact their local chapter for fee information. Fundraising support is available, and you may be eligible for financial aid.

The Participation Fee includes:

Round-trip international airfare from your gateway city
Food, lodging, and transportation in Latin America
All project related supplies
Training materials and workshops
Veteran supervisory Project Staff
24-hour emergency On-Call Communications System during the program
Supplemental short-term international medical insurance

Additional Participation Expenses:

Immunizations and medical examinations
Passport/visa fees
Airfare to U.S. gateway city (only for CVs)

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“What changed my view of the world most was realizing that the family I’d found in the Dominican Republic was just as open, honest, crazy, funny and loud as the family I’d left behind at home.”

–Roanne Sharp, Veteran Volunteer

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