latin america
Submitted by paraguyabnd on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 00:50.
Amigos de las Americas is a non-profit, non-religious, non-gonvernmental organization that promotes youth leadership by training and sending students ages 16-22 to latin american countries to work with the community. it was establighed in 1965 in houston and is a great way to get involved. it's fun and you learn alot about yourself. for more information and to find a chapter near you, go to amigoslink.org.
Submitted by racheltherunner7 on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 19:01.
Eight high school students and 4 college freshman are traveling to Nicaragua this summer to run a music camp for the children of a poor village called San Jose de Cusmapa. We'll be working with about 150 children ages 7 - 18. In addition to teaching workshops in flute, piano, guitar, voice, theory, drums, bass, violin, and saxophone, we will also bring donated music supplies and workbooks to create a small "music library" at the village school.
Submitted by mads88 on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 22:52.
After traveling to several different Latin American countries and studying about developing nations in school, I started to learn and see for the first time what exactly is extreme poverty. And the one thing I've learned is that education is a key to ending it-- and in these developing nations I have met some of the kids most thirsty for education yet lacking the resources to get it. I would like to collect educational tools such as books, school supplies, ect. and distribute them to these places I have seen and these kids I have met that have changed my life.
Submitted by boliviana30 on Sun, 12/30/2007 - 22:06.
The United Life Foundation is a 501c3 non profit
organization established to help end poverty in Latin
American countries through the tools of self help and
educational programs and leadership skills. We also
want to end the cruel and lacking care that Latin
American countries have on their animals and
environment and to educate the validity and benefits
of taking care of Mother Earth and her creatures. Our
main target audience are kids and teenagers 5 - 18yrs
that are considered "at risk" or come from low income
families or no families.
Submitted by Omprakash on Fri, 12/21/2007 - 00:41.
The Omprakash Foundation is a registered 501©3 organization offering a new model of global education that empowers people around the world to become conscious participants in processes of social transformation. Our website, www.omprakash.org, offers an ever-expanding database of grassroots educational projects with which we have established personal relationships.
Submitted by ruthdegolia on Wed, 03/28/2007 - 07:55.
Mercado Global is a non-profit fair trade organization that links the world’s most rural and economically-disadvantaged cooperatives to the U.S. market through a model that provides both fair wages and investments in each community’s long-term development. We work with women’s artisan cooperatives in Latin America, helping them to develop and produce beautiful, all-natural handmade products. Our primary product lines include: organic, naturally dyed cotton products, eco-friendly ceramics, and all-natural jewelry.
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