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Welcome to the Madison Chapter of Amigos de las Américas.
Looking for a fantastic volunteer summer experience?
Check out the link to the NEW AMIGOS video in the upper left corner of the website!!
You have come to the right place! We have an excellent program that sends teens and young adults on service projects to Latin America.
The Madison Chapter of Amigos is no longer accepting applications for the summer of 2009. Please check back later this summer for information on applying for summer 2010.
If you have any questions about the Amigos-Madison chapter please leave a message at our voice mail box, 608-831-4554 and one of our board members will return your call as soon as possible.
Every year a select group of volunteers spends six to eight weeks in a host country working on different community service projects. Countries where volunteers will live and work in the summer of 2009 include Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Guatamala, and Paraguay.
Throughout the school year our chapter prepares its members for their Latin America experiences through training in cross-cultutral sensitivity, networking, technical skills, personal health & safety, and the culture of Latin America. In June, our chapter volunteers travel to their assigned countries. Once in country, they join with approximately 700 volunteers from other chapters throughout the United States. Volunteers are then placed, in partnerships of two to four, in rural or semi-rural communities to live for the summer.
Life-long friendships have been built between AMIGOS volunteers and their adopted communities. Thousands of young people have learned invaluable lessons about cultural differences, community service, and their own ability to lead.
