Improve the health and quality of life of Argentina’s impoverished population when you volunteer with our Health and Wellness Program in Buenos Aires.

As a volunteer with our Health and Wellness Program, you will work directly with poor Argentineans living in the slums of Buenos Aires. Most of them have neither access to health care nor knowledge about basic health issues and sanitary practices.

This is a hands-on program where volunteers work with men, women and youth of various age groups to educate them on how to improve and maintain their health and that of their children.

Volunteers with our Health and Wellness Program will plan and give informative talks and presentations on such topics as AIDS prevention, birth control, personal hygiene, nutrition, sanitary food preparation, obesity, pregnancy, and more. Your work with this program will have a direct impact on the quality of life of many Argentineans as well as on generations to come.

As a volunteer you can*:
Give talks on various health issues for children, teens,     adults, seniors, and pregnant women (including teens)
Teach youth about the importance of condom use for     birth control and disease prevention
Distribute medical supplies to needy families
Run a blood pressure/weight screening booth
Write and produce informative flyers
Teach an exercise class (aerobics, stretching, yoga,     dance, etc.) to overweight women     
Organize and lead a walking club
Fundraise and collect donations of medical supplies and health-food products
Help community centers come up with first-aid kits
Develop special workshops (strengthening bones, nutrition for pregnant women, diabetes control,     etc.)

* Exact activities will depend on time of year and duration of project.

Project Length:	Start Dates:
Minimum: 2 weeks Maximum: Unlimited	Any Monday of the year.
Project Cost:	Cost Includes:
Bronze 2 weeks: Bronze extra week: Silver 2 weeks: Silver extra week: Gold 2 weeks: Gold extra week:	Airport pickup Accommodations Intensive Spanish classes, depending on     volunteer package 1-2 meals per day, depending on volunteer     package Activities and excursions Volunteer Adventures T-shirt Volunteer donation
Accommodations:
Argentinean host family or hostel, depending on volunteer package.
Schedule:	Requirements:
You will volunteer in the mornings and/or afternoons, 3-5 days a week. Volunteers enrolled in the Gold package will attend Spanish classes in the mornings Mon–Fri. The exact hours and details of your day will be decided during the volunteer orientation. Schedules vary depending on project needs, and volunteers should remain flexible.	High-intermediate level of Spanish or better     since all activities must be conducted in     Spanish Appropriate knowledge of health issues An outgoing and caring personality Though not a requirement, professional     doctors, nurses, dentists and medical     students are needed and strongly     encouraged to apply