Gardians of the Environment

Name: Gardians of the Environment
Start: 2025-04-22
End: 2029-04-22
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Code: abfb07ef-1f53-11f0-a3ea-fa163ef8d720 Copied

Argentina Farming People with disabilities Environment Social work Farming People with disabilities +2 Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Our partner organization has been working for sustainable development since 2001 and welcomes volunteers from all over the world.

Its direct beneficiaries are people with intellectual disabilities, vulnerable individuals, or patients with sequelae (Down syndrome, ADHD, Asperger's, developmental delay, neurological sequelae of a stroke, among others).

The organisation strives to provide these individuals with genuine employability tools and soft skills. The students acquire knowledge through repetition of activities; some are not proficient in reading and writing. A friendly and relaxed environment, with playful activities, improves the learning climate.

The people working there speak Spanish but can communicate in English if necessary. They are dedicated to taking care of the main house while educating students about good environmental practices.

💼 What the programme involves

The main task of the volunteers is to help people with intellectual disabilities complete their tasks, learn and improve, and assist them so they can become more autonomous until they can complete the activity on their own. Sometimes also accompanying them on trips until they learn to do it on their own.
Sometimes the workers go to schools, institutions, or groups to explain what they do and how they do it, the volunteers might assist in that.

Activities the volunteers may also participate in:

• Organic waste collection

• Composting

• Soil harvesting

• Garden maintenance

• Chemical-free pest control

• Plant care

• Maintenance of spaces with ornamental plants and spaces with edible plants

Sometimes the organization does natural construction and invites them to be part of the experience.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Our partner organization can host up to 3 volunteers at a time, as it has three bedrooms each with a private bathroom.

The organisation's directors live in the same house, so for any questions or needs, volunteers always have support close by — while still keeping their privacy.

The organization's headquarters are located in the historic San Telmo neighborhood. Close to Plaza Dorrego, where the tourist scene is, but far enough away to enjoy the peace and quiet without disturbing noise. It's a safe area with plenty of cameras, a large supermarket on the corner, and plenty of buses to travel wherever you want from the house.

There will be a SUBE card and local phone chips, which can be shared if needed.

🍲 Food

Breakfast, snacks, and brunch will be provided.

The organization has a partnership with Starbucks so, once a week, the volunteer will receive a coupon to redeem for Starbucks products.

📍 About the location

The organization's headquarters is located in the historic neighborhood of San Telmo (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina).

It's good to understand before coming to Argentina that this is the eighth largest country in the world; around 18 European nations can fit into Argentina!

Coming to Buenos Aires will change the way you perceive distance. When volunteers arrive, everything seems very far away because Buenos Aires is enormous. Therefore, it's normal for locals to travel an hour to work, to study, to see a movie or to visit friends.

When the volunteers return to their countries, everything seems very close!

🎒 Leisure activities

The local organization loves giving city tours!

Otherwise, in their free time volunteers can enjoy the city and its culture — Buenos Aires offers plenty of free cultural shows!

⚠️ Requirements

- At least 18 years old

- Patience, empathy and openmindedness

- Capacity to use stairs regularly as the organisation's headquarters has a lot of them

🤝 Meeting point

More information will be provided (whether they'll be able to come get you, where they'll pick you up, ...) once our partner organisation has the details of the volunteer's specific flight.

The public airport shuttle system to San Telmo is very affordable, allows luggage to be carried on board, is safe and comfortable. There are regular buses from the airport gate that can take you to San Telmo.

ℹ️ Additional information

It's 200 euros per person to cover accommodation, services, breakfast, and one meal.

Based on the organization's experience, they'd suggest a minimum stay of three weeks to fully enjoy the experience. However, it's a special school, with methods it strives to promote, so they believe the time you spend with them will undoubtedly allow the volunteer to get to know them and help them spread the word about what they do. Even if it's only for a day :)

(There isn't a fixed deadline for volunteering. This is agreed upon with each volunteer.)

It would be preferable for the volunteer to write a motivation letter.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.