Welcome to the San Diego Chapter of Amigos de las Américas.

Welcome to our current year of cultural exploration & training for the San Diego chapter of Amigos!  We look forward to meeting you!   Click here to request information.

You have come to the right place! We have an excellent program that sends teens and young adults on service projects to Latin America.

Every year a select group of volunteers spends six to eight weeks in a host country working on different public health projects. Countries where volunteers will live and work in the summer of 2009 include the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, 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 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 are being built between AMIGOS and their adopted communities. Thousands of young people are learning invaluable lessons about cultural differences, community service, and their own ability to lead.  Join in as a vol or a Board volunteer, make a difference...be an AMIGO!