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

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 2008 include Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay 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 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.