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By Louise März VE Volunteer from Hamburg, Germany Read the original post in German, or click here for the English translation. Hier bin ich, in Santiago de Chile. Plötzlich finde ich mich am Ende meines Freiwilligen Dienstes. Die vier Monate mit VE sind wie im Flug vergangen. Auf einmal heißt es „Tschüß-sagen“. VE hat mich zwar -wie […]
Hogar Esperanza - Casa de Guaguas
We recently received a generous donation from our partner, Tandem Santiago, a local language school. Tandem donates $5 for every student that enrolls in their program to VE. We know the school provides great lessons because many of our volunteers have studied there. So if you’re looking to improve your Spanish, make sure you check […]
VE Supporters
By Robin Andrews VE Volunteer from North Carolina, USA The big question: So, how was Chile? As I’m getting ready to leave Chile in just a few days, I keep coming back to one thought. How am I ever going to be able to explain this journey over the past 8 months to any one […]
Hogar San Francisco de Regis
By Liz Jones VE Volunteer from Atlanta, USA Twice a year VE puts on a talent/art show for all of the institutions. Everyone submits a bunch of artwork and the kids have a chance to perform. They can dance, sing, or play an instrument. The artwork and the performances are all judged and some of […]
Festival de Arte, Hogar Fundación Promesa
April’s Liga de Deportes featured a basketball workshop with some of our talented volunteers leading drills and basketball games. After the main activity, the kids took a break with a snack of whole wheat pan con palta, carrot sticks, apple slices, bananas, and nuts, and of course plenty of water to rehydrate them after all the basketball […]
Liga de Deportes
By Isabelle Kraus VE Volunteer from Colorado, USA Before I started seriously planning where I wanted to go and what I was going to do as a volunteer in Central or South America after graduating from college, I knew I had to find financial help first. As a college graduate, I would not have nearly […]
Extended Stay, Hogar Fundación Promesa, Volunteer Grants