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New Year Wishes

We would like to wish a happy New Year to the world, especially to the people of Latin America.

Summer Giveaway

Apply for a volunteer guide from now until the 20 June 2009 and your name will be automatically entered into our prize draw to win free travel insurance or a rucksack of your choice (up to the value of £150). Please refer to your volunteer guide for further details. We will announce the name of the winner on this web page on the 21 June 2009.

Paperless Payments

We would like to annouce the arrival of our new paperless payments policy. We no longer accept cheques, postal orders or bankers drafts as means of payment, but only one of the approved electronic methods (WorldPay, PayPal) or bank transfers.

New Volunteer Opportunities

We are currently speaking with various organisations that require the assistance of international volunteers. Consequently, a batch of new and exciting projects are on their way.

Latest Volunteer Feedback

Thank you so much for the guide. It was exactly what I needed. - David Schlifka

For Organisations

If you are running or starting a project and require the services of volunteers, please contact us with the details. Please state the objectives of the project and include your organisations URL. The project must be based in one of the following countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Link To Us

If you like the Volunteer Latin America website and want to let others know about it, you are welcome to link your site to ours. We appreciate the support of webmasters and would love to hear from you when you have placed a link on your site, or if you have any problems or questions.

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