To be an AMIGOS Volunteer, you must:

• Be 16 years of age by September of the year of your summer service in Latin America 

• Have completed 2 years of high school Spanish language (or equivalent) before your departure for Latin America
• Have completed your sophomore year of high school before your departure to Latin America

Every October, the East Bay Chapter of Amigos de las Americas recruits volunteers to participate in our year-long training program and prepare for 6-8 weeks of volunteering in Latin America during the summer. If you have any questions about the Amigos program at any point during the year, please contact Amalia Wille, Recruiting Director, at amw33@georgetown.edu or 925.408.4303. You may also reach Chapter President, Doug Condie, at 510-652-7755 for more information.

Links for more information about the AMIGOS Volunteer Experience:

• Click here for personal stories from AMIGOS volunteers from California
• View an online video about Amigos. You can download a free version of RealPlayer here.
• Q & A with Jeff Zimbalist, AMIGOS alum and award-winning documentary film maker
• U.S. Embassy Article about AMIGOS's new project in Uruguay
• Click here for the AMIGOS brochure
• Click here for information about health and safety on AMIGOS projects

• Phone or email Doug Condie, East Bay Chapter President, 510-652-7755, for more information.
• Click here for the volunteer application