The Amigos de las Américas Club promotes initiative and leadership
through international service learning projects. At monthly meetings,
students make presentations about their experiences with international
service and investigate further opportunities to lead and serve
abroad. Club members support each other as they raise funds and plan for
their adventures.
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Volunteers from Ledyard 2011
- Greg Hutchins - Nicaragua
- Porter Reim - Ecuador
Volunteers from Ledyard 2010
- Kim Machi - Dominican Rebuplic
- Angela Maloney - Ecuador
- Porter Reim - Paraguay
- Emma Reim - Mexico (project supervisor)
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About AMIGOS
Students live independently in poor rural areas of Latin America. They
teach classes, volunteer in health centers, and much more. They work
closely with local youth to plan and implement community development
projects, mostly aimed at improving health, education and the
environment.
Many efforts to "help" people in less developed countries have
negative long-term impacts. This is particularly true when wealthy
nations give money, technology and material things. This kind of
giving leads to dependency and apathy. However, efforts made to
improve education, develop programs and inspire leadership do improve
quality of life over the long run. AMIGOS focuses on youth education and
leadership, planting seeds for decades of change.
Students participate in AMIGOS to significantly develop their
leadership skills, improve their proficiency in Spanish, and of
course, to serve others.
Honduras
Rudy Fidrych ('08) and local friends in Honduras. Rudy volunteered in a rural community for 6 weeks during the summer of 2007.
Costa Rica
Emma Reim ('09) and Lauren Lynch ('09 and not pictured) volunteered in rural Costa Rica for 6 weeks during the summer of 2007.
Mexico
Emily Abbott ('07) went to Mexico to train youth leaders for the summer of 2006.
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Paraguay
Angela Maloney ('10) volunteered in rural Paraguay for 6 weeks during the summer of 2009.
Nicaragua
Emma Reim ('09) volunteered in rural Nicaragua for 8 weeks during the summer of 2008.
Dominican Republic
Victoria Graf ('09) and local friends in the Dominican Republic. Tori
volunteered in a rural community for 8 weeks during the summer of 2007.
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