Snapshot: Youth Ambassadors
Snapshot: Youth Ambassadors The Youth Ambassadors Program, funded by the State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, offers community service-minded students the opportunity…
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7 Marathons on 7 Continents in 7 Days
Dorn Wenninger Runs for AMIGOS 7 Marathons on 7 Continents in 7 Days AMIGOS alumni do some pretty incredible things. Five-time alum Dorn…
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Verduras y Verdaderas
Verduras y Verdaderas The Barranquilla, Colombia summer project with AMIGOS is unique because it’s only open to college students. Participants spend the first two…
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Taylor Surles from AMIGOS to Doctors without Borders
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Taylor Surles from AMIGOS to Doctors without Borders We had the opportunity to connect with Dr. Taylor Surles, who was an AMIGOS…
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A Second Summer is Twice as Nice
A Second Summer is Twice as Nice Kirsten: The Value of a Second Summer In 2009, my sister went to Honduras with AMIGOS and…
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Q&A with Ernesto
Tell me about your CBI (Community-Based Initiative). What did you learn from it? At first I was slightly apprehensive about the possibility…
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AMIGOS by the Numbers
AMIGOS by the Numbers This summer, AMIGOS participants spent their summer in 192 different communities throughout Latin America. In addition to starting or…
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Finding Family in Ecuador
Audrey is among the first cohort of AMIGOS gap participants in Ecuador. Permanent staff and AMIGOS participants throughout the year increase project sustainability and…
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Gap Nicaragua: Sensory Tour
Start to a Gap Year in Nicaragua Thank you to Nicaragua gap participants Brenna and Nadia for writing about the beginning of their gap…
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Announcing the 2017 Photo and Video Contest Winners
Photo & Video Contest winners 2017 Every year after participants have returned home from their summers in Latin America, we hold a contest for…
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Shared Goals: How AMIGOS Partners with Educators
Did you know that AMIGOS offers professional development for educators? In July 2017, fifteen educators from the Byram Hills School District from Armonk, New…
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AMIGOS Pulse – Where we’re going
Our 53rd summer in communities throughout Latin America has come to a close, and it’s been a whirlwind! More than 550 participants spent their…
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