AMIGOS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Update – October 2021  Community update regarding progress toward our goals to further diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at AMIGOS    At a recent meeting, we asked AMIGOS staff to share why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives were important to them.   Elizabeth said she wants to work in “an … Read More

A Letter from Sara Nathan, AMIGOS President & CEO, on our 57th Summer     August 26, 2021 Our 57th summer has now come to a close and I am so proud of what we’ve accomplished. 415 volunteers stepped up to make a difference in their communities. Online and in-person, they collaborated with peers from across … Read More

A new tradition to support AMIGOS programs and Financial Assistance Fund   The first virtual Adelante Festival in 2020 brought together the AMIGOS community and raised $130,000 during the unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival’s silent auction was a great success and started a new tradition for the organization. This year’s silent auction … Read More

You’ve probably seen the colorful skulls and flowers that surface around Halloween every year, but did you know there’s much more to them than candy? They are a part of Dia de los Muertos. Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a multi-day holiday from November 1–2 that celebrates life and death. … Read More

AMIGOS has been involved in vaccination campaigns and public health initiatives in Latin America since our founding in 1965, a time when the world was making great strides in vaccinating against previously deadly diseases. At that time, our very first programs offered young people who were already vaccinated the opportunity to partner with medical professionals … Read More

Update on AMIGOS’ Organizational Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion   Last year, we deepened our organization’s commitment to creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. Today, we are providing an update on our progress toward the actions we outlined.  This work remains critically important as the global community seeks to dismantle systemic inequality, racism, and oppression. For … Read More

When you step out into a Colorado summer day in the mountains, there are a few things you will notice. You will look up and notice the cloudless blue sky above you. You will hear the river flowing in the background and the light steps of a deer passing by. You will see the wildflowers … Read More

February is Gap Year Exploration Month and AMIGOS is proud to support the movement to popularize gap years and share our gap year lessons learned. Our Gap Program began in 2012 in Nicaragua. Since then, we’ve been able to deepen our connections in countries we work in year-round. And, in 2020 we partnered with Tufts … Read More

After extensive consideration and months of planning, we have decided to offer in-person programs in Latin America and the U.S. for summer 2021. We made this decision because we believe we can operate programs safely and responsibly at a time when making real connections and addressing critical issues is needed more than ever. Below are … Read More

By: Georgia S. Describing the Civic Action Gap Semester as just a class, with lectures and homework, is an understatement. It is so much more than a class. After deciding to take a gap year this spring, I knew that I wanted to engage in areas that I hadn’t been part of before. In addition … Read More