Costa Rica: Los Santos
Food Justice: Coffee and Communities
| Length | Training Dates |
In-Country Dates |
Ages | Application Deadline |
Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica: Los Santos - Closed | 6 weeks |
Online training on health and safety, mental health, travel, and AMIGOS history before departure. Leadership and orientation training take place in-country. |
June 20āJuly 31, 2023 |
15ā19 | The deadline for this project has passed. Please email our Admissions team with any questions at [email protected] |
$4,875 – Local Chapter (Find out more about joining AMIGOS through a local chapter here) $6,375 – National Chapter Fees include all in-country expenses. Flight costs are not included. |
Online training on health and safety, mental health, travel, and AMIGOS history before departure. Leadership and orientation training take place in-country.
June 20āJuly 31, 2023
$4,875 – Local Chapter (Find out more about joining AMIGOS through a local chapter here)
$6,375 – National Chapter
Fees include all in-country expenses. Flight costs are not included.
Homestay, with four spots reserved for students from Costa Rica.
pura vida = life is good, cool
tuanis = cool
Earn 72 service hours!
Get two college credits for this project! Find out more here.
Pinto (rice and black beans), plantains, tortillas
Great for vegetarians!
AMIGOS has worked in Costa Rica for more than 35 years.
Live with a host family in Costa Rica! Live like a local by participating in their day-to-day activities. This immersive experience will give you a chance to use your language skills in Costa Rica. Four spots on this project are reserved for students from Costa Rica so you’ll have the chance to make friends across borders. You’ll also dive deep into the topic of food justice, exploring how international demand for Costa Rican coffee impacts local producers and communities.
Surrounded by Chirripo National Park, the Los Santos region is well-known for its coffee quality. Conservation initiatives, community-led development, and coffee production go hand in hand. As a group, we will explore food justice with the coffee sector, including the production and processing of coffee, gender inequality within the industry, how coffee farms rely on ecotourism, and the contribution of coffee farms to environmental protection.
We will support an NGO that provides training and market connections to smallholder women farmers in remote agricultural communities in Costa Rica. Earn 72 service hours while volunteering.
You will volunteer at women-owned coffee farms and learn directly from them about the challenges of food production and adaptation to climate change, and you will contribute to a community project. Plus, four spots on this project are reserved for participants from Costa Rica so youāll have the chance to make friends across borders. Youāll also dive deep into the topic of food justice, exploring how international demand for Costa Rican coffee impacts local producers and communities.
Learn how to create ethical service initiatives by working withānot forāa community, engaging local organizations and partners, and evaluating the impact of your work. AMIGOS works with trusted local partners that are passionate and committed to working with our volunteers on community service projects.
Cultural humility is a process of both self-reflection about your own culture as well as learning about other cultures. You will examine your own beliefs and cultural identity and gain an understanding of how structural racism has impacted societies and the roles that communities can take to lead systemic change.
Learn, grow, and discover your leadership potential! Explore your sense of purpose and start to establish your personal goals and values through introspection and inquiry.
AMIGOS programs provide a unique opportunity to experience a new culture. Volunteers report increased fluency in Spanish after completing our program. Activities go far beyond the classroom ā youāll lead activities in Spanish, learn local slang, and increase your confidence with real-world practice. You will not believe how fast your Spanish improves when you use it in conversation every day!
Travel to must-see spots in your host country! Youāll travel as a group to experience unique destinations like volcanoes, ancient ruins, national parks, and historical sites. Youāll get to see these places from the distinct perspective of someone who has spent time in that country and learned about the culture firsthand. Plus, youāll bond with their fellow volunteers and have fun!
AMIGOS is the industry leader in health and safety management. Our staff is prepared to help you with any situation that may arise. Each volunteer receives a personalized emergency plan, as well as support from local staff teams and a professional 24-hour On-Call Safety Team of travel specialists, doctors, and mental health specialists. A Health and Wellness Coordinator is on staff with the group throughout the duration of their stay. AMIGOS also has an established network of vetted medical clinics and hospitals throughout the region.
I had an amazing experience meeting lots of people and doing fun new activities. I always felt safe but was challenged and put into situations that helped broaden my worldview.
āAnnie, Costa Rica Volunteer, 2022
And the 2023 cycle begins!
The six Project Directors for the Costa Rican Programs are in country and working very hard since April!
Every week went by full of meetings, visits with host families, and excursion sites, trainings, and tons of love to make sure each participant has a wonderful experience with AMIGOS!
Here are a few snapshots of the fantastic team that is making all happen!
Shoutout to Emma, Karol, Will, Kiernan, Juan and Maia! šš
And of course our wonderful Costa Rica Country Director and Coordinator Nicol and Carmen for all the support throughout this journey!
Do you know about this yearās programs?
#OlasyCerros #LaPezeta #LosSantos #CartagoyCaribe #LaBrunca & #MontanasyMar will be presenting each program soon! Stay up to date! š
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Ā”Y comienza el ciclo 2023!
Ā”Los seis Directores de Proyectos de los Programas de Costa Rica estĆ”n en el paĆs y trabajando muy duro desde abril!
Ā”Cada semana transcurriĆ³ llena de reuniones, visitas con familias anfitrionas, sitios de excursiĆ³n, capacitaciones y mucho amor para asegurar que cada participante tenga una experiencia maravillosa con AMIGOS!
Ā”AquĆ hay algunas fotos del fantĆ”stico equipo que estĆ” haciendo que todo esto suceda!
Celebramos a los Directores: Emma, āāKarol, Will, Kiernan, Juan y Maia! šš
Ā”Y, por supuesto, a nuestras maravillosas Directora y Coordinadora de Costa Rica, Nicol y Carmen, por todo el apoyo a lo largo de este camino!
ĀæConoces los programas de este aƱo?
Estaremos presentando a: #OlasyCerros #LaPezeta #LosSantos #CartagoyCaribe #LaBrunca & #MontanasyMar muy pronto! šš
#CostaRica #explore #programs #experientialeducation #service #youth #experienceabroad #summerprograms
@amigos_americas
Llamado a todas las personas exparticipantes recientes de AMIGOS a aplicar al Acelerador de Impacto Social.
Es un programa virtual bilingĆ¼e. Las aplicaciones cierran el 30 de septiembre. š¤
MontaƱas y Mar B llegĆ³ a su fin y despedimos a nuestros voluntarios con alegrĆa y tristeza. Gracias por estas tres semanas. Eso con queso!
MontaƱas y Mar B has come to an close and with that we want to say a happy and sad goodbye to our volunteers. Thank you so much for these past three weeks. Eso con queso!
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#Amigos#Friends
After three months, two projects, and countless memories, olas y cerros has come to an end. We have enjoyed every last minute. Thank you amigos, thank you costa rica! And thank you to our kids, we will never forget you š«¶š»
Con amor,
Olas y Cerros š¢š«¶š»
DespuĆ©s de tres meses, dos proyectos, e innumerables recuerdos, olas y cerros ha llegado a su fin. Hemos disfrutado hasta el Ćŗltimo minuto. Ā”Gracias amigos, gracias costa rica! Y gracias a nuestros niƱos, nunca os olvidaremos š«¶š»
Con amor,
Olas y Cerros š¢š«¶š»
Yesterday, La Brunca team learned a lot about the community of AMACOBAS, they are ready to go home and apply everything they heard.
Ayer, el equipo La brunca aprendiĆ³ mucho sobre la comunidad de AMACOBAS, listos para volver a sus casas y aplicar lo que escucharon
#labrunca #amigos #travel
Los Santos, Costa Rica. Tres semanas. 19 estudiantes y 3 miembros del staff, nos aventuramos a vivir una experiencia Ćŗnica. Lloramos, reĆmos, nos abrazamos pero sobre todo nos empujamos a salir de nuestras zonas de confort, enfrentĆ”ndonos a nosotros mismos. Los voluntarios del proyecto lograron ayudar a 4 familias de la zona de Santa MarĆa y San Pedro de Dota.
Trabajaron duro, abriendo camino con sus palas, sanando sus tierras con fertilizante, dĆ”ndole amor a toda esa producciĆ³n de cafĆ©, que para esas familias significaba asegurarse el futuro de sus hijos y de muchas otras familias de la zona.
Estamos muy orgullosos de cada uno de ustedes, ustedes chicos hicieron un excelente trabajo y estarĆ”n por siempre en nuestros corazones y en el corazĆ³n que late en DOTA.
Como se los dijimos en el Candle Light Ceremony: cada uno de ustedes tiene el poder de cambiar el mundo. Que la luz, el amor y la sabidurĆa abundan en sus vidas.
Con CariƱo,
Cris, Nohe, Melissa y la familia AMIGOS.
Thank you Parismina š¤We had a wonderful week! We had so much fun working with @parismina_turtles and getting to know the Barra Parismina. We will miss you.
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Gracias Parismina š¤Hemos tenido una semana maravillosa! Disfrutamos mucho trabajando con @parismina_turtles y conociĆ©ndonos la Barra Parismina. Les vamos a extraƱar.
In one of the past days we went to Dulce de la MontaƱa, to learn how to produce Agua dulce and Melcocha!
En uno de los dĆas pasados fuimos a Dulce de la montaƱa, a aprender como producir Agua Dulce y Melcocha
#amigos #travel #labrunca
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