Program Details
ACADEMIC CREDIT
The EdGE course has been fully accredited by the Kansas State University Staley School of Leadership Studies. Anybody is eligible to pay an extra tuition fee to KSU in order to earn 3 transferrable academic credits.
- Location:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Program Type:
- Intern Abroad
- Degree Level:
- Undergraduate
- Term:
- Academic Year, Fall Semester, MayMester Intersession, Spring Break, Spring Semester, Summer, Winter Semester, Year Round
- Work Types:
- Medical, Psychology, Social Sciences
Program Overview
- Program Description:
- LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR NEW UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION PARTNERSHIP WITH OMPRAKASH EDGE PROGRAM
Extensive online training and personalized mentorship is available to individuals who are volunteering with Voluntario Global. The program encourages participants to think critically about international aid and volunteering, and works to push back against problematic trends in 'voluntourism.'
So what do you get by applying to this program?
IMMERSIVE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
All those volunteering with Voluntario Global are elegible to apply for Omprakash EdGE program and find positions based on their skills and interests, and plan their work.
ACADEMIC CREDIT The EdGE course has been fully accredited by the Kansas State University Staley School of Leadership Studies. Anybody is eligible to pay an extra tuition fee to KSU in order to earn 3 transferrable academic credits.
AN EXTENSIVE CURRICULUM Participants join peers in an online pre-departure classroom to explore the moral, ethical, historical, environmental and economic complexities of international aid and volunteering. PERSONAL MENTORSHIP Participants receive dedicated personal guidance from experienced Omprakash mentors before, during, and after their volunteer program with Voluntario Global.
- Setting Description:
- After the course you choose the volunteer project you want to help with in Buenos Aires. There is a varied range of programs going from helping in a soup kitchen or teaching english, to Assistant in a Health Center or Journalist.
- Cost:
- UNPARALLELLED AFFORDABILITY Omprakash offers need-based financial aid to reduce the EdGE program fee. Cost for a 12 week program ranges from 2000 to 2700 USD. All included (course, credit transfer, program in Buenos Aires, Accommodation in Buenos Aires).