This project aims at helping female adolescents in need of support by showing them how to re-integrate in the Argentinean society. This is a shelter for women at risk that offers workshops, homework support and emotional guidance, so that the youngsters feel secure and self confident. The girls live at the refuge, some of them go to school and others learn a skill or just stay there after a traumatic experience.
As a volunteer you will come across hard things to digest. Family issues, disease, substance abuse, phisical or psychological abuse, marriage issues, exploitation and domestic violence are some of the things that these girls go through and you will need to put everything from you to be able to support them.
According to UNESCO poverty is the most significant phenomenon of the century and Women represent more than half the population of poor people in the world because for them is sometimes harder to avoid this. Some of the girls that come to the refuge are girls that have had a rough time growing up or that find themselves in a difficult situation.
On top of teaching Enligh, your most important task will be building friendships, showing the girls the volunteer’s culture and accompanying them in their daily life. You’ll be able to collaborate in any activity carried out within the organization.
This project has a Catholic spirit and the house is guided by nuns who live permanently with the young women. You will need to respect the rules and regulations of the house but will not need to participate in any religious activity. The nuns are young and quite modern: they just want to teach the adolescents that life is  worth living and that there are people who care for them.