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Subir al Sur

A program of the SES Foundation, Subir al Sur promotes peace and intercultural education through voluntary service without distinction of cultural or social di�erences.

The objective of Subir al Sur is to educate about "global citizenship" and increase aware-ness on the values of co-responsibility, respect for cultural diversity and solidarity.

Every year we mobilise at least 250 volunteers from Argentina, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. They participate in intercultural volunteer projects organized by Subir al Sur in various parts of Argentina. We facilitate volun-teer experiences for dozens of Argentines with our partner organizations worldwide.

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We are inspired by…

Popular education is at the core of our inter-cultural encounters, which focus on dialogue and emphasize the understanding that we are all di�erent people with equal rights and equally valid worldviews.

Subir al Sur also promotes the acquisition and enhance-ment of fundamental values such as mutual respect, solidarity, cooperation, tolerance, freedom, equality, justice and responsibility. Our intercultural encounters include daily activities focused on nonviolent communi-cation, tolerance, and solidarity.

Subir al Sur projects are rooted in Service Learning and we strive to respond to the unique the social, political and economic context of every place we work. Our methodo-logy provides opportunities for learning through partici-pation and action-learning. As volunteer groups use collective knowledge to address real local problems this gives way to a profound, contextually-situated learning experience.

We know that intercultural volunteerism is a deeply enriching experience for many people who – despite language barriers – share common goals, common values, and common commitment to a project. For that reason, Subir al Sur works to generate a supportive context in which individuals can meet, share, and discover one another.

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Subir al Sur understands that a travel experience can be deeply educational. We believe that individuals can help build a better world by practicing solidarity through volunteerism and cele-brating cultural diversity together with human beings from distant parts of the globe.

Being an international volunteer is an option for anyone in any moment of their life, regardless of age, ethni-

city, nationality or professional quali�cations. Volunteerism is one of

the ways people can exercise their free will, make choices, discover new

activities and life spaces, and express their commitment to a more

just and fair society.

Intercultural Volunteers

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Our partners:

Local and International Networks

At international level, Subir al Sur is a member of the Coordinating Commit-tee for International Voluntary Servi-ce (CCIVS).

This global network promotes intercultural

education through national, regional and

international volunteerism under the auspices

of the United Nations Educational, Scienti�c,

and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). We are

also associated with the Alliance of European

Voluntary Service Organizations (Alliance), and

other universities and international non-

governmental youth organizations which

promote peace through voluntary service.

We collaborate with these global partners to

share knowledge, developing seminars, cour-

ses, magazines, speci�c papers on topics

related to cultural diversity, poverty, the envi-

ronment, active participation, and social

integration, among others.

Within Argentina, we work closely with youth

organizations from around the country. Subir al

Sur is one of the various programmes within

the “Youth Empowerment Programme” at SES

Foundation. Thus, Subir al Sur projects reinfor-

ce and support SES Foundation national e�orts

to create educational and economic opportuni-

ties for the most disadvantaged young people

in Argentina. In every corner of Argentina,

Subir al Sur partners with youth organizations

which are active members of SES Foundation

network enabling youth activism and collabo-

ration. These organizations propose service

projects and recruit local community members to work side-by-side with international volun-teers during intercultural encounters. During the year, Subir al Sur’ team provides support to youth partners strengthening their capacities for project planning and helping them gain more visibility in their communities, through media and campaigning work before, during and after the international projects. This provi-des youth with a practical opportunity to gain recognition and promote community transfor-mation.

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Basic English skills are required for Intercultural Encounters, but Spanish pro�ciency is not.

The Encounters are led by experienced facilitators who speak both languages.

What we do

The “Intercultural Cooperation Encounters” organized by Subir al Sur are two-week gatherings centered on voluntary service. They bring together young volunteers from Argentina and around the world to carry out speci�c community service projects designed by local organizations a�liated with Fundacion SES and Subir al Sur. Intercultural encounters promote tangible social change and individual transformation for every person involved. The main goals are:

Intercultural Cooperation Encounters

Community service and intercultural exchange as a learning experience.

Intercultural cooperation through implementation of a simple and concrete project.

Enhancing communication skills, including words and body language, among people with di�erent back-grounds, ideas, and perspectives.

Promoting respect and mutual understanding, by disco-vering other cultures, and diverse ways of thinking, living and feeling.

Developing life skills, promoting education on the values of cooperation, peace, responsibility, and stimulating horizontal communication as inspired by “popular edu-cation” (Paulo Freire) which is well integrated with global education.

Exploring concepts like democracy, human rights, social and economic exclusion, the environment, and discrimi-nation, based on real situations and dynamics.

Generating concrete results which improve the quality of life of the local community and everyone who participa-tes in the voluntary service project.

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Medium and Long-term VolunteeringSubir al Sur creates opportunities for Medium or long-term volunteer experiences, through which people from around the world can collaborate with Argentine youth organizations for a month or more.

Our partners carry out diverse types of projects, related to art, communica-tion, civic participation, and social inclusion, among others. We work hard to match our volunteers with the right project, based on their interests and expectations. In turn, we require commitment and day-to-day participation. Volunteers work closely with the local community so they must be reasona-bly pro�cient in the language spoken there, generally Spanish.

Unlike Subir al Sur internships (below), medium and long-term voluntee-ring experiences are not attached to a speci�c academia curriculum. The learning experience evolves in the day-to-day work and exchanges with the local organizations, families and communities. During the volunteer expe-rience Subir al Sur team and a local coordinator maintains regular commu-nication with the international volunteers while supporting a remote re�ective process (regular Skype – email evaluations) which aim to order to increase the opportunities for cultural adaptation, mutual learning and skills developments in contexts of diversity.

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Intercultural Facilitators Training

Subir al Sur holds an annual seminar to train new local facilitators. We give them the skills they will need to lead intercultural coopera-tion encounters and education workshops.

InternshipsSubir al Sur organizes internships for international students. We do this by coordinating more focused learning experiences with partners and global educational institutions. We integrate university students into action-learning solidarity projects, taking into account university curri-cula. Thus, internships are another way of promoting holistic education based on participation. Subir al Sur internships generally include the following:

Organizing tailored activities such as, community service in a social organization, visits to venues that �t the academic pro�le.

Conducting Intercultural Education Workshops where young people discuss the social, political and economic context of Argentina, in relation with the speci�c characteristics of the youth organization which they will work for.

On-going monitoring to address potential challenges faced by young international students during the internship. All activities are de�ned beforehand with the institution and the participating local youth organizations.

Evaluation and analysis: the participating members of the Project undertake di�erent evaluation stages during their internship, with a �nal evaluation which involves the local group, the student and Subir al Sur and results are used to consolidate mutual learning

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Contact information

1156 Mayo Avenue, 2º Floor. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Phone: 0054-11-43814225/43813842

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