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| organisation |
Asociacion Colombiana para el Intercambio Juvenil Cristiano -ICYE Colombia. Founded in 1981. In 1982 it joined the ICYE Federation. Most committee members are students or teachers, the majority of them former exchangees. The office is located in Bogotá and is run by three part-time staff. |
| age & language |
18 to 26 year olds (exceptions possible). Spanish. |
| placement |
Most exchanges live with host families in Bogotá and surrounding areas. |
| programme |
The majority of voluntary service projects work with children - i.e. kindergartens, orphanages and support centres for street children. Other projects include work with abandoned children, sexually exploited children, deaf children, young offenders. In addition clerical work and/or teaching at NGOs dealing with the situation of ethnic minorities is also available. University free courses (e.g. Spanish, arts, pottery, etc.) are available as leisure activities. |
| conf./seminars |
Week-end issue seminars on intercultural learning, voluntary work and popular education. |
| co-operation |
ACJ -Asociacion Cristiana de Jovenes - (YMCA ), Red Cross and Universidad Nacional. |
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