Brief description and main aims

La Sartén is a community space dedicated to providing healthy food, artistic and sports activities, and educational and emotional support for children. It serves as a place where young people can learn, express themselves, and develop in a safe and welcoming environment.

One of its key initiatives is the community kitchen, where meals are provided twice a week to ensure that children have access to nutritious food. Complementing this, the community garden allows them to grow their own vegetables and ingredients, promoting sustainable food production and a deeper connection with nature.

Beyond food support, La Sartén also offers art, culture, and sports workshops, giving children the opportunity to explore their creativity, develop new skills, and engage in physical activities that contribute to their overall well-being

Main Activities

• Community kitchen: Food is provided two days a week for boys and girls.
• Community garden: Where they produce vegetables and food to eat
• Art, culture and sport workshops for children

Volunteer requirements / Skills

•  Basic Spanish level
• Initiative to propose activities
• Flexibility to adapt to new ways of working
• Teamwork
• Creative character and motivation
• Interest in youth and children development
• The main areas of the project are sports, food and art.  It is a place that is always willing to receive proposals from volunteers

Volunteer tasks

Tasks:

• Food preparation: Volunteers assist in preparing meals for the organization’s beneficiaries, helping with menu planning and cooking meals.
• Food distribution: They help organize and distribute food for the kids and teenagers
• Hygiene maintenance: Volunteers are responsible for cleaning the kitchen and related areas, ensuring food safety and hygiene standards.
• Educational support: Volunteers provided assistance to students to enhance
  their school learning, helping them overcome challenges and succeed academically.
• Tutoring: Volunteers assist children and teenagers with their studies, helping them with homework, exam preparation, and answering questions on various subjects.
• Educational play activities: They organize fun and participatory games and
  activities that reinforce learning,
• Organizing sports activities: Volunteers also help organize sports activities as part of the educational support, allowing children and young people to engage in physical activities that complement their learning.
• Organizing facilities: Volunteers help prepare spaces for different activities,
  such as classrooms, dining areas, or event halls, ensuring everything is organized and ready for use.
• Infrastructure maintenance: They collaborate in maintaining and repairing the organization’s facilities and equipment, ensuring everything is in good condition

In terms of time work, the proposed schedule consists of:

• Physical participation in the project, 2 times a week for 5 hours a day. (Tuesday and Thursday from 11AM to 4PM

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

Volunteers are received in our volunteer house, located in the City of Buenos Aires.They usually take their lunch at the project. It is important to be flexible in eating local food. For the rest of the meals, they will have what is necessary to cook in our house. Get ready to live in a community environment!

More Information

Number of volunteers in the project – 2 volunteers maximum.

Location

Monte Chingolo, Buenos Aires, Argentina