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| Community Service (TR) | About 3 months | July 2011 - October 2011 | Pleacs Contact AFS INDIA Office | Closed | Read More + |
AFS Community Service Programs are perfect for university and graduates who want to have an international experience. With these programs, you’ll make a significant contribution to the community while gaining marketable skills by volunteering with a local organization-all while you learn about a new country, language and culture. Your work may involve environmental conservation, education, management, health, technology, social issues, or community development.
Costa Rica is one of the most politically stable and prosperous of Latin American nations—-in part because it has no army. Instead, the government spends much of its tax income on health care and education. The country’s famously rich bio-diversity fills national parks and nature preserves that protect nearly one-third of the land and inspired the idea of eco-tourism. Today, travelers who head into the cloud forests, down jungle rivers and up active volcanoes account for the country’s No. 1 industry. Even so, half of Costa Rica’s citizens live not in the wild but in modern cities. Roughly 95% of them are of European descent, and nearly everyone is well-educated, hospitable and notably laid-back.