Amigos

Amigos is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Amigos offers cultural immersion experiences through summer volunteer and gap programs in Latin America. Our programs give you the opportunity to gain essential education and life experience, leadership training, and an entirely new network of friends by living and working in amazing communities throughout Central and South America. AMIGOS was founded on the principle that young people can change the world.

In 1965, a 29-year old from Houston, Texas, named Guy Bevil, led a team of teens into rural Honduras to fight a growing polio epidemic. Serving communities in remote areas of the country, this group of 181 high school students and 36 adults helped protect thousands of people from the crippling disease and established friendships that crossed borders. This service had a bold impact on the lives of these young people and, as a result, they returned more mature, culturally aware, and inspired to continue serving communities at home and abroad.

VISION & VALUES

A world where all people are lifelong leaders sharing responsibility for our global community.