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About Us
Who are we?
Intercambio is a non-profit organization registered in Belgium (0789970770) that guides volunteers in social projects with the aim of safeguarding the basic rights of underprivileged teenagers and in this way minimize social inequalities in the world.
Intercambio is an initiative arising from our team's many experiences with voluntary work, in which we want to focus on quality, and thus offer valuable volunteering positions.
Who are we?
Intercambio is a non-profit association (registered in Belgium) that guides volunteers in social projects with the aim of safeguarding the basic rights of underprivileged teenagers and in this way minimize social inequalities in the world.
Intercambio is an initiative arisen from our team's many experiences with voluntary work, in which we want to focus on quality, and thus offer valuable volunteering experiences.
Why "Intercambio"?
Intercambio is the Spanish word for exchange. We believe that the exchange of culture, language, and competences at a young age is valuable for the development of personality and thus offers interesting chances for life. We see volunteering programs as a form of exchange. Both the volunteer, the hosting organization and the target group (underprivileged teenagers) can learn from each other, i.e. the knowledge doesn’t go only in one direction.
We believe that it’s not up to the Western countries to impose on developing countries how they should live, but instead development work should rather be an exchange of knowledge, culture and competences. We as an organization are planning to be the facilitator of the different “exchanges“, and will support all parties during this process.
Our missions
1. Empowering Children through Equal Opportunities
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations, states that every child has the right to the opportunity to develop to their full potential.
As an organization, we strive to support this goal by organizing educational activities for disadvantaged youth. We firmly believe that every young person (regardless of socioeconomic background) possesses unique talents. To further develop these talents, each of them needs a fair chance at the right guidance. As an organization, we want to do our part by helping young people grow their talents.
2. Encouraging Connections Across Diverse Communities
We aim to promote and support intercultural exchange. Our goal is to encourage people to connect and interact with individuals from other cultures. In this way, people from different cultures will come to understand one another better, which in turn contributes to intercultural solidarity and tolerance—two core values to which our nonprofit organization is committed.
3. Sustainable and affordable Volunteer Opportunities
We offer an alternative for the commercial “voluntourism” of travel agencies. The volunteer positions at Intercambio are affordable, and all profits go directly to the ultimate goal of the projects: "self-sustainability of the local population”.