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Hockey with young women Lomas de Zamora, Quilmes, Lanús, , Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina Sport and Education Supporting youth development and cooperating with young people aiding them in their effort to complete their secondary education. This project organizes hockey lessons and workshop once a week to talk about young situation, conflict resolution, etc. There are 11 sport centres in the south of Buenos Aires. Each project is located in a different slum of Buenos Aires. The living situation of each youngster varies depending on the location of the different communities so volunteers must be aware of the complexity of the social situation. General Requirements • Intermediate Spanish level • Initiative to propose independent activities • Interest in learning about NGOs and social programs in Argentina • Sensitivity to social and economic problems • Flexibility to adapt to the NGO structure and way of working in South America • Teamwork • Creative character and motivation • Interest in youth development Specific Requirements • Interest on sports and Hockey • Interest on developing workshops to talk about young situations Volunteers will *Train on sports and hockey children and young women *Give workshops once a week *Organize events for the youngsters Volunteers will have weekly meetings to discuss various topics in order to understand and complement their social intervention as volunteers. Besides, we aim to provide them with a complete social, historical, political and economic background. There will be solidarity activities planned for all the volunteers to have common inter-exchanges, like festivals, workshops in schools, etc.