About Us
Develops financial and technical support programmes
for the development of service-learning programmes in educational institutions and social organizations.
Offers onsite and online training programmes
in addition to comprehensive technical assistance programmes, for school authorities and educators of all level, as well as youth and community-based organization.
Develops quantitative and qualitative research programmes
on service-learning in Argentina and Latin America, in partnership with universities and national as well as international organizations.
Publishes bibliography and audio-visual materials
for academic and teacher training, most of them downloadable for free on the website.
Advises organizations, companies and governments to implement programmes and policies to promote service-learning.
It has provided technical assistance to the Ministries of Education in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay; and it has advised numerous Latin American organizations, such as the Centro del Voluntariado del Uruguay (Volunteering Centre in Uruguay), Alianza ONG (NGO in the Dominican Republic), E-dúcate (a non-profit organization in Ecuador), Instituto Brasil Voluntário (Volunteering Institute in Brazil) and others.
Promotes and coordinates with Service-Learning Promotion Networks at national, regional and international levels.
CLAYSS is part of the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities; besides, it is currently coordinating the Ibero-American Service-Learning Network, consisting of more than 90 organizations, universities and government agencies in Latin America, the United States and Spain.
