One volunteering option for those seeking an experience outside of the touristic and want to help NGOs or local projects, is doing social work in the region. You stay in the place offered through the project in exchange for a few hours of volunteer work each day. The ways you can help are diverse, be it taking care of children, teaching languages, building, or caring for animals.
Being a volunteer in Uruguay is an amazing way to turn your international exchange project into a volunteer service that contributes to society. Being a volunteer is a very rewarding thing to do and by using your knowledge and skills to help, you also learn many things that aren't in the books, like solidarity, empathy and teamwork.