As part of The Indy’s villa series focussing on Buenos Aires’ shantytowns, Rachael Getzels meets Guido Fuentes, a hairdresser who runs a beauty school out of his two-room house.

In the first part of our Villa series, Agustín Frizzera takes a look at the radical urbanisation process underway in Villa 31, where for the first time, the residents will have a direct say in their own future.

Brian Funk heads along to a percussion class with Diego Cueto, who on a weekly basis teaches senior citizens how to jam their way through retirement.

Yesterday Belén was picking chips out of a bin and begging for pennies on the subte with her brother. Today they are digging up vegetables and feeding chickens out in the countryside.

Whether your heart lies in philanthropy or the rush of a spontaneous adventure, volunteering in Buenos Aires will open your eyes to a first-hand and unique view of the porteño city. We’ve assembled a budget-friendly who’s who of the Buenos Aires volunteer world. 1. Un Techo Para Mi País This Latin American non-profit organization is […]

Kyle Younker reflects on ‘Asignación Universal por Hijo’, a programme aimed at helping the country’s poorest, which is being lauded as the most successful social policy measure of the last 50 years.

Tari Gaffney visits the Amigos del Ferrocarril Belgrano, who have single-handedly restored 200km of of tracks in the hope one day the train will come to pass by again.

Nicole Martínez talks to the people behind Saber Trabajar, an organisation that promotes employment through education.

Barely distinguishable through the long grass, the concrete stumps that are the beginnings of a sustainable compound being developed for Bolivian communities in Buenos Aires province.

Cascos Verdes is an organisation with big ideas. Founded just four years ago, it is an NGO that has created university course for young people with Down’s Syndrome, in which they learn about caring for different aspects of the environment. Participants of the programme then go to schools, where they teach children what they have studied