Carolina Ortiz Paves is the Program Coordinator for VSP. Read about why she came to VSP, her passions, and how they overlap with VSP's work.

In honor of the holidays, VSP joined our kids and communities in games, food, music, and dancing!

Thanks to your support, through May of 2022 we impacted 86 students and provided 148 hours of programming over 40 activities.

We are excited to announce the appointment of James Lunt to the VSP Global Board of Directors. James is from Pelham, NY and attended St....

Tia Martha is a legend in these parts; there’s really no other way to put it. If you’ve ever looked at our social media, dating all the...

As promised, Barbara is up next in our review of program graduates turned Tíos. As you might imagine, she has changed a lot since the...

While this is long overdue, we’d like to say goodbye to Tía Chelsea, who returned to the states after nearly three years in Valparaiso....

Sadie Townsend, a beloved member of our team, recently left us to return to the states. While we are excited for her as she begins the...

This past year, the VSP welcomed two new, full-time staff members, Nick and Carla, to the team. Both came to the program through very...

This month, all of us here at VSP find ourselves saying “Adios” to Emily Leighton. Tía Emi has been a part of VSP since October 2014. ...

There’s something about the city of Valparaíso that makes it hard for interns here at Valpo Surf Project (VSP) to want to leave when...

This January the VSP said farewell to two excellent interns, Eve Gutman and Mitch Stent. Eve interned with VSP for an entire year,...

Recently the Valpo Surf Project won a grant from the regional government to support community development. The project was launched this...

As we near the end of June many of our current volunteers are nearing the end of their time here in Valparaíso. A majority of our...

Greetings from intern orientation! Arriving during Chilean summer vacation has given us time to get oriented, so we’ll be ready to hit...

The Valpo Surf Project (VSP) team is composed of a variety of individuals. From the co-founders of the organization to the interns and...

With the hard goodbye of two of our beloved interns also comes the excitement of the arrival of two new individuals. This July we...

This July marks the finale of two of our interns time here at VSP, Dean Thompson and Emily Leighton. We are sad to say goodbye, but are...