What is IMAS

From WikIMAS

A WIKI of living-skills and personal help and instruction.

Our model is the old 19th century immigrant mutual aid societies that helped members of their respective ethnic groups with learning and assistance with Spanish, finding their way around, finding housing, finding employment, navigating bureaucracy, social services, medical services, legal services, residency and citizenship, friendship and camaraderie, and generally saving time and effort that can be better spent enjoying life.

Like similar organizations during the last century, IMAS counts many Argentines among our friends and supporters.

The model is a strong one. With a little updating, it should serve us well.

In fact, much of the most practical information could be gathered into a public website running the open-source MediaWiki software with contact links to those of us that are particularly capable in each area.

I hope you can see where we are going with this.

Although we are sure to take on many of the characteristics of other expat groups, we are NOT like anything you have found here before unless you are a very elderly Argentine.