 Volunteer in Peru
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Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer Abroad for the Experience of a Lifetime!
Experience another culture like never before while making a real difference in people’s lives. You’ll gain perspectives and insights into the local culture and yourself. It’s an exciting and personally inspiring experience, and you’ll develop memories that will be with you forever. Programs operate in Ayacucho and Lima, Peru.
Dates Offered: Choose from start dates year-round and lengths-of-stay from 1-12 weeks.
Costs: The U.S. tax-deductible program fee for a two-week program is $2,588 (£1,408) with each additional week of stay only $297 (£162). The program fee for the one-week Insight Abroad program offered in Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, and Russia is $1,695 (£922). Program fee includes: personalized Volunteer Placement, language instruction, cultural education, food, lodging, transportation to and from all Cross-Cultural Solutions’ placements and programs, pre-departure guidance from headquarters staff, 24-hour access to in-country staff, travel medical and emergency evacuation insurance, and more.
Contact: Cross-Cultural Solutions, 2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801; Tel: 800.380.4777 or 914.632.0022; in the UK call 0845 458 2781/2782; other countries call +44 (0) 1273 666392; Fax: 914.632.8494.
Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org
Website: www.crossculturalsolutions.org
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Volunteer to Teach Indigenous Children in Peru
This volunteer program takes you to teach children in the "pueblos jovenes" (or "young towns"), located in the stunning southwestern region around Arequipa, Peru. Volunteers will help to educate children and adults who might not otherwise have access to a full formal education in the "aulas abiertas" or "open classrooms," which are run in conjunction with local leaders and teachers, and will assist in the region’s understaffed schools. Staying with a local family in the colonial town of Arequipa, you can explore this beautiful area, partaking in weekend adventure activities such as an excursion to the Colca Canyon, mountain biking and horseback riding.
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Dates: 4 to 12 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates
Costs: From $1850 for 4 weeks
Email Contact: info@gviworld.com
Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK)
Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on volunteering with children
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Volunteer on Construction Projects in Peru, South America
This volunteer program is based around Colca Canyon near the town of Chivay, in the south of the Peruvian Andes. In this area the indigenous culture is still very strong. Here you will embark on building energy-efficient stoves within the homes of families in the community of Canocota. These benefit them by not only removing smoke from inside the house, but also by reducing the levels of wood consumption, and therefore the amount of local deforestation. During your time you will undertake 20 hours of one-on-one Spanish classes and head out on a three day trek in Colca Canyon. If you plan to explore Perú after your program, trips to Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail can be organised from Arequipa and are a must see.
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Dates: 2 to 4 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates
Costs: From $1570 for 2 weeks
Email Contact: info@gviworld.com
Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK)
Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this community construction project
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United Planet
Immerse Yourself in Peruvian Culture
Volunteer in a variety of different locations while immersing yourself in the Peruvian culture. As the birthplace of many ancient empires, many beautiful monuments and traditions remain from those times. Work with street children, poor families, in hospitals, an orphanage, a youth prison, or a mental institution. Your help is crucial.
Cost: Varies depending on the duration of the stay (1-12 weeks).
Dates: Begins on the first and third Monday of each month
Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Telephone: 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org
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Volunteer In Peru
Experience a unique opportunity to live and volunteer in Peru while learning about the culture and language of the country. Programs include volunteering at an orphanage, construction projects such as building playgrounds, childcare and teaching. Volunteers enjoy living with host families and becoming part of a Peruvian family.
Dates: Year round. Please see our website for details.
Cost: Program prices vary with dates and length of stay.
Contact: GeoVisions, 101 Sage Hollow Road, Guilford, CT 06437.
Tel: 203-457-4257. Toll Free. 877-949-9998. Fax: 203-738-1024.
Email: programs@geovisions.org
Website: www.geovisions.org
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Spanish Language School with Volunteer Placements in Peru
Includes a 4-week language school program and a 4-week Volunteer placement, Host Family housing with private room for the Language School program and in a student residence for the volunteer program, meals and more. Basic and Advanced Language Classes available. Spanish Schools are located in Cuzco, Peru. Language Schools feature multimedia facilities, internet access, social and cultural activities. InterExchange has over 40 years experience arranging cultural exchange programs.
Cost: $1,595 (includes classes, host family housing, meals and volunteer placement).
Dates: Year-Round
Contact: InterExchange Working Abroad, 161 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013. Tel.. 212-924-0446; toll-free 1-800-597-3675. Fax: 212-925-0575.
Email: workabroad@interexchange.org
Web: www.workingabroad.org
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How Will You Touch The World?
Volunteer Projects in Peru
REAL projects….REAL experience! Your development project is determined by matching your skills with the needs of the local community. Hands on service work, weekly adventures, homestays, and local culture and language classes create an unforgettable experience. Volunteer projects include: health care, environment, journalism, teaching, and human rights.
Dates: Programs start every month of the year and run from 2 – 26 weeks in duration.
Cost: Program fees are based on the location and duration of your volunteer project. Please inquire or visit our website for current pricing. ProWorld scholarships and many private scholarships are available. We also offer fundraising support.
Program fees support our host community economies in the forms of project materials purchases, local salaries, host family payments, and local purchases. Program fees include: full room and board, domestic transportation, 24 hour safety and medical services, local culture and language classes, and funding of development projects and internships. The program fee also includes multiple cultural and adventure activities.
Contact: ProWorld Headquarters, ProWorld Service Corps, 1215 Taylor Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Tel: 877.733.7378 (toll free); 406.245.7348 (direct line). Fax: 406.252.3973.
Email: info@myproworld.org
Website: www.MyProWorld.org
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All Languages Abroad: 50 Countries 30 Languages 1 Adventure!
We offer a variety of language courses for all ages & budgets. Immerse yourself in the local culture, pick your accommodation type (host family or apartment) and enjoy many cultural activities with international students from around the world. We also offer the chance to volunteer in selected locations around the world helping the local community. These volunteer programs are not just fun and interesting but very rewarding and meaningful for the local people you are helping.
Visit www.languagesabroad.com/volunteer.html for more information.
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Projects Abroad in Peru
Live and work in exciting Peru Projects start year-round and last from two weeks to a year. Opportunities exist in teaching, care, conservation, culture and community, medicine and sports. Programs are for ages
Dates: Start any day you choose.
Cost: From $2,145.
Contact: Projects Abroad, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 903, New York NY 10018.
Tel: US Toll-free 1 888 839 3535.
Email: info@projects-abroad.org
Website: www.projects-abroad.org
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Peru Kids - Ethical Volunteering with a UK Charity
The Peru Kids project is based in the magnificent city of Cusco, the oldest continually inhabited city in South America and the staging post for Machu Picchu. The project includes orphanages, a free education programme, community library and vocational training.
Volunteer duties: Assist the local staff to teach Spanish or English. Play sports, arts, teach the children vocational skills. Carry out manual work to improve the orphanages, painting, decorating, building a play area or gardening. Organise games and fun activities to occupy the children, help with homework, help with feeding the children.
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Dates: Year round
Cost: From US$920
Contact: Globalteer, 54 Woodchester, Bristol, BS37 8TX, U.K
Email: info@globalteer.org
Website: www.globalteer.org
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Globe Aware in Latin America: Peru
Care for Cuzco: Heart of the Inca Empire
Cusco is known the world over as the enchanting “belly-button” of the Inca civilization, and is the principle doorway to one of the great wonders of the world: Machu Picchu. With its narrow, cobble stone streets, Inca stone work, and women in ancient dress, you will forget you are living in the 21st century. But the real charm and the challenge comes from the orphans with whom you will be working. The orphanage caters primarily to deaf children, though some have other challenges. These children are hungry for human contact, love and care. Their smiles will melt your heart. Volunteers are needed to help them get ready in the morning before school, to take them on cultural outings, and other such activities. During their school time, and due to staggered “shifts” you have ample freetime.
Email: info@globeaware.org
Website: www.globeaware.org
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Volunteer in Peru
Immerse yourself in Peruvian culture as you live and work among local people and become a part of their community. Volunteers assist with locally run projects in health care, children's programs, social service projects and education. Placements include room and board with homestays and are available in either Lima or Cuzco. Our friendly and experienced staff in Peru provide support and assistance throughout the program. Greenheart Travel is a division of CCI, a non profit founded in 1985 and run by seasoned travel enthusiasts who regularly participate in their own cultural exchanges.
Dates: Flexible, year round.
Cost: Costs begin at $1200 for a two week placement including homestay, volunteer placement, insurance, and 24 hour support and assistance.
Contact: Greenheart Travel, 712 N. Wells St 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654.
Tel: 1.312.944.2544 or toll free 1.866.684.9675.
Email: info@greenhearttravel.org
Website: www.greenhearttravel.org
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Amauta
Volunteer in Cusco,
Peru
Amauta Spanish school offers exceptional opportunities to study Spanish in an immersion setting and to volunteer in a variety of interesting places that will enhance both your language skills and your resume. The Amauta volunteer program provides the unique opportunity to live and work in Peru. You will experience first-hand the country's rich cultural diversity and its many-faceted heritage. Through the program, Amauta and the volunteers are able to make a contribution to Peruvian society and to bridge the gap between foreign visitors and native Cusqueños.
Contact: informatica5@spanishinperu.com, www.amautaspanish.com/amautaspanish/english/volunteer.asp
Andean Integration
Volunteer in Peru
Volunteer work in the Colca Canyon area teaching English to primary and secondary school students, assistance to poor childcare centers, and nursery schools.
Contact: info@aitraveltours.com, www.aitraveltours.com
AYNI
Responsible Volunteer Workers in Peru
Education
AYNI teaches English to primary school children in the community of a small shanty village. The organisation also does outreach workshops to the community as a whole in health and nutrition. We encourage students to continue their education to High School, by offering resources and support.
Community Development
The organization has a number of community development projects...whereby families have the opportunity to generate a greater income. The loan program, a Tamarind tree plantation, family support systems and a garden project. See more on the website.
Contact: hannaemily@hotmail.com, ayni.footboot.net
Awaiting Angels
Volunteer Helping Orphans in Peru
There are volunteering opportunities with orphans available in four beautiful cities of Peru. Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational and community aid programs. This will give volunteers a chance to make an important contribution to the people of Peru and while doing so gain an in depth experience of the country and its culture that will stay with them the rest of their life. Awaiting Angels seeks to improve the quality of life for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. We provide nurturing care and educational programmes based upon the universal concepts of children rights stated by the UNICEF. We provide services to already established Peruvian orphanages through our volunteer outreach programs.
Contact: angelesqueaguardan@yahoo.com, www.awaitingangels.com
BUNAC
Volunteer in Peru
Work with other volunteers on a community health and education project. Placements are based in the capital, Lima.
Visit: www.bunac.org
Esperanza Peru
Teaching English in the Village of Huancayo
Volunteer in Peru with programs including centers for early development, orphanages andt Primary and secondary schools in rural areas. Schools in the rural settings do not receive the same amount of attention and help as the ones in the cities. They are faced with a multitude of problems - logistical, economical and technical, and chronically suffer form personnel shortage.
Contact: info@esperanzaperu.org, www.esperanzaperu.org
Expand Peru
Volunteer in Peru with programs including centers for early development, orphanages andt Primary and secondary schools in rural areas.
Contact: info@expandperu.org, www.expandperu.org
Fiore Peru
Volunteer in Peru
A variety of volunteer programs offered for those who already have a strong command of the Spanish language.
Contact: fioreperu@mail.com, www.fioreperu.com/volunteer.htm
Frontier
Volunteer Teaching Projects in Peru
Teach English in rural schools to needy children. Live in the mountains of Peru—almost entirely cut off from the rest of the world doing community volunteer work.
Contact: info@frontier.ac.uk, www.frontier.ac.uk
International Cultural Adventures
The Cultural Immersion Experience in the High Andes of Peru
A comprehensive program in Peru offering participants a uniquely intimate and profound intercultural experience through home stays, cultural seminars, language training, educational excursions, village visits, adventure trekking, community service, and more. The program is for you if you feel motivated to gain a deeper understanding of a very different culture – and of yourself! – by living as a member of a local family, participating in experiential learning activities, and actively engaging with the local culture through community service.
Contact: info@ICAdventures.com; www.ICAdventures.com
Kiya Survivors
U.K.-based charity works with special needs children at two centers in Peru (Los Organos and Mancora). Volunteers stay for 2, 3, 4, or 6 months.
Contact: volunteers@kiyasurvivors.org, www.kiyasurvivors.org.
Majon University.Com
Volunteer Language Teachers in Cuzco, Peru
Our evening language academies are staffed by native speaking teachers, who are also volunteers in our morning program to educate extremely poor children who are unable to get into a regular school. Our academies help pay for the children's programs and our tuition is always the lowest in our area.
Contact: info@majonuniversity.com, www.majonuniversity.com/index1.html
Mundo Verde Spanish School
Spanish school has links with development project in the rainforest and with many other volunteer projects to which students can be assigned (no fee).
Contact: info@mundoverdespanish.com, www.mundoverdespanish.com.
Nexos Voluntarios (NeVo)
Nexos Voluntarios (NeVo) is a Peru–based non-profit organization, supported by the InterAmerican Development Bank, that provides volunteering and internship opportunities for students and professionals. NeVo offers a comprehensive service, matching your interests with a variety of non-profit organizations in education, healthcare, environment, micro-business, human rights and culture.
Visit: www.nexosvoluntarios.org
Peruforyou Volunteers
PeruForYou is a cultural exchange program for people interested in working as a volunteer and learning about social and development issues in Peru.
Contact: volunteer@peru.com, www.peruforyou.com
Peru's Challenge
Help create sustainable communities in the Andes while exploring gorgeous Peru
Volunteer with Peru's Challenge, a non-profit in Cuzco that works with communities to make them self-sustainable through building schools, teaching kids, helping with health/hygiene, providing clean and safe drinking water, visiting families at their homes and more. As you volunteer, you also get to take Spanish lessons and tours through the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Lima, Cuzco and more depending on whether you stay for 4, 8 or 12 weeks. Come join us and better the lives of many children.
Contact: volunteer@peruschallenge.com, www.peruschallenge.com
Volunteer in Peru with CARE
CARE works in Peru to reduce poverty in over 35 locations. CARE designs and manages community-based projects in areas such as Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Emergency Relief, Health, Nutrition, Small Economic Activity Development, Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health. To seek a specific program, search on their web site at www.careusa.org.
Volunteer Work in Peru
The Volunteer Program provides the unique opportunity to live and work in Peru. You will experience first-hand the country's rich cultural diversity and its many-faceted heritage. Through the program, Machu Picchu and the volunteers are able to make a contribution to Peruvian society and to bridge the gap between foreign visitors and native Cusqueños.
Contact: internet1@machupicchuschool.org, www.volunteeringinperu.org.
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