Alliance Abroad Group
Volunteer in Peru
Spend anywhere from 1 month to 3 months volunteering in an ancient and wondrous land! We offer a wide range of volunteer program possibilities and we work with your requests to find the right one for you! Just tell us what type of volunteer work you are interested in and we will find the best placement available for you at that time. The majority of projects are located near the capital of Lima, although there are placements to be found all over the country. The individual tasks that you will perform vary by the project. Example of projects you could participate in include: working with youth, aiding medical clinics, working with indigenous communities, environmental projects or even working at an archeological excavation. We strongly encourage you to take our intensive language classes before you start your volunteer placement if you are a beginner or if you just want to brush up.
Contact: 1221 South Mopac Expressway, Suite 250 Austin, Texas 78745; 512-457-8062 or 888-6-ABROAD; info@allianceabroad.com, www.alliancesabroad.com/ob/volunteer/peru_01.htm.
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
Amizade Volunteer Vacations
Short-term community service volunteer program in Brazil and Bolivia. Cost about $2,600. Longer term opportunities in Bolivia. Volunteers are not required to have any specific technical skills.
Contact: 920 William Pitt Union, PA 15260 (888-973-4443; volunteer@amizade.org, www.amizade.org.
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.
Contact: www.bunac.org, www.bunac.org/usa/brochure
Caledonia Languages Abroad
Spanish and voluntary work programs organized in Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Cuba, Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador, year round. Community and environmental projects and teaching English, depending on skills and level of language ability.
Contact: The Clock-house, Bonnington Mill, 72 Newhaven Rd., Edinburgh EH6 5QG, Scotland; 011-44-131-621-7721; www.caledonialanguages.co.uk.
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
Foundation for Sustainable Development
Summer and longer term internships for anyone over 18 in the field of development in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador and Nicaragua. Except for Ecuador, volunteers must be able to converse in Spanish. New! Summer Service Trip to Nicaragua. 10 day/11 night program that will visit various parts of Nicaragua. There will be several different service projects, a trip to the cloud forest in northern Nicaragua, and a trip to the beach on the Pacific ocean. This trip is open to individuals of all ages.
Contact: 59 Driftwood Ct., San Rafael, CA 90490; 415-482-9366; info@fsdinternational.org, www.fsdinternational.org.
Free Volunteering in Peru
VolunteerSouthAmerica.Net lists the free and low-cost volunteer opportunities in South America. The site is designed for backpackers / independent travellers looking for a real volunteer experience abroad, without paying any middle-man or agency fees.
Website: www.volunteersouthamerica.net
Frontier
Volunteer Teaching Projects in Peru
Teach English in rural schools to needy children. Live and work in the mountains of Peru - almost entirely cut off from the rest of the world. Free TEFL Level 1 course included!
Contact: info@frontier.ac.uk, www.frontier.ac.uk
GlobalTeer
Peru Kids Volunteer Project
Globalteer is a registered charity in the UK providing ethical and affordable volunteering with the amazing children of Peru. The Peru Kids project is based high in the Andes mountain range in the 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, medical clinic, community project, vocational training and an environmental programme.
Contact: info@globalteer.com, www.globalteer.com
Globe Aware
Volunteer in San Pedro, Peru: The Road Less Traveled Andean Village Experience
Looking for a truly "off the beaten path" experience in a culturally rich enviroment and a community of real needs? You've found it! Perched high in the mountains, a couple of hours north of Lima, nestles the darling, traditional, secluded village of San Pedro de Casta. The people of San Pedro are "campesinos" or peasants. They make their communal living by farming the terraced land of the surrounding mountains, as their ancestors did for thousands of years before them.
Work Project: Due to its remote location, the villagers feel their children have limited access and knowledge to choose future life paths. The villagers would like their children to have additional options in life, by offering them some instruction in English, computers (how to send email, to use Word, etc) hospitality skills, first aid etc. Volunteers may help teach children in the village school, help build simple Lorena stoves (which greatly reduces fuel consumption and increases health of the home's inhabitants by reducing smoke), with community projects and repair, and other projects that arise. A set itinerary is created, though there is ample room to pick and choose projects that appeal to you the most.
Volunteer Care in Cusco, Peru: 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 children with whom you will be working. Most are severely impoverished with no kind of education, and, at a separate facility, usually one day a week, you may work with deaf orphans. Globe Aware has 2 separate Cusco sites working with children.
Contact: 7232 Fisher Rd, Dallas, TX 75214-1917; Toll free: 877-588-4562 or 214-823-0083, fax 214-823-0084; info@globeaware.com, www.globeaware.org.
Incas del Peru
Volunteer Programs in Huancayo - Peru
A full-service travel and learning center, based in Huancayo, Peru. Whether you join us for a trip or stay to take one of our courses, you will participate in the real life of fascinating people. Our goal is to create a bridge of friendship and understanding between travelers and the genuine Peruvian culture.
Contact: travelinfo@incasdelperu.org, www.incasdelperu.org
Inka Porter Project: Training & Drop-in Centre Volunteers. The Inka Porter Project (IPP) is an NGO based in Cusco, Peru, working with porters and muleteers since 2002. The Inka Porter Project is developing a training and drop-in centre for porters and muleteers in Ollantaytambo, two hours from Cuzco. We wish to recruit volunteers for a minimum of one year in the following roles: Training Centre Director, two Centre Managers, a Training Manager and Training Coordinator.
Contact: porters@peruweb.org, www.peruweb.org/porters
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. Basic cost of 6-month placement is £1,500 ($2,947) excluding flights.
Contact: 38 Hove Park Villas, Hove, East Sussex BN3 6HG, U.K.; 011-44-1273-721092; 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: Nueva Alta, 432-A Cusco, Peru; 011-51-84 221287; pablomj@mundoverdespanish.com, info@mundoverdespanish.com, www.mundoverdespanish.com.
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
Projects Abroad
Medical Work in Peru
Work in a back-country maternity ward in the Sacred Valley, Peru.
The Inca Project in Peru
Work on ancient Incan structures in the Sacred Valley, Peru.
Volunteer Care Work in Peru
Work with Orphans in the Sacred Valley, Peru.
Volunteer Coaching Sports in Peru
We also offer a sports placement at the Apu Pitusirary sports center located in the town of Calca in the Sacred Valley. At this center there is scope for coaching soccer, basketball and volleyball. There are around 150 children who attend the sports center - ages range from 6 to 14 years old, with both boys and girls taking part.
Volunteer Conservation Work in Peru
Biological research in a hut in the Peruvian rainforest.
Volunteer Teaching in Peru
Teach English to school children in the Sacred Valley, Peru.
Contact: info@projects-abroad.org, www.projects-abroad.org.
SEPA del Peru
Bicultural program in Peru that offers intensive TEFL training ($1,250), including 200 hours of practice teaching. $1,900 fee includes accommodation, insurance, Spanish lessons, etc.
Contact: Puente Bolognesi # 114 - 116, Cercado, Arequipa, Peru; 011-5-54-22-23-90 or 404-806-0508 (Atlanta); TEFL@perupass.com, perupass.com/sepa.
Service Civil International Workcamps SCI US
SCI is an exchange organization that sends volunteers on 2-3 week international work projects and long term 3-12 month opportunities in over 50 countries, including Peru. The $250 application fee covers lodging, meals, and minimal health insurance. SCI promotes voluntary service to impact social, environmental and humanitarian issues.
Contact: Service Civil International (SCI), 5505 Walnut Level Rd, Crozet, VA, 22932; Tel. 1-206-350-6585.
Email: sciivs.placement@gmail.com
Visit www.sci-ivs.org for an application.
Volunteer in Peru with CARE
CARE works in Peru to reduce poverty in over 20 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/careswork/searchwork.asp.
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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