Our Programs
If your volunteer post is at a school or kindergarten, possible activities include:
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Assisting elementary and kindergarten teachers in schools serving indigent families, both in the classroom and during recreational times.
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Providing individual instruction and tutoring, developing lesson plans, leading some classes and activities, teaching English, organizing theatrical performances, and/or leading physical education sessions.
Working with teachers to develop and implement reading programs.
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Creating and elaborating educational materials.
Teaching a variety of extra-curricular activities including crafts, gardening, and music
Assisting in the remodeling and construction of facilities at the schools, including recreational areas, bathrooms, and libraries. Paint and repair classrooms and classroom materials.
The schools we presently work with are:
Escuela "Corpoacaion de Educación Popular" (a small, rural elementary school)
If you volunteer in a home for abandoned and neglected youth, your activities may include:
Assisting employees of the center with daily chores and activities.
Providing private tutoring for students, teaching English, organizing theatrical performances.
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Organizing recreational activities and physical education classes.
Participating in historical and recreational excursions.
The orphanage we presently work with is:
Boy’s Orphanage 'Hogar San Jose"
You could assist medical personal and students in a small clinic located in a rural area. Some of your activities might include:
Weighing and measuring infants, taking patients’ temperatures, distributing information and registering patients.
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Creating educational materials for the community regarding health related issues and nutrition.
Providing basic health information to the community, such as sanitation and family planning.
Medical Clinics we currently work with are:
Medical Clinic in the district of Buenos Aires
Work on an Organic Farm
The organic farm is located in a district of Trujillo called Laredo, a mainly agricultural zone. The owners are interested in converting
their farm into an exclusively organic production center where both students and the general public can learn about the importance of taking care of and respecting our natural resources. Possible volunteer activities at this site could include:
- Assisting with soil preparation, plant cultivation, and harvesting.
- Helping with the construction of compost collection/preparation sites
- Feeding farm animals and clean their stables
- Assist with marketing and sales of organic products
- Lead tours and give educational talks to visitors (depending on Spanish language skills)
If you choose to work in this shelter for injured and endangered animals, your volunteer duties may include:
- Feeding the animals as well as cleaning their cages and other areas of the shelter.
- Welcoming visitors and guiding educational tours (depending on Spanish language skills).
- Repairing, constructing, and painting cages and other structures.
This project occurred in December of 2006 at the Kindergarten "PRONOEI Angelitos" in the town of Villa Progreso. A small library was constructed and books and other educational materials were
given as donations. Desks and chairs, in long need of repair, were finally restored. Our hope is to continue donating not only time, but educational and construction materials to those schools in need. Depending on future donations, volunteers may be able to participate in the construction of other libraries at any of the many elementary schools in the rural areas outside of Trujillo.
Depending on the amount of donations received, we will distribute these funds during the volunteers’ time in Peru. The volunteers themselves are responsible for assessing the needs of each work site
and using the funds accordingly.
In 2007, for example, the volunteers at a school for blind and disabled children used the donation funds to purchase a large, room-length mirror which was installed in the classroom for the severely disabled students. These students spend most of their day on floor mats and the mirror assists with their physical and visual development. This is just one example. Thanks to donation we were able to give a small, material donation to each of our volunteer work sites. Each of these sites have overwhelming needs and we hope that in the future we will be able to give more!