Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "social work" projects in Peru

This project will be carried out in the Children's home St. Faustina in the town of Pachacamac - Lima, home to 15 girls between 2 to 13 years of age, abandoned or with family problems.

The project aims to strengthen and promote the comprehensive development of children and adolescents at risk, conducting educational workshops and recreational resources to be able to overcome the consequences of violence of their families.

In this project volunteers will implement their high sense of service, strengthening the shortcomings of values, self esteem, and desire to overcome in girls and teenagers, through games, dynamic educational lectures, strengthening schools, to arouse the interest of the minors.

All the girls need the volunteers' affection, interest and much enthusiasm. Depending on their personal situation, we will have to help them to catch up at school and to learn to play and interact with other children. In sum, to offer a way out of their troubled personal situation.

The group of volunteers will conduct various activities, according to their skills, experiences and interests, and the performance of the program activities of the institution, such as for example:
- Academic activities, such as the strengthening of some educational materials and teaching computer skills.
- Implement and develop various workshops with the girls to their initiative and creativity.
- Support in the workshops of couture, weaving, painting and others.
- Sports activities.
- Recreational activities such as music, dance, crafts.
- Help with household cleaning and other activities.

The volunteers are going to work every day from Monday to Friday with a total of 15 girls and adolescent except on weekends when they can do their own activities.

English, but it will be very useful to have basic Spanish knowledge.

195 Euros. This payment made by the volunteers will cover the costs of lodging and food, as well as operational and administrative costs of the project.

This project will be carried out in the Children's home St. Faustina in the town of Pachacamac - Lima, home to 15 girls between 2 to 13 years of age, abandoned or with family problems.

The project aims to strengthen and promote the comprehensive development of children and adolescents at risk, conducting educational workshops and recreational resources to be able to overcome the consequences of violence of their families.

In this project volunteers will implement their high sense of service, strengthening the shortcomings of values, self esteem, and desire to overcome in girls and teenagers, through games, dynamic educational lectures, strengthening schools, to arouse the interest of the minors.

All the girls need the volunteers' affection, interest and much enthusiasm. Depending on their personal situation, we will have to help them to catch up at school and to learn to play and interact with other children. In sum, to offer a way out of their troubled personal situation.

The group of volunteers will conduct various activities, according to their skills, experiences and interests, and the performance of the program activities of the institution, such as for example:
- Academic activities, such as the strengthening of some educational materials and teaching computer skills.
- Implement and develop various workshops with the girls to their initiative and creativity.
- Support in the workshops of couture, weaving, painting and others.
- Sports activities.
- Recreational activities such as music, dance, crafts.
- Help with household cleaning and other activities.

The volunteers are going to work every day from Monday to Friday with a total of 15 girls and adolescent except on weekends when they can do their own activities.

English, but it will be very useful to have basic Spanish knowledge.

195 Euros. This payment made by the volunteers will cover the costs of lodging and food, as well as operational and administrative costs of the project.

With this project we seek to contribute to the development of children and young workers in the street, through an unconventional learning process, followed by street educators, with thw aim that child workers living in the intervention areas, particularly those in conditions of poverty and social marginalization, are able to exercise their rights and especially their right of access to education.
The project will be conducted in three urban areas of Huánuco in extreme poverty, where children and young girls are involved in hazardous forms of child labour, exposed to various forms of abuse and denied access to their main rights, such as education.
In this project volunteers will carry out their high sense of service, fighting the children's shortcomings of values and self-esteem, and strenthening their desire to overcome difficulties, through games, dynamic educational conferences, school support.

The volunteers will carry out various activities, according to their knowledge, experiences and interests, and perform the program activities of the institution, such as for example:- Academic activities, such as the strengthening of some educational materials.
- Implement and develop various workshops with the children to their initiative and creativity.
- Teaching English.
- Sporting and Recreational activities such as music, dance, crafts.

The volunteers will work from Monday to Friday with a total of 50 children in three areas of the city of Huanuco. On weekends they will have free time.

Volunteers will stay in a house in the city with basic services. It is important to mention that every volunteer should bring a sleeping bag.

HUANUCO is an historical city which is located in the centre of Peru, 1939 metres above sea level. It is a city with all the services of a modern city.

English, but it will be very useful to have basic Spanish knowledge.

195 Euros. This payment made by the volunteers will cover the costs of lodging and food, as well as operational and administrative costs of the project.