Project
Teach English, Arts, Sports or Music or giving individual reading & writing support at an alternative school offering free education to poor children of all ages in a shanty town
Help out as a teaching assistant loking after kids and supporting main teacher at an alternative school offering free education to poor children of all ages in a shanty town
Help out at School Bakery or with Consturction/maintenance and/or gardening at an alternative school offering free education to poor children of all ages in a shanty town
Teach English to low-income school children and adults in local schools and libraries in Huanchaco and its neighbouring communities.
Teach English mainly to young adults at a volunteer language school in Trujillo, to give them a chance to learn English when they can't afford to attend commercial courses
Help teach children from the children's home and support the community in a remote mountain village in Yanasara
Teach English to children at a boarding house (Casa Hogar) and to eco-tourist guides in a small picturesque town in the mountains in Leymabamba
Teach English and support a sustianble-living boarding house (Casa Hogar) for students from remote villagesi n the mountains in Rodríguez de Mendoza
Help look after young children in a day nurseries in highly deprived areas
Help loook after ex-street children living in a home to help give them a stable, secure base and develop a better chance in life
Help manage and administer an ex-street children's home to help give the kids a stable, secure base and develop a better chance in life
Psychology and/or social work helping ex-street children to help give them a stable, secure base and develop a better chance in life
Teaching assistant helping kids living by the garbage dump with homework etc at an Educational Day Centre
Teaching assistant at a school for special needs children with physical and/or mental disadvantages
Teaching assistant at a school for blind to partially sighted that also offers care/ education to children with other types of physical and/ or mental disadvantages
Teach digital photography techniques to teenagers and give them a chance to make an income by selling their postcards for which they receive 50% of the profit.
Help out at a local surf school/hostel that offers free surf classes/ equipment rental to poor local kids, and teach/ take them out surfing
A social development project that offers kids resources and support through fun and learning.
Help with the various management and administration tasks of Otra Cosa Network a small non profit NGO attracting volunteers from around the world
Volunteer co-ordinator assisting with meeting, greeting and looking after volunteers at Otra Cosa Network, a small non profit NGO attracting volunteers from around the world
Fund-raising co-ordinator for Otra Cosa Network, a small non profit NGO attracting volunteers from around the world
Marketing co-ordinator for Otra Cosa Network, a small non profit NGO attracting volunteers from around the world
ELT co-ordinator to develop and improve language courses, materials and resources for our English Language Teaching projects
Food preparation, cooking and/or waiting on tables at a vegetarian restaurant, helping to fund community projects
Caring for abandoned animals - dogs and cats abandoned in need of care - and your help
Promoting eco-friendly & community based tourism in a place surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery in Chachapoyas
Help local villagers grow organic fair-trade coffee and sugar to develop a finacially and ecologically sustainable income in a remote mountain village
Medical care volunteer supporting medical care at a small local health clinic in a deprived area
Many of our projects need volunteer help with construction/maintenance projects from time to time and need phsically fit volunteers wiiling to do a bit of hard work
The local music conservatory can use volunteer musicians to help teach kids and periodically to help organise concerts in this colonial city
Want to work on your own project idea with us? - we're open to new ideas and initiatives, so lets discuss!
Many of our small local community projects could use some training and/or capacity building. If you have the right skills/background, maybe you could help?
Help out in the mornings or afternoons at a local daycare and youth afterschool center
Work with the Public Ministry and prosecutors (Fiscalia) on their social programs targeting young people in impoverished areas of Trujillo. The social programs’ efforts are to empower the youth and are used as a preventative way of combating violence.
Help women in the local community to realise their full potential and rediscover their self-confidence
