Community Work with Orphans in Lima

  Peru

• Lima: 
Lima

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: multiple dates year round

Description: Your help is needed at this girls shelter in San Miguel, outside of Lima. The shelter is home to 270 young girls who have been abandoned or who are orphans. In this home, the girls, whose ages range from 5 to 18, receive shelter, food, education, health care and much needed attention. The shelter has 8 houses and 1 section for special need girls who are mentally retarded or who suffer from psychiatric difficulties.

Highlights: Depending on your capabilities, you could be participating in various workshops with the girls: English, cosmetics, arts, sewing, cooking, sports for example. You may also assist the teachers with the mentally retarded girls and also help the teenage mothers with their babies.

Qualifications: You would need to have intermediate level Spanish (i.e. be able to hold a conversation) for this work abroad. Female volunteers are preferred. You need to be compassionate, affectionate, patient and you should really enjoy working with children!

Cost in US$: $1995 for 4 weeks; $115 each additional week

Before you go, we prepare you with:
- detailed information on your project and country
- fundraising advice and support
- visa instructions and forms
- vaccination and inoculation recommendations
- advice on health, safety and culture shock
- contact details to pass along to those at home

When you arrive, we provide:
- pick-up from the airport on the designated arrival date
- welcome orientation
- survival language lesson
- regularly-inspected accommodation
- well-researched quality placements
- meals or food at your accommodation

At all times, you have:
- access to our emergency support team 24/7
- assistance of the global i-to-i staff
- guidance and advice from experienced i-to-i travelers
- access to our wealth of first-hand knowledge

And more! Call us to speak with a knowledgeable travel advisor and to request a free color catalog.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: If you are interested in immersing yourself in another culture while giving your time to a worthy cause, then you are a typical i-to-i volunteer. We invite you to join the i-to-i community of dedicated volunteers aged 18-80 who are working on community development, building, teaching, and conservation projects across the globe. Together, we make a lasting impact that changes lives and helps preserve the planet through hundreds of worthwhile projects around the world.

Age Range: 18-80

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Peru Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

i-to-i Meaningful Travel's Mission Statement: Founded in 1994, i-to-i is an award-winning organization providing unique opportunities for you to travel, work and live abroad. Thousands of travelers aged 18 to 80 have joined our volunteer vacations and over 15,000 have learned to Teach English as a Foreign Language through our tailor-made TEFL courses. With over 300 projects on 4 continents, you can join the worldwide i-to-i volunteer community on an extended adventure in areas such as teaching, community development, sports coaching, conservation, building or internships in tourism, marketing, journalism, or health.

Year Founded: 1994