Organizing social and educational activities with children in Parcona

  Peru

• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Ica

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: July 9 - July 28

Description: This project is run in partnership with an educational institution that promotes educational activities for children from 2 to 6 years old. The main objective is to educate the children in universal values, good habits and realize pedagogic activities (games and activities to promote the interaction with the children). In this frame, a group of international volunteers is invited to share this work and to interact with the teachers and the children of the institution.

Project dates:
July 9 - July 28, 2008
August 6 - August 25, 2008
September 3 - September 22, 2008
October 1 - October 20, 2008
October 29 - November 17, 2008
November 26 - December 15, 2008

Volunteers will help in different activities, support the teachers in the daily activities, play with the children, help in the English classes and participate in the preparation of the materials, communal activities as well as some maintenance activities for the building and clearing campaigns.

There is an extra fee of 210 Euro for participation in this project, intended to support the local hosting organization.

Cost in US$: $290 US

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative young person with adventurous spirit

Age Range: 18 and over

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Peru Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: * To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution * To strengthen the international contacts among young people * To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings *To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world * To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills * To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning * To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.