Volunteers Needed: Build a Better Peru

  Peru

• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years
Dates: See website for dates

Description: Help build orphanages, schools, and homes in rural towns when you volunteer with our Build a Better Peru Program. Peruvians are among the world's poorest people, with more than 50 percent of families living below the poverty line and 25 percent living in extreme poverty. Although the country has experienced impressive economic growth in recent years, Peru's neediest communities have been left behind. The picture is especially bleak in rural areas, which rarely receive government support.

As a volunteer with our Build a Better Peru Program, you will work in rural areas outside Cusco to repair or build orphanages, schools and homes. The work will be physically demanding. You will dig foundations, carry bricks, mix cement and paint walls. From the ground up, you will construct a better future for those who need it most. Your hard work will provide much-needed facilities for these Peruvians.

Highlights: As a volunteer you will:
* Help repair and/or build orphanages, schools and homes
* Work with local Peruvians to improve their towns and villages
* Provide much-needed facilities to poverty-stricken locals
* Live and work in an area of South America famous for its archeological ruins

Qualifications:
* Must be at least 18 years old
* Must be physically fit to carry out certain duties

Cost in US$: See website

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Volunteer Adventures makes it easy to live your dream of volunteering. Anyone can volunteer, as long as you have the desire to help others and an open mind.

Age Range: 18 and older

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Peru Independently

Volunteer Adventures's Mission Statement: The mission of Volunteer Adventures is to create and promote volunteer opportunities that improve the lives of others and the environment in which we live. We seek to achieve this goal by connecting worthy local projects with volunteers around the world. Many local organizations are doing great work in their communities, but don't have the resources required to recruit international volunteers. Volunteer Adventures serves as the link between these organizations and the volunteers needed to make these projects a success. All volunteer programs depend on the skilled coordination of a variety of elements: enthusiastic volunteers, meaningful work, organized projects, and supportive staff. It is our goal at Volunteer Adventures to orchestrate this process for you. We use our global experience and resources to provide volunteer experiences that bring pride and satisfaction to everyone involved.