Volunteers Needed: Teach English to Street Kids in Peru

  Peru

• Cusco: 
Cusco

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: Improve the lives of Peru's poorest children when you volunteer with our Teach English to Street Kids Program. Latin America has more street children per capita than any place on earth, according to UNICEF. The problem is particularly acute in Peru, where there are an estimated 400,000 homeless children in the capital city of Lima alone. These children live in extreme poverty. Education is a distant priority in the day-to-day struggle for survival.

As a volunteer with our Teach English to Street Kids Program, you will help these children develop basic English skills. Knowing English will allow these children to participate in Peru's tourism industry and move forward in life. Your work will take you to small community centers, orphanages, or shelters for street children, where you will assist a full-time teacher who has developed a long-term relationship with the children. Your base will be Cusco, a city rich in ecological and historical treasures. You will experience the finest in Peru's culture while serving the poorest of Peru's citizens.

Highlights: As a volunteer you will:
* Teach English to impoverished children
* Provide care for orphans
* Provide a role model to abandoned street kids
* Live and work in an area of South America famous for archeological ruins

Qualifications:
* Must be at least 18 years old
* Must be prepared to handle unfamiliar living situations
* Must be flexible and creative with teaching styles

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 World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Peru Independently

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