Peru Health & Medical - Hogar Jesus Mi Luz

  Peru

• Cusco: 
Cusco

Durations of Program: 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Year round; monthly departures

Description: National Family Welfare Institution. INABIF is the main public institution in charge of abandoned children, kids in process of adoption, teenager mothers, street kids, etc. Their role is to improve the life quality of the kids in risk. Jesus mi Luz has just one nurse (male) who has to take care of the boys at this home and share his job with visits (twice a week) to the home for girls (Hogar Buen Pastor). So he needs volunteers to help him in running the Health Post located in both homes.

Highlights: Volunteers will help assist the nurse in his activities between the Home Jesus Mi Luz and Hogar Buen Pastor. They will also help the nurse in his day to day medical activities such as weighing, measuring height and taking care of the children.

Qualifications: A volunteer who is a Medical student, a graduated Doctor, a graduated or student of nursery or an Emergency Medical Technician are greatly needed. Volunteers should be willing to interact with kids, to be flexible to adapt to a totally new culture and being very patient with children.

Hogar Jesus Mi Luz needs volunteers with a high sense of commitment, volunteers willing to respect an take seriously the assigned tasks and respecting the proposed schedule. Those who can not do this may have a difficult time at this placement.

Cost in US$: $$2775 for 8 weeks; $165 for each additional week

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Peru Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Volunteer Abroad's Mission Statement: We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded: 1998