Peru Teaching - INABIF El Buen Pastor

  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: 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. El Buen Pastor needs volunteers to help in assisting the girls with their homework, also to teach them English and other courses. El Buen Pastor home has a little library. Girls go to study in a near school and need support to do their homework once they come back from School.

Highlights: Volunteers are needed to:
1. Assist the girls in doing their homework
2. Teach the girls methods of studying and how to use effectively the little library they have at El Buen Pastor
3. To teach the girls different courses, like English, Math, etc.

Qualifications: Volunteers must be patient, and willing to work with abandoned girls in an entirely new culture. They need volunteers with a high sense of commitment, who are willing to respect and take seriously the assigned tasks and schedules. People that cannot work as part of a team or who do not like kids may have difficulty 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