Conservation Program in the Amazon Rainforest and Andean Mountains

  Peru

• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks and 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Every Monday

Description: Awaiting Angels offers unique, tailor-made volunteer projects including:

- Eco-Tourism
- Re-Forestation
- Construction
- Teaching the Community (Spanish and English)

Highlights: There are many opportunities for conservation projects in the Amazon Rainforest, along Peru's Andean mountains. Volunteers have the opportunity to focus on rainforest conservation, economic development, and indigenous rights, among others.

Qualifications: Be in good health

Cost in US$: starts at 300

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Help Amazonian indigenous communities to organize themselves to face globalization. Indigenous communities are settled in large territories respecting and living in close relationship with nature. Nowadays new risks are endangering their pristine world. Oil prospectors, loggers, coca farmers, private inns are depleting or privatizing their territories. Volunteers will help indigenous communities to run conservation programs.

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and Kiwi Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Peru Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 5+

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Awaiting Angels's Mission Statement: With our volunteer programs we aim to give love, care and education to Peruvian children as well as help them to improve their quality of life and to serve as agents of change in our society. To provide short term volunteer opportunities on a low cost to international people through a fast and easy application process. To provide the volunteers with the opportunity to serve close to our communities in a developing country while improving their Spanish language ability. To implement the international rights related to child development. To improve the quality of education in deprived areas of Peru. To explore the use of information and communication technologies for social development. To provide volunteers the opportunity to learn our culture through cultural exchange. Work side-by-side with local people, connect with others from around the world and have time for personal adventures.

Year Founded: 2003