Peru Volunteer - Special Education Centers

  Peru

• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Huancayo,  Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: All year

Description: Youth affected by disabilities constitute a health problem due to its impact on the child's quality of life, and its repercussions on the family. Children's well-being is one of society's most important tasks. The poor economic conditions in Peru, such as hunger, malnutrition, and lack of medical assistance is a cause of high levels of disability. In order to confront these problems, it is necessary to integrate the health system, special education and above all, communication in general. Expand Peru's volunteer program aims to unite wills and efforts to develop actions to increase the quality of the attention and special education services that disabled children receive. This will allow the improvement of their quality of life and social integration.

Volunteers will work in Huancayo´s urban area giving integral attention to 150 children and youths with special educational needs due to intellectual and sensorial handicaps. The project's mission is to create a better quality of life for handicapped persons, a quality of life which has to comply with their essential rights of social development.

Highlights: Getting involved in our programs will allow you to not only help those that most need it, but also get to know a very different and diverse culture. Most of all, by being useful to the society, you will acquire great experience and personal satisfaction.

Qualifications:
Required Personnel:

Specialized Works
* Students and professionals of special education, early intervention, psychology, physical rehabilitation, physical education, nursery, psycho-pedagogy etc.
* Teachers of English, arts and sports
* Educators initial level
* Social assistants

Supporting Works
* Diverse professionals
* Neither academic degree nor special studies are indispensable

Cost in US$: Starting from US$ 120

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: * Has the ability to be a good friend * Has the patience to work and play with children * Is a person who can work with others * Is dynamic and has good humor * Is kind and understanding * Has a willingness to learn and improve.

Age Range: 18 to 60

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

Participants Travel to Peru Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Expand Peru's Mission Statement: Our mission ist to promote the integral development of children living in extreme poverty in Peru through actions in the interest of human beings and their surroundings. OBJECTIVES: For the children: To improve the quality of life of at-risk children and youth living in extreme poverty from all three of Peru's geographical regions (coast, mountains and rainforest), and to reinforce their integral development. 1. To improve their health, education, and sociability through various volunteering programs. 2. To promote their personal development through a process focusing on their social reintegration. For the volunteers: To give young people from all over the world a chance to work as volunteers in a developing country helping th poorest communities. 1. To enable the volunteers' personal and professional development through work that allows them to grow as individuals using their skills and talents. 2. To give the volunteers the opportunity to participate in and learn from a vey rich and different culture through a direct experience.

Year Founded: 1999