Volunteer Abroad in Peru with Volunteering Solutions and experience this beautiful South American country, its people, diverse landscapes and the rich cultural heritage, which spans over 5000 years old.
Volunteering Solutions offer volunteer programs in Peru for everyone, be it the novice traveler, someone on a gap year abroad or anyone who is taking a career break. With a wide variety of volunteer program options, there is something for everyone, wherein they can volunteer and help kids in day care center, orphanage or a street children center, be a teacher assistant in a kindergarten, teach English in schools, volunteer in medical clinics or work with disabled children.
Despite being rich in natural resources and many great places to visit, many of the people live in poor conditions, more than 40% of the population lives under the poverty line. Peru attract one of the maximum number of volunteers in South America for this reason.
Volunteering Solutions programs in Peru are based in the historic city of Cusco, the Sacred Valley - Urubamba and in Iquitos - the largest city in Peruvian rainforests.
Cusco is one of the most historic and most popular tourist locations in South America. Cusco was the site of the historic Inca Empire and has also been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Come to the beautiful country of PERU and explore the land of ancient civilizations and numerous World Heritage Sites.
Volunteering Solutions gives its volunteers a great opportunity to learn the culture, history and language of the diverse city called Cusco -The land of the Incas. This week is aimed to teach the volunteers all issues about culture, basic language and history about Cusco before they start their program in the field. Read More
Join the Summer Program in Cusco - Peru with Volunteering Solutions and get a chance to work in a variety of intercultural projects as well as take a tour to the majestic Sacred Valley of Incas and Machu Picchu. Weekend trip cost is included in the Program Fee. Read More
Volunteer as a Teacher assistant in rural kindergarten placements in Cusco - Peru.Volunteer activities include informal teaching, singing songs, playing games and helping the teachers in their tasks. Read More
The Street Children program provides education and day-care services for the children of poor parents who need to work in markets, cemeteries, car washes, mines, etc. This project aims to establish positive mentoring relationships with these neglected children, to encourage them to return to school and to assist them with immediate problems. Read More
Volunteers in this program teach English to local Peruvian students in English schools. The schools are in need of English speaking volunteers on a regular basis. In this program, you will be asked to teach 3 classes a day of 60 minutes Read More
Volunteers joining this program work in a public school for children with Down syndrome. The project is located in an urban area of Cusco. The school helps children with Down syndrome and kids with disabilities to develop their skills in areas such as ceramics, cooking, gardening, computers, basic subjects, etc. Read More
Volunteers in the Day Care Center program in Peru get an opportunity to help, guide and play with children aged between six months to four years old. There are 8 to 16 kids per day care center. The majority of the children are between 1 and 2 years old. Read More
Volunteers working in this program make a genuine contribution to staff working within Peru's hospitals, health clinics and medical centres. Volunteers mainly work in medical clinics which provide care and treatment to the people residing in the poor areas of the cities. Read More
The Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis, is an endanger species in Peru due to factors like illegal hunting and habitat degradation, however, spite of the international and national law to protect them, the problem still goes on, because in many Amazon villages its meet is still eaten. Read More