Volunteer Programs in Peru

Help bring water to families in Southern Peru, one of the driest place on the planet. Here the local families are extremely poor and many have no access to a water supply. GVI volunteers will work together with local staff to build a cistern which can dramatically change their standard of living within a couple of weeks. The work is hard but rewarding and the cistern will last for many years. This program runs for two weeks or more and takes you to the foot of the Misti volcano, in the south of ...

This volunteer program takes you to teach children in the ‘pueblos jovenes’ (or ‘young towns’), located in the stunning southwestern region around Arequipa, Peru. Volunteers joining this program will be working with children from kindergarten through initial primary school levels and will be typically working with children from the ages of 4 and upwards. Volunteers placed with younger children will be helping them master all the classroom basics from holding a pencil and drawing drawing lines to...

On this South American volunteer program volunteers will learn Spanish and Portuguese and teach children in impoverished communities in Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. When in Ecuador you will live in the market town Otavalo and work in rural communities up in the Andes. In Peru volunteers will teach in the ‘pueblos jovenes’ (young towns) just outside Arequipa; In Brazil, you will teach in villages outside of Salvador, on the Northeastern coast of Brazil During your time volunteering in South America,...

Volunteers will be teaching children in the ‘pueblos jovenes’ or ‘young towns’ that surround the beautiful colonial city of Arequipa, Peru, South America. A range of subjects are taught, including basic literacy and numeracy. These long-term placements are very beneficial for the childrens' development because they give them much needed continuity. As this GVI program runs in conjunction with the communities, volunteers will also help in the running of educational reinforcement programs, and ass...

This six month internship scheme allows participants to assist children’s education projects and learn Spanish. A dedicated staff supervisor will work alongside and train volunteers for 12 weeks, whilst participants also learn Spanish and teach children on the project. Once the first phase is complete, volunteers will engage on a teaching work placement in either Ecuador or Perú. You will have 60 hours of one-on-one Spanish classes, teach in the communities and shadow GVI field staff, underta...

This educational program is designed to offer SAM participants the opportunity to learn about and engage with Peru, its communities and environment, and see how Whole Foods Market and Whole Planet Foundation interact with in-country stakeholders. Participants will travel to one of the poorer regions of Peru and learn about and engage with local micro-financing through Pro Mujer, a Whole Planet Foundation partner where WFM sources onions. You will learn about microcredit from Pro Mujer staff...