PeruForYou has a wide range of volunteering opportunities available in teaching children and teenagers, orphanage work and medical work in different Peruvian cities such as Lima, Huancayo and communities in the central High Jungle.

Location
PFY has volunteer placements in Lima, Huancayo and communities in the central High Jungle. Lima is the capital of Peru, located on the coast approximately half way down the country. Huancayo is located in central Peru (at 3200 meters above sea level) and about a 7 hour bus journey from Lima, capital of Peru.
The High Jungle is the easiest jungle region to reach by road from Lima, being only six hours away, the journey is spectacular and it is also some of the most beautiful scenery in the whole Peru. PFY develops projects in cities of Satipo and La Merced.
Volunteers must specify when they register, which town they wish to work in.

Accommodation
Volunteers are accommodated in a home-stay where they will live with a local family. We give that family money from your fee for support, food and board. It is exciting to stay with a family; that way you will learn the Peruvian way of life, meet local people, eat local food, speak the local language (Spanish) and engage in local customs and traditions. Living is comfortable and all home stays have electricity and running water. Volunteers can expect to share a room with one or two other volunteers but in some home stays volunteers get their own rooms.
Peruvian food is tasty, diverse and volunteers can expect to experience a myriad of flavours and meals during their home stay experience. If volunteers wish to eat out, there are a large numbers of restaurants and diners in both cities to suit all tastes and budgets. If you have special eating needs, please let us know ahead of time so that we can make arrangements for you. However, we need to stress the point that you should not expect to eat as you normally do at home. We will do our best to see that you are well taken care of, but also as a volunteer, there is a need to be flexible.

Volunteer Programmes

Teaching English
English is widely recognised as the 'universal language' and with Peruvians naturally being Spanish speakers, there is a real demand from local people to be taught English by fluent foreigners.

See all Teaching English programme

 

Help Teaching and Caring Children
We aim to provide a safe and fun environment for the children, helping them to learn and improve their English and other skills.

See all Help Teaching programme

 

Help Teaching and Sport Programme
We aim to provide a safe and fun environment for the children, helping them to learn and improve their Sports and other skills.

See all Help Teaching and Sport programme

 

Orphanage Work
Developing and third world countries tend to have a large number of orphaned children and orphanages due to the general poverty and poor conditions, many families live in.

See all Orphanage Work

 

Medical Placement
Healthcare can be both very expensive and hard to access for poor and less privileged Peruvians who often struggle to make 'ends meet' let alone pay for health care.

See all Medical Placement.

 

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