Volunteer in Peru

Volunteers will be teaching children a range of subjects, including basic literacy and numeracy, in ‘pueblos jovenes’ or ‘young towns’ that surround the beautiful colonial city of Arequipa. These long-term placements provide the children with much needed continuity and assistance which greatly aids their development. This GVI volunteer program runs in conjunction with leaders and teachers of the communities and volunteers will run educational reinforcement programs, and assist at understaffed sc...

This two week or more volunteer program takes you to Colca Canyon, in the south of the Peruvian Andes and the surrounding communities, around the town of Chivay, where indigenous culture is still very strong. Here you will embark on building energy-efficient stoves within the homes of families in the community of Canocota. These will decrease wood consumption and remove smoke from inside the house. During your time you will also undertake 20 hours of one-on-one Spanish classes and head out on a ...

Assist children’s education projects and learn Spanish on this six month internship scheme. Volunteers on this program will train for 12 weeks alongside a dedicated staff supervisor in Ecuador, learn Spanish and teach children on a volunteer project before taking a teaching work placement in either Ecuador or Perú. You will undertake 60 hours of one-on-one Spanish classes, teach in the communities and shadow GVI field staff, be involved in teaching and training workshops, gain an internation...

Volunteering in Peru will see you working with children in the ‘pueblos jovenes’ or ‘young towns’ that surround the beautiful colonial city of Arequipa, nestled in south-western Peru into a stunning region in which the desert meets the foothills of the Peruvian Andes. Volunteers joining this project will be working with children from nursery through initial primary school levels and will be typically working with children from the ages of 4 and upwards concentrating on basic education and litera...

This South American volunteer programme takes volunteers to Peru and Ecuador to learn Spanish and teach literacy and numeracy to the children of underprivileged communities. GVI, along with leaders and teachers of the communities in both countries, developed this educational programme to help communities who otherwise may not have access to a full formal education. During your time in Peru, volunteers work in the understaffed schools of the ‘pueblos jovenes’ (young towns) surrounding the beau...