About us
Work and Volunteering in the Andes: direct & of social impact
For more than ten years we have been developing a form of work and social volunteering in areas of the central Andes in situations of extreme poverty and need, in places far from the normal tourist circuits or “beautiful beaches and surfing” in Peru, achieving this way to offer and enjoy a social work and cultural immersion more adapted to the reality of Peru and its native culture, still alive in the Peruvian Andes, this work is entirely directed and promoted by volunteers with a social vocation to help others, with coordinators natives of the Andes with training in social areas, knowledgeable about the local culture and adapted to an intercultural life and interrelation.
This is a great opportunity to know and live in a very experiential way the reality of the Country, in a friendly and safe way, integrated into a multicultural team, also enjoying many excursions on weekends, varied exchange courses and enjoying a Very dynamic and intense the diverse options of social life, fun and natural way of life of the people of the Andes and jungle of Peru.
REQUIREMENTS:
- students or graduates of the area of interest
- Have a minimum of 19 years.
- level of Spanish: basic
- Minimum commitment: 4 weeks (adaptable)
- Collaborative person, adaptable and with an open and positive mentality
- to have the quality to work and be integrated into a fairly united multicultural team.
- it is important to have skill and patience in dealing with little girls (5-9 years old) as well as women of all ages.
- Given the nature of the current projects, it would be appreciated to have skills in Mindfulness, yoga, fitness and / or meditation, in addition to holistic health.
Benefits of your participation with us:
- Accommodation in the organization's house
- Theoretical and practical Spanish courses (basic and intermediate), learn and improve your level.
- We organize many excursions on weekends to many places in Peru.
- Learn the various forms of Andean culture and the jungle from the hand of native connoisseurs.
- courses and exchange experiences in: meals, cakes and cocktails, with native and Peruvian exotic ingredients.
- participate in parties and celebrations of the organization.
- Learn or practice native and Latin dances
- (optionally) immerse yourself and experience the great variety of positive rituals, ancestral knowledge and healing practices of spiritual holistic health from the Andean and Amazonian world, yoga and reiki in a peculiar and integrative way.