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City/State: Ayacucho (Andes), Lima or Trujillo |
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Country: PERU
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| Cross-Cultural Solutions |
Tower Point 44
North Road
East Sussex
UNITED KINGDOM
BN1 1YR
Phone: 0845 458 2781 / 2782
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Program description: |
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"You get to know what life is really like there … and getting to know the other volunteers was as much of a cross-cultural experience as working at the centre … I learnt so much about myself and I would certainly say I’ve come home a different person. Be prepared to fall in love with Peru and it’s people and never want to leave."
This is what one volunteer had to say about their experience in Peru.
Volunteer Abroad with Cross-Cultural Solutions. Work side-by-side with local people and experience another culture like never before. It's the experience of a lifetime. As an international volunteer with Cross-Cultural Solutions, you're making a meaningful contribution, working side-by-side with local people and sharing in the goals of a community that warmly welcomes you. You're experiencing another culture like never before and really getting to know its people. You'll gain new perspectives and insight into the culture and yourself. It's an exciting and personally inspiring experience, and you'll develop memories that will be with you forever.
Enjoy the flexibility of choosing from 12 countries, start dates year-round and programmes from 1-12 weeks long. CCS offers international volunteer programmes in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand. Wherever you choose, our in-country staff welcomes you to the CCS Home-Base, your home away from home. Cross-Cultural Solutions is a recognised leader in the field of international volunteering.
Special one-week programmes are offered with start dates during Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Break.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Age range: Minimum age of 18 for independent participants.
Travel to site: Varies
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Varies
Living arrangements on the program: Group living
How long does the program last?: 1-3 Months
What are the dates of this program: Programmes run from 2 to 12 weeks long. There are frequent start dates throughout the year. Please check out our website or contact us for more details.
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Benefits and advantages of the program: |
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Ayacucho, Peru. Remotely located high in the Andes Mountains, Ayacucho has experienced little change over the past 100 years. In Ayacucho, Spanish and Quechua culture live side-by-side. The unique Quechua culture originated in central Peru more than 1500 years ago, and was later adopted by the Inca. However, most Quechua identify with their Inca heritage, and refer to themselves as Runa, or the people. Along with its own unique language, Quechua culture has distinct religious practices and social system. Quechua society places great emphasis on mutual help (ayni), based on reciprocity: help your neighbours, and they will help you in return.
Although unknown and untouched by most travelers, Ayacucho has been an important part of Peru's history since prehistoric times. The first signs of life are dated from 20,000 years ago, and were found in caves in Ayacucho. The town has been home to the Wari and Inca Empires and was established as a Spanish city in 1539. Later, it was the site of the Battle of Ayacucho, which played a pivotal role in the fight for Peru's independence. Today, the area is celebrated for its scenic beauty and mountain air.
Volunteers and interns in Ayacucho, Peru, are involved with caring for infants and children, teaching children, teaching English, assisting teachers, working towards women's empowerment, sharing their professional skills/experience, caring for the elderly, observing and assisting local medical professionals, caring for people with disabilities, and assisting teachers of special education.
Lima, Peru. Lima is the epitome of urban, filled with the symbols of commercialization, with fast food chains and popular magazines sold on every corner of the city. Lima is home to more than eight million people; its neighbourhoods are sharply segregated by household incomes. Most of our volunteer work occurs in Villa El Salvador, a shantytown born out of necessity during the era of that stands as a model for community development. a remarkable place started on barren sand dunes to the south of Lima by the city's poor in need of a better place to live. Completely community based, Villa El Salvador is a great example of the determination of Peru's people.
Volunteers and interns in Lima, Peru are involved with caring for infants and children, teaching children, teaching English, assisting teachers, working towards women's empowerment, sharing their professional skills/experience, caring for the elderly, observing and assisting local medical professionals, caring for people with disabilities, working with people affected by HIV/AIDS, and assisting teachers of special education.
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Cost or price of this program: |
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Programme fees vary depending on the length of your stay. The programme fee for a 2-week programme is £1,422. Each additional week is £155. This programme fee covers the costs of lodging, meals and ground transportation, plus individual attention and guidance from an experienced and knowledgeable Programme Manager, coordination of your Volunteer Placement, Perspectives Programming activities, a 24-hour emergency hotline in the US, travel and medical insurance, and much more.
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Typical person for this program: |
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CCS is delighted to welcome volunteers of many different ages and walks of life to its programmes each year. We have families and groups from Australia volunteering alongside teens from Canada and working and retired adults from the UK. We have graduate students from Japan and college students from the US. We have 'gappers,' people who are taking a break before university, or within their professional lives. They come to Cross-Cultural Solutions from very different parts of the world, and from very different places in their life.
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Application process Involves: |
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There is no formal application process. If you are interested in participating in a programme, please contact a Programme Enrolment Manager, who will be happy to talk with you about how a programme could work for you. To reserve your place on a programme, you will be asked to put down a deposit of £150.
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