- Peru
- Lima
- Machu Picchu
About Program
Join our project team and make a difference in July and August 2022. We help the most vulnerable communities and families in Lima, Peru. The pandemic has hit areas of the world in poverty harder than most. Our project partners and volunteers will assist with emergency housing for families, set up our own food bank and organise sports activities for children left to the streets.
With local staff coordinating this project, it ensures that the hard work our volunteers get up to has the best possible impact.
The Quest Overseas leader helps ensure that we take the time to reflect on the good work we do, make improvements and ensure everyone has fun. When our volunteers are having fun and smiling, it is infectious to everyone else around
You don't need prior construction experience, our local team teaches you everything you need to know. This project is perfect for anyone looking to gain experience working with local communities, construction and social outreach.
Consider your impact: Volunteering abroad can be a rewarding experience for both volunteers and local communities, and at Go Overseas, we believe all volunteers should have the resources to make informed decisions about the type of volunteer project they want to partake in. However, despite best intentions, some organizations offering placements in orphanages may unknowingly place children in danger. You can read about the potential dangers of orphanage volunteering here.
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Program Highlights
- Learn how to build emergency housing
- Experience the real Peru and integrate with local communities
- Meet new people and makes friends with other in love with travel and helping others
- Stand out for the crowd in interviews by talking about how even in your time off you contribute as a global citizen
- Practice your Spanish. Learn from scratch or refresh by learning from our local project team.
Program Impact
Ensuring that your impact is positive short term AND long term is the focus here. Our long-standing relationship with our local project staff means we only do things that are useful and needed by the local communities.
Our volunteers are directly responsible for the work they do- we don't ask for any particular skill or experience. Rather our application process ensures that we only have enthusiastic, like-minded individuals come and volunteer on our projects.
