Childcare- Afterschool Program in Arequipa

Helping children with their homework can bring the satisfaction of making children future a little brighter. You will also have the opportunity to teach English.

Help street kids get a better life!

THE PROJECT

Our after-school program is located at the heart of the city of Arequipa, a few blocks away from the main square and close to most bus stations and where many woman work selling handcrafts, food, and helping in restaurants/hotels. The project is a secure place for their kids to stay in the afternoons while they are working. The project is run by the Catholic Church, but all kids from any religion are accepted and welcome. They accommodate about 40 kids from 6 to 12 years old.

The kids come from very poor areas and stay every afternoon from 14:00hs to 18:00hs, where they have lunch (for most is their only meal) and start doing their homework. The kids are separated by age and school grade, and each classroom they have a teacher guiding and helping them with Math, Geography, Spanish and History.

Volunteer tasks may include:

Volunteers are welcome to teach English, sports, art and help teacher with their daily tasks. Lesson plans are generally not provided to you by the projects. Peru Volunteer and Travel provides materials, books and lesson ideas to help you with your classes.

Please expect that your project may feel disorganized, understaffed and underfunded. It is for these reasons that volunteers are so desperately needed. Volunteers will have all the support needed from Peru Volunteer and Travel!

NOTE** project available all year

• Volunteer placement
• Volunteer project management and administration for your selected program length
• Program and Safety orientation
• Pre-departure support
•  Accommodations  at Host Family
• 2 meals per day ( breakfast and dinner)
• Airport pick-up
• Volunteer certificate
• Recommendation Letter
• Transport to volunteer project the first day
• 24/7 support from our staff in Peru

**Your fee also contributes to the purchase of needed supplies for improvements at your project.

Accommodation

Most volunteers will stay in a homestay where they will live with a local family. Volunteers can expect to share a room with one or two other. We highly recommend staying with a family; that way you will also learn the Peruvian way of life, meet local people, eat typical food, speak the language (Spanish) and engage in local customs and traditions.

Volunteers will be sharing bathroom and common areas with other volunteers and members of the family.

Accommodation is from Sunday to Saturday, check out at 10:00am

**Volunteers arriving before Sunday or staying after Saturday, will be charged US$25.00 per extra night at accommodation.

Food & Beverages

2 meals are included (breakfast and dinner). Volunteers can expect to experience a variety of flavors and meals during their experience as Peruvian food is diverse. We will be glad to let the family know if you have special eating needs. Please let us know ahead of time so that we can make arrangements for you.

Arrival in Arequipa!

Once you arrive in Arequipa, please pick up your bags and then step out of the airport. Our PEVolunteer representative will be waiting for you there with a sign that has your name written on it.

The first day of volunteer’s program (normally Sunday) is upon arrival in Arequipa, Volunteer will be pickup from the airport and then transfer to our host family. Here volunteers will have the day to rest and acclimatize.

First day! Your Introduction

Volunteers orientation will begin on Monday at around 9:00 am in Arequipa and will be conducted by our staff. It will cover everything you need to know for your volunteer placement in the city including an introduction to Peru, Peruvian customs, Spanish Classes, rules and expectations, safety, travel opportunities in Peru, and an introduction to your project and placement.

The orientation will also give you a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing.

Once our orientation is complete, volunteers will be transported to their projects usually by public bus, with some exception of some walking distance projects. Upon arrival, Volunteer will be introduced to projects Directors and can start working at the same day.

Spanish language courses are available for all volunteers regardless of their ability.

PEVolunteer strongly recommends these for all volunteers unless they are extremely fluent.

Volunteers should strongly consider these courses as they will allow them to work and communicate with all parties more efficiently during their stay. These language courses are organized on arrival in Peru at the program orientation.

The language course is tailored to each volunteer’s current level of Spanish.

While our programs are flexible and can be fit to your requirements, an example of a typical day is as follows:

Monday to Friday:

7:30AM- Breakfast at host family

8:00AM- The volunteer at this point is free to visit and explore the city.

1:00PM- Volunteer leaves home

2:00 PM – Arrival at the project, beginning of Volunteering

6:00PM- Work at the project usually ends.

7:00-7:30PM- Dinner at host family

**The volunteers have mornings free to visit and explore the city, or can chose to take Spanish classes which can be arrange.

On the weekend, volunteers have spare time and usually relax or take the opportunity to explore other parts of their local town and Peru. Long weekends can be taken to travel further afield such as Machu Picchu, Colca Canyon or Lake Titicaca.

At PEVolunteer we organize fun and interesting tours for our volunteers, so just let us know where you would like to go!

– The minimum age for volunteers is 18 years old unless traveling with family members over 18 or their school.

– No previous volunteer experience or other qualifications are necessary as all skills are useful in our projects.

– We do require volunteers to be aware that they will encounter cultural differences in Peru, which they must be prepared to respect.

– Our volunteers must be willing to engage in their project and be open-minded towards the dissimilarities they may encounter.

– Step one, fill out our application by clicking “Apply Now”. Make sure to add info@pevolunteer.org to your email safe list to ensure receipt of our response.

– A no-refundable, no-transferable payment of US$250.00 must be paid at time of booking.

– After reserving your place please book your flight and send us your flight information so we can schedule your airport pick-up. Also, visit your doctor for any vaccinations you may require and do not hesitate to ask us any questions that you may have.

– Upon receipt of your details you will be sent our in-depth pre-departure brochure full of indispensable tips regarding preparation and packing, your destination and its customs, your accommodations, travel requirements and suggestion.

– The remaining total is due 10 days before the start of your program.

– Join us Helping and Traveling in Peru!

• National and International flights are not included
• Please let us know for any additional night
• Insurances are not included
• Please have a valid passport at time of travel
• Departure transfer is not included