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Orphanage Volunteering Cusco

Orphanage Volunteering Cusco

This shelter can be described as a small village that has at the moment 8 houses with 8 to 10 family members (children and substitute parents). The children are usually sent there by the courts. These can be orphans or kids that have suffered some type of mistreatment at home. Children from the orphanage and children from other 5 communities come to local school called “Rio Blanco”, that is in the same orphanage area. Some of them have to walk up to 2 hours to get to school every day.

Location
Peru, Limatambo, 2 hours away from city of Cusco
Duration
Min 4 weeks
Price
fr €1400
Accommodation
Included
Meals
Included
Arrival
Airport Transfer included
Dates
Runs all year
Info Pack
Included

Requirements

Intermediate Spanish is recommended.

Maximum duration

No maximum

What is included?

  • Half board 6 days per week (Mon – Sat)
  • Transfer service APT- Home (Cusco City)
  • Walking tour around Cusco City
  • Housing in Cusco City
  • 2 meals per day from Monday to Saturday
  • Orientation and information about the project
  • Placement
  • 24/7 assistance

What is not included?

  • Travel Insurance
  • Flights
  • Visa

Details of tasks

Volunteers can work at school as a teacher assistant. They can also work in the medical center, visiting patients around the communities, etc.

Volunteers can also help with daily duties in the orphanage like cooking, working in the crops, or organize workshops.

The workshops vary according to the time of year. For example:

  • Art (dance, music, theatre, painting)
  • Education (English, French, sport etc.)
  • Nutrition and Hygiene
  • Recycling (recycled Paper, natural dyes)
  • Crafts (seeds, carved in wood, embroideries, fabrics with natural dyes)
  • Construction (May to October)
  • Technology
  • Health
  • Related to agronomy (January, December, April, May, June, September) or forest activities (hydroponic gardens)
  • Ecology (Flora, fauna, ecosystems)

Working days

Monday to Friday 8am to 1pm

Limatambo, 2 hours away from city of Cusco

Map

It’s located in the district of Limatambo, 2 hours away from city of Cusco. There are buses that leav from Cusco to Limatambo every hour. The city of Cusco is the capital of the Provience that has the same name. in the southeast’s Andes of Peru. Cusco is approximately over 3399 m.s.n.m. and is considered one of the highest cities in the entire world.

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