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Mags, 22 Australia
 “It's hard to express what my time here with Peru's Challenge has been like, but I can honestly say that it has been the best, most challenging and most rewarding month of my 22 years, and I only hope that my efforts equal 1/10 of what I have received.”
Kim, 44 Australia
“Peru's Challenge is a wonderful organisation. The altruistic purpose and vision behind it are the building blocks for such wonderful change. The people involved don't just come in and lecture to the community and do their stuff and leave. Peru's challenge consults with the community resulting in motivation, commitment and deep involvement in the project. When the work us done and the school is standing on its own two feet and the community is supporting it fully that is when Peru's Challenge moves on.”
Bubbles, 26 UK
“The aim of Peru's Challenge is to provide communities like Pumamarca with
some of the basic essentials we tend to take for granted in our everyday
lives - clean water, clothes, a roof over our head and, most importantly
for the next generation, an education. But beyond this, is the promotion
of self-sustainability. Peru's Challenge provides Pumamarca not only with
bare essentials, but also with the resources and tools to ensure that
community development can continue after Peru's Challenge move on. It's a
remarkable thing to be a part of, and I can't help but think I'd like to
pay another visit in a few years time.”
“My time with Peru's Challenge has been one of the most unforgettable
experiences of my life.
I came here with only the offering of my time and commitment to do
something good for people that need it the most. But I'm leaving here with
so much more than I anticipated. I will leave here with the affection and
smiles of those children etched in my memory. Their enthusiasm and joy,
despite that fact that they live in conditions which most of us wouldn't
think fit for an animal, is truly humbling. The teachers and directors are
amazingly dedicated, the community social worker is inspiring beyond
belief and the Peru's Challenge staff… Well, they make the world a
better place.”
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Garry 63 Australia
 “My experience as a volunteer with Peru's Challenge has been particularly satisfying for a number of reasons. Foremost are the achievements of the program. Peru's Challenge is a grass roots organization working with children and seriously underprivileged members of communities around Cuzco, with special emphasis on the education and health of children and the alleviation of individual cases of destitution. The aim is always to encourage self-sufficiency.
For us volunteers to participate in the teaching of those children and to assist in the building of additional school buildings is a real privilege. Perhaps even more touching on a personal basis is the assistance given by Peru's Challenge, through its professional local social worker, we volunteers and other sponsors, is the life changing assistance provided to those in dire need - children without parents, mothers without financial support, old people seeing out their last days unable to care for themselves physically or financially.
Then there is the camaraderie of the volunteers and local staff. This is combined with a wonderful tourism program based around the fantastic scenery of the area and the Inca ruins and customs. Through this, volunteers live the Inca experience which is so proudly promoted by Peru's Challenge.
And all this is achieved by a few dedicated people living locally who draw on the good will of volunteers and sponsors. I thoroughly recommend Peru's Challenge to volunteers willing to take the rough with the smooth, and to sponsors everywhere.
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Claes, 31 Sweden
“It's important, when working with children, to have a 100% engagement. Peru's Challenge is an organization which truly shows this quality. It's an great inspiration to see the energy Peru's Challenge and the participating volunteers show every single day, both with the children and when working with the community. I'm very happy and proud to have been involved in such a great organization!”
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