Peru is an amazing destination to work with children in kindergartens and care homes in South America. Located on the Pacific Coast of South America between Chile and Ecuador, Peru is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Latin America. Exports such as coffee, potatoes, and gold have done much to improve unemployment, but low wages mean that many families still live in poverty, and especially in more rural areas, there is a real need for volunteers to help with caring for children.

You will assist the class supervisor in all kinds of play-work activities, such as arts and crafts, painting, and teaching reading and writing. You may wish to develop projects with the children using your interests in music, sports, or drama, take a more observational role, or lend the children support by providing friendship and assistance.

Volunteers work alongside local teachers to develop resources and classroom activities to make the lessons more interesting. We aim for volunteers to contribute to the resources at the kindergarten during their placement, building up a bank of information that the teachers can use in their lessons.

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