Description

Vive Peru is in need of volunteer interns experienced in the areas of Clinical Medicine, Social Work, Teaching Music, Teaching English and Engineering to support our partner organizations and adopted communities in Northern Peru! Work side-by-side with doctors in local clinics and hospitals, volunteer with underprivileged children, share your love for music or languages with the children of Peru. In your free time, explore one of the most ecologically diverse and historically rich countries in the world. Participate in one of our 5-week sessions, or stay for all three! Interested? Apply by February 25, 2012 for the experience of a lifetime!

Vive Peru is a nonprofit organization pending 501(c)(3) status dedicated to fostering understanding of Latin American and Peruvian culture and providing much-needed aid to Peruvian communities. We work to promote cultural understanding and implement innovative and self-sustainable programs in the areas of health, education, social work and engineering. Our programs, outreach work and direct donations are funded completely through volunteer donations, which allow our work to continue and our program to be self-sustainable. This past year, 92 university students from across the country joined us to donate 6380 volunteer hours and over USD13,000 in donated materials and outreach programs to communities in need in Peru. At local medical campaigns on the coast and in the Andes, we were able to attend to more than 600 patients with medical consultation and medications.

Qualifications

We look for volunteers with the following qualifications. However, we do not require all of the following qualifications in order to be accepted to the program.

- Current college student or college graduate
- Background or studies in the Spanish language (Intermediate-Advanced proficiency recommended)
- Professional or Volunteer experience related to the volunteer program you are applying for
- Motivation for volunteering (evaluated in personal statement in the application)

Applicants must submit:

- Online Application
- Current Resume
- Current Photo

Intern Types

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

1,700

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Registration fees
• Travel while in host country
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Vive Peru works hard to make the prices of its volunteer programs as reasonable as possible while maintaining a highly qualified staff and high-quality volunteer opportunities. Volunteer program donations support our staff in Peru and make long-term sustainable projects in the community possible. A portion of volunteer program donations goes directly to support the communities and institutions we work with in Peru.

The program cost includes:
- Preparation before departure
- Orientation activities
- Airport pickup
- Transportation to and from work sites
- On-going support and supervision
- Food and Housing for the duration of the program

The program cost does NOT include:
- Flights to and from project site
- Traveler's insurance
- Personal weekend trips
- Personal expenses (cell phones, internet, souvenirs, etc.)

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Typical volunteers are undergradute or graduate students between the ages of 18-25.

Age Range

18-26

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 2-4

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume

Typically The Application Process Time is

Application Deadlines

Vive Peru's Mission Statement

A nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering understanding of Latin American and Peruvian culture and providing much-needed aid to Peruvian communities. We work to promote cultural understanding and implement innovative and self-sustainable programs in the areas of health, education, social work and engineering. Through its relationship with local organizations and institutions, Vive Perú is in continuous dialogue with the Peruvian community to design sustainable projects and initiatives that will have a long-term impact in the areas we work. Much-needed aid is provided through medical campaigns, health education campaigns, English workshops, music enrichment programs and Internet installation projects.

Year Founded

2011