Vive Peru
Why choose Vive Peru?
Vive Peru offers an array of volunteer and internship programs in Northern Peru. Since 2011, we have worked with more than 800 volunteers in Peru, who together have contributed more than 95,000 hours directly to our projects and those of our partner institutions in Trujillo, Pacasmayo and Otuzco, Peru. Vive Peru takes the guesswork out of volunteering, interning, and traveling in South America e...
Vive Peru offers an array of volunteer and internship programs in Northern Peru. Since 2011, we have worked with more than 800 volunteers in Peru, who together have contributed more than 95,000 hours directly to our projects and those of our partner institutions in Trujillo, Pacasmayo and Otuzco, Peru. Vive Peru takes the guesswork out of volunteering, interning, and traveling in South America easier by arranging accommodations, meals and security before volunteers ever arrive to their destination and providing individualized support throughout the program. We are a local organization working directly with communities in Peru. As such, we can offer you an experience and perspective that many larger organizations cannot. Join us to give back, develop a global perspective, and make th...
Vive Peru Reviews
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I had a really good time!
July 25, 2026by: Shahar Harel - GermanyI had a really good time and it was really fun. It was hard to get me into the correct hospital but I understand it was due to change in directors. The staff was very welcoming and helpful but I wish I had more of a connection with the interns themselves.
Amazing experience!
July 25, 2026by: Jared Fischer - United StatesI had an amazing experience volunteering with VivePeru. The staff and homestay were very welcoming, and I had plenty of opportunities to explore my career interests. When something didn’t go as planned, it was clear that the staff went out of their way to find new opportunities. Overall, I highly recommend this program to people interested in global volunteering and medicine.
The Vive Peru volunteer experience exceeded my expectations!
July 12, 2026by: Cristobal Reyes Cuevas - United StatesVolunteering with Vive Peru has been one of the best decisions I have taken in my life. Since day 1 of the program, the coordinators and staff are dedicates to your well being and cultural immersion in a new country. You are exposed to different aspects of the culture that allows you to develop a sense of appreciation for it. Working at the clinical site opened my mind to develop clinical thinking skills and taught me valuable lessons on how it is to practice medicine in an under-resourced setting, on how to deliver compassionate care and exposed me to the basics on how to make independent clinical decisions.
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Interviews
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Beliña Alcalde Rubio
Interviewed in 2023
Beliña is a social sciences professional and a specialist in design and implementation of development projects with a gender approach in health and ed...
Beliña Alcalde Rubio
Interviewed in 2023
What inspired you to travel abroad?
My professional training has allowed me to work in similar organizations, with a high sense of solidarity and social justice based on strengthening the capacities of community members to access their rights in health and education. Working in Vive Perú allows me to feel that my work has an impact on the people and communities in which we intervene and that is very satisfying.
Rachel Jurkowski
Interviewed in 2023
Rachel first traveled to Peru to teach music to children. Later, she launched Vive Peru in 2011 with a deep desire to expand volunteer impact and to f...
Rachel Jurkowski
Interviewed in 2023
What inspired you to travel abroad?
After traveling to Peru in 2006 during a summer experience through the University of Notre Dame, I fell in love with Latin America and Peruvian culture. After graduation, I moved to Peru and began working teaching English and playing in the local symphony orchestra, but in my heart I really longed to do non-profit work.
Hlu Vang
Participated in 2018
Hlu is a twin and is the youngest of five including his twin. He has a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology. He worked at Froedtert and the Medical Col...
Hlu Vang
Participated in 2018
Medicine. As a future health care professional in the United States, we see that we have too many resources that sometimes the U.S. does not know how to utilize them all efficiently or effectively. I wanted to go abroad to learn the different techniques, culture, and how doctors overseas are so well off with what they utilize.