Improve the lives of underprivileged local residents when you volunteer with our Eco-Tour and Community Outreach Program in Peru.

In this unique Eco-Tour and Community Outreach Program, volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in three different projects, depending on your length of stay in Peru. Your first week will be spent building a cooking stove for a needy family in highland communities. During the second week, you’ll help plant trees and raise the community’s environmental consciousness. Third and subsequent weeks will be spent teaching orphans and planning activities for street kids in a co-ed education center in the city of Cajamarca.

Eco-Tour/Stove Trek
In the rural northern highlands of Peru, most people are incredibly poor. The average “cooking stove” is merely three stones on the dirt floors of their tiny huts. Without proper ventilation in their homes, many women and their families suffer from chronic lung and eye infections. These fires are fed with timber, so local people are constantly chopping down trees to burn.

As a volunteer in Peru, you will trek into these mountain communities and help build brick cooking stoves with pipes to carry the smoke outdoors—significantly improving these families’ health and safety. The efficient stove design requires less wood, which helps preserve the remaining forest land. Volunteers can also plant trees and teach the locals how to replenish the timber that they use for cooking, helping them to develop a more sustainable relationship with the environment.

Community Outreach
Poverty in Peru isn’t restricted to the rural mountains. Moving from the highlands into the city of Cajamarca, you will encounter a group affected by poverty in a different way. Many youngsters in the city don’t receive an education and are left peddling products on the street to help feed their families. In Cajamarca you will work at a local school, teaching orphans and street kids various subjects and life skills. You’ll also be able to leave lasting imprints on the hearts of these young children who often don’t have parents or suitable role models in their lives.

As a volunteer in Peru, your efforts in each of these projects will positively impact the lives of underprivileged Peruvians and secure a brighter future for children and their families.


As a volunteer you can:
Build cooking stoves for families in rural areas
Improve the health and living conditions of     underprivileged Peruvians
Plant trees to help replenish native forests
Educate the community about     environmental sustainability
Plan activities and teach different subjects to     orphans and street kids
Serve as a role model for disadvantaged children

Project Length:	Start Dates:
Minimum: 1 weeks Maximum: 8 weeks	Arrive in Lima the first Saturday of every month. Project begins on Monday.
Project Cost:	Cost Includes:
1 week: 2 weeks: 3 weeks: Each additional week:	Hotel stay in Lima upon arrival Airport pick-up and drop-off 2-night hotel stay in Cajamarca (arrival and   departure) On-site orientation and project training Accommodations Meals (1-3 per day, depending on portion of   the project) In-country support and project coordination 24-hour local emergency phone number Volunteer donation
Requirements:
Volunteers should be in good physical condition to carry out the physical duties associated with this project.
Schedule:	Accommodations:
Your typical work hours are Monday through Friday, about 8 am to 1 pm. You also have the option of returning to work additional hours in the afternoons if you desire. Saturdays and Sundays are free days to explore, interact with the locals, and immerse yourself in Peruvian culture.	Eco-Tour Volunteer lodge 4 shared rooms 24-hour hot shower Bathroom and flushing toilet 3 meals a day Access to kitchen 1-hour walk to project site Community Outreach Host family 2-3 volunteers per family Shared, same-sex rooms Breakfast provided 15-20 minute walk to school