Improve the lives of Peru’s poorest children when you volunteer with our Teach English to Street Kids Program.

Latin America has more street children per capita than any place on earth, according to UNICEF. The problem is particularly acute in Peru, where there are an estimated 400,000 homeless children in the capital city of Lima alone. These children live in extreme poverty. Education is a distant priority in the day-to-day struggle for survival.

As a volunteer with our Teach English to Street Kids Program, you will help these children develop basic English skills. Knowing English will allow these children to participate in Peru’s tourism industry and move forward in life. Your work will take you to small community centers, orphanages, or shelters for street children, where you will assist a full-time teacher who has developed a long-term relationship with the children. Your base will be Cusco, a city rich in ecological and historical treasures. You will experience the finest in Peru’s culture while serving the poorest of Peru’s citizens.

As a volunteer you will: Teach English to impoverished children Provide care for orphans Provide a role model to abandoned street kids Live and work in an area of South America famous for     archeological ruins

Choose from the following volunteer packages: Bronze – volunteer work + hostel stay, including all meals Silver – volunteer work + hostel stay, including all meals + 10 hours of Spanish instruction per week Gold: volunteer work + home stay including all meals +2 hours of group courses, with 1 hour of     private instruction per day for a total of 15 hours of Spanish instruction per week.

Program Length:	Start Dates:
Minimum: 2 weeks Maximum: Unlimited	Any Monday of the year.
Program Cost:	Cost Includes:
Bronze 2 weeks: Bronze extra week: Silver 2 weeks: Silver extra week: Gold 2 weeks: Gold extra week:	Airport pickup and drop-off On-site orientation and training Accommodations Three meals per day In-country support and program coordination TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign   Language) online course and diploma 24-hour local emergency support
Requirements:
Volunteers must be able to handle unfamiliar and sometimes shocking living conditions when working with the street children. Volunteers must also be flexible. The classrooms are underfunded, so teachers must be creative in their methods.
Volunteer Schedule:	Accommodations:
Volunteers will typically work Mon-Fri in the afternoons, following the children’s regular school day. You will most likely work from 3-6 pm or from 6:30-9:30 pm. Volunteers can choose to add language classes in the mornings Mon–Fri. Exact schedule may vary.	Shared, dorm-style rooms (2 people per     room) Shared toilets and showers Kitchen and dining area Three meals per day Room cleaning provided Home stay for those who opt for the Gold     Plan