Supporter for Native Community

location
4 - 50 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

rating  Very Good 4.3  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Excellent response rate

Highlights

  • experience the amazonic way of life and enjoy afternoon siestas and parties every day
  • Gain spanish fluency by living with a host family and sharing daily life with locals, .
  • Become more passionate about your major and propel your career with international experience ,
  • Make memories you´ll never forget trekking and swimming with the ashaninka children and international volunteers
  • Visit the best cofee and cacao land in the high central andes in Peru,


Especially good for

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

Community projects , environmental education , children education . ecofarming , social work, medical assistance,

Our Mission

As a volunteer of this program, you will live with a small native community of the Ashaninka tribe. You will have the opportunity to have a positive impact on the families, especially the children, who need support in academic as well as social skills, in the development of self-esteem, ...

About the program

Our Mission

As a volunteer of this program, you will live with a small native community of the Ashaninka tribe. You will have the opportunity to have a positive impact on the families, especially the children, who need support in academic as well as social skills, in the development of self-esteem, and ecological awareness.

Location and Climate

This small communal tribe consisting of about twelve families resides and animals like many dogs, cats,  birds, etc,  on top of a small mountain in the rainforest about 20 km from the city of Satipo. The climate here is warm to hot with varied levels of humidity, depending on the season. 

Economy

This community still lives in a traditional, simple way. Their livelihood is farming, growing mostly their own food which consists mainly of yucca, bananas, and oranges. They also grow coffee and cacao. These families live in very basic houses or huts constructed of natural materials.

Schools

This community has an elementary (or primary) school consisting of one large room that only the children of this community attend. There are currently 11 students aged 5-12 in grades 1 through 6.

Volunteer Work

Among several opportunities to support this community, you could help the children of the family sharing with them positive activities to help them learning to use their social skills,

 children would appreciate help and attention with their homework. You could also provide support with organization by providing a schedule and developing a routine for them. This will give the children a sense of reliability, security and a sense of independence. This routine could include physical hygiene, helping with household chores and time for play. Teaching them to play together will foster establishing and following rules. Team sports, and board games, which you could bring as a gift, are especially beneficial.

You might also want to help with chores, farming, construction or anything else for which you see a need or benefit. Be part of the community!

What to expect

Please be aware that living with this tribe is very, very basic! Food is prepared over an open fire. Bathrooms are outhouses without sit-down toilets and tap water for flushing.  There is running water from faucets outdoors, not in the houses. There is an outdoor shower with solar heated water and one in an outhouse. The water is supplied from a waterfall!

 There is electricity, meaning some outlets are available to charge your phone. There is a TV in the volunteers’ quarter and a signal for your cell phone.  Your bed is simple with a mosquito net. If other volunteers are there, you will share the room (with four beds). The village has a store where you can buy basic items.

The nature around is gorgeous with hiking opportunities and a beautiful view from the top of this small mountain. 


Typical day

During the mornings help the community ,farming,  fishing , hunting, planting, cooking, making masato, making cleaning campaings with the children , taching them how to recycle or make compost , playing with the babies, etc.    in the evenings playing with the children,  reading , teaching ...

Typical day

During the mornings help the community ,farming,  fishing , hunting, planting, cooking, making masato, making cleaning campaings with the children , taching them how to recycle or make compost , playing with the babies, etc.    in the evenings playing with the children,  reading , teaching music, art, theater, sports, english , yoga and any other activity you may share, finally  teaching  them how to use the computer .  
 

Free-time activities

During your freetime you can go hiking around the mountain area where the Ashaninka tribe is located as well visiting various beautiful water falls close to tribe.
The next city, Satipo, is also worth visiting. There you can find food markets, restaurants, churches, parks and a tourist information ...

Free-time activities

During your freetime you can go hiking around the mountain area where the Ashaninka tribe is located as well visiting various beautiful water falls close to tribe.
The next city, Satipo, is also worth visiting. There you can find food markets, restaurants, churches, parks and a tourist information desk.
In the tropical rainforest you find many magnificient water falls. Some of them contain also natural swimming pools.
The rainforest area is famous for birdwatching and finding some special amazing plants, like orchids that are typical plants of the Amazon region.
Around Satipo there are a lot of agricultural sites where various tropical fruits are grown There are for example coffee, cacao, pineapple, orange, lemon, papaya and banana plantations. Next to Satipo you can find wonderful natural beaches along wide rivers, for example the Playa de Bellavista or Playa Meratari. On some rivers you can take a boat tour to view the spectacular natural wildlife.
Besides the Ashaninka tribe there also live the Nomatsiguengas tribe that is native to the region too and can be visited as well.
Furthermore close by you can find some ancient rock paintings of former cultures.


Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (fluently) or Spanish (intermediate level)

Criminal Background Check

required

Required Documents

CV and copy of ID/ passport

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

being adaptable to the local basic living conditions there as well as the tropical climate and being an empathetic personality with sound social skills, being fond of children and animals

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 09:00 - 12:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Peru Peru Volunteering

We provide a room and full board for the volunteer at our home place. The fees also include three meals every day that we usually eat together. . Please be aware that you have to pay for your transport. All transport fees like for bus tickets or taxis are not included.

Airport Pickup at Jauja Airport

We can provide an airport pick up, but only for extra costs -> 800 Soles. Huancayo hasn´t got an airport - the next airport is Jauja (45km distance).


A pick up from the bus station (Cruz del Sur) in Huancayo is for free. 

Accommodation

We provide a room at our house which is located in the Santa guillermina ashaninka tribe; located on the top of a small mountain beetween satipo and mazamari, and very close to the local airport.

Food & Beverages

We will serve typical ashaninka food three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you like to prepare your own meals feel free to use our kitchen area. For breakfast and lunch we provide a hot meal according to traditional food style. For dinner we will serve sandwiches and hot beverages. Please be aware that you can not drink tapwater in Peru. So if you need additional water between the daily meals you will have to boil or buy it by yourself.


What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Internet Access

Sorry, no access at the project site

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Jauja Airport (JAU) in Jauja. We assist you to find cheap flights to Peru. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

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Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Peru you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Peru. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

the school time is from march to december, in january, february and march, the weather is wet and the children are on holidays .

the nearest airport is jauja, the best bus service is movil tours , the best time of the year is after february and before january. 

 

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

4 weeks (min. stay) 1,988€
50 weeks (max. stay) 19,883€
Average fees 447€/week

Program fees

447€ per week 4 - 50 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

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NO CREDIT CARD FEES


Duration

4 - 50 weeks

Deposit

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.


Final Payment

Your final payment will be agreed with Peru Peru Volunteering during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.


Meet your organization

Peru Peru Volunteering

Very Good 4.3 rating (7 reviews)

Non-profit - founded in 2002

Verified by Volunteer World

  Excellent response rate

Coordinated by

Veronica Ruth Angela

Spoken languages: Spanish, English

About the project

We are participating in several projects to improve the social and ecological education for school children around Huancayo.

Meet your organization

Who we are? Peru peru is a NGO with various volunteering projects founded by the sociologist Rosa Lazo in 2002 , in Huancayo city in Peru, What we do? : Our programs are dedicated to :

1 : Protect and take care of the nature

2. Give a good quality of education to children living in vulnerable situation inside the central andes , giving them the opportunity get specific workshops and classes from qualified professionals or volunteers froom all around the world ,  specificallly in Lima, Huancayo, La merced , Satipo, and Cañete,   
Volunteering in this program  is possible as a

- tutor

- teacher`s assistant,

- sports trainer

- music tutor ,

- art teacher

- cooking teacher ,

- languages teacher

- any other specialization or knowledge that can be shared


3. Aniimal care program : helping  animals inside diferent locations, rescue center, dogs trainning center and zoo, as a zoo assistant, horse trainner, dog trainner, veterinary assistance,

4. Ecological program organising campaings as

- cleaning forests, rivers, beaches, lakes, glaciers, and related activities to take care of the planet  ,

- planting trees program  teaching children , families , native communities from the peruvian andes .

- eco education focused in teaching  coomunities strategies to protect the planet from pollution.

5. Human health care; assiting local doctors inside hospitals and many other health centers,colaborating with abandoned elderly people living alone, helping disabled children, and learning inside a mental health center.

6. Student and professional international exchange inside universities in Lima and Huancayo ,

Where we work?

Lima is the capital city of Peru . one of the countries of  southamerica ,  defined as the first gastronomical destiny around the world,  with 13 millions inhabitants, a cosmopolitan and active city, historically important from the pre inca period where many cultures developed in this area, the volunteers house is located in one strategic and  safest  districts . very close to miraflores and the pacific ocean . amazing parque de las aguas, campo de marte, art museum of Lima, downtown, etc .

Huancayo : well known as the happiest city in Peru beause of the welcoming, happy, hard working and empathetic people from Huancayo, this is not atouristi city and the local culture is amazing and extensive traditions are being very well preserved by the locals, 

La merced:  located in the high amazonic jungle, a natural paradise and interesting destiny to know and share daily life living inside some amazonic native communities .   

Our mission is to promote a development of a dignified life condition for peruvians living in vulnerable  conditions in Huancayo , LIma , satipo and La merced, inside Peru ,

OUR VISION .

To be a recognized organisation around the world chich contributes with excelence to the development of the humanity  in Peru .  

Our goal is to colaborate with the develpment of human´s life conditions living in the most vulnerable areas of the central peruvian andes giving them high and international of education  colaborateing  with the protection of  animals in extintion taking care of them, helping sick people in need giving them the attention and treatment required.

 health insurance is required.

huancayo Peru is one of the safest countries around the world , because it´s weather , dry and  over the 3270 mosl

the volunteer has to be aware to drink just water in bottles.

to go to the amazon is neccesary to get the yellow fever , rabies to help at the zoo or animal caring programs ,     

we are looking for students and professionals with a positive attitude of life,

our organisation and team is focused in showing you the best of the best from our geopraphy , environments, culture, traditions, language, our house is your house, we´ll reeceive you with open arms and hearts,  

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7 reviews · rating4.3

Chiara Flick rating1

2023 at Sports Trainer

I signed up happily and forward looking as the contact to Peru Peru Volunteering was pretty nice (in the beginning). Sadly Peru is going through rough times so I couldn’t take place in the programme as its simply too dangerous to travel my way through it! I described my problem to the ...
Suilma Pelayo rating5

2021 at learn acupunture while farming

***FOR ENGLISH SEE BELOW*** Fue una experiencia increíble y muy satisfactoria, la gente es muy linda, su cultura, su gastronomía y sus maravillosos paisajes me enamoraron!! Tienes varias opciones para desempeñar tus habilidades y aprender nuevas cosas en helping with eco-farming, fue la mejor ...
Abril Pannon Colomer rating5

2018 at Archaeological Museum Supporter

This was my first trip experience completely alone, and it was a blast! I was lucky enough to came when excavations were going on, the experience was so enjoyable and I have learnt many things from it. The people in charge were so warm and nice. Verónica and her family were also the warmest people ...
Kayla Plummer rating5

2017 at Zoo Assistant

The zoo had a variety of different fun and exciting animals like pumas and primates. The staff were all very enthusiastic and loving towards the animals and willing to help. The host where I was staying to volunteer at the zoo, Veronica was a great coordinator and an amazing person. She had many ...
Krystyan Lazarin rating5

2017 at Local Horse-Training

Ended up volunteering with a wonderful Peruvian family in Huancayo, teaching tennis. Was one of the most enriching experiences of my life. Was able to stay at a beautiful home of the volunteer coordinator and her family and i felt right at home. They always had cooked breakfast and lunch for me, ...
Juliane Chang rating4.8

2017 at Children's Development Tutor

Veronica, the program director, had been extremely welcoming from the first time I contacted her. She had made me feel part of her family before, during and after my stay at her house. She communicated promptly and informatively. Although the program I signed up for did not run at the time of my ...

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