AWARENESS AND CLEANING OF THE VILLA MARÍA WETLAND

Name: AWARENESS AND CLEANING OF THE VILLA MARÍA WETLAND
Start: 2023-06-27
End: 2023-07-11
Location: Lima, Peru

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Brigada de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Perú, is a national youth volunteer organization, non-profit, founded 40 years ago, on November 23, 1982. We are one of the most important volunteer organizations in Peru, with representation in 12 regions. We are committed to the International Voluntary Service since 1999, with short, medium and long-term programs.

💼 What the programme involves

We seek to raise awareness in the population about the care of the Villa María Wetland, which is a temperate marine-coastal ecosystem and is home to various varieties of birds, fish, food plants, and forest resources. It works as a resting, food and refuge area for many migratory birds that make intercontinental trips, looking for places to spend their non-breeding season in winter, however, it is in permanent risk due to the lack of care of the population and authorities, plastic waste, arson, etc.

PROJECT’S ACTIVITIES
• Promote and execute cleaning campaigns around the wetlands and also some community beaches.
• Non-formal educational workshops and talks will be held in the city's schools to raise awareness about caring for the environment and its importance.
• The volunteers together with the members of the project will organize an excursion to carry out a photographic and video session of the flora and fauna of the wetlands in order to have as a result an exhibition that will be offered to the community.
• Hold a fair in the main square on environmental issues such as: recycling, compost, animal care, etc.
Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be housed in a house with all basic services. It is necessary that the volunteers bring sleeping bag, and the food will be healthy

📍 About the location

Chimbote is located on the coast, it is one of the main ports of Peru, volunteers can visit Trujillo, located 2:30 hours by bus, a tourist place to see the Chan Chan Archaeological Center - World Heritage Site, another place To visit are the Andes of Peru, located 6 hours by bus from Chimbote, the city of Huaraz and the Huascarán National Park, a natural heritage of humanity, and the snow-capped Huascarán, a wonderful place.

The project will be developed in the District of Nuevo Chimbote, Province of Santa, Department of Ancash. It is located on the north coast of Peru, 360 km from Lima, so you can visit the beaches, the climate is mild and the city is quiet with very welcoming people.

⚠️ Requirements

Voluntariado en el proyecto requiere sobre todo la capacidad de ser flexible y adaptarse a la cultura local, y la capacidad de trabajar en equipo. La facilidad de interacción con niños y jóvenes te ayudará mucho, y la experiencia en actividades culturales y artísticas también es muy bienvenida (música, danza, teatro, etc.).

Peru is a Spanish -speaking country, and communication in daily life is in Spanish. But you can participate in the activities with little Spanish. We require unless you try to learn Spanish, so you can integrate the community and your host family. It is not necessary to speak fluently and your Spanish will surely improve while you are here.

ℹ️ Additional information

The participation fee in the Work Camp is €240 euros, this covers accommodation, meals, project expenses, administrative expenses, certificate of participation, communications for coordination before, during and after the camp. The participation fee does not include the costs of picking up the airport, and transportation from Lima to the city of Chimbote.

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