REBUILDING OUR CHILDREN'S HOUSE FROM THE URPI HOME

Name: REBUILDING OUR CHILDREN'S HOUSE FROM THE URPI HOME
Start: 2023-08-03
End: 2023-08-17
Location: Ayacucho, Peru

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Peru Education Renovation Social work Education Renovation +1 Fixed dates

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

As part of this program, volunteers will work in intercultural programs, spending time with children from the Casa Hogar URPI shelter. The volunteers will work in the children's shelter where there are only 2 educators for 40 children between the ages of 4 and 12. During those two weeks you will be helping five hours a day from Monday to Friday. You will provide care, love and attention to these children, in addition to helping the staff in the bio-garden projects and supporting craft workshops. This intercultural project will mainly contribute to the development of the poorest families of the local population, in poor rural areas and marginalized urban areas, so that they achieve comprehensive human development, which translates into better living conditions in harmony with nature. These 2 weeks will be fantastic to understand the culture and millennial traditions of the Wari dynasty, which is still very much alive in the region, while contributing to making society a better place to live. The Brigada de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Peru, Ayacucho affiliate, organizes this work camp to support the community in the maintenance and remodelling of the often-neglected children's home.

PROJECT’S ACTIVITIES
Volunteers will participate in the repair of the home intended to house the activities.
• Cleaning and maintenance of the place.
• Paint the walls of the center
• Make cheerful and creative murals.
• Repainting and repair of recreational games.
• Fix and improve the green areas of the hostel.
• Play with the children of the hostel.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be accommodated in a house 30 minutes from Ayacucho. The house will be equipped with water, electricity, kitchen, laundry. Participants will share rooms. They will take care of preparing meals and cleaning the house. Do not forget some traditional foods, drinks and recipes, typical of your country of origin for the international evening.

📍 About the location

Ayacucho is located in the Andes of Peru to 566 km from Lima, 10 hours by bus and 1 hour by plane, it is at an altitude of 2,746 m. It is characterized by its pleasant, temperate and dry climate and is one of the most notable architectural and artistic ensembles in the country. Known as the "City of Churches" and "City of Majesty", Ayacucho has more than thirty churches and colonial temples of Renaissance, Baroque and mestizo styles, which keep inside true works of art such as paintings, images and beautiful carved altarpieces. in wood and bathed in gold leaf. Ayacucho is also recognized internationally for its artistic manifestations, which is why it was declared the "Capital of Popular Arts and Crafts of Peru."

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteer in the project requires above all the ability to be flexible and adapt to local culture, and the ability to work as a team. The ease of interaction with children and young people will help you a lot, and the experience in cultural and artistic activities is also very welcome (music, dance, theater, 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. 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 Ayacucho.

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