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Volunteering with Peru Volunteer
An experience for life!
Are you considering a gap year, or do you want to apply your professional knowledge during or after your study? Volunteer with Peru Volunteer for an unforgettable adventure.
Volunteering in Peru is a valuable life experience:
- Unselfishly helping others makes both them and you feel happier and more complete
- You receive gratitude and lots of love in return
- You make the world a little better
- You increase your self-knowledge
- You take Spanish lessons at your own level
- You learn to stand on your own feet, solve problems using little means and put things in perspective
- Volunteer work is a perfect addition to your résumé
Are you excited to make a difference in other people’s lives, learn Spanish and immerse yourself in Peruvian culture? Check out why other volunteers decided to come to Peru and contact us to discuss your personal wishes.
Peru Volunteer highlights
Volunteer work
- Teaching English, Sports, Kindergarten and more!
- Projects available all year
- Project combinations without extra costs
- Minimum availability: 4 weeks
- Volunteer work in Cusco
- Develop yourself while helping others
- Small organization with personal attention
- Volunteer certificate
Learn Spanish
- Learn Spanish in Peru
- 20 hours per week
- Small groups or private
- Perfect preparation for your volunteer work
- Courses available on all levels
- Cultural evening program included
- Inside and outside classes
- Classes are focused on making you speak
Culture & Travel
- Discover the ancient Peruvian Inca culture
- Visit the world-famous Machu Picchu ruins
- Weekends are free to travel
- Local markets and traditions
- Salsa, cooking classes and day hikes
- Peru has a very diverse nature
- Cusco: archaeological capital of South-America
- Tourism advice from our staff
Latest blogposts
Volunteer blog
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Spanish blog
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Culture & Travel blog
- The fairytale Humantay Lake 17 April, 2019 - The fairytale Humantay Lake A special trip to the breathtaking Humantay Lake … watch your eyes as you visit this ...
Noëll Riteco
2019-01-28T15:29:03+0000
Staying with Peru-Volunteer is a great way to have an adventurous experience during your holidays in Peru. We lived together in an apartment in a safe neighbourhood near a local market, where you can find lots of exotic and delicious fruits, vegetables and smoothies. During my stay of two months, I was volunteering as an English teacher at a girls school and as a football coach at a local football club. The culture is a lot different to the European culture but it was one of the greatest experience during my stay, to learn lots of local habits and get completely into the Peruvian culture.Peru-Volunteer is a great organization which is perfectly organized. Our local coordinator introduced us to lots of local restaurants/food, sights and habits and he went out with us as well. He became a real friend who was there for us 24/7. During the stay, we were free, to do sightseeing and trips through Peru. I highly recommend Peru-Volunteer to everyone who wants to learn everything about the typical Peruvian way of life and wants to help at the same time. I would like to come back one day!read more
Marie Louise Friedli
2019-01-28T03:23:01+0000
I spent three months with the organisation Peruvolunteers. Three months full of sharing love, getting to know amazing people and exploring an incredible city, Cusco. In addition, the time here helped me a lot to improve my spanish skills. I volunteerd in two projects; The dogshelter and Kusi Wasi, an orphanage for children with special needs. At the dogshelter my tasks includeed to clean everything, give food and water to every dog and then a looot of cuddling and playing with them. As the dogs are so lovely, I would not miss the chance to take some of them for a walk in my freetime and enjoy the beautiful landscapes together. At the orphanage the day usually started with twenty kids and youngsters screaming hola (or just screaming) and hugging me. Afterwards there are several activties we did like painting, going to a park, dancing, learning numbers or playing with some toys in the garden. If you have got your own ideas, everyone is happy when you bring them in! The children get used to your presence very quickly and will share their world with you. Patience is definitely necessary in this project, but way more important is the will to share and receive tons of love! As there are children and youngster with various disabilities and of diffrent ages it is not always easy, but it gets easier as there are more helping hands. Some of the children lived through a terrible past but they dont give up and seeing them laugh was one of the best experiences in my life. If you have the chance to go to Kusiwasi, go there, it is unforgetable. The appartment the Volunteers of Peruvolunteers live at is very cozy and provides everything you need. I really liked its neighbourhood as there is a big market where you can get some fresh juice and fruits or legumes all the time. If there are any insecuritues Marcelo the volunteer coordinator is always there to help you. Cusco is the perfect city to do some sightseeing, visiting museums, getting to know the amazing story of the inkas, drinking a coffee at its beautiful plaza de armas, doing party and waaay more. Muchas gracias PeruVolunteer!
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Laura Di Michele Sanchez
2018-11-30T00:00:08+0000
We had such a great time here in Cusco and don't regret anything! We met cool new people, an incredible new culture and had a lot of fun...never expected that Peru could be that varied. With Peru Volunteer we never had the feeling to be on our own and our whole stay and projects were managed very well. A big thank you to Thomas and Marcelo for the opportunity to collect such amazing experiences!
Saludos de
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Leon Derow
2018-11-29T20:50:12+0000
I have been in Cusco for 2 month, doing volunteer projects. I had a contract with Peru Volunteers. My time in the projects was amazing! In the morning i did physical education at a school. It was a lot of fun playing volleyball with the girls, because they were really advanced! I was assigned to a teacher to support him in the classes. He was a very cool person and we had a lot of fun together! In the afternoon i helped with soccer training at the project „proyecto brasil“! The coach, Miqueas, was a great person and is doing a amazing work in the project!
Marcelo, our coordinator, was always there to help and support us in cusco! He did a great city tour for us! I always enjoyed it to hang out with him! Our apartment was really great and nice located! I can say that i had a amazing time with peru volunteers and would recommend the organization!read more