The following list of volunteer programs in Peru includes only free or low-cost volunteer opportunities. “Low-cost” refers to volunteer programs that take small donations or regular payments of about US$50 or less (many volunteer programs charge their volunteers hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars per week).
If you’d like to comment on one of the programs featured here, or if you’d like to recommend another volunteer program in Peru, feel free to contact me with a short review or suggestion.
Lima
Shelter for abandoned and neglected children -- Tutoring, workshops, maintenance work -- “Food and lodging is offered free of charge to those who volunteer for at least one month in our home.”More »
Cusco
Teaching children and adolescents -- “Every human being should live their life with passion, start their own revolution, and not just be part of a machine that has already been designed and built.”More »
Cusco
Teaching children -- “an after-school project for 25 children between 5 and 11 years old form poor to extremely poor families in Karigrande, a small neighborhood in Cusco.”More »
Cusco
Teaching children in a rural community -- “Our only requirement for volunteers is that they help in the best way that they can and act responsibly with the children.”More »
Cusco
Various projects, including teaching, running a school bus, fund raising and organizing specialized medical campaigns -- “Our mission is to help those living in poverty, or with a disability, access a brighter future primarily through providing access to education and skills training.”More »
Cusco
Helping abandoned and at-risk children and adolescents living on streets of Cusco -- “We aim to support the integration of families, to improve the quality of life and to promote positive participation in the development of the country.”More »
Cusco
Helping and teaching street children; also looking for medical professionals -- “ELIM is a Christian non-profit organization that is keen to improve the life of street children. Most of these children come from families with a lot of problems, such as extreme poverty, parents using drugs and alcohol, physical, mental and sexual abuse.”More »
Cusco
Various volunteer roles (when available) -- “Threads of Peru is a non-profit organization that connects the world to handmade textiles of Peru; helping to preserve ancient craft techniques and empower indigenous artisans.”More »
Cusco
Seeking volunteers with expertise in areas such as education, health and agriculture -- “....we ask volunteers for a one-off fee of $400 to assure their commitment, $350 of which will be returned on successful completion of the project.”More »
Cusco
Teaching yoga and/or sustainable education and agriculture -- Minimum five-month commitment; weekly cost of 150 nuevos soles (about $53), which includes food from Wednesday to Sunday and fulltime accommodation.More »
If you’d like to comment on one of the programs featured here, or if you’d like to recommend another volunteer program in Peru, feel free to contact me with a short review or suggestion.
•Santa Martha Foundation
Lima
Shelter for abandoned and neglected children -- Tutoring, workshops, maintenance work -- “Food and lodging is offered free of charge to those who volunteer for at least one month in our home.”More »
•Aldea Yanapay
Cusco
Teaching children and adolescents -- “Every human being should live their life with passion, start their own revolution, and not just be part of a machine that has already been designed and built.”More »
•FairPlay
Cusco
Teaching children -- “an after-school project for 25 children between 5 and 11 years old form poor to extremely poor families in Karigrande, a small neighborhood in Cusco.”More »
•AMAS Cusco
Cusco
Teaching children in a rural community -- “Our only requirement for volunteers is that they help in the best way that they can and act responsibly with the children.”More »
•MySmallHelp
Cusco
Various projects, including teaching, running a school bus, fund raising and organizing specialized medical campaigns -- “Our mission is to help those living in poverty, or with a disability, access a brighter future primarily through providing access to education and skills training.”More »
•Inti Runakunaq Wasin
Cusco
Helping abandoned and at-risk children and adolescents living on streets of Cusco -- “We aim to support the integration of families, to improve the quality of life and to promote positive participation in the development of the country.”More »
•ELIM
Cusco
Helping and teaching street children; also looking for medical professionals -- “ELIM is a Christian non-profit organization that is keen to improve the life of street children. Most of these children come from families with a lot of problems, such as extreme poverty, parents using drugs and alcohol, physical, mental and sexual abuse.”More »
•Threads of Peru
Cusco
Various volunteer roles (when available) -- “Threads of Peru is a non-profit organization that connects the world to handmade textiles of Peru; helping to preserve ancient craft techniques and empower indigenous artisans.”More »
•Living Heart
Cusco
Seeking volunteers with expertise in areas such as education, health and agriculture -- “....we ask volunteers for a one-off fee of $400 to assure their commitment, $350 of which will be returned on successful completion of the project.”More »
•Sembrando Semillas con Yoga
Cusco
Teaching yoga and/or sustainable education and agriculture -- Minimum five-month commitment; weekly cost of 150 nuevos soles (about $53), which includes food from Wednesday to Sunday and fulltime accommodation.More »
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