Peru Support For Disabled Children

General Info

The centre care for children with physical or mental disabilities, providing free and much-needed care; with no government funding available, voluntary help is more needed than ever.

Your daily tasks will include encouraging the children to play, feeding, dressing and washing them in the afternoon period as the children are in school during the mornings. If you have professional training in specialist practices such as speech & physical therapy you’ll be encouraged to use your skills in the infirmary. There may also be additional opportunities to get involved with teaching, focusing on speech, games, Spanish and basic maths.

Volunteers are especially needed in the centre’s infirmary. Tasks include If you have these skills would be especially helpful. However whatever your experience, it's most important that you simply want to give vital help to this particularly rewarding project.

What’s Included in the Programme

Accommodation
Placement
Detailed information pack prior to departure
Airport Pick-up in Cusco
Orientation on arrival
Assistance from in-country co-ordinator
24-hour emergency contact in the UK and Peru

What’s Not Included in the Programme

International flights
Meals
One night stopover in Lima
Lima to Cusco transfer
Travel insurance
Extra activities over and above itinerary
Extra snacks and alcoholic beverages
Return transfer

Benefits:

From £499 for 2 weeks. Includes accommodation, transfers, support and back up in-country and 24/7 emergency contact numbers. Before you leave full comprehensive information is provided through an Online Accounts and our expert travel advisers are always available to give help and advice.

Requirements:

There are no specific qualifications or requirements needed to take part on this trip. We do however require that all travellers have a sense responsibility for other travellers, project staff and local community and most importantly... a sense of fun and adventure!