Volunteer Abroad in Peru
Are you ready for the life-changing experience of volunteering abroad? Join us for immersive volunteer projects in Peru that range from 1-26 weeks. See the world and yourself from a new perspective.
ProWorld works with you to match your skills, interests, and timeline with a meaningful volunteer project to aid the local community in Peru. Our Program Advisors work to find you the perfect project for you, and the on-site ProWorld team guides you through project planning, execution and conclusion.
The following are examples of volunteer projects. Projects are dynamic and change throughout the course of the year, as well as the volunteer needs at each project. Final project placement for volunteers (especially during the peak season months of May-August) will be determined by site teams based on community need, while also taking into account your skills and interests.
Projects
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Volunteer AbroadWorking with Children
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Stop the Cycle of Poverty and Abuse
Description and Impact
Street orphans of Cusco and young girls from neglectful or abusive domestic environments lack basic necessities: food, lodging and education....
Volunteer AbroadCommunity Development
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Help blind, deaf, and physically challenged kids
Description and Impact
Because their needs can be both great and varied, children and adults with disabilities are often neglected the care and education they deserve...
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Run academic and enrichment programs
Description and Impact
Child labor is a hard reality in Cusco. In an impoverished family where every Sol counts, sending kids out onto the streets to sell candy,...
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Description and Impact
Orphaned children need more than just a home. They lack the support provided by parents or guardians to provide the motivation to continue their...
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Read Stories and Play Games with Kids at the Library
Overall literacy in Peru has dramatically increased in the last 20 years; but, at 82%, it is still second to last of all South American countries. Children in poor areas...
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Description and Impact
Because their needs can be both great and varied, children and adults with disabilities are often neglected the care and education they deserve...
Volunteer AbroadEnvironment
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Description and Impact
Climate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect, waning resources- all of these problems are becoming more real every day. Our future is...
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Description and Impact
Encompassing a section of the famous Amazon Rainforest, the Madre de Dios region of Tambopata Peru is an internationally recognized biodiversity...
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Give the Gift of Clean Water
Description and Impact
Every year, diarrheal diseases caused by unsafe water are responsible for roughly 1.8 million deaths around the world. Most of...Volunteer AbroadEducation
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Description and Impact
In the poorest neighborhoods of Cusco, quality education is hard to come by. Schools are overcrowded, resources are spread thin and the shortage...
Volunteer AbroadWomen's Empowerment
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Teach girls and women to expect respect
Description and Impact
Girls from impoverished backgrounds that are left on the streets with little resources suffer from malnutrition, constant stress and risk of...
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Teach young moms to support themselves and care for their babies
Many pregnant teenagers in Peru have no place to call home. This ProWorld program gives teenage moms and their babies hope for a brighter future through job training and...
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Stop the Cycle of Poverty and Abuse
This ProWorld program provides refuge for women, children, and adolescents who are victims of exploitation and sexual violence. Guests are invited to stay as long as they...
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Help Foreign Prisoners Navigate Peru’s Jail
Description and Impact
This project works with women prisoners in one of Cusco’s local jails. The inmates range in age from 18 to 60, and have been convicted of...
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Description and Impact
Although Peru has seen significant economic growth in the 21st century, this progress has yet to translate into a great reduction in poverty. In...
Volunteer AbroadHealth
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Description and Impact
The Peruvian elderly often find themselves out of luck and with nowhere to go. Some have been abandoned by their families, while others have...
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Experience Community-Guided Healthcare
Description and Impact
Meet local health care professionals. Learn basic Spanish medical terminology. See...
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Build and Install Cleaner-Burning Stoves for Families in Peru
Description and Impact
Indoor air pollution is now the fourth largest health risk facing the developing world...Give the Gift of Clean WaterDescription and Impact
Every year, diarrheal diseases caused by unsafe water are responsible for roughly 1.8 million...
Intern AbroadMicrofinance
Intern AbroadCommunity Development
Intern AbroadHealth
Intern AbroadEnvironmental Management
Volunteer AbroadConstruction
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Build and Install Cleaner-Burning Stoves for Families in Peru
Description and Impact
Indoor air pollution is now the fourth largest health risk facing the developing world today. Smoke from primitive indoor stoves kills 1.9...Study AbroadSummer
Study AbroadFall
Study AbroadSpring
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- 29,000
Trees Planted
- 10
Countries
- 5,100
ProWorld Volunteers
- 22
Schools Constructed
- 6,100
Stoves Installed
- 18,450
Patients Treated
- 4
Centers Built
- $7,100,000
Capital Injected
- 860,000
Service Hours