Childcare & Community Volunteer Work in Peru for Teenagers

Do you enjoy working with kids? Are you interested in supporting children in need? Or, perhaps you want to give back to a community in need through practical work. If so, this project is for you.

You’ll get plenty of experience working with children, and doing renovation work to benefit the community. This kind of work will help your CV stand out, and give you great points to talk about in applications and interviews. This is also the ideal opportunity to start learning Spanish, or practice what you know with locals!

You don’t need previous experience to join. We’ll teach you everything you need to know. You’ll work alongside local teachers and caregivers, and Projects Abroad staff are there to provide constant guidance. We’ll also give you ideas for activities you can do with the kids.

This project is designed specifically for teenagers, and runs over fixed dates during the summer. After the work is done, we’ll have cultural and social events for you to participate in, along with a weekend trip. Throughout it all, Projects Abroad staff will be by your side.

The main aim of this project is to support local teachers and carers and help children learn through play.

In Peru, the care centres we work with have dedicated, hard-working staff. However, there are large numbers of children in each class, and staff struggle to give each child the attention they need. With your help, we can make sure that kids learn all the skills they need to thrive when they start school. You’ll do this by becoming part of our ongoing efforts to help children learn through play.

You’ll also help with improving the children’s learning environments, like painting a colourful mural teaching the ABCs or building desks for classrooms. In addition, we get you involved in other community activities, like preparing meals for the elderly and spending time with them.

Outside of work, this project will give you plenty of practical experience for your CV, and give you a different perspective of the world. You’ll make friends with people your age from around the world, and see amazing sights, like Machu Picchu.

Join us on this project to help us reach these goals, and become a global citizen in the process.

You’ll spend your time at a daycare centre or kindergarten, working with children and doing renovation work. These are some of the main activities you will be involved with during your project: