WORKCAMPS IN PERU

In 2008 OIKOS organises in collaboration with Vive Mexico, a local non-profit organisation, several workcamps in Peru.

The fee of participation (including the annual membership-card of OIKOS) is 100,00 Euro and has to be paid when applying for a camp. 
The camp-fee (including board and lodging) is 210,00 Euro and has to be paid to the camp-coordinator on arrival in Peru.

GENERAL CONDITIONS ABOUT THE WORKCAMPS

• Volunteers must be 18 or older.

• English is the official language inside the groups but due to the nature of some of the projects a basic knowledge of Spanish could be required.

• It would be very good if volunteers could come with a preparation for projects in Latin American countries in order to reduce the cultural shock, but also all volunteers will have an orientation session the first day of each workcamp.

• We ask the volunteers to stay during the whole duration of the project.

• The departure day for the group will be the last day of the workcamp.

• Volunteers will need to bring sleeping bag and air mattress.

• Volunteers are working 5 days a week between 4 and 6 hours a day. Generally on the week ends the group will visit different part of the region where they will be.

• In all the projects the volunteers will be self managed with the help of the leaders. They will cook their food, clean their lodging and decide together what kind of food to buy, and how to use their budget for the leisure time.

• Volunteers have to be open minded and flexible about Peruvian culture and food.

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SPANISH COURSE

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS

 

Very important information for all the volunteers accepted in the Peru Sonqoikipy Projects

Sonqoykipi besides the workcamp it self, gives the opportunity to take part in an Intensive Course of Spanish for all the volunteers interested. This activity is organized 7 days before the starting date of each camp. The volunteers MUST GO to the city of Ayacucho to take part in it.

After participating the volunteer must travel to his/her project meeting point.

The cost for the Spanish language course is: 150,00 Euro
This cost includes:

• Hosting for 7 days and 6 nights in one house of the city with all facilities at your disposal.

• Materials needed for the course (books of theory, books for exercises, etc.)

• Intensive Spanish classes given by a professional Spanish teacher in the city of Ayacucho.

This cost is inexpensive compared with the traditional language courses in the private schools of Spanish in Peru and the people giving the course are professional teachers of Spanish. The classes are 3 hours a day during 5 days and the participants have a lot of home work to do.There will be a free day generally on Sunday, to give the chance to the participants to visit the nearby towns and interesting places and to know better each other. The volunteers have to indicate in the confirmation slip if they will participate in these activities and in which dates. 

For more detailed information, click on the code of the camp

TO PARTICIPATE TO A WORKCAMP CLICK HERE

Project: The project for the national policies to improve the Peruan children, teenagers and women life quality, is a project that works in rural areas and rural communities, developing a set of strategies and actions to reduce the indexes of exclusion and to help in the solution of family problems such as familiar violence against children, and the lack of education. It is a program that works in many levels from theorical to practical activities. One of the communities where this program works is C.C. Acoylla in the Soccos District at the City of Ayacucho, Peru.

Vive Mexico trough its local group in Peru and the organization Wawakunamantak had been working with this program since 2 years ago with excellent results. In this frame a group of International Volunteers is again invited to participate in activities with children and Peruan Families.

Work:Volunteers will develop many activities, depending on their skills and experiences, their interests, their specialties, but in general, the activities are this.
Organization: To work with kids at the zone where they develop their work. To develop the education program to help youth.
Training: To develop workshops with the kids. To impulse the workshops training
Pedagogic Area: Workshops with families. To implement workshops: like handicraft, bakery, etc… Music, dance, and paint workshops. Volunteers will work every day with around 80 children of Ayacucho

Location: Ayacucho is a historical city of Peru, it is located in the mountains at 2700 meters above sea level, it has all the services of the modern cities. The closest airport is “Jorge Chavez” International Airport, Lima, Peru 

Accommodation:Volunteers will stay at a house of the city with all facilities at disposal, here are no beds please bring your sleeping bag and air mat.

Language: The official language of the workcamp is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated.

Fee: 210,00 Euro

Project: This project is organized in cooperation with the local organization Hogar Luz in the city of Ayacucho Peru, they work with children from 1 month old to 17 year old, by providing home and food as well as promoting good habits (hygiene, education, etc) with the objective to give them better possibilities for their future.

Work: Volunteers will develop many activities, with the local staff of the “Hogar Luz Organization” depending on their skills and experiences, their interests, their specialties, but in general, the activities are this.
Organization:  To work with kids at the zone where they develop their work. To develop the education program to help youth.
Training: To develop workshops with the kids. To impulse the workshops training.  To implement workshops: like handicraft, bakery, etc… Music, dance, and paint workshops. Volunteers will work every day with around 38 children of Ayacucho

Location: Ayacucho is a historical city of Peru, it is located in the mountains at 2700 meters above sea level, it has all the services of the modern cities. The closest airport is “Jorge Chavez” International Airport, Lima, Peru 

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay at a house of the city with all facilities at disposal, here are no beds please bring your sleeping bag and air mat.

Language: The official language of the workcamp is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated.

Fee: 210,00 Euro

Project: The project for the national policies to improve the Peruan children, teenagers and women life quality, is a project that works in rural areas and rural communities, developing a set of strategies and actions to reduce the indexes of exclusion and to help in the solution of family problems such as familiar violence against children, and the lack of education. It is a program that works in many levels from theorical to practical activities. One of the places where this program works is the orphanage URPI at the City of Ayacucho, Peru.

Vive Mexico trough its local group in Peru and the organization INABIF had been working with this program since 1 year ago with excellent results. In this frame a group of International Volunteers is again invited to participate in activities with children and Peruan Families.

Work: Volunteers will develop many activities, depending on their skills and experiences, their interests, their specialties, but in general, the activities are this.
Organization: To work with kids at the zone where they develop their work. To develop the education program to help youth.
Training: To develop workshops with the kids. To impulse the workshops training
Pedagogic Area: Workshops with families. To implement workshops: like handicraft, bakery, etc… Music, dance, and paint workshops.
Volunteers will work every day with around 80 children of Ayacucho

Location: Ayacucho is a historical city of Peru, it is located in the mountains at 2700 meters above sea level, it has all the services of the modern cities. The closest airport is “Jorge Chavez” International Airport, Lima, Peru 

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay at a house of the city with all facilities at disposal, here are no beds please bring your sleeping bag and air mat.

Language: The official language of the workcamp is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated.

Fee: 210,00 Euro

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PESP01	02.07.2008 - 21.07.2008	Ayacucho
PESP04	30.07.2008 - 18.08.2008	Ayacucho
PESP07	27.08.2008 - 15.09.2008	Ayacucho
PESP10	24.09.2008 - 13.10.2008	Ayacucho
PESP13	22.10.2008 - 10.11.2008	Ayacucho
PESP16	19.11.2008 - 08.12.2008	Ayacucho
PESP19	17.12.2008 - 05.01.2009	Ayacucho
PESP21	14.01.2009 - 02.02.2009	Ayacucho
PESP23	11.02.2009 - 02.03.2009	Ayacucho
PESP25	11.03.2009 - 30.03.2009	Ayacucho
PESP27	08.04.2009 - 27.04.2009	Ayacucho
PESP29	06.05.2009 - 25.05.2009	Ayacucho

Project: As a volunteer in Ayacucho, you will be working at the URPI orphanage for boys.  Currently, there are approximately 48 boys in the orphanage with ages ranging from 5-17 years old.  You will be in contact with half of the group at a time as half are at school in the morning and the other half of the group goes to school in the afternoon.  These boys have come to URPI for a variety of reasons concerning their familial situations; this could include reasons such as death of parents, violence in the home, drug and/or alcohol abuse by parents or imprisonment of their parents.

Work: Volunteers will have the opportunity to: participate in ongoing courses on topics such as English, gardening, etc. plan their own activities based on individual and group skills and interests and the needs of the children. take the children on Saturday afternoon excursions to the local swimming pool and occasionally on outings to learn about ceramics and artisanship. volunteer on an additional project running Saturday mornings at a town near Ayacucho where volunteers teach life skills to people with physical disabilities.

The purpose of the activities the volunteers will be preparing is to provide the children at the URPI orphanage with lasting, practical skills to carry with them when they are old enough to leave the orphanage such as carpentry, handiwork, handicraft, cooking, baking, etc.  Please keep this in mind when developing the activities.

While at URPI, volunteers will be working in a supporting role with the teachers and other permanent volunteers at the orphanage.  While the volunteers are responsible for both caring for and disciplining the children, the teachers and other permanent volunteers will help with the more serious disciplinary actions that are required, though these seldom occur.

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a house in the city which is only a 5 minute walk from URPI and a 20 minute walk from the city-centre.  Mototaxis are a readily available and cheap means of transportation in the city.  The house has all basic facilities available, including an area to hand-wash clothing.  There is no phone or internet in the house but both are easily accessible within a few blocks of the house.  Bed frames and foam mats are provided but volunteers must bring their own sleeping bag.  Also, an additional air mat would increase comfort but is not a necessity.

Location: The closest airport is “Jorge Chavez” International Airport, Lima, Peru 

Language: The official language of the orphanage is SPANISH.  The permanent volunteers, teachers and management at URPI speak very little English.  For this reason, an intermediate level of Spanish is highly recommended.

Fee: 210 EUROS. This fee covers all of the expenses of the camp, including some leisure activities and weekend excursions, and administration costs needed to organize and run the workcamp.  Some of the money also goes directly to URPI to help fund special courses in areas such as dance, music and ceramics.

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PESP02	02.07.2008 - 21.07.2008	Ayacucho
PESP05	30.07.2008 - 18.08.2008	Ayacucho
PESP08	27.08.2008 - 15.09.2008	Ayacucho
PESP11	24.09.2008 - 13.10.2008	Ayacucho
PESP14	22.10.2008 - 10.11.2008	Ayacucho
PESP17	19.11.2008 - 08.12.2008	Ayacucho
PESP20	17.12.2008 - 05.01.2009	Ayacucho
PESP22	14.01.2009 - 02.02.2009	Ayacucho
PESP24	11.02.2009 - 02.03.2009	Ayacucho
PESP26	11.03.2009 - 30.03.2009	Ayacucho
PESP28	08.04.2009 - 27.04.2009	Ayacucho
PESP30	06.05.2009 - 25.05.2009	Ayacucho

Project: This project is organized in cooperation with the local organization Hogar Luz in the city of Ayacucho Peru, they work with children from 1 month old to 17 year old, by providing home and food as well as promoting good habits (hygiene, education, etc) with the objective to give them better possibilities for their future.

Work: Volunteers will develop many activities, with the local staff of the “Hogar Luz Organization” depending on their skills and experiences, their interests, their specialties, but in general, the activities are this. Organization: To work with kids at the zone where they develop their work. To develop the education program to help youth. Training: To develop workshops with the kids. To impulse the workshops training   To implement workshops: like handicraft, bakery, etc… Music, dance, and paint workshops. 

Volunteers will work every day with around 38 children of Ayacucho, SOME OF THESE ARE DISABLE CHILDREN, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay at a house of the city with all facilities at disposal, here are no beds please bring your sleeping bag and air mat.

Location: The closest airport is “Jorge Chavez” International Airport, Lima, Peru 

Language: The official language of the orphanage is SPANISH.  The permanent volunteers, teachers and management at URPI speak very little English.  For this reason, an intermediate level of Spanish is highly recommended.

Fee: 210 EUROS. This fee covers all of the expenses of the camp, including some leisure activities and weekend excursions, and administration costs needed to organize and run the workcamp. .  Some of the money also goes directly to URPI to help fund special courses in areas such as dance, music and ceramics.

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PESP03	09.07.2008 - 28.07.2008	Parcona
PESP06	06.08.2008 - 25.08.2008	Parcona
PESP09	03.09.2008 - 22.09.2008	Parcona
PESP12	01.10.2008 - 20.10.2008	Parcona
PESP15	29.10.2008 - 17.11.2008	Parcona
PESP18	26.11.2008 - 25.12.2008	Parcona

Project: The host of this project is an educational institution that promote educational activities for children from 2 year old to 6 year old, the mail objective is to educate the children in universal values, good habits and realize pedagogic activities (games and activities to promote the interaction with the children), in this frame a group of international volunteers is invited to share this work and to interact with the teachers and the children of the institution.

Work: Volunteers will help in different activities, support the teachers in the daily activities, play with the children, help in the English classes and participate in the preparation of the materials, communal activities as well as some maintenance activities for the building and clearing campaigns.

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay at a house of the city with all facilities at disposal (no hot water), please bring your sleeping bag and air mat.

Location: The closest airport is “Jorge Chavez” International Airport, Lima, Peru 

Language: The official language of the orphanage is SPANISH.  The permanent volunteers, teachers and management at URPI speak very little English.  For this reason, an intermediate level of Spanish is highly recommended.

Fee:  210 EUROS. This fee covers all of the expenses of the camp, including some leisure activities and weekend excursions, and administration costs needed to organize and run the workcamp.  Some of the money also goes directly to the host organization.

TO PARTICIPATE TO A WORKCAMP CLICK HERE

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