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Volunteer Programs in Peru with Worldpackers

123 opportunities found

Homestay Ayacucho, Peru

📚🎨 Teach English & Share Your Creativity with Our Community Home | Enseña Inglés y Comparte tu Creatividad con Nuestra Comunidad

15h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Arts Teaching Languages
From 1 week to 2 months Private Room 3 meals
  • High demand
  • New

NGO Cusco, Peru

Childcare & Community Support in Cusco – Cultural Exchange👧 🧒

15h/week Arts Child Care Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm
  • Sustainable project
  • High demand
  • New

Animal Shelter Trujillo, Peru

🐶 Help transform the lives of rescued dogs on Huanchaco beach.

18h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Social Work
From 2 weeks to 2 months Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately
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NGO Arequipa, Peru

Vacaciones super útiles

20h/week Painting & Decorating Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
From 3 to 5 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Social Project San Martín, Peru

Volunteering Opportunity for Football Professionals or Coaches

30h/week Teaching Languages Social Work Teaching Sports
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Social Project San Martín, Peru

🌿 Volunteer in the Peruvian Amazon–Capture Stories that Matter📸

20h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

NGO Puerto Inca, Peru

Help us teach English and enjoy the Amazon Rainforest!

15h/week Social Work Child Care Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
From 2 to 12 weeks Private Room
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

NGO Huanchaco, Peru

🌊🤙 Empodera a Niños a Través del Surf y la Comunidad en Perú

16h/week Painting & Decorating Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • New

NGO Quillabamba, Peru

Comparte, cura, ayuda, crece en Quillabamba, Perú

20h/week Social Work
At least 2 weeks Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit Project Trujillo, Peru

Teaching and helping out at the project

20h/week Music Child Care Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Non-Profit Project Trujillo, Peru

Teach english & improve the lives of children at risk in Peru

20h/week Music Child Care Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

NGO Iquitos, Peru

Empower through Education: Volunteer with kids in Iquitos, Peru!

16h/week Arts Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host

Non-Profit Project Cusco, Peru

Academic Support Program at Cusimaky

15h/week Social Work
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

NGO Huancayo, Peru

Assist in English classes in a rural school and get a certificate

20h/week Child Care Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

Guest House Provincia de Tarma, Peru

Ayúdanos con mantenimiento y cuidado de animales en Tarma, Peru!

30h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening Cleaning
At least 3 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Lobitos, Peru

Teach English by the Beach & Help with Light Housekeeping 🌊📚

20h/week Music Gardening Cleaning Teaching Languages
From 2 to 3 weeks Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

How to do volunteer work in Peru?

Peru, in addition to being an amazing tourist destination, is also sought after by those interested in volunteering abroad. A few hours of work helping the community guarantees your accommodation, new cultural experiences, new learning and new friends. Huancaya, Calca, Trujillo, Cusco and Cajamarca are some of the cities with social projects and NGOs in which you can do a volunteer exchange.

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Tips for volunteering in Peru

Volunteering in Peru is one of the best options for those that want to immerse themselves in the Peruvian lifestyle and make their experience more rewarding than just touristic. You can enjoy yourself and use your knowledge and time to help with volunteer service during your exchange project. The options of projects and tasks are varied, like teaching kids, caring for animals, or helping on farms.

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