Peru is a country of Andean communities, fascinating cultures and mesmerizing landscapes. Its also home to one of the oldest civilizations in South America, and the magnificent ruins of those eras are scattered all over the country. Because of this and other attractions like the Amazon, world’s highest navigational lake, and other spectacular sceneries, thousands of visitors flock to Peru every month. Despite the growth in tourism, Peru is still remains a very poor country and the government programs often fail to reach grassroots level, especially the indigenous populations.
There is a lot a volunteer can do in Peru to contribute to the development of the country. Volunteers in RCDP’s Peru program can work in an orphanage, teach English, help Peru conserve its environmental and improve the health of the poor and deprived. Placements for volunteer in Peru program are organized in the beautiful city of Cusco, called the navel of the world by Incans. Today, Cusco is famous for many Incan ruins and medieval cathedrals. The famous Machu Picchu and the Scared Valley are also very close from Cusco. While volunteering in Cusco, you will also enjoy interacting with large indigenous population.
RCDP Peru volunteer Program starts every 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.
Every year hundreds of volunteers arrive in Peru to volunteer from UK and USA based organizations and end up paying up to $2500 to volunteer for 2 weeks. Unfortunately, only a small portion of that money actually goes to host projects and host families. The local host projects (orphanages, school, and local NGOs) in Peru are poor and need external support to run their programs. In our program, you will pay your fee directly to host families and projects up on arrival in Peru.
The Program FeeWhen you join our program, we will make sure that all of your money goes to the projects and host families. Part of your fees also helps us to cover our expenses. The program fee is divided in as registration fee ($259) and weekly fee for room, food, coordination, and project donation. Click to find the allocation of $259
In Peru, weekly fee is divided between coordination (services of local staffs), host family (room/3 local foods a day), and project donation. Cusco is expensive tourist city of Peru, therefore, nearly 90% of your weekly fee goes to cover your food, room, and coordination. While 10% of your fee goes to project as a material donation (not cash).. Please find below the break down of cost in a weekly basis.
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* Comprehensive Travel Insurance $3 per day
* Special Project Surcharge (daily): $5 applies to Medical, Conservation and Construction Projects.
* Please add $25 per each additional week for Internship program
* Please add $20 for airport pick up
The weekly Fee Does Not Include: airfare, daily transportation, visa and visa extension fee, airport drop, airport taxes, any personal expenses on food and travel, mineral water and soft drinks, gifts to project staffs and host family, laundry, telephone, immunization.
Accommodation/Meal/Supervision:In Peru, volunteers will stay in a hostel or with host families. Our local coordinators will make the decision to place you either in hostel or host family. Hostel is a home base kind of environment where you can mingle with other volunteers. In a host family, volunteers will get the opportunity to practice Spanish and experience local culture. Our host families have hosted many international volunteers. They are socially respected and will provide a safe and secure local for our volunteers to stay. You will have a private room and share kitchen and bathroom facilities. Many host families will not have running hot water. You can ask someone to do your dirty laundry for a small fee. The arrangement is entirely depended on you and the host family. You can also request to pack your lunch if you intend to be somewhere during lunch and vegetarian meals are an option. You are also more than welcomed to bring your own special diets and prepare them yourself. Please rest assured that your home stay will be safe and comfortable. RCDP staffs will also inquiry about your health and safety by visiting you while you’re volunteering in the field.
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The mission of RCDP-Nepal is to encourage international volunteers to contribute in sustainable community development that benefits the underprivileged and extremely poor. By developing the places and the communities, the volunteers are also developing themselves and learning new perspectives and ideas that will ultimately change their lives.
