Volunteer with Children in Peru

If you want to help support disadvantaged children, this project is for you.

It’s also a great option if you’re planning on a career where you’ll work with children. For future social workers and teachers, for example, this is relevant work experience to add to your CV. You’ll also develop skills like planning and leadership, which can help you in any career you choose.

Best of all, you’ll be working toward long-term, sustainable goals we’ve set, and helping where it’s needed most.

You don’t need any previous experience to take part when doing childcare volunteering in Peru. We’ll teach you everything you need to know, and our staff and the local teachers are there to guide you. We also run regular workshops for all Childcare and Teaching volunteers, where you can exchange ideas for activities and get advice.

Our Childcare Project in Peru runs throughout the year, and you can join us at any time from a minimum of two weeks. We encourage you to volunteer for longer, so you can have a bigger impact on the kids you work with.

You’ll work with children at one of our partner organisations, and be a source of support for local teachers and caregivers. These are some of the activities you could take part in:

• Promote early childhood development through fun, educational activities
• Improve literacy and numeracy among children
• Support local staff at care centres and kindergartens
• Encourage regular hygiene practices, like hand-washing and brushing teeth
• Work at summer schools to run educational activities during school holidays

Promote early childhood development through educational activities

Children learn a great deal in their early years. These skills ensure that they can thrive as they grow up and start school. With each child we work with, we have identified areas where they need improvement. These areas are related to their physical, social, and cognitive categories.

You’ll help by running activities and games. For example, a ball game can help improve hand-eye coordination. You’ll track and monitor the children’s progress through Project Abroad’s Global Impact Database.

Help children improve literacy and numeracy

Learning the basics before they start school can boost a child’s confidence and get them off to a good start once they start school. You’ll help raise literacy and numeracy levels by doing fun, creative activities and playing games. You could also do things like singing a song about numbers to learn about counting.

Support local staff at care centres and kindergartens

As a volunteer, you’re a welcome pair of helping hands for staff at the care centres. You can assist with tasks like preparing teaching materials, planning classroom activities, and more. It’s also worthwhile to spend time creating resources like posters and flashcards. Teachers and other volunteers will be able to use these materials to teach long after you’ve left.

Encourage improved hygiene, like hand-washing and brushing teeth

An important part of your role is helping to keep the kids healthy. The best way to do this is to encourage good hygiene practices every day. Make sure they wash their hands before meals and snacks, and show them the most effective ways to brush their teeth.

Work at summer schools

If you choose to volunteer with children in Peru during the school holidays from January to February, you’ll work at a summer school. The children attending are between the ages of 7 and 14. At the summer school you’ll teach basic English, and do fun activities like arts and crafts or sports.