Volunteer Work Programs
General Indications
The children will not have to pay anything for the help that is
given to them. Help will be offered in the villages
surrounding Chupaca, as the statistics show for those that live
in those villages poverty is
extreme and overwhelming. Volunteers will work Mondays to Fridays, 4 -6 hours per
day, and on Saturday mornings depending on the program. This makes Saturday afternoons and Sundays free for rest and/or
visits to places in and around Huancayo (tours). Volunteers
do not necessarily need to be professionals
in the area that they are working. What is important
to us, is that the volunteer shares and enjoys the experience which they undertake. The aim should be to encourage
within people a feeling of being useful in their
society, to help improve their
low self-esteem brought about by violence and social
poverty, and to help them to
work on their own. It is up to the volunteer
whether he/she wants to bring any materials,
working tools or donations, that would assist their work with the children and adolescents.
 
Activities for Volunteers
Education
The children and adolescents
have often not gone to school and their academic
level is very low. For this reason, it is important to teach them with love and
understanding. The classes should be prepared by the volunteer according to the children´s knowledge level. The children
need to learn about moral and ethical values such as respect, tolerance
and honesty towards each other. The majority of the children have never had a proper
childhood, and they need to learn to be children again, so that they can start
to live in society. This can be done with activities in which they are encouraged
to express and share their emotions.
Most of the children have
hardly experienced any love in their lives, they have grown up in an environment
essentially marked by hostility and violence. This is why the emotional aspect constitutes
an important pillar for the creation of stable relationships between the children
and the adolescents. The
volunteers will act as role models in this aspect, and
with their affection and care they will contribute to the development of the childrens´ self-esteem.
Teaching English:
The objective of this is to introduce the language, and to improve the childrens´
future prospects of employment..
Parents of the children:
We teach basic health, infantile nutrition, personal hygiene,
first aid and also family planning. We run programs to educate the parents
about the need for love within the family unit, and the importance of moral values
and mutual respect. Other topics may include domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and
mistreatment of children.
Music:
We have purchased
some musical instruments with the intention of teaching the children some basic
music skills. We own recorders, guitars and Peruvian flutes and require volunteers
with knowledge of music to continue this program. Ultimately it is our aim to provide
a concert for the people of Chupaca.
Technical Assistance:
In this area we have developed different technical
projects in conjunction with the volunteers,
workers of Peru Luz de Esperanza and with the representatives of the farmers.Examples of this assistance are: electrical
engineering, protection of the environment
and biodiversity, building irrigation
channels, architecture, civil engineering,
agronomy, and forest and human development.
All projects have the objective of improving the farmers situation.
Carpentry:
This work is carried out in a rented and equipped room. The volunteer, together with a person in charge will be involved in the work. All
the work is done using natural resources
from the region. At the end of the volunteer's working period an exhibition of the work is organised, and a goodbye ceremony for the volunteer will be held in gratitude
for the work done. The volunteer has the
option to bring materials from their own country to facilitate the work and new ideas will be welcomed. All the work will also be accompanied by some games and
other activities as required by the volunteers. An example of one of our objectives
is to build tables and chairs for poor familiies who would normally sit on the ground
or on bricks.
General Medicine:
This work
will be carried out in the villages in open air. The work will be done by the volunteer
and a person from PASPLE, who offers support. Due to increase in adolescent
mothers in the villages health courses
will be conducted covering: sexual
orientation, sexuality and family planning. We
will run First Aid workshops, hygiene and health workshops, healthy nutrition
for children, and any others that the volunteer
suggests and wishes to put into practice. The volunteer will get to know different
villages and different life conditions, which will add to an unforgettable experience.
Computing:
The work will
be put
into practice thanks to the volunteer and a person from PASPLE. In general the program
'Office' is going to be taught. If the volunteer wishes, he can teach other programs
as well. It's not necessary to be a professional
in computing to be able to teach.
The computer skills to be taught are at a basic level and there will also be diverse
activities, such as games, going for walks, or anything else that the volunteer considers
appropriate and convenient. We hope
that the friendships between all will be strengthened
and that this will ensure
an unforgettable experience for the volunteer. We are going
to provide 2 laptops that can be taken to the various villages and used for the computing class (if you like to offer your financial support to buy computers refer to the 'projects' link).
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