Llama Education - Spanish Language Courses in Arequipa, Peru

Volunteer Work in Peru with Llama Education

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ‘VOLUNTARY WORK’?

Formally, voluntary work is the work that is carried out as non-profit and contributes to a cause whose end is the welfare and aid to the neighbor and/or the society in general. This contribution is declared by means of intellectual pr physical work of a person called ‘voluntary’; voluntary work implies time, not money.

One can be a volunteer of many forms and in the most diverse fields of action:

• You can read him stories to children.
• You can teach how to read, to play guitar, to play soccer, to surf on the web, etc.
• You can converse with the children
• To win work experience with elderly and adult children.
• You can accompany, take care or to play with the children.
• You can help to organize ‘get away’ and walks with the children
• You can travel to different parts of the country and participate in the various projects.
• You can utilize your professional experience to support an organization
• You can help all the ones that need it……

We do not intend to list all the possibilities because these are infinities, they depend on your creativity and as much you want to do.

One can be a volunteer for many motives:

• To gain work experience.
• To be and to be felt useful.
• For the satisfaction on doing something and do it well.
• For fun
• To break the routine.
• To learn the widest sense of the expression.
• To return back what we were given to the society
• To know people with the same interests as yours.
• For the recognition that being volunteer brings with itself
• To feel proud of yourself
• To be able to help.
• To share knowledge or an ability.

• All in all, to make the difference.

As you can notice people voluntarily work for a large and uncountable number of motives.

LLAMA EDUCATION VOLUNTEERISM PROGRAM OF

The volunteerism program offers the opportunity to study Spanish, also gives you the opportunity to live and to work in Peru for cultural exchange. Beforehand you will experience the cultural diversity while you cultivate an upper level in the Spanish language. Through the volunteerism program, LLAMA EDUCATION and the volunteers can contribute to the Peruvian society and improve the relation between the foreign visitors and the TYPES OF VOLUNTEERISM.

LLAMA EDUCATION has two forms of volunteerism:

• The Project ‘Help us to help’ "The children”: this project began in the 2007 with the adoption of 2 girls of 5 and 4 years of age, that lived in the house of the founder and director of the Spanish School Maria Huaman Enriquez. She adopted two girls to begin a great project to a short time goal called "The children" .This shelter will educate, fed protect, and prepared children for social and intellectual development. This institution will also encourage children to develop educational workshops until they finish a career and be worthy citizens with moral principles, worthy customs and great development. At present, Maria is dedicated to feed, educate dress and to fill other needs that these 2 girls have however, the main aspect is that Maria loves them as their were her own since they were sadly left as orphans. These girls have now a mother and two sisters Diana and Sonja, and now Maria has 4 daughters. This project is still in motion.

For more information about this project or if you would like to help us, contact us: info@arequipaspanish.com

• The Volunteers can elect the project as much as the field project and the preferred place to carry out their work, for example: work with children, with adolescents or with women with different issues. For example: family violence, children you suffer and incapacitated adults, elderly etc. These institutions are located in Arequipa or Chivay. The fields of interest that can be chosen include social work, education, tourism, cultural work and simultaneous survival. The majority of the LLAMA EDUCATION projects are located in Arequipa; but also out of the city. LLAMA EDUCATION protects its students in each of the projects and at every moment; we work for the integral security of each student. The complete list of the projects is 30 projects can be sent on request.

PROCEDURE

When you subscribe to the package of Voluntary Work, we will ask you to send us your project preferences, resume vitae and a motivation letter. When requesting the position our coordinator does a summary of your objectives, of your Spanish level and your previous and duration of experiences as well as the needs of the organization. When the Organization of volunteerism agrees on your placement, we will send you the voluntary work confirmation (location document). The final decision of acceptance will be taken by the organization. The package includes:

• Four weeks of Spanish courses, including lodging according to your election
• Four weeks of lodging in the student residence of Llama Education during your voluntary work
• Voluntary work Organization
• The information package to your arrival; and by mail
• Participation in the student miscellaneous activities of Llama Education, for example: Expositions, salsa clases and others
• Volunteerism Meeting (1minimum) which includes: basic emerge of the Peruvian Society, the location of the voluntary works; personal meeting with the voluntary work coordinator of Llama Education
• Project visit in the first day of work including transportation
• Work Certifícate

LLAMA EDUCATION SUPPORT on arrival to Arequipa:

The students receive an information package according to the voluntary work experiences

We organize a meeting of introduction with general information on: history and Peruvian culture, work in Peru as the foreigner, cultural difference, and the hierarchy of the Peruvian Society. During their studies the students will have the opportunity to discuss about the appropriate place to carry out the voluntary work (in base to their objectives, experiences expected and others, they will do this personally with the Coordinator of Volunteerism. During the voluntary work the weekly meeting of volunteers serves to share experiences and to rectify doubts.

THE SPANISH COURSE: The package of volunteerism includes the 4 week Spanish course (minimum) which can be individual and prepares the student to begin communicating in Spanish.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND MOST MINIMUM REQUESTS you Will Need a minimum of eight weeks to dedicate them to the program of volunteers. The four first weeks you will study Spaniard; then will continue with four weeks of voluntary work. During the course of Spaniard you can elect where to remain you: with a Peruvian family, or in the residence for students. During your voluntary work you will remain in the Dormitory along with the other students and voluntary.

INFORMACIÓN PRÁCTICA Y REQUERIMIENTOS MÍNIMOS Necesitarás de un mínimo de ocho semanas para dedicarlas al programa de voluntarios. Las cuatro primeras semanas estudiarás español; luego se continuará con cuatro semanas de trabajo voluntario. Durante el curso de español puedes elegir donde quedarte: con una familia peruana, o en la residencia para estudiantes. Durante tu trabajo voluntario te quedarás en la Residencia de estudiantes junto con los otros estudiantes y voluntarios.

DONATIONS FOR THE VOLUNTEERISM

To participate in the volunteerism program is completely free (everything that you pay is your course and lodging), all the volunteers are asked for a voluntary contribution. This money is doubled for Llama education and is used to support the project. according to the very needs of charity, projects in Arequipa or to ‘The Children’ project, you choose. LLAMA EDUCATION buys the food, we collaborate with infrastructure buying the paints, help to fix the baths, broken windows buy educational material and others. The record of your help and donations can be asked directly to the institution or to Llama Education. We remind you that the donations are only when you wish to do so.

HELP US TO HELP!

REQUIREMENTS FOR VOLUNTEERING

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Choose the Volunteer Program which is closest to your needs.
• Have an open mentality to understand the restrictions that our traditional conservative culture imposes, for example when you are working wear appropriate clothes (no miniskirts, shorts, low or skimpy tops etc); avoid romantic relationships with the personnel or youths in care.
• Obey the personnel in charge of your social project.
• Behave morally at the volunteer work place and be willing to comply with the norms established by the institution.

WHERE TO WORK?

Volunteers can choose to work in the following places:

• ‘ The Children’ Project of Llama Education
• Maria Refugee Home
• Chavez de la Rosa Children Orphan Institute
• Moisés Heresi Mental Health, Alcoholism , Drugs Institute
• Girls Home
• Children with Special Needs Centers