Educational solidarity trip with Quechua-speaking children
Support Quechua speaking children by helping to improve their education.
The Quechua language, in Peru, is the mother tongue of almost 3.5 million people. However, education and attention by the State is only in Spanish. This is one of the main inconveniences encountered by families who come to Cusco from the High Andean communities. These families settle in San Jerónimo, the neighborhood where the project is located. In the city, there is still discrimination against people who speak Quechua. Their language is associated with people of "poor economic resources and without education", which makes them victims of discrimination and lack of respect for the people of the city. This generates resentment and often low self-esteem.
This project works with boys and girls from Quechua families, so that they have a proper childhood, can play, eat, be educated, and receive love and trust. With the support of the volunteers, the boys and girls do their homework and receive school reinforcement with math and spelling. In addition, they continually try to reinforce their self-esteem, working on the empowerment of girls, self-assurance, friendship and companionship.
In this project, you will live with the coordinator and her mother and you will get to know the local reality from the inside.
This project works towards achieving the following Sustainable Development Goals
Project Location
CuscoVolunteer hours
4 hours per day. From 2:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.Volunteer activities
Support in school tasks, games with boys and girls, computer classes, hygiene workshops, participation in recreational activities such as trips to the parks, the swimming pool, museums, holding their own workshops.Minimal collaboration
2 weeksIncluido
Tumaini accompanimentHot waterAccommodationLocal CoordinatorTraining courseAirport pick-upVolunteer liability insuranceWIFINo incluido
Tourist activitiesLunchDinnerKitchenBreakfastTravel insuranceFlight
Galería
''Experience new sensations... Develop affections, understand other realities (inside and outside the project), adapt to a way of life that is not mine, solve unforeseen events and enjoy an adventure... alone. I think it is a way of traveling that can change the perspective of life a lot'' Noelia, volunteer in 2018
Volunteer Program
Voluntary activities
- School reinforcement, help with homework and computer classes.
- Hygiene workshops: "Cleanliness and grooming come first"
- Participate in welcome and farewell circles
- Participate in activities outside the center: walks, swimming pool, museums
- Propose and carry out your own workshops, we are always open to ideas :)
- Assist the local coordinator in improving the program for children and women
- Attend meetings with the families of the children
Profiles required
- Be of legal age or, in the case of minors, be accompanied by an adult. The minimum age to participate is 5 years old.
- Be open-minded, tolerant, supportive and willing to learn. Flexibility is essential, as tasks may change depending on the needs of the NGO, similarly the ability to work in a team since volunteering is done in coordination with other people.
- People who are looking for a smaller project with the freedom to carry out activities and prepare workshops.
- People interested in the Inca culture, indigenous peoples, and the life of cultural minorities.
- People looking for tranquility and living with a local family.
- Teachers, professors, psychologists, social educators or any professional or student in the educational and social sector.
- People who want to enjoy weekends to travel to places such as Arequipa, Machu Picchu, etc.
A day in the project
Noelia López Palacio, volunteer in 2018
Project Location
Project
Climate
The climate in Cusco is relatively cool although very changeable, it can go from bright sunshine to torrential rain in minutes. Average temperatures range between 13 and 15ºC, although at night they can drop to 0ºC in the dry season.
- April to October: This is the cool, dry season, with sunny days and temperatures up to 20 degrees Celsius, but with very cold nights. In June and July temperatures can drop below freezing.
- November to March: the rainy season, when temperatures are highest (up to 25º during the day, dropping to 8º at night) and with rain mostly in the afternoon.
- 2 weeks: 399 €
- 3 weeks: 455 €.
- 4 weeks: 510 €.
- 8 weeks: 730 €.
- 12 weeks: 950 €.
- 2 weeks: €475
- 3 weeks: €565
- 4 weeks €660
- 8 weeks: €1,020
- 12 weeks: €1,385
- Search for the solidarity trip that best fits your profile and interests to provide an enriching beneficial experience for both travellers and NGOs.
- A guide of the project with useful up-to-date information on the status and needs of the project.
- Support during the preparation of your trip: visas, vaccinations, tips for buying your flight, advice on what to visit, essentials to carry in your backpack, practical information (money exchange, transport, timetables, culture, etc.).
- Tumaini Coordinator (Almudena) available by mail or by phone whenever you need to answer all your questions. Sometimes, if possible, face-to-face meetings are also held.
- Online course on solidarity travel and responsible tourism, mandatory for volunteers to get the most out of their experience.
- Contact, if possible and on request, with volunteers who have already been in the project.
- Contact, if possible and on request, with people who are going to travel on similar dates to chat before the solidarity trip, resolve doubts or organize it together.
- Basic Tumaini Thai-English dictionary.
- Accident and liability insurance specialized in volunteering.
- Follow-up during the solidarity trip.
- Letter of reference or certificate of solidarity travel/volunteering on request.
- Accommodation in a double or single bedroom.
- Local Coordinator.
- Internal transportation from Cusco airport to the project.
- International ticket
- Travel insurance (compulsory)
- Visa (free of charge for Spanish nationals for stays of less than 90 days)
- Extras such as personal excursions, shopping, etc.
- A contribution to Tumaini for the efforts and assistance of the volunteers.
- A contribution to the project for board and lodging.
Services
- Hot water
- WIFI
- Washing machine
- Airport pick-up
- Kitchen