Help empower Quechua girls and women from vulnerable backgrounds through workshops and initiatives to share important skills.
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
The Quechuas, the indigenous people of several Latin American countries like Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Colombia, are the direct descendants of the Inca people. The Quechua people have an incredibly rich culture, history, and traditions, but nowadays they face many challenges such as poverty, discrimination, inequality... That is why this volunteering project strives to promote the empowerment and leadership of girls and young women in rural areas, so that we can generate solutions to the problems found within these communities. Our main goal is helping girls and women from these Quechua communities gain better opportunities in life.
As a volunteer, you may collaborate by organising activities such as:
- Giving workshops or lectures
- Helping with local business initiatives
- Helping women with economic ventures
- Workshops or talks to increase awareness on topics like empowerment, violence, leadership, sexual and reproductive rights....
- Organising school reinforcement classes for women and girls in topics like math, English, singing, painting, or Spanish (especially for those who only speak Quechua).
As a volunteer, you should wear long pants, a windbreaker, and comfortable shoes. This will make you adapt more easily to the local weather and terrain. Also, if you have tattoos or piercings, you should cover them; remember that the local culture and customs are different from those of the West.
Volunteers must work on weekdays (Monday through Friday) from 15:00 to 18:00. Weekends are free for volunteers to go explore and discover the things Peru has to offer them.
The project is located at a ten minute walk from the place where volunteers will be staying at.
Peru is one of the most diverse countries you could go to: it has everything from jungle to mountains, from historical cities and inca ruins to a bustling modern capital, from sandy beaches to sandy desert oases... Peru has everything you would like to discover as a traveler and far more. Some of the places we would recommend you to visit during your stay here are:
- Lima: Peru's capital, it's located in its central coast. Here you may find modern buildings and beautiful historical monuments, with warm temperatures all year round. Lima has even been declared a World Heritage Site due to its astonishing concentration of monuments. Some of the monuments we recommend you to visit are the Citadel of Pachacamac, the palace Torre Tagle Plaza de Acho, the House of the Inquisition, the National Museum, and the Alameda de los Descalzos.
- Cusco: Known as the "Navel of the World" and the city where you will be staying at during your volunteering, it's one of Peru's main tourist spots. Cusco is well known for being a charming and mystical city, filled with unique churches, colonial buildings, picturesque streets, and very friendly people. While in Cusco, you can visit places like the Plaza de Armas, Qurikancha, and Saqsaywaman. Additionally, from Cusco you can go visit Machu Picchu, one of the archaeological jewels of the world, and a place you can definitely not miss.
- Manu National Park: A national park right in the Peruvian Amazon, it's the perfect oportunity for you to discover the world's greatest biodiversity, while also getting to know many of the native communities that still live and maintain their traditions in it. It's the perfect place for any person who loves nature, travel, and responsible tourism.
- Callejón de las Huaylas: A valley of immesurable beauty, with many landscapes, where you can find a large amount of places to visit, such as Inca relics in places like Honcopampa and Tumshucaico, picturesque Andean towns filled with folkore and traditions, 22 hot springs (of which the most well-known are the Chancos Hot Springs and the Monterrey Thermal Baths), lagoons, cascades, and many other places that are part of the charm of this valley.
- Huacachina: A village built surrounding a desert oases in the South of Peru, it's an excellent place to discover a unique culture, and explore the desert. There are also opportunities to do sand boarding.