Support Health Care Institutions

During your volunteer work you will help doctors and nursing staff at one of the three facilities listed above. You will do a great deal to improve the quality of life of the affected people and give them joy in life again. Depending on your level of medical knowledge, you have the opportunity to put your previously acquired specialist skills in practice. If you do not (yet) have any knowledge in the medical or nursing sector, this volunteer program provides you with an excellent opportunity to get an idea of health care by lending the doctors at the hospital a helping hand. You will also help the nurses with their daily routine tasks.

If you decide to volunteer at the Children Cancer Center, you will have the following tasks, among others:

• Assistance in performing chemotherapy
• Teaching children while they can not go to school (elementary school knowledge)
• Help children at mealtimes
• Playing with children and distracting them
• Organizing activities and games for children

If you decide to volunteer at the Maternity Center, you will be asked to:

• Register new women and record the measures taken per patient
• Teaching women about health and hygiene
• Organizing activities of different nature
• If you have a medical degree or experience in the nursing sector, you may help at deliveries

As a participant in the various volunteer programs, you will be able to gain unadulterated insights into life in Peru and Peruvian society. You can certainly expand your (intercultural) horizon by a great deal. In order for you and the projects to benefit from your stay, good Spanish skills are very important.

Note: The tasks may vary. They depend on factors such as number of volunteers, season, current needs of the project, as well as self-motivation. Not every volunteer may be fully involved in all these tasks.

The city of Cusco, located in the Andes mountain range at 3,399 m.s., was declared the Historical Capital of Peru, being an impressive sample of high Inca engineering whose main tool was stone. As well as places like Choquequirao, Sacsayhuaman, Qenko, Tambomachay, Ollantaytambo and especially the world-famous Machu Picchu, are architectural jewel built with the wisdom of the ancient Incas that served as political, religious and administrative center of that time.

Cusco is surrounded by green valleys with imposing tourist attractions and offers pleny of cultural activities, visits to historic sites, outdoor sports and the connection with ancient traditions. Cusco is known as the navel of the world for being the political and territorial center of the old Inca Empire. Cusco and surroundings show a striking geographical variety from natural mountain ranges and reliefs, to rivers like the Urubamba.

In your spare time, there is a wide range of activities to choose from. Most volunteers explore the nature and culture of Peru while also taking in the amazing landscapes that the country has to offer. Volunteers can also socialize in bars or restaurants in Cusco.

Our super tip, you cannot miss out the world famous Inca site Machu Picchu that is not far away!!