Want to Visit Peru? Volunteer with us this Summer!
Vive Peru is a nonprofit organization with
501(c)(3) status dedicated to fostering understanding of Latin American and Peruvian
culture and improving the quality of life for Peruvian communities. Volunteer
program fees are tax-deductible.
We are in need of volunteer interns experienced in the areas of
· Clinical
Medicine
· Public
Health
· Teaching
English
· Social
Work
· Engineering
to support our partner organizations and adopted communities in
Northern Peru! Work side-by-side with doctors in local clinics and
hospitals, volunteer with underprivileged communities, share your love for
music or languages with the children of Peru. In your free time, explore one of
the most ecologically diverse and historically rich countries in the world.
To get a feel for what it’s like to volunteer with us, check out
our Volunteer Experience video on
YouTube!
Applications are NOW OPEN for our Spring Break and Summer Break
programs. Dates for Spring Break are March 6- March 12 and March 13-19. The
early application deadline for Summer Sessions is February 1 and the regular
deadline is March 1.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me (Emelyn Lorenzo) at emelynlorenzo@email.arizona.edu.
Vive Peru is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3)
status dedicated to fostering understanding of Latin American and Peruvian
culture and providing much-needed aid to Peruvian communities. We work to
promote cultural understanding and implement innovative and self-sustainable
programs in the areas of health, education, music, social work and engineering.
Interns work directly with Peruvian staff and gain valuable
professional experience as well as give back to communities in need. Interns
live with host families for the duration of the program and work both
individually and in teams to aid the communities and develop both
professionally and personally.
Over the past five years, in addition to working extensively
with students from Arizona State University and the University of Arizona, we
have worked students from a variety of universities including Brown University,
the George Washington University, Stanford University, Northwestern University,
the University of Michigan and the University of Notre Dame. We currently have
a partnership with the University of Notre Dame which sends students on our
summer program every year through the Kellogg Institute of International
Studies. You can see the link to our program at http://kellogg.nd.edu/students/internship/latinamerica.shtml, under
"VivePeru".
Through these volunteer internships, students gain international
and professional experience while the hosting organization is able to support
development in the region. In the past 5 years, 500 university students from
across the country have joined us to donate 55,100 volunteer hours and over
$40,100 in donated materials and outreach programs to communities in need in
Peru. At local medical campaigns on the coast and in the Andes, we have
attended to 4,275 patients with medical consultations and medications.
It's a life-changing opportunity that challenges students to
grow both personally and professionally. Applications are
available on our website at www.viveperu.org/apply.php. To learn more about the
experience, visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/viveperu or online at www.viveperu.org.
