Long Term Volunteer Program
Manos Unidas offers our long-term volunteer program for recent graduates or people with experience
in the following fields:
-Special Education
-Speech Therapy
-Psychology
- Physical/Occupational Therapy
-Art/Music Therapy
-Young Adults with Disabilities
-Autism Education
-Other Related Fields
Description
Volunteers work on a daily basis
with students at our special education school, Camino Nuevo. They are placed in classrooms based on their skills and experience.
Additionally, volunteers have the opportunity to create/organize their own long-term project based on their skills and interests.
Volunteers may choose to work in the early childhood programs, early elementary, elementary or young adult vocationl training
program. Volunteers may also choose to spend their afternoons in any of the orphanges in which Manos Unidas assists, visit
families or assist in the afternoon program.
Duration
1-6 months
March–December in the academic school year
January-February in the summer school program
Accommodation
Independent: Volunteers will be provided with a communal living arrangement
in our furnished volunteer house in Cusco. The house is complete with bedrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen and small
patio. Volunteers will share the living space and be responsible for the cleanliness, simple maintenence and food preparation.
Homestay: Volunteers have the option of living
with a Peruvian family where both food and accommodation will be provided. The homestay will include 3 meals a day.
Volunteer Support
Manos Unidas
volunteer coordinator will provide a brief city tour/orientation, medical support, assistance with arranging local tours/trips,
optional arrangement of Spanish classes, housing support and continual guidence with your work at the school. We will help
you develop professional goals as well as personalize your volunteer experience with Manos Unidas.
Cost
Manos Unidas volunteer
program fee includes:
- Accommodation (independent or homestay)
- Volunteer support and assistance with professional development
- Direct donation to Manos Unidas
Volunteer fees are minimal and will be arranged on an individual
basis. We do not seek to profit from volunteers but ask for an appropriate fee to cover expenses. Please contact info@manosunidasperu.net for a quote.
THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND MODERATE LEVEL OF SPANISH
Professional Exchange Program
Manos Unidas' Professional
Exchange Program is designed to give specialists in the field an opportunity to contribute their knowledge and experience
in a teacher-training format. Their time is spent holding workshops for groups of local teachers and professionals, observing
and consulting classrooms and collaborating one-on-one with the teachers at Camino Nuevo. Professionals may participate in
specific campaigns that will be held throughout the year. The goal of this program is to provide a cultural exchange opportunity
within their profession.
Duration
1-3 weeks March-December
Accommodations
Professional Volunteers will be comfortably
accommodated with a local host family in an upper-middle class neighborhood of Cusco. They will be provided with 3 meals/day.
Support
Brief city tour/orientation,
goal setting, medical support, assistance with arranging local tours/trips, organization of workshops, translation of presentations/materials
Cost $305/week (includes furnished room, 3 meals/day)
THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO WOULD LIKE TO COLLABORATE AND SHARE THEIR PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS; SPANISH IS HELPFUL BUT NOT A REQUIREMENT
