Volunteer in Jose Carlos Mariategui School in Peru

Jose Carlos Mariategui School is a government-funded school in the low-income neighbourhood of Manchay. Jose Carlos Mariategui School serves the community of Manchay, a low-income community where many community members are unemployed or temporarily out of work. This school needs volunteer as Jose Carlos Mariategui School desperately needs structural improvements as well as volunteers to teach English. The school is government funded and requires volunteers to supplement the current staff. 

Volunteers are required to work the typical Peruvian work week (Monday-Friday). Volunteers will have Saturday and Sunday off to relax, prepare for the coming school week and explore Peru. 

Volunteers will be required to work during the day. Hours may vary depending on class schedules and projects the volunteer has taken on.

 placement description:

Volunteers can assist by doing the following tasks: Independent volunteers and groups can become involved with:

1)Building new classrooms

2)School maintenance activities such as fixing desks and school furniture

 3)Teaching English

4)Assisting with homework

5)Assisting with programming activities such as running a soccer game Other tasks that you may be requested to preform outside of your core duties:

Volunteers can potentially assist Jose Carlos Mariategui School by:

1) Writing fundraising proposals

2) Assisting in the organization of Sports Days Volunteers with the following specific skills are preferred for this placement: Child & Youth Worker Early Childhood Education At-Risk Youth Work Leadership Programming Recreational Programming Teacher - English Teacher - Physical Education Carpenter Project Management General Labour Soccer

Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:

Email: info@basecampcenters.com

 Website: www.basecampcenters.com

Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4

Phone: 613.541.7862

Toll Free : 866.646.4693

Fax: 613.541.1604

Jose Carlos Mariategui School is located in Manchay, a low-income suburb of Lima. The school is located on a hill, with the primary division at the bottom of the hill and the secondary division at the top. Currently, there is no running water in the community, although it is hoped that within a few years the infrastructure will be in place to allow water to be brought to the community.

Lima is a city of 10 million (though some estimates put the population as high as 15) divided into 50 districts, steeped in culture and history. Founded on the original site of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro's landing, Lima sits directly on the Pacific coast, stretches inland to the foothills of the Andes in the east and edges the deserts to the south.

The geographic and historical disparity that surrounds this largest city in Peru is mirrored in the people, culture, and nature of Lima. It's not uncommon to see Franciscan priests walking the ocean view promenades, while bankers and businessmen hustle past on their cell phones as a polio-crippled child sits begging for money. Polluted and poverty-laden in parts, lavish and excessive in others, you can see on a daily basis the well entrenched class system that rewards few and handicaps many.

Lima is a large South American city and contains all the annoyances and conveniences that come such a status. Upscale shopping centers, gorgeous cathedrals, hopping discotheques, first-rate movies theatres, and even a bowling alley are all within blocks of our office (also 2 blocks from the BEACH!). Though the district where our BaseCamp Center is located, Miraflores, remains largely safe and can be walked comfortably at most hours, crime remains a problem in most of Lima and every traveller should be wary. Security guards and police officers are a common sight and most take special care to make sure tourists go unharmed.