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Viva Huarmey, Inc.
Viva Huarmey, Inc
http://www.vivahuarmey.org
Huarmey - Ancash - Peru

Affordable, Friendly, Fun!

ant
London - England - UK

i volunteered with bruce peru for three months at their trujillo centre. it was a good way to spend summer and i felt like i was really helping. i found it to be quite a fulfilling experience. i would recommend them esp because some "charities" were charging $1000 for a two week placement.

Enrique Berrocal
Mijn Bestemming Peru
http://www.mijnbestemmingperu.nl
Cusco - Cusco - Peru

Its so sad that there are companies that are profiting of poor people here in Peru, they should be a channel to help but unfortunately they focus in earning, we are a dutch peruvian organization who offer voluntary work for FREE, guys dont let people fool you Im peruvian and i want to change that.

Sammy
Brixton - London - UK

http://www.hobotraveler.com/2005/04/volunteer-peru.html

also read comments on this blog,

Sammy
Brixton - London - UK

If you are looking for worthwhile project to volunteer for the website below provides some good basic tips in terms of what to look out for. Dont be fooled by web sites with all the sorry poor kids on, they are designed to suck you in.

www.givewell.net/charity-review?CID=295andTemplateNum=521

Ernest D'Ambrosio
Colorado Springs - CO - USA

Bad exp. w/Bruce Peru. My son paid to vol. for 3 months but was enticed into a longer committment and required to pay an extra 6 months in advance. As soon as it was paid they created problems and forced him to leave but wouldn't give the money back. Same happened to another vol. It's a scam.

Charo Monzon
Chritmas Update 2009
http://bruceperutrujillo.blogspot.com/
Moche - La Libertad - Peru

(Translation)
This year we hosted Christmas parties in our schools throughout Latin America in 13 cities from Panama to Bolivia. Our impact this year has been greater than any previous, and we accomplished this on our smallest budget in awhile.

Chris
San Francisco - California - USA

I worked for Bruce Peru for about a year and traveled to a few different centers (Lima, Cuzco, Chiclayo, Huaraz and Trujillo) some of which aren't open anymore. I just wanted to comment on some of the posts about the organization that I read below.
First, I wanted to say what they do and why. In Peru, public schools are not free. A parent's organization that exists in all of the schools called APAFA (La Asociación de Padres de Familia) sets a matriculation fee that can range from 30-300 soles, depending on the school. Additionally, the students are required to buy their books and uniforms. Also, if the students are more than a year behind their grade level (which happens often when the kids begin working) they aren't let in to school. Bruce Peru educates the students up to their proper grade level (when possible), gives them a bit of food every weekday, and negotiates with the schools to get them in, paying their matriculation fees, buying them books and uniforms. The social workers keep track of the kids for two years. Every so often they help the families pay another matriculation fee. Many of the students stay in school, at least in part because the social workers stress the importance of schooling to the parents. They also offer preschool and help and counseling for teenage mothers (often raped...I only saw this in Trujillo). Bruce also tries new services every so often. I think he's trying micro-financing now.

To address what was written above. They do pay their Peruvian social workers, teachers and the house caretakers are all paid. They aren't paid much, but their wages are pretty comparable to the local wages. Although I do agree with D from Manchester that the money the volunteers pay isn't managed greatly, he didn't seem to realize that the volunteer's money goes to the rent of the volunteer house, electricity, food, the house caretaker, volunteer transport to and from the neighborhoods where we worked, etc. The Peruvian social workers, teachers, etc are the only people who receive a wage from the donations, Bruce himself doesn't get paid for running the organization.

Most of the kids who are helped are living in extreme poverty, but aren't generally street kids as Dan pointed out above. All of the centers I visited had someone there to cook the food and keep the place clean, but my wife (we met while volunteering) told me that when she first came, they were just ending Christmas vacation and there was no cook for about a week.

Many of the centers (except Trujillo) do lack a Spanish teacher. When I was in Lima, we got one of our English students to teach Spanish in exchange for free English lessons, but I think that just living there improved my Spanish considerably. I already spoke decent Spanish, though.

I would recommend Bruce Peru organization as a fun, different volunteer experience.

If anybody has any questions regarding Bruce Peru, you can facebook me
http://www.facebook.com/chris.fogarty2

A Broader View Volunteers
Volunteer Abroad in Cusco, Peru.
http://www.abroaderview.org
Wyncote - PA - USA

A Broader View Volunteers offers affordable volunteer opportunities to work on a range of projects in Peru. Volunteers can work in childcare centers, street childrens shelters, primary schools, medical clinics and also cultural immersion programs.

Volunteers have the opportunity to live with a local host family, or with other volunteers in a local guest house. The projects are based in the heart of Cusco, with weekend opportunities to visit the Sacred Valley and Manchu Picchu.

Volunteers can help teach English, organize after school projects, assist with homework and feeding programs, and provide these children with much needed love and attention. Medical/Nursing professionals and students are welcome to work in one of the busy medical clinics or hospitals in Cusco.

Volunteer with us and gain A Broader View of the World!

ViajesClub.com Turismo peru agencia
ViajesClub.com - Agencia de Viajes y Turismo Peru Tours Travel
http://www.viajesclub.com
Lima - Lima - Peru

Empresas de Turismo y Viajes Viajesclub Peru Servicios turisticos peruanos, agencias viajes peruanas, vacaciones, Peru viajes Informacíon Peru ViajesClub - Peru viajes & turismo de aventura

Travel2help.org
Travel2help.org volunteer abroad projects
http://www.travel2help.org
Turku - Varsinais Suomi - Finland

Travel2help.org provides volunteer abroad opportunities such as teaching English to gap year students and all who wish to do volunteer work during their sabbatical or year off.

James Mill
Volunteer Projects and Alternative Travel
http://www.inkamagik.com
Oxford - Oxon - UK

Volunteering Projects and Alternative Travel

Inka Magik organizes volunteering projects
in poor schools in the North of Peru, matching needs of the communities as closely as possible with the volunteers, who stay with a host family. Inka Magik also organizes alternative adventure travel in small groups.

javier
piura - piura - peru

Hello everyones if you are looking for been a volunteer in peru in piura i think u should learn spanish classes u will need it
How much it cost just 3 dolars an hours need it
contact with jmvziieto( at)hotmail (dot )com

D
mancehster - lancashire - united kingdom

Look on YouTube and put bruce peru. its very funny this man is just so full of crap, Its his voice alright. It makes me wonder why at no point do you see him on the video??????? Something to hide me thinks !!!!!!!!!!!!!! This man makes me wet myself hahahaaha Hey! Bruce ! Leave those kids alone !

Sophie Ehlers
Wyncote - PA - USA

Welcome to A Broader View Volunteer! We are announcing a new program location in Peru - Piura! Off the tourist beaten path but surrounded by natural beauty; beautiful beaches, magic lagoons, coastal rural towns, Piura is a good place to volunteer while traveling abroad.

ABV offers volunteer projects for the globally-minded individual searching for a unique travel experience. We are a US based non-profit volunteer organization offering short term volunteer placements working on international social projects in South America. We offer volunteer programs in orphanage assistance, teaching English and healthcare projects in urban and rural areas throughout Peru. Our projects are based in Lima and Cusco and now Piura. Volunteer work schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday. Program Includes: Accommodations at a local Spanish colonial style guesthouse or Homestay. All meals included. Airport transfers on arrival and departure. Arrival orientation and city tour, introduction and placement in a volunteer work project. We include half day Spanish language lessons.
Our ABV project coordinator is available 24/7 in case of emergency, health-related or otherwise. They can assist in arranging sightseeing excursion before, during or after the volunteer program.
Volunteer with us and gain A Broader View of the World! wwwabroadervieworg

Oliver Ehlers
Wyncote - PA - USA

Welcome to A Broader View! We offer volunteer projects for the globally-minded individual searching for a unique travel experience. We are a US based non-profit volunteer organization offering short term volunteer placements working on international social projects in South America. Our programs are located throughout Peru and provide vital social support to low income communities in need of assistance. We offer volunteer programs in orphanage assistance, teaching English and healthcare projects in urban and rural areas throughout Chile. Our projects are based in Lima and Cusco. Volunteer work schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday. Program Includes: Accommodations at a local Spanish colonial style guesthouse or Homestay. All meals included. Airport transfers on arrival and departure. Arrival orientation and city tour, introduction and placement in a volunteer work project. We include half day Spanish language lessons. Our ABV project coordinator is available 24/7 in case of emergency, health-related or otherwise. They can assist in arranging sightseeing excursion before, during or after the volunteer program. Volunteer with us and gain A Broader View of the World! wwwabroadervieworg

DC guy
Washington - DC - USA

I am seriously considering BrucePeru and the work they do with mothers of the street children www.arribay.com. As someone who is trying to get more on-the-ground experience working with poor women, I like their approach.

Still, I get nervous after reading the comments below.

If, by chance, I do not choose BrucePeru, what other orgs are out there?

THANKS

D
Manchester - Lancashire - UK

I would like to add to this discussion. I worked for Bruce Peru for a few months. There is absolutely no reason why the schools should be under funded. This project makes enough money however the money is not administrated correctly. This project receives $500 monthly from one volunteer. The staff receive no wages not even the Peruvians or when they do is next to nothing; the International volunteers are not paid. Other funding comes from teaching English in the evening to adults for a fee of $25 monthly. In Trujillo there were 5 - 6 classes taught daily with approx 10 students in each class. In Cusco there were 4 classes with again 10 students in the groups. This is just from 2 centres, How can this not work??????? It also receives personal donations, you do the maths. The vast majority of the centres are free and even some of the accomdation he provides he does not pay for. He has to pay for food (basic) uniforms once a year and equiptment, which is not purchased well as all the centres are under resourced. The comment below stating that is hard to manage centres due to the volunteers changing, yes it is but also this speaks volume as this project has been going for over 6 years so it should be sorted out by now. It could easily be sorted if they paid the Peruvians then they would stay, they are poor after all so why not pay them?? What happens is that they work there as a way to get a reference in the hope of getting a better job, but as soon as they do they leave. Normally after a few weeks. This is not good business and certainly not good for the unstable children that attend the programme. On the other hand if a few would be paid they would stay, you can not do anything about the volunteers continuously changing however if there are some long standing staff change over should not be a problem. In fact this is really used as a bad excuse that has not been learned from nor developed. My other bone of contention with this project is why do they only receive the one year of schooling after they have been in the centres, and why put them in to the centres? because they need to be prepared for school apparently ????? This is ridiculous, that would mean that at some point every child in Peru would have to have had some kind of pre-schooling?? As anybody ever heard of such a thing?? and could you really imagine this happening in Peru?? Itâ€™s a third world country, come on guys!! The more I think about this project it makes me very angry this Man Bruce Thorton (which is just one of his many names) is a complete con man and because the politics of Peru are in the state that they are he is able to slip through the net and make a lot of money. The children however get a school uniform and a year in school. Thanks Bruce!!!

Steve McElhinney
Volunteer South America
http://www.volunteercentralamerica.net
London - England - UK

volunteercentralamerica.net lists the free and low-cost volunteer opportunities in South & Central America. The site is designed for backpackers / independent travellers looking for a real volunteer experience abroad, without paying any middle-man or agency fees.

Zahir
London - London - UK

I-m a little disturbed with some of the comments, and some of the opinions being voiced on this forum. I myself spent 3 months at Bruce Peru Huaraz in 2004.

The organisation has the right objectives. But development work, and in particular, running centres with volunteers who change every 2 months is not easy. If some of the centres are badly managed, this is the challenge he also has to work with.

There are many constructive things you can do in this situation. My group echoed similar sentiments to many of you initially, so we did something about it. We looked at ways to get other organisations involved. This brought money, which brought full time local staff. We also looked at ways to organise the centre to make it run better.

If you-ve had bad experiences, then this is unfortunate and sad. But sometimes, those we are blaming are facing the same struggles, and all they want is some help - every little we can do helps too.

For those who question the value Bruce Peru brings to the kids. Its much more than just the number of years schooling. It brings them hope for a better future. It gives them an identity. And it tells them that someone out there actually cares about them and their future. In a way many families don-t. Changing the mindset and instilling belief that these kids can do something with their lives is the best thing Bruce Peru offers.

I still echoe some of your sentiments. Yes the organisation has challenges. If you are uncertain, don-t pay anything until you arrive there - this is what I did. But if you arrive and find a centre struggling, think of what you can do to help it. This is making a difference to the kids lives!

My time at Bruce Peru inspired me, and changed my life. I-m now going to work with one of the leading organisations in international development, and hope my future experiences are as rewarding as the magical months I spent in the Peruvian mountains!

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