VOLUNTEERS IN CUSCO
Senor de Huanca´s Association is very grateful to all of those who helped us with our children and their family. We are very proud and very grateful to each and every one of the former volunteers and friends who have passed through our organization and saw it grow alongside our children.

Senor de Huanca´s Association offers the unique opportunity to perform volunteer work while studying Spanish and getting to known Peruvian culture - Cuzqueña. In Cusco, we offer accommodation in our family - Accommodation, for those who are interested in volunteer work or for those wishing to collaborate with the project.

Staying with our family in the city of Cusco, definitely, is one of the best ways to learn the language of Spanish and it’s one of the best ways to support and help the children of the project Senor de Huanca.

In their daily lives, the volunteers can perform different activities in the project as well as the activities mentioned in their travel guides.

Requirements:

• 18 years old or older
• Minors must be accompanied by an adult. (school or family)
• Communicate in Spanish. (Basic / intermediate)

Upon arrival you will need to rest and get used to the altitude: Cusco is situated at 3300 metres in the high Andes. You will also need time to adapt to Peruvian culture. Then you have to include yourself and relate with the team and children. Therefore we believe that a stay of 1 month as a minimum is necessary for your help to be significant and also to contribute to the project and learn from each other.
As a volunteer you have to take into consideration what it means to work with poor children. Children and their parents come from situations of great poverty, hardship and families in conflict. These families are mostly cases of malnutrition, alcoholism, sexual abuse, child violence, family violence, etc... Many children do not know what are the values and natural norms. They live without attention, love, respect and self-confidence. Therefore these areas are the foundation of our work with poor children in Cusco.
As a volunteer, you need to be able to easily adapt to the lifestyle and housing of other countries for their different customs and you do not have to expect much luxury.
If you are a father or mother and you want to come with your minor children and do this kind of work, we have included this alternative and opportunity for those who wish to do so. We will be glad to receive them and share different experiences. (New)

Acceptance policy
All candidates need to fill out a form prior to being evaluated.
The coordinator of the volunteer association Senor de Huanca in Cusco, in conjunction with the Director, will determine whether the candidate is qualified to volunteer on the basis of the form that has been filled, taking into account the responses and the accompanying documents.
The Association has no economical ability to cover the personal expenses of the volunteer, such as insurance, travel, stay, etc..
It is forbidden to use the name of Association Senor de Huanca in order to raise funds for their personal expenses.
At the end of their period of work, the volunteer must present a progress report on their experiences in the project, so they must leave thier recommendations based on their experiences to the next volunteer.

Opportunities Volunteering
All those who wish to do volunteer work have the opportunity to offer their help in our project. Here is a list of opportunities for volunteer work, considering that it is not always necessary to be a specialist or graduates in some of the areas mentioned, it is enough to have some hobby.

Areas
1. Teacher or student of mathematics
2. Assistant Ludoteca
3. Teacher or student of Crafts and Arts
4. Professor of Sports
5. Professor of English
6. Professor of Music
7. Assistant in the toilet and kid´s hygiene
8. Reception email - Contacts
9. Assistant Translation and Web master (for updates to the Web)
10. Teacher or student of computeur and informatic
11. Preparing food
12. Doctors - Dentists - Nutritionists - Psychologists.

Terms and conditions
• All persons are free to choose the place and type of work they wish to conduct.
• The organization is not responsible for lost material outside of our local work or lodging house.
• When a volunteer performs indecent or immoral acts, as well a lack of respect toward children or adolescents, or when they realize some action or activity that harms the project, the organization is in the obligation to request the withdrawal of the volunteer.
• The organization shall not be required to refund donations of money or materials delivered by the volunteer.
• The organization is morally obliged to ensure the welfare and health of the volunteer so long as this does not break the rules and recommendations of the organization.
• The volunteer will be subject to work in a coordinated manner with the organization and accept the decisions that take the benefit of the project.
• Each volunteer who cause conflicts between the organization and the other volunteers should be removed from our team, without the right to claim.