Location
PFY has volunteer placements in Lima, Huancayo and comunities in the central High Jungle. Lima is the capital of Peru, located on the coast approximately half way down the country. Huancayo is located in central Peru (at 3200 metres above sea level) and about a 7 hour bus journey from Lima,capital of Peru. The High Jungle is the easiest jungle region to reach by road from Lima, being only six hours away, the journey is spectacularand it is also some of the most beautiful scenery in the whole of Peru. PFY developed projects in the places of Satipo and La Merced .
Volunteers must specify when they register, which town they wish to work in.

Accommodation
Volunteers are accommodated in a home-stay where they will live with a local family. We give that family money from your fee for support, food and board. It is exciting to stay with a family; that way you will learn the Peruvian way of life, meet local people, eat local food, speak the local language (Spanish) and engage in local customs and traditions. Living is comfortable and all home stays have electricity, running water and hot water. Volunteers can expect to share a room with one or two other volunteers but in some home stays volunteers get their own rooms.
Peruvian food is tasty, diverse and volunteers can expect to experience a myriad of flavours and meals during their home stay experience. If volunteers wish to eat out, there are a large numbers of restaurants and diners in both cities to suit all tastes and budgets. If you have special eating needs, please let us know ahead of time so that we can make arrangements for you. However, we need to stress the point that you should not expect to eat as you normally do at home. We will do our best to see that you are well taken care of, but also as a volunteer, there is a need to be flexible.

Programmes

Volunteer Community Work
This is one of PFY’s most popular projects. In theory Peru's government provides free education for all children, which children go to school and how far up the ladder they progress is very much determined by their family income rather than academic performance: some children may not be able to afford school fees or extra items such as uniforms and books.

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Teaching English
English is widely recognised as the 'universal language' and with Peruvians naturally being Spanish speakers, there is a real demand from local people to be taught English by fluent foreigners.

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