Volunteering in sports and physical-emotional development in Peru

Location: El Tambo- Huancayo, Perú

We are a social project that works with disadvantaged families in extreme poverty in the Andes of Peru, we have a program that has a holistic approach that focuses on the educational, economic, emotional and social development of children, family and community.
Our goal is to build the capacity of children and families to be the main agents of change and development in their own lives and to be references that can be replicated in the community.

We are in charge of dozens of children in the population where we currently develop our social work. Our work works as an alternative school that complements and improves in certain aspects the poor quality of education in schools in Peru, we offer classes in local and also in the field, on topics such as: social skills, self-esteem, sports, yoga, tutoring , ecology, native culture and universal, hygiene, reading comprehension, mathematical educational games, English

in our sports and physical development program,

We have implemented a structured physical education program to complement our curriculum for children. These activities take place in a free and healthy environment, such as the countryside itself, the child and the activities enjoy greater freedom and contact with nature, contributing to psychological well-being, physical ability and the ability to control stress. In addition to that, we also implement activities related to concentration and self-control, for which people with interest and development of these practices are welcome.

Under a fully teamwork and coordinated horizontally, the volunteer will teach these classes five days a week.
This position is part-time, so you will have the opportunity to participate in the other programs.
If you do not have enough experience or ability in the Spanish language to conduct sports sessions, you can still participate as a sports teacher.

**profile

-minimum age: 19 years
-Interested for sport, fitness and physical-emotional development.
-Passion for working with women and young girls (5-10 years).
-disciplined and enthusiastic person
- have a lot of energy and patience
-ability to integrate into a multicultural team

** The benefits of volunteering with us.
-Accommodation in comfortable room
-work materials
-Continuous support of people with extensive experience and -capacity in social projects.
teamwork
-Excursions to mountains, artisan villages, Andean lakes, waterfalls and jungle, travel by train to other provinces and more
-practical Spanish course
-learning of native languages
-courses without / low cost of gastronomy, pastry
-learn about the Andean and local culture in a very experimental way