voluntourism - peru? (1 Viewer)

[alainajb]

hey so at the end of year 12, 2012, me and two of my friends are probably go volunteer overseas for a month, most likely in peru. we were thinking of rio de janiero but it is quite dangerous and expensive, so most likely peru. also the annoying thing is that me and one of my other friends will be 18 by then, but our other friend only 17. does anyone know of any good programs, that include people under 18? or has anyone else done anything like this? advice?

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[pony_magician]

I would strongly recommend doing volunteer work through a program, and most programs that I know of require you to be 18+. Maybe you could wait until your friend is over 18? Most programs run throughout the year.

Have a look at something like this http://www.iep.org.au/volunteer/volunteerperu.asp
While it requires 18+, it does give an idea of the sort of things you should look at.

I know my sister volunteered for a month in Peru through PACE at Macquarie University and she loved it. If you have any questions about it, I can forward them onto her if you'd like.

 

[alainajb]

yeah, thanks. we're definitely going to do it through a program, but i think that we'll have to do it when she is 17 because, later on in the year we will have started university (i'm guessing) but i've found these two websites: http://www.i-to-i.com/under18?source=goabroad_multicountry_under18s and http://www.unitedplanet.org/teen-volunteering-abroad. They look pretty good I think.

 

[pony_magician]

Oh! Those sites look good, particularly the second one.
http://www.abroadreviews.com/united-planet
http://www.abroadreviews.com/i-i-meaningful-travel
Try having a read of the reviews

I dunno, I haven't personally done something like this before so I'm not speaking from much experience.

 

[SylviaB]

why not do something useful instead

 

[Subhas Bose]

the third world doesnt need your stinking aid

unless you're a urologist offering free vascetomies

 

[Aquawhite]

There are so many programs offered through University. Go to uni, volunteer 'till your heart's content.

 

[AlfStewart]

get a job instead of doing gay shit like this

 

[SylviaB]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/14/orphans-cambodia-aids-holidays-madonna

 

[alainajb]

thanks for that article