Global Volunteers' unique philosophy of service ensures your work projects help advance the host community's current development vision and goals. Always serving at the invitation and under the direction of host community partners, each Global Volunteers team member works alongside local people, and personally contributes to needed project financing through their service program fee. Our long-term commitment to work in partnership on sustained community development projects enables you, in just a short time, to serve as a critical link in a chain of lasting community enhancements.

Labor and construction: For volunteers who like to roll up their sleeves to make a difference, several pressing labor projects have been identified for immediate attention. Assignments will be made in the areas of painting, carpentry, window and light installation, gardening and general building maintenance.

Help at-risk children grow and develop.  Working with two childrens' homes, you can interact with toddlers and pre-schoolers who need you to help them with simple activities:

• arts and craft projects
• outdoor recreation
• reading and singing
• preparing for bedtime
  

Also, adolescents and teens need help with homework, skills-building exercises, and simple recreational activities to enhance their growth and development.

"The first time we saw the girls from Santa Rosa they all came running to us for hugs and kisses. It was wonderful"
~Laura McLaughin, Canadian Volunteer to Peru

English teaching: At La Molina Language Center, you can teach English language skills to university students and faculty in English conversation workshops stressing some of the "finer" points of the common use of English; such as colloquial expressions, phrasal verbs, expression of opinions and ideas, etc. Volunteers create basic curricula and identify materials that are used to build upon by volunteers on subsequent Global Volunteer teams.

You may also be asked to teach English language skills to students in the fifth through 12th grades. Most students have had little English language exposure, but are eager to try in small groups.

Any native English speaker can be of service on this project. You are not required to have professional classroom experience.