Intern/volunteer on human rights issues with women and girls in the Peruvian Andes.
ORGANIZATION: Minka project
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Our project invites you to participate and develop your professional and human capacities in a project of support, accompaniment and study of the reality related to the Human Rights of people and families displaced by political violence and their situation of extreme poverty, especially women. and children, these internal immigrant families come from areas declared an emergency by the Peruvian State, many of these families, especially children, suffer from problems related to health and malnutrition, lack of educational opportunities and very low self-esteem as a result of their social stigmatization and cultural in addition to the lack of job opportunities for their parents.
We intervene directly in these areas and communities, with a holistic approach and carrying out direct social work, our methodology is direct contact with these families and people (maintaining the confidentiality of each case). We are at a stage where we are conducting research on human rights and gender issues, socio-economic studies and the impact of the dominant modern culture on the rights and cultural traditions of these people, as well as conducting numerous case studies ( related to political, social and family violence), personal emotional and psychological impact, obtaining related data and many talks, workshops and face-to-face visits (psychology, organization, emotional support, rights of women and girls and others), as well as activities related to education, cultural revaluation, gender violence and other important related matters, promoting group organization and mutual support so that they can face their difficult situation.
We are a social volunteering project that promotes an alternative form of volunteering outside the tourist circuits, in this way, we offer a quite realistic work experience and social assistance in areas where there is a raw and true social reality, without sensationalism of any kind. , is sure to provide your personal and professional skills with people and objective problems, far from artificial scenarios, we operate with a flat structure and work directly with the communities to promote their self-development. Our projects are carried out in the same rural communities and vulnerable populations, with our own resources, without intermediaries.
In addition, it has guaranteed the specialized support of people committed to the social and economic improvement of the country, connoisseurs of its culture, mentality and area, sociologists, anthropologists and laws, it is safe in a personal, professional and local environment that We know a lot.
What we offer
- Continuous personalized advice from a consultant with professional training and specialized in social, human rights and cultural issues.
- Accommodation.
- Team work and support.
- certificate issued by a non-profit organization
- Improve your level of Spanish theoretically and especially practice.
- Exchange courses in: Peruvian food, desserts, culture, games, native and Latin dances and others.
- On weekends, non-commercial excursions to many places, such as Andean mountains and lakes, artisan villages, pre-Inca ruins, waterfalls in jungle areas, and others.
- (optional) experience mysticism, Inka healing of self-knowledge and emotional balance based on Andean culture.
- Detailed information on Inca culture, travel and the geography of Peru.
- Detailed and updated information on social processes, human rights, political and cultural processes of the country and Latin America.
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About Minka project
Location:
pedro galvez 7312 el tambo, Huancayo, Junin, Peru, El Tambo-Huancayo, Junin PE0001, PE
Mission Statement
Minka in the Quechua language means reciprocal aid, and in Peru, it represents a social volunteer project that works directly in the most vulnerable and poor populations that are mainly located in the Peruvian Andes (see map of the poverty in Peru), its mission is Improve the quality of life of these people and populations, with projects that promote self-development, not only from the material aspect, but also, in obtaining better and better knowledge, mainly in improving their self-esteem and re-value their culture As a means for these same Persons to be builders of their own personal and community improvement.
Description
organization since 2009 by people with real motivation and social training, working hard and continuously with the help of volunteers in areas and people who need real help, has a fairly horizontal organization and Teamwork, you are not treated as a "client", here you are considered a human being with a great heart and many skills that will be well used for the benefit of people who most need, reciprocity, mutual help and fellowship are their main Pillars.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
juli llano 2345 El Tambo - Huancayo , junin . PeruHuancayo, 12001Peru
DATE POSTED
January 26, 2025
SKILLS
- Teaching / Instruction
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Sports Coaching
- Family Therapy
- Child Care
- Fundraising
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 19
- 8 weeks +