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Placements | Teaching | Healthcare & Medicine | Conservation | Journalism & Media | Orphanages and Care Work |
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Care Work in Peru Gap Jobs Care Placements are based in the stunning city of Cusco. This old colonial city was once the heart of the Inca empire. It combines amazing architecture and a fascinating past, with all the amenities you would want in a thriving cultural centre. It is also within reach of some incredible Inca ruins within, including the famous Machu Picchu. Sadly this beautiful city is also home to over 6,000 street children. These children, who often resort to begging, theft and prostitution to survive, find themselves on the streets for different reasons. Often their families can simply not afford to feed and shelter them; some children may have experienced abuse in their family; others have been abandoned due to physical or mental disability.
To compound the problems facing these children, they have little or no access to food, healthcare and education, and there is a shortage of social programs in place to support them. The children’s homes, both government run and those run by Non Government Organisation’s, are the children’s only means of support and can offer escape from a life on the streets. Your role: You can choose from a variety of placements and centres. Gap Jobs works with several homes – some are residential centres, others work on an open door basis, where children can drop in to take advantage of the warmth, food and overnight accommodation. Most homes specialise their care depending on a child’s circumstances. Some are run for children who have had to leave their rural family home to pursue an education in the city, while others are for young boys who have been forced into child labour and may have drug addictions. For those volunteers wanting to teach, we can arrange structured teaching placements. Other volunteers can get involved with the practicalities of running a home and caring for the children. If you have or would like experience dealing with special needs children, please let us know.
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