volunteering in seeds of hope, huaraz peru
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on my sabbatical travel year in 2007, i stumbled upon a small charity organisation in huaraz, peru. i was looking for a challenge, and for me that was working with children. the first month was like a big wave, and i had to try and keep my head above water.. but immediately the kids stole my heart and it was impossible to say goodbye..
for a description of seeds of hope, please visit the website: http://www.peruseeds.org/
Seeds of Hope - volunteers and kids 2007
pic taken on one of our monthly outings, this time a sport's day in wilcawain
How did your Visit help?
after 'feeling comfortable in the water', the second challenge arose: helping seeds of hope provide more stable help for the kids: with a mixed group of peruvians and foreigners we installed a day structure with a point system (kids can gain points to assist in monthly outings), food and hygiene, we called in meetings to set up projects like building a veggie garden, organising workshops (art, chess, theatre, football training,..), going to the theatre, ...
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Location: Peru
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isabelle vandeput
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How to get there
huaraz is located in the north-west of peru, a 7-hour bus ride from lima
How much did it cost?
sometimes, a lot of patience, but mostly you get more back than you give!
a contribution as you see fit. if interested, seeds of hope offers lodging, food and spanish classes for the reasonable cost of 400 us dollars a month (which is going directly to the kids, after the rent and so on is deducted)
When were you there?
i volunteered from may 2007 till october 2007, went home for 4 months to see family&friends and eat loads of belgian food. now, i've been back since march 2008 and planning on staying at least the rest of the year
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