Name: Orphanage

Area: Social Assistance

Category:

System of integral assistance to children and teenagers coming from a situation of physical abandonment or a situation of a social, material, or moral danger.

Topics:

• Psychology- Education- Formation

• Physical and Mental Health

• Art and Human Development

• Recreation Activities- Sports

Who We Help:

Children and teenagers in social risk; about forty children between the ages of six and eighteen years old.

Objectives:

Contribute to the integral development of the children and teenagers, promoting their personal development through a participatory and educational process and guiding them towards social and home reintegration.

• Strengthen their home network and reinforce the importance of family.

• Protect the children and teens and provide them with basic necessities of health, education, living accommodations, and diet.

• Develop each child’s potential and skills through studies, sports, art, creativity, etc.

• Create an adequate social environment for teens and children in high social risk.

• Bring special attention to children and teens with special needs through a proper rehabilitation.

Program Description:

INABIF Orphanage is a transitional home for children and teens in a state of physical or social abandonment.  The orphanage offers meals, education, formation, and company, among other things.  These centers are located in the city of Huancayo and work with children and teens  in social risk. There are various problems the children face. Many are orphans, others have suffered violence at home, and several have been abandoned by their parents.

Work with them allows you get a closer view of poverty and social marginalization that has occurred in this vulnerable group.  Above all else, you can help by contributing to their transition back into society, giving them the possibility to become a valued person in our world.

In the orphanage there is a personal administrative and operations staff in charge of the integral formation of the children. It is a home for the children and teens, offering them meals, housing, caretakers, and informal education as well as mental and physical healthcare.

• Care, protection, and affection

• Activities to promote their intellectual, physical, and social development

• Healthcare, vaccinations, and evaluation of development and growth

• Food to meet their basic needs for diet and health

• Recreation

Volunteer Work:

The most important role of the volunteers in this project is interaction between you and the children. They need a lot of attention, care, and, above all else, love.

• Care and protection of the children

• Support in the activities of health and hygiene

• Activities to promote social, intellectual, and physical development

• Develop their skills through sports, dance, music, singing, etc.

• Help the children with their homework, science, mathematics, and languages (English)

• Teach English, music, painting, writing, and reading, among others;  it depends on your creativity, experience, and talents

Free time:

Volunteers work Monday through Friday and have weekends free to rest, read, visit different tourist attractions in the area, go on excursions, or take one of the curses organized by Expand Peru.

Necessary Characteristics of a Volunteer:

• Have the ability to be a good friend

• Have patience in work and enjoy children

• Able to work on a team

• Be dynamic and have a good sense of humor

• Be nice and understanding

Important:

All volunteers receive assistance, work materials, accreditation, and certification from our organization.

Requirements:

• Passport
• Minimum age of 18 years old
• Application
• Digital Photograph

Dates: All months

Minimum Length of Volunteer Work: One month

Work Schedule: At least 4 hours a day