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Para el Mundo (PaM) Canada is a small charitable organization working in community medicine, education and social services programs. We are looking for Spanish-speaking volunteers join our team in Máncora, Peru.

PaM is seeking volunteers for the social service programs, for example: social workers, child and youth workers, sexual health educators, women's health providers, psychologists, therapists, youth mentors or other people with experience in the area of social services. Potential volunteer activities include organizing social support groups for women and/or children, conducting half-day or ongoing community education workshops around specific topics (eg: family violence, sexual health, parenting, groups for young women, etc.), and/or providing counseling or teaching sexual health education at the local high school, shadowing local medical professionals and many other possibilities.

Volunteers can choose their own arrival and departure dates, but we require a minimum stay of 4 weeks. PaM Canada has no religious or political affiliation and we welcome volunteers from diverse backgrounds.

Máncora, Peru is a small community of approximately 8,000, which struggles with unemployment, lack of clean water, poor living conditions and high rates of violence against women. Until the El Niño years of the 1980s and 1990s, Máncora had a booming fishing industry. Increasingly, the town's economic survival now depends on the emerging tourism industry. Many families are striving to create small businesses which could cater to the steady stream of tourists. Volunteers can enjoy the beautiful beach and year-round surfing which attracts many foreigners while getting involved in local community development projects.

Volunteers must be comfortable communicating in Spanish. Travel or volunteer experience in developing countries and/or Latin America is a plus. Volunteers are expected to cover the costs of their travel.

Program fees are all-inclusive: all in-house meals, high speed internet, house phone, private or double bedroom, and all program-related in-country transportation, airport/bus pick-up and drop-off, and local on-site staff support. Fees are approximately $375-$500USD/week.

Interested candidates should request an application package by contacting info@paraelmundo.org.

For more information please visit our website www.paraelmundo.org