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Where does Helping Hands work:
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Helping Hands
CUSCO, Peru
Volunteer Activity
| John Peres | 01/2013 - 06/2013 |
| John Peres | 01/2013 - 06/2013 |
| Ankura Ranade | 12/2011 - 01/2012 |
| Utsav Bansal | 06/2011 - 08/2011 |
| Juan Quesada | 06/2011 |
| Marian Orihel | 03/2011 - 04/2011 |
| Alex Gomez | 02/2011 - 02/2012 |
| Adrian Palenchar | 10/2010 - 04/2011 |
| Lacey Worel | 10/2010 - 05/2011 |
| Lacey Worel | 10/2010 - 04/2011 |
| Alex Rodrigues | 05/2010 - 06/2010 |
| Vance Walstra | 02/2009 - 04/2009 |
| Vance Walstra | 12/2008 - 06/2009 |
| Maria Maciel | |
| Willy Oppenheim | |
| Lynda Tomaini | |
| Zihomara Matar |
Cost for Volunteers
There are no fees and no requirements other than the desire to help.
Volunteer House
3 bedrooms
6 beds
1 bathroom
Dining room
Kitchen
Terrace
The rent for the appartment is $40 per week, self catered.
Getting to San Gabriel:
Urbanización patron san sebastian H-6
San Sebastián
Cusco, Perú
There are two ways to get to San Gabriel Kindergarten, by bus and by taxi.
Step 1: Getting to the neighborhood.
By taxi: Taxis cost between 4 - 6 soles from Plaza de Armas to Mercadillo Los Nogales (a small, open-air market). Tell the driver to take you to the neighborhood of Los Nogales, which is just a few blocks past the airport. You can walk to the school from the market or take a cab all the way up to the cement stairs, but it will cost you a little more.
By bus: There are a handful of busses (Correcaminos, C-4M, Imperial, etc.) that you can take for 60 centimos that will drop you off two blocks north of Mercadillo Los Nogales. You can walk from there.
Step 2: Walking up to the school.
Head south toward the market, across a small bridge and a river. The road bends to the left, but instead take the stairs across the train tracks. Head uphill to the left for half a block, then take the first right. Follow that street until you come to a set of concrete stairs on the left. Take those. They lead to a basketball/soccer court. Head right down the dirt road and you'll see the hillside school and the colorful greenhouse on your left. You made it!
Volunteer Placement Logistics
We welcome short and long term volunteers.
Volunteer Skills Needed
There are no requirements to volunteer at San Gabriel other than the willingness to help.
Useful Skills:
Basic Spanish
Gardening
Teaching
Construction
Here are links to learning goals as well as engaging activities. You can learn more about volunteering at San Gabriel at: http://www.helpinghandscusco.blogspot.com