🇵🇪 ESC Volunteering in Peru 📚 CRECER: Supporting Schools and Communities in Nuevo Chimbote 🎨

Academic reinforcement. Emotional wellbeing workshops. Social theatre. Collective murals. And two vulnerable communities in the Ancash region of Peru where young people need more than what the system currently gives them. CRECER is an ESC Humanitarian Aid Volunteering project placing volunteers in Nuevo Chimbote, Peru, to work directly alongside educators, families, and local youth in building learning spaces based on mutual respect and genuine empowerment.

🏘️ About the Project

CRECER is coordinated by United Societies of Balkans (Greece) and implemented on the ground by Brigada de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Perú. Volunteers work directly in the communities of 3 de Octubre and Primero de Mayo, partnering with educational institutions Fe y Alegría N° 14 and César Vallejo. The project combines academic support with non-formal education, creative expression, and youth leadership — using the SkillsBoost methodology to foster emotional wellbeing and participatory learning.

🎯 The Role

Volunteers work alongside educators, families, and local youth volunteers — not independently. The work is community-embedded, practically grounded, and built on a foundation of mutual respect and solidarity.

📋 What You’ll Do

📖 Provide academic reinforcement in reading, writing, and mathematics

🏃 Support Physical Education and Art classes at partner schools

🧠 Lead emotional wellbeing workshops using SkillsBoost methodology — helping young people identify and express their feelings

🎭 Facilitate social theatre activities with children and youth

🖌️ Contribute to collective murals as a tool for creative community expression

📚 Run creative reading clubs with young participants

🌱 Collaborate with local youth and community leaders on community projects — including reforestation days and use of multi-purpose centres for cultural and solidarity activities

🎁 What the Project Provides

🏠 Accommodation in a fully equipped apartment in the 3 de Octubre community — three bedrooms, complete kitchen, bathroom, washing machine, hot water, furnished living room, and WiFi. Located on one of the main avenues of Nuevo Chimbote, 5 minutes from project sites and close to markets, supermarkets, and the city centre

🗣️ 30 hours of Spanish classes during the stay to strengthen community integration

🧭 Orientation training covering local context, culture, coexistence rules, safety, health, risk management, and project objectives — including workshops, simulations, and community visits

📋 Pre-departure preparation implemented by United Societies of Balkans, with sending partners Scambieuropei and AIPC Pandora

✅ Eligibility Requirements

This is a Humanitarian Aid Volunteering placement with specific eligibility criteria:

🔞 Aged 18–35

✅ Must have successfully completed the preparatory training on humanitarian aid organised by EACEA

📋 Must meet all participation requirements established in programme regulations

⏱️ The 12-month ESC participation limit applies — total duration of this and any previous EU volunteering cannot exceed 12 months

👤 Who Should Apply

CRECER is looking for volunteers who:

❤️ Have a sincere interest and real motivation to contribute to social development in vulnerable communities

👦 Have previous experience or a strong desire to work with children and youth through non-formal, creative, and participatory methods

🗣️ Have an acceptable level of English for initial coordination

🇪🇸 Are highly motivated to reach at least a basic level of Spanish — essential for daily work and communication with children and the local population. Spanish knowledge is valued but not mandatory as courses are provided

🌍 Are willing to work in marginalised communities and contribute to local development

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🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 1 August 2026 — 31 January 2027 (26 weeks total)

📍 Nuevo Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru

⏰ Deadline

26 April 2026

🔗 Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51138_en

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