tipo de trabajo: voluntario
donde: Lima

Organization: Karikuy
Start date: March 21, 2009
Sex: All are welcome
Skill(s): editing, typing, Writing
Area of Focus: Library or Resource Center, Media and Journalism, Travel and Transportation
End date: November 1, 2009
Age: Adults (18-64)
Language(s): English, French, German, Japanese, Quechua, Spanish
Location: Lima, Lima 01, Peru

Description:
Karikuy is looking for volunteers who wish to spend some time in Peru doing field work and exploring the country to gather information for Project Perupedia. Our volunteer program includes free room and board and an affordable $22 a week meal plan. You will be expected to work Monday through Friday on the project and other Karikuy related material. On the weekends you are free to travel throughout Peru visiting locations such as Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines. In addition volunteers will receive discounted rates on Karikuy tours and services.

Volunteering Information:

-Free Room and Board
- $22 a week meal plan
-Monday through Friday work week
(3 day weekend can be set up for excursions)
-8 hours of work (10am to 8pm lax hours with meal breaks)
-Discounted tours for weekend travel
-Holidays off
-Stress free environment

Work Expected:

-Information gathering
-Essay writing
-Web site layout
-Photo editing
-Blogging
-Video editing (not part of job requirement)
-Minor Maintenance (mostly personal cleaning, painting, etc.)

Requirements:

- Positive Attitude
- Social Skills
- Writing Experience
- Effective Team Member
- Knowledge of simple HTML and data entry
- Must own Personal Laptop
- Own Photo Camera
- Goal Oriented
- Information gathering and note taking skills
- Neat and presentable
- Adventurous

A Plus, but Not Required:

- Knowledge of CSS and Dreamweaver
- Video Editing Skills
- Own Video Camera
- Multilingual
- Tour Guide Experience
- Knowledge of Twiki software

Your goal while volunteering for Karikuy in Peru is to gather as much information on the locations you visit and the people you meet. It is your job to publish articles, stories, city facts and travel information, news and sports updates. This volunteer program can truly be a young writers dream and a perfect opportunity for bloggers and social activists to get their hands wet.

During your time in Peru you will be lodged at the Karikuy Bed and Breakfast. This home away from home is located in central Lima, 10 minutes away from the airport and 10 minutes away from the Plaza de Armas. The neighborhood is called Planeta and is as traditional a neighborhood you can get in Lima, full of life and color, this neighborhood in Cercado de Lima was one of the first squatter settlements to be recognized by the government in the 1960′s. Fifty years later this middle class neighborhood continues to enchant visitors from abroad who wish experience more then a fancy hotel atmosphere but really get into the heart of Lima. Festivals, concerts and parties are common throughout Planeta and the surrounding neighborhoods.

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