Community Development - Otra Cosa Network

Community Development

Environmental Volunteer Positions

Age: 20+ Level of spanish: Intermediate Duration: Min. 3 months Location: Huanchaco

We are searching for skilled environmental volunteers that will work with OCN, the municipality of Huanchaco, and the Instituto del Mar Huanchaco (IMARPE) to support and protect the environment, with a deep emphasis on our oceans, beaches and marine life.

LitClub Cerrito Coordinator

Age: 18+ Level of spanish: Intermediate Duration: Min. 2 months Location: Huanchaco

We believe that all children have the right to read, to write, and to share their words to change the world. This projects helps them to tell their story.

LitClub Cerrito

Age: 18+ Level of spanish: Basic to Intermediate Duration: Min. 1 month Location: Huanchaco

We believe that all children have the right to read, to write, and to share their words to change the world. This projects helps them to tell their story.

HELP Women, Cerrito

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Higher Intermediate Duration: Min. 1 month Location: Huanchaco

Help empowering women in the shanty town Cerrito de la Virgen.

Capacity Building Workshops

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Higher Intermediate Duration: Min. 3 months Location: Others/Various

Many of our small local community projects could use some training and/or capacity building. If you have the right skills/background, maybe you could help?

New Initiatives/ Ideas to Help?

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Intermediate Duration: Min. 3 months Location: Others/Various

Want to work on your own project idea with us? - we're open to new ideas and initiatives, so lets discuss!

Music Project

Age: 18+ Level of spanish: Intermediate Duration: Min. 1 month Location: Central Trujillo city

The local music conservatory can use volunteer musicians to help teach kids and periodically to help organise concerts in this colonial city

Organic fair-trade coffee and sugar community farm

Age: 18+ Level of spanish: Basic to Intermediate Duration: Min. 1 month Location: Mountain Village

Help local villagers grow organic fair-trade coffee and sugar to develop a finacially and ecologically sustainable income in a remote mountain village

Helping out at Sustainable Tourism Agency & Fair Trade Café

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Basic to Intermediate Duration: Min. 2 months Location: Mountain Village

Promoting eco-friendly & community based tourism in a place surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery in Chachapoyas

ELT Co-ordinator for HELP English Projects

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Basic to Intermediate Duration: Min. 3 months Location: Huanchaco

ELT co-ordinator to develop and improve language courses, materials and resources for our English Language Teaching projects

Otra Cosa Network Marketing Co-ordinator

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Basic Duration: Min. 3 months Location: Huanchaco

Marketing co-ordinator for Otra Cosa Network, a small non profit NGO attracting volunteers from around the world

Otra Cosa Network Fundraising Co-ordinator

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Basic Duration: Min. 3 months Location: Huanchaco

Fund-raising co-ordinator for Otra Cosa Network, a small non profit NGO attracting volunteers from around the world

Otra Cosa Network Volunteer Co-ordinator

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Higher Intermediate Duration: Min. 6 months Location: Huanchaco

Volunteer co-ordinator assisting with meeting, greeting and looking after volunteers at Otra Cosa Network, a small non profit NGO attracting volunteers from around the world

Otra Cosa Network Office Volunteer

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Basic Duration: Min. 3 months Location: Huanchaco

Help with the various management and administration tasks of Otra Cosa Network a small non profit NGO attracting volunteers from around the world

Helping out at the skate ramp

Age: 18+ Level of spanish: Intermediate Duration: Min. 1 month Location: Huanchaco

A social development project that offers kids resources and support through fun and learning.

Helping out at the surf school that supports local children

Age: 18+ Level of spanish: Basic Duration: Min. 1 month Location: Huanchaco

Help out at a local surf school/hostel that offers free surf classes/ equipment rental to poor local kids, and teach/ take them out surfing

Fairmail

Age: 18+ Level of spanish: Intermediate Duration: Min. 2 months Location: Central Trujillo city

Teach digital photography techniques to teenagers and give them a chance to make an income by selling their postcards for which they receive 50% of the profit.

Psychology/social work at home for ex-street children

Age: 25+ Level of spanish: Advanced Duration: Min. 2 months Location: Huanchaco

Psychology and/or social work helping ex-street children to help give them a stable, secure base and develop a better chance in life

Administration at home for ex-street children

Age: 25+ Level of spanish: Advanced Duration: Min. 2 months Location: Huanchaco

Help manage and administer an ex-street children's home to help give the kids a stable, secure base and develop a better chance in life

Assistant at home for ex-street children

Age: 21+ Level of spanish: Advanced Duration: Min. 6 weeks Location: Huanchaco

Help look after ex-street children living in a home to help give them a stable, secure base and develop a better chance in life

HELP English: Teach English in Rodríguez de Mendoza

Age: 20+ Level of spanish: Higher Intermediate Duration: Min. 1 month Location: Mountain Village

Teach English and support a sustianble-living boarding house (Casa Hogar) for students from remote villagesi n the mountains in Rodríguez de Mendoza

HELP English: Teach English in Yanasara

Age: 20+ Level of spanish: Basic Duration: Min. 1 month Location: Mountain Village

Help teach children from the children's home and support the community in a remote mountain village in Yanasara