Volunteering with refugees in Greece was an eye-opening experience and made me want to do other voluntary work whilst on my gap year.

I found 'Volunteers Peru' online and have been in touch about volunteering for a month next March whilst in South America. Volunteers Peru is a small registered Non-Governmental Organization based in the city of Arequipa in southern Peru. There are two schools there: the first is a home for abandoned girls in Arequipa and the second, a primary and secondary school in the remote town of Tomepampa.

They are dedicated to assisting the children to fulfill their personal and educational needs, and to promoting mutual cultural awareness between them and volunteers.

The idea of working with this organisation part-way through my travelling of South America is really exciting, and I want to give as much as I can to help out at these wonderful schools. Any donations I can raise prior to my trip would go towards the various projects the school runs for the children.

Thank you for any donations, no matter how small!

Andrew :)