Benefit and mission of the ACJ Educational Day Centre
Benefits of this programme
- Get to know the about the reality of the lives of children who live by the garbage dump collecting and selling recyclable garbage.
- Have a good time with some really great and loving kids!
- Get an impression of the work of an NGO as A.C.J. and how they try to help.
- Learn a lot about working with children with a difficult background.
- Of special interest to volunteers with interests in education or social work with poorer children.
- Get to know a Peruvian city like Trujillo from an inhabitants perspective instead of the short stay tourist perspective.
- Extend your travelling time in Peru at a very low cost of living and recharge your travel batteries.
Organization
A.C.J. - Asocacion Cristiana de Jovenes del Peru (=YMCA Trujillo)
Mission
To realize community development programs and education, sports and recreation projects for children of all ages, with the aim to develop the participants in body, mind and spirit.
