Service Expeditions
Several times per year Eagle Condor expeditions
of 15-40 volunteers travel to Peru, at their own expense, to train, build,
and implement programs. Bear in mind, however, this is NOT
a vacation. At times the conditions may be difficult for some. Participants
have overwhelmingly expressed that the expedition is one of the most rewarding
and life-changing experiences of their life.
Fluency in Spanish is not required, but very helpful.
Eagle Condor needs doctors, nurses, dentists, construction workers, and willing volunteers. Anyone
is welcome to come and work hard. Average cost per person varies by expedition
depending on length of stay, areas visited and other expenses.
Objectives
- to empower the people through self-help programs
- to teach practical life skills that will enable the people to gain self-reliance
- to
teach entrepreneurial principles and skills that will enable the
participants to create or enhance a business that will sustain their
families
- to coordinate projects that will enable everyone to work together, side by side in a rewarding experience
- to complete a project leaving behind the skills and tools that will enable them to duplicate and maintain the project
- to enrich the lives of both the giver and the receiver
- to create friendships between the cultures and memories that will last a lifetime.
Area
- 2008
Expeditions will be in the Chiclayo/Piura, Trujillo and Cuzco areas. The tour to Machu Picchu is included and optional tours to the jungle can be arranged at the end of
the expedition.
Projects
- Skills seminars
- Micro Enterprise reinforcement training and program support
- Donations of equipment and supplies for businesses
- Health programs: dental, medical
- Home repair projects
- School libraries
- Home production and storage
- Square Foot Gardening
- Education packets
- Hygiene packets
- Clothes donation
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