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Light Up A Life - Volunteer with WindAid

 

Change your world – Experience volunteer-work abroad on sustainable and environmental projects making an immediate and direct improvement on the lives within Peruvian communities.

 

Volunteer WindAid is a 5-week placement program based in Trujillo, Peru, geared towards people interested in directly improving the lives of those living without the benefits of electricity.

 

Anyone can participate in Volunteer WindAid as there are NO PREREQUISITE SKILLS REQUIRED or knowledge of wind turbines or engineering. We will guide volunteers every step of the way (in English) to ensure an educating and rewarding experience.

 

The volunteer experience is ideal for anyone with an interest in addressing climate change, developing appropriate and renewable technologies, engineering and design or for someone who just wants to make a positive change in other peoples lives.

 


A normal working day is from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. A typical schedule for the Volunteer WindAid program is outlined below.

 

Day Activity
Day 1 Arrive in Trujillo. Drive to Volunteer WindAid base for orientation and introduction

Days

2-4
Induction including health and safety training, cultural awareness, introductory Spanish Language lesson. Organised tours of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Chan Chan, Colonial Trujillo and Huaca del Sol y de la Luna. Visit a working wind turbine site

Days

5-24
Build wind turbine. Weekends are free. Depending on the location, volunteers will have the opportunity to visit the recipient community of their wind turbine

Days

25-26
Practice the installation and test the wind turbine

Days

27-32
Relocate to recipient community for assembly and installation of the wind turbine. Ceremonial unveiling of wind turbine to the community

Day

33
Farewells and depart Trujillo

If you like the sound of Volunteer WindAid and wish to join us please click on the Volunteer button below and complete the volunteer application form.


 

 
 
   

 

 

   
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Volunteer WindAid was formed as part of the WindAid group. We provide volunteer projects in Peru for people taking a gap year, career break, retirement or time out from education, employment or training. School and educational programs, corporate programs and programs for youth organisations can be tailor-made to suit specific requirements.
 
 
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