Community Empowerment and Local Rights Advocacy near Lima, Peru

Kuvaus

Mano A Mano is a Peruvian NGO enhancing life in Lima's vulnerable neighborhoods. With 80% of staff and beneficiaries from the local community, this mission focuses on empowerment and internal growth. The volunteer will balance administrative structuring with capacity building to help the NGO reach higher standards. The volunteer will perform the following activities:

- Lead capacity-building workshops for staff and community on non-discrimination, gender equality, transparency, and security protocols

- Structure the administrative committee and synthesize internal management and governance documents

- Conduct rights advocacy and awareness-raising within the neighborhood regarding vulnerable communities' rights

- Support community initiatives like organizing Useful Holidays for 150 children, eco-fairs, or retaining wall construction

- Through these actions, the volunteer will strengthen community resilience while ensuring long-term sustainability.

Majoitus, ateriat ja kuljetukset

The volunteer will stay in a room at the Volunteer House, located a few blocks away from the office building. Rooms are typically private but may be shared based on availability. Lunch is provided on office days and during field activities. Public transport is used to reach project sites. Located 1.5 hours from central Lima, the volunteer will mostly live within the community, experiencing local reality firsthand, and must follow local safety rules. The volunteer will be fully supported and guided by the local team and community member.

Koulutus hankkeen aikana

As part of the EVER project, the volunteer will attend a pre-departure training receive an initial orientation and weekly follow-ups for ongoing support. Training sessions will focus extensively on interculturality, field-level rights advocacy, and humanitarian transparency standards. The volunteer will receive coaching to effectively share legal, security, and administrative skills with the local team. This ensures that knowledge remains sustainable within the community long after the mission ends. A closing evaluation will reflect of the volunteer's personal and professional development.

Osallistujan profiili

· Candidates must be 18 to 35 years old and reside in an eligible country, which includes EU Member States, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Turkey. Applicants must have completed the compulsory Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training and cannot have participated in an individual Humanitarian Aid Volunteering mission before. When adding together this new volunteering opportunity and any previous participation in EU volunteering programmes, the total duration cannot exceed 12 months.  For the successful participation in this mission, the volunteer is required to meet the following qualifications and skills:

- Training or experience in law, human rights, administration, international development, or social work

- A strong ability to analyze, synthesize, and organize complex legal or administrative data into clear internal documents

- The ability to lead training sessions, workshops, and awareness campaigns on sensitive topics like non-discrimination, security protocols, and transparency

- Adaptibility to changing realities and resource-constrained environments

- Flexibility and humility, with a deep understanding of your role as a supporter of local efforts

- Proven experience working directly with vulnerable or marginalized communities 

- A strong grasp of rights-based approaches at a neighborhood level

- Experience in community living or intense teamwork (scout movements, summer camps, solidarity projects, or collaborative community living)

 

Ajankohta

A total of 40 week(s) during the period 01/09/2026 to 31/12/2027

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Paikka

AA.HH, Mz N, Puente Piedra, Peru, LIMA, Peru

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Toiminnan tyyppi

Yksilöllinen vapaaehtoistoiminta

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Maat, joista osallistujia haetaan

Alankomaat, Belgia, Bulgaria, Espanja, Irlanti, Islanti, Italia, Itävalta, Kreikka, Kroatia, Kypros, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Liettua, Luxemburg, Malta, Pohjois-Makedonia, Portugali, Puola, Ranska, Romania, Ruotsi, Saksa, Slovakia, Slovenia, Suomi, Tanska, Turkki, Tšekki, Unkari, Viro

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Toiminnan aiheet

Social challenges

Citizenship and democratic participation

Environment and natural protection

Education and training

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Hakuaika

Ei määräaikaa hakemuksille

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Hankekoodi

2024-1-EACEA-VOLUN-101191895