The volunteers in South America will serve in the Transformation Houses and Drug and Crime Prevention Projects in Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru.

Sucre, Bolivia

Target group for our project are street kids in Sucre and the surrounding area. In 2005, we started a children's home for street children, providing a new home to local children and teenagers. The volunteers will support the existing project. Possible areas of activities:

  • maintenance of house and garden
  • support of daily processes
  • supporting the kids in their daily chores
  • helping with recreational activities for kids
  • minor office jobs
  • option to take responsibility for a small group


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Guayaquil, Ecuador

Target group for our project are street kids of the slum area of "Balerio Estacio" with about 300,000 inhabitants. In 2012, we started a Community Center there that offers recreational activities for local children and teenagers. The creative workshops provide kids and adolescents with the chance to discover their potential and to learn new things in a safe environment. The volunteers will support the existing projects. Possible areas of activities:

  • repairs/maintenance in the Center
  • small office jobs
  • helping with creative workshops for kids; here creativity, musical gifting, and a good working knowledge of Spanish are important


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Abdon Calderon, Ecuador

Target group for our project are children and teenagers in the poor area of Abdon Calderon with about 2,000 kids and adolescents. In April 2016, we started a Drop-In Center for locals. Kids and adolescents have the possibility to discover creative recreational activities as well as educational programs. Adults are also welcome The volunteers will support the existing projects. Possible areas of activities:

  • repairs/maintenance in the Center
  • small office jobs
  • support of daily processes
  • helping with creative workshops for kids; here creativity, musical gifting, and a good working knowledge of Spanish are important


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Ñemby, Paraguay

Target group for our project are street kids in Asuncion and the surrounding area. In 2008, we started a children's home for street children, providing a new home to local children and teenagers. The volunteers will support the existing project. Possible areas of activities:

  • maintenance of house and garden
  • support of daily processes
  • supporting the kids in their daily chores
  • helping with recreational activities for kids

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Lima, Peru

Target group for our project are street kids in Lima and especially in the slum area of La Victoria. In 2002, we started a Drop-In Center for street children in this neighborhood. Three afternoons a week, we offer recreational activities for older children and teenagers. Additionally, we have a children's home in a different area of Lima, in Surco. The volunteers will support the existing projects. Possible areas of activities:

  • support of daily processes
  • repairs/maintenance in the house
  • supporting the kids in their daily chores
  • helping with recreational activities for kids


Testimonials