How You Can Help
The most effective way for you to help would be for you to come and volunteer with us. Even the tiniest bit counts. Even if you are not planning on staying in Peru for long, if you want to help you could bring one or two of the things off of our wish list with you and drop them off. If you are interested in working with us, or know someone who is traveling through S.A. and would like to help, please contact us via email and we can send you more information.
These items are either impossible to find, are poor quality, or much more expensive in Peru:
First Aid Kits
Computer
Printer
External hard drive for a computer or flash drive (80G or more)
Transformer to convert 110 volt to 220 volt
Arc Welder (220 volt)
Angle Grinder (220 volt)
Circular Saw (220 volt)
Hammer Drill (220 volt)
Ryobi Impact Gun (18 volt)
5 Ryobi Batteries (18 volt)
3 Nextel Cell Phones
Drill bits of any size (the ones bought in Peru break easily)
These are items that we can buy here in Peru:
Washing Machine
Sledge Hammers
Pick Axes
Shovels
Wheel Barrows
Spring Rake
Mattresses
10 Ingredients for the Perfect Volunteers
1. Slightly insane
2. Strong working
3. Slightly pleasing on the eye
4. Strong working
5. Lots of money because we are flat broke
6. A little bit of common sense
7. Plays well with others
8. Thick skinned
9. Strong working
10. Open to learning a new way of doing things that you already knew how to do.