Prices Reduced to Draw Volunteer Travelers to Neglected North Coast of Peru

By lowering the cost of their volunteer programs by 25%, Voluntraveler hopes to attract more travelers to the remote north coast of Peru to assist with community programs.

In order to encourage more volunteer travel to Máncora in northern Peru, Voluntraveler is lowering their volunteer program fees by 25%. Voluntraveler recruits and manages volunteers for Para el Mundo (PaM) a small grassroots NGO based in Máncora that provides medical, education, and community programs that would otherwise not exist in the small coastal fishing town. The programs allow international volunteers with various abilities and skills to live with and work alongside local experts and professionals, contributing not only their time, but valuable funding through the volunteer fees.

While Peru is the most popular destination in the world for international volunteering, most of the work is concentrated around the capital city of Lima, and Cusco, the city considered the gateway to the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu. Most public services, government funding and global attention is centred on Lima and Cusco in order to cater to tourists and sustain the country’s tourism industry. This leaves outlying areas and towns like Máncora lacking basic infrastructure and essential services.

Máncora has recently gained attention as a world-class surfing destination and is experiencing a boom in tourism, but the local community has benefited little from the influx of tourists and tourism dollars. Para el Mundo offers volunteers an opportunity to make meaningful contributions to the exploited and impoverished community living in the shadow of new hotels and foreign wealth. Voluntraveler’s goal is to draw the attention of potential volunteers away from the lure of Lima and Cusco, and emphasize the need for volunteers in Mancora and their contribution to PaMs programs. Voluntraveler distinguishes itself by not offering “volunteer vacations” or catering to “voluntourists” but instead integrates volunteer travelers via PaM into the community to participate in sustainable programs managed by local experts and professionals and encouraging stays of more than 3 weeks.

With fees far lower than those charged by the larger volunteer vacation companies and providing greater local support, Voluntraveler hopes to draw more interest in Máncora from the growing number of international travelers seeking meaningful volunteer opportunities abroad or planning a trip to Peru.

For more information on Voluntraveler, Para el Mundo, or life in Máncora please contact Jason Kucherawy or visit www.voluntraveler.com.

About Voluntraveler:

Voluntraveler is a social enterprise that supports charities and non-profit organizations abroad with volunteer placement and funding. The primary charity Voluntraveler supports is Para el Mundo (PaM), located in Máncora on the north coast of Peru. The volunteer programs are all-inclusive destination packages and our “voluntravelers” work closely with local partner charities and NGOs (like PaM) and are managed by local experts and professionals.

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