Volunteer For A Good Cause in Peru

The Rainbow Center of Urubamba, opened on February 2002, is a school dedicated to children with special needs and now holds almost 40 kids who attend school on a regular basis under the supervision of professionals - speech therapist, music therapists, physiotherapist, P.E teacher, art teacher, drama teacher, social workers, psychologists and volunteers.

Children receive education and therapy in the mornings and in the afternoons Rainbow Center provides workshops in art, drama and dance along with band practice, physiotherapy and speech therapy. On Mondays the children spend the day baking bread and cakes which are used for breakfasts at school and will eventually be sold at the market.

The Rainbow Center is sponsored by Kiya Survivors, a charity institution that was established in 1998 to help survivors of the El Niño phenomenon. Their director, Suzy Butler is based in

Cusco

and has always been driven by her passion for helping underprivileged children.  .

Kiya continues to support children who attend The Rainbow Center until they can go to normal school or find a job, enabling them to live independently and be accepted as a valuable member of their community. If at 18 years of age a child cannot be integrated into society, Kiya ensures they are in a safe environment.  The Rainbow Center offers volunteer programs lasting 2+ months. For more information, visit their web page www.kiyasurvivors.org. 

Suzy also runs the Mamacocha Project, with similar characteristics, in Los Organos in

Piura

.

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