Urban Systems in Peru 2022
November 9, 2022 | PeruDay 1 Peru 2022 The day started with our team meeting together for the first time for an informative session by our fearless leader, Joshua. That in itself was a major feat as it meant... Read More
DWC volunteer team Peru October 2022
November 7, 2022 | PeruDay 1 – October 24, 2022 Our first day in Lima started out with a meeting with Elvira, our Elijant contact and Karen, our interpreter for a briefing on our next 2 weeks. Took a... Read More
High School Service Team Builds Futures In Peru
March 11, 2020 | PeruDay 1 Over dinner tonight we realised that we had just finished day 1 in Peru. With the arrival in the wee hours of the morning, and the early start for our tour, it seems... Read More
Urban System returns to Peru
November 24, 2019 | PeruNovember 24th, 2019And so the journey begins… The entire team made it safe into Lima, arriving at different hours of the day. Some folks came in a few days earlier even, to get some sightseeing... Read More
Volunteer travels in Peru to benefit school children
May 21, 2019 | PeruBlog One 36 hours of travel and we have arrived! Its 2:00 am. We settle into our rooms for a short nap before setting out to explore Lima-such a beautiful city- full of history, culture,... Read More
Fort McMurray students volunteering in Lima
April 15, 2019 | PeruSixteen students and three staff from Father Mercredi School boarded a plane in Fort McMurray, Alberta at 12:45 am on April 11th. Twenty-four hours later they were boarding a bus at the Lima airport, heading... Read More
Adventuring into Peru’s culture and history
May 1, 2018 | PeruDay 1: Path of Discovery We arrived in Lima in the early morning hours. We were picked up and taken to our hotel where we promptly checked in and went to sleep. After a few... Read More
Urban Foundation in Peru
November 20, 2017 | PeruFirst Encounters: Urban Foundation at San Jose Obrero School November 19, 2017- From seaside to mountainside, the Urban Foundation group made our introductory trek to San Jose Obrero School (SJOS) early on Sunday morning to partake... Read More
Setting kids up for success in Peru
November 14, 2017 | PeruDay 1: A warm welcome Having never participated in a program like this before, I was looking forward to the first day with a mix of excitement and apprehension. Even though we were told that... Read More
Balmoral students build for kids in Peru
May 17, 2017 | PeruMay 18 Although this was our last day of work, it was definitely our best. We started off with an uneventful morning full of sanding, chipping, brick organizing and water carrying. It was a surprise... Read More
Team Bodwell heads to Peru
April 7, 2017 | PeruThursday, April 20Today was our last day at San Jose Abrero. It was nice to see the improvements we made but also recognize how much more work needs to be done. Only with programs like... Read More
Building a better school for Peru’s children
March 20, 2017 | PeruMarch 13 Hola! Today is our first day working at San Jose Obrero, a school in a very poor area of Villa Maria del Triunfo. It is also the first day of the new school... Read More