Who are we?

Volunteering Peru is managed by 2 persons: Carlos and Agnes. Carlos is in charge of the promoting and marketing of the organization, keeping updated the websites, contact with the host families and Spanish school.

Agnes is in charge of the support of all the volunteers. From their pick up from the airport until their last day in Cusco. She has an eye on the wellbeing of the volunteers and is always available to help them with anything the volunteer need.

Carlos Rojas Moreano, 33 years old, Peruvian
With studies at the University of Cusco in the career of Geological Eng. And some studies on online marketing. He has extensive experience in working with volunteers, family accommodations and Spanish school. Since his family participates as a volunteer host family for foreign students since 1998 Carlos has a great training and experience in dealing with foreigners. Since its introduction in social programs he has always been familiar with volunteer projects, mainly in projects involving children, because these new people transmit their messages to future generations and because a child should grow up with education. Carlos chose some projects where the volunteer can participate, regarding to the needs of the volunteers, like public transport and located within the city.

So the interest is to continue contributing to the society led him create a place where they could give more opportunity for volunteers to know the reality of the region with a direct benefit to the society for his enormous contribution to Cusco. All of this, added with the customs a volunteer will experience by living with a Peruvian family and learn the Spanish language in their environment makes the volunteer program an unique experience. This is how Volunteering-Peru was made possible in 2008 and together with the active participation of both Carlos, Agnes, volunteers and some other people who are still promoting assistance to these projects for which may be many more help!

Agnes Schepens, 27 years old, Dutch
Agnes studied in Holland social work and has several years of experience working with disabled children and adults. In 2007 she went to Peru for a volunteering for 6 months. This time she worked in a school for disabled children and a shelter for abandoned girls. In this first period in Peru she was staying with Carlos'  family and a great time living and working in Cusco.

After 6 months she left for Bolivia, where she found a job as a volunteer-coordinator. Working as a volunteer-coordinator meant supporting a group of volunteers from their arrival in Bolivia until their departure after a period of volunteering. This included airport pick up, city tour, introduction to the culture and history of Bolivia, support in case of emergency and illness, etc.
Also she guided several interns, who came to Bolivia to do their internship. After this, Agnes went back to Cusco to do some months more volunteering there. Again staying with Carlos' family they talked a lot about the organisation which Carlos was setting up. With her working experience in Holland and in Bolivia she had several ideas how a volunteer organization should work, and also saw in the projects that they really need help. They found out that they were thinking the same about a lot of things and that they could mean something to each other setting up this organization.

Back in Holland she stayed in contact with Carlos about the things he was doing and on a certain moment Carlos needed a hand more to do all the work for the organisation so Agnes decided to go back to Peru in November 2009. From this moment they are managing the organization together and still full of plans to grow and improve.