CADEP JMA

Description of the partner

The Centro Andino de Educación y Promoción “José María Arguedas” (CADEP JMA) is an association based in Cusco. This region boasts a wide variety of cultures living side by side on the high plateaux. Organised into communities, many people of Quechua origin remain marginalised within today’s civil society. The region presents major challenges for the development of peasant communities in the Andean highlands. CADEP JMA is an institution that aims to generate critical awareness, to promote innovative experiments with a high level of involvement of the population with a view to sustainable human development, and also to influence, together with the Quechua indigenous peoples, the democratisation processes of Peruvian society. In its constant quest for sustainable development for the Andean peoples, CADEP JMA seeks to contribute to intercultural education, to the affirmation and autonomy of the Quechua indigenous peoples, particularly women and the most vulnerable sectors, and to sustainable management of the environment.

The mission is exclusively a Civic Service mission, lasting 10 months, from february to november.

The mission

CADEP JMA volunteers carry out the following activities in support of local team members:

• Supporting the local team in building and implementing capacity-building workshops in the rural intervention zones around Cusco;
• Support for the local team in running awareness-raising workshops on the following themes: the environment, resource management, etc: The environment, natural resource management, human rights and gender equality;
• Participation in regular visits organised by the local team to communities in the field;
• Participation in the day-to-day life of the local association: the volunteers will gain experience of the association through contact with professionals who are very committed to protecting the rights of the Quechua people.
• Running a radio programme in an Andean community
• Support for a school and after-school centre for young people with disabilities

Candidate profile

All profiles are welcome! Above all, we’re looking for people who are motivated by the idea of taking part in a meaningful project and who are highly adaptable.

A good level of Spanish is required for this project, to be able to communicate with the team and the local population.

Accommodation

CADEP JMA will provide a shared flat with a private bedroom, a kitchen with fridge, a shared living room and toilets. The cost is €50 per month.