LearnLiveLove is a European - Latin American Volunteer project that was developed in different countries like Peru, Norway, Finland, Brasil, Venezuela, Turkey, Argentina and Slovenia. The aim of the project was to generate, through educational initiatives and cultural exchange, collaborative strategies with a view towards reducing poverty and marginalization. LearnLiveLove was an active project, where volunteers could experience the realities of others and thus, generate a positive change in the local society.

SWYAA Peru was in charge of one of the main activities of the LLL Project: The Volunteer Project Week – Peru. For fulfilling the objectives of this important element of the project a team of SWYers was formed. The LLL Peru Team consisted of Alexandra Gutiérrez (SWY24), Paul Hoyle (SWY24), Diego Padilla (SWY21), Mariana Blondet (SWY21) and Miguel Montañez (SWY24). In addition to this, SWYAA Peru called on an open application to establish alliances with 3 other organizations to work together for the LearnLiveLove Project: Proyecto Lomas, Voluntades and A Liter of Light - Perú.

The aim for the Volunteer Project Week was to give a “Taste of Volunteer” to the international participants. In this way, the participants had the opportunity to experience a variety of volunteer activities in Lima and share with different organizations. They could work in activities “hands on” like preparing and installing solar bulbs in a human settlement, discovering and protecting the Lomas, teaching values and playing games with adolescents living in a shelter and teaching about their countries to hospitalized children. Also they had some workshops where they could learn about volunteerism in Perú and share about volunteerism in their countries. Peruvian music, food and tourism was also present.

LearnLiveLove Project Web Page: http://learnliveloveproject.weebly.com