Position Description |
Country: |
Peru |
Calling Organization: |
South Peru Union Mission (Unión Peruana del Sur) |
Position Type(s): |
Communications/Media
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Length of Service: |
12-24 months |
Who makes Final Decision: |
Top Sending Org |
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Beginning Date: |
Sep 1, 2019
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Ending Date: |
Jun 29, 2020 |
Urgent? |
No |
Application Deadline: |
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Cancel call if not filled by: |
Oct 10, 2019 |
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Duties: |
The volunteer will serve in a ministry that supports the SDA church, entitled
AMOR Projects, to perform the following duties: Provide media and communications
assistance for AMOR Projects in the Amazon basin of east Peru. You will be involved
in documenting the activities of the AMOR Projects group as you participate with
them in the activities of medical outreach, orphanage activities, evangelism, and
teaching in the local schools. You must have skills in photography, movie creation,
and journalism. |
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On-site Orientation Provided? |
Yes |
Stipend during Orientation? |
Yes |
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Orientation Date: |
Sep 2, 2019 |
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Voice tape/phone interview required? |
Yes |
Institution requires signed agreement? |
Yes |
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Acceptable Dress: |
Modest shirts, shorts, jeans and work pants are acceptable. For church and special functions, dresses, dress pants and shirts. |
Unacceptable Dress: |
No tight pants, short shorts, spaghetti straps, low cleavages, or clothing with questionable logos or messages. No jewelry, tattoos, colored painted nails. Women: midriff must be covered when bending down. |
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Travel and Visa |
Destination City: |
Pucallpa |
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Airport: |
David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) |
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Travel from Airport to Destination: |
AMOR Projects representative will pick up. |
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Required Inoculations |
Update Tetanus, Typhoid, Yellow Fever, Hep A. |
Other Medical Recommendations |
Prophylaxis for malaria if prescribed by physician. |
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Visa Required? |
Yes |
Visa Type: |
Tourist |
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Who Applies: |
US citizens receive visa at Lima airport upon arrival. |
Work Permit Required? |
No |
Who Applies: |
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Police Clearance Required: |
No |
HIV Clearance Required: |
No |
Child Protection Clearance Required: |
No |
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Send papers to: |
Send papers to: AMOR Projects, P.O. Box 212, Loma Linda, CA 92354
Additional Information
Site Director / Physician:
Henry Alberto Camacho Navarro (filex34barbas@gmail.com)
Amor Projects contact person:
Ron Hawkins (ron.hawkins@amorprojects.org) |
Deadline: |
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Visa/Travel Details: |
Visa/Travel Details: Upon arrival in Peru at Lima (Jorge Chavez International airport)
pass through immigrations, at the immigrations desk, request 183-day-tourist-visa
and receive tarjeta andina (the bottom half of a white form you will fill out upon
arrival in Peru for the immigrations checkpoint, Immigrations will stamp the paper,
which then constitutes your visa for entering the country. It is very important to store
this paper in a safe place, as it is required for you to leave the country. Before
expiration of 183 days, leave the country for 24 hours for visa renewal
(recommended border countries Ecuador or Bolivia). |
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