The Bruce Peru program seeks to help “at-risk” children receive an education. We provide classes for children currently marginalized by the public school system and supply them with the educational resources necessary to enter their proper grade levels. Additionally, volunteer fees and generous outside donations pay for these children’s matriculation fees, books, and school uniforms for two years after leaving the Bruce Peru centers.

Last fall, 22 Bruce Peru students were able to enter the public school system with the educational, financial, and emotional resources necessary to achieve academically.

Bruce Peru was established in the spring of 2006 and is still in the expansion and development stage. To date, we have opened two centers in and around Quito that currently provide classes and emotional support to 37 students previously excluded from the public school system.

We are currently looking to enhance the existing centers and expand our project into other areas of the city. So, if you are motivated, creative, team-oriented and excited about putting your own spin on our program, Bruce Peru is the place for you.

Bungalow 6 Fundraiser featuring “Los Nietos”
When: March 1st, 2007 - door opens at 7:00pm band starts at 9:00pm
Where: Diego de Almagro and Calama, Mariscal district, Quito
How much: $3.00 buys your entrance and half-priced drinks until midnight.
Note:The proceeds from your entrance ticket go to support the Bruce Peru Organization.

Although Peru is the smallest of the Andean countries, its vast cultural, historical, and natural wealth rivals most continents. The Bruce Peru volunteer base is located in the vibrant Mariscal district of Quito.

The city itself is an UNESCO heritage site and boasts the least altered, best-preserved historical center in Latin America. Additionally, volunteers will have the opportunity to explore the expansive peaks, indigenous markets, cloud forests and hot springs that surround the city.