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The call for the Lima 2019 Volunteer Program was very successful in Peru and abroad. A total of 100,094 people showed their interest in participating in the biggest multi-sport event in the continent by registering to be volunteers for the Pan American and Parapan American Games.
From that total, 60,110 people completed the registration of all their data, and many of them already went through the training process. The first stage of this process will end with the selection of volunteers for Lima 2019. However, the other 39,984 people, who were also interested in participating, still have the chance to go through the training until March 17, as long as they fill out the registration form, as it is the last date to receive the training. It is important to mention that registrations began on September 11, 2018, and ended on February 22, 2019.
Something important to highlight is 58.53% of the people registered are women (35,185), and 75.28% of them are between 18 and 30 years old. Most of the registered people come from cities in Peru such as: Lima, Callao, Arequipa, Chiclayo, and Trujillo.
Furthermore, most of the international applicants to become volunteers come from Argentina, 2,476 (4.12%) and Brazil, 983 (1.64%). This adds up to more than 6000 people from abroad interested in volunteering. On the other hand, 529 people have some type of impairment and among them 36.11% have a physical-motor impairment.
Training Process
The Lima 2019 Volunteer Program expects to gather more than 4000 people to be part of the Training Process this week, which is addressed to everyone registered to be volunteers for the Pan American and Parapan American Games.
This new training session will be held this weekend and next Tuesday, March 12 at the main universities of Lima. These are part of the last training sessions that will be carried out around the country until March 17.
The training process aims to provide participants with the necessary tools, knowledge, and skills to carry out their role successfully in the Games, as well as to create a social legacy. This program will be carried out jointly with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).
Trainings are going to be carried out in these cities: Lima, Callao, Chiclayo, Trujillo, Cajamarca, Huancayo, Tacna, Arequipa, Cusco, Tarapoto, Ica, and Pisco; there are other pending training sessions in: Lima, Cañete, Huacho and Paracas; according to the schedule published on the web www.lima2019.pe/voluntariado
Training in Lima
Trainings will begin on March 9 at Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (Av. Arequipa 265 – downtown Lima.) On Sunday 10, trainings will be carried out at another location of the Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (Av. Petit Thouars 385 – Torre II – downtown Lima.)
Afterward, on Tuesday 12, we will host trainings at Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (Av. Arequipa 265– downtown Lima) and Universidad Alas Peruana (jirón Pedro Ruiz Gallo 251, Pueblo Libre).
Training during the weekend will be divided into two shifts from 08:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 18:00. Only for trainings on Tuesday, the schedule is from 14:00 to 18:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00. Participants will have to attend an hour before the training starts and show their ID in order to be able to sign in and participate in the course.
Video interviews have been extended
In order to provide more opportunities to the applicants living abroad, we decided to extend the date for video interviews until March 18. We hope to meet with almost 1,000 additional applicants from abroad who are interested in participating in the Games.
Benefits of volunteering
Lima 2019 volunteers will have benefits such as the training program offered with the support of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and they will receive a certificate for their training and participation. Likewise, they will receive a uniform, accreditation, meals according to shift, accident insurance, transport, national and international contact network, and the opportunity to live a unique experience.
