Global Volunteers' Country Managers in Peru are Myrian Bellido Aspilcueta and Magdalena Echecopar Iriarte.

Magdalena Echecopar Iriarte

Myrian Bellido Aspilcueta

Myrian has a Master of Science in Food Technology, and has contributed to rural development initiatives in Peruvian public and private sectors and international NGOs. She provided technical assistance to dairy farmers and dairy processors through the Ministry of Agriculture, and monitored quality control and efficiency improvement in for-profit entities. Myrian taught English as a Second Language at the University level, and was a professor at the Universidad Cientifica del Sur.

Magdalena holds a Liberal Arts diploma, and worked as a strategic planner, editor and translator for a number of multinational and Peruvian entities, including eight years at UNICEF. At International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Women and Social Development, she coordinated the "Dialogue for Children's Rights" and oversaw donations. Working with "Every Child UK" in Lima, she directly managed a wide range of tasks from field work to design of external relations and fundraising.

Our country managers have served on one or more volunteer teams, and each year are required to complete our intensive two-week training seminars in Minnesota. They're experienced in managing diverse groups of people, and are formally evaluated by each volunteer team. County Managers must achieve an established level of performance in order to continue leading Global Volunteers teams.

You'll receive a description and contact information for your Peru Country Manager approximately four weeks before your service program begins.