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Eco Volunteer UP Foundation

Marcella E8-45 and Shyris Ave.
Quito,
Ecuador
Phone: (593 - 2) 2265736

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Community Project

  Ecuador
  • Quito: 
  • Quito
  • All Other Regions of Ecuador: 
  • Mindo

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Throughout the Year

Description: The project is located in the community of San José de Las Tolas. There are about 40 families. They have their own houses or farms and they work their own land. Some of the families make handcrafts and they have started doing their own Eco-tourism project.

In this volunteer project you will stay with one of the several different families of the community. The volunteer will experience the real culture, learning about and being involved in the traditional customs of the community's families. The volunteer will work with the family at home in: agriculture, milking and taking care of the cows, cooking, helping to do homework and teaching English to the children of the family, teaching preparation of nutritious food, cleaning the house, learning and making handcrafts. If you have ideas or suggestions for better work, they are welcome.

Community Project

Highlights: Ecuador remains one of those mystical and mysterious places that are very difficult to find in the developed world. Therefore Ecuador is the perfect destination for people who love nature and adventure and its natural beauty cannot be compared. The hospitable people and marvelous history turn this place into the perfect spot to spend your time volunteering. If you are planning to explore the real cultural and natural beauty of Ecuador, why not start your adventure by joining one of our voluntary positions, Free Spanish lessons, village hiking expeditions, or sightseeing of some of the cultural wonders of Ecuador. Eco-Volunteer UP offers you unique opportunities to explore the great land of Ecuador while working for children and people in teaching, orphanage projects, health, forest placements with its flora, fauna and other community development projects.

Our prices to take part in our volunteering projects are the cheapest of the place. Search and compare other companies and you will find that nobody offer the quality of our projects at lower prices.

Qualifications: Must have a especial interest for affected children and conservation of the Cloud Forest.

Minimum Education: High School

Languages :
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Cost in US$: USD 65 per week

    Cost Include Description:
    airport Pick up, three meals per day and accommodation in a host family or Reserves

    Experience Required: no

    Volunteer Types :
  • arts
  • building maintenance
  • childcare/children
  • community centers
  • community development
  • community health
  • community organizing
  • computer training
  • conservation
  • cooking
  • culture
  • drama
  • education
  • family planning
  • nursing
  • nutrition
  • organic farming
  • orphans
  • planting
  • public education
  • recreation
  • reforestation
  • sports
  • teaching
  • tourism
  • tree planting
  • veterinary
  • volunteering
  • water
  • women
  • Typical Volunteer: A person who really wants to help the poor children or who likes working in the Cloud Forest to know different cultures.

    Age Range: from 18 years old to 60 years old

    This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

    Typical Living Arrangements :
  • Home-stays
  • Other
  • Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently or in Groups

    Typically Participants Work Independently

    Application Process Involves:

    • Resume

    Post-Program Services Include:

    • Job and Internship Network

    Eco Volunteer UP Foundation's Mission Statement: Eco Volunteer UP Foundation is a non-profit organization which is recognized legally by Ecuadorian Government. The volunteer programs give support through volunteers to the many worthy programs, such as vulnerable orphanages, institutes for children with disabilities, street children, and local indigenous communities. The volunteer programs are located in and around Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Program locations include the cloud forest and its communities close to Quito, the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Galapagos Islands, and other important places around Ecuador. We offer volunteers real immersion in the various Ecuadorian ecosystems, and real opportunities for learning and sharing the Ecuadorian cultures, costumes and traditions.

     



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