Volunteer in the Health Service in Ecuador (Quito)

  Ecuador

• Quito: 
Quito

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Description: United Planets Quest Volunteer Abroad program offers you or your group a life-changing opportunity to interact with local communities through customized work experiences, cultural activities, and home stays. United Planet Quests are offered in 50 countries from 1-52 weeks.

Located east of the famous and historical Galapagos Islands, Ecuador contains within its borders a variety of landscapes and cultures! As a volunteer you will have the opportunity to stay in one of the most beautiful capital cities of South AmericaQuito! Located in a long, narrow valley, Quito is the perfect place to begin exploring Ecuadors culture and landscape. Volunteers can experience the exotic beauty of the Amazon rainforest on an excursion to an ecological jungle lodge while making a meaningful impact on the Ecuadorian community! For more detailed information, please visit our website.

Highlights: United Planets Quests offers volunteers a unique blend of work, cultural emersion, and fun. All ages and skill levels are invited to apply. Everyone has something to offer!

Ecuador Health Service Quest :

One of the social sectors of Ecuador that is most in need is services for disabled people. As a volunteer you have a great opportunity to help and support this sector of the population by taking part in a project where people with disabilities are supported in order to find their talents and potential. You will assist and support the development of individuals with disabilities of all ages with the aim to work on integral health services and physical rehabilitation.

Volunteers without medical training will help as facilitators for such tasks as: patient mobilization, orientation within the center, recording patient information, assistants to the therapists and some administrative work. Specialists in medicine are allowed to work directly with patients in cooperation with the local doctors.  They can also participate in special medical visits to patients in surrounding areas.

Qualifications: None

Cost in US$: Prices starting at $1295

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: International volunteer travel is often filled with unpredictable surprises, such as transportation delays, local holidays, etc. Cultures may vary greatly and you might feel outside of your comfort zone in some situations. People, including the local population and fellow Quest participants, might have different religious, ideological, racial, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. United Planet offers volunteer opportunities to people of all ages and backgrounds and request that volunteers strive to always be: flexible, courageous, open-minded, tolerant and compassionate. United Planet volunteers are offered pre-departure training and materials, which include cultural adjustment tools and other tips to help you adjust to your new surroundings.

Age Range: All Ages

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

United Planet's Mission Statement: United Planet (UP) is a leading international, educational, humanitarian, and peace-building non-profit organization with members and volunteers in over 150 countries devoted to fostering cross-cultural understanding and friendship and supporting communities in need in order to unite the world in a community beyond borders. United Planet utilizes a wide range of local, online, and international programs to achieve this essential mission. The underlying principle of our programs is the concept of Relational Diplomacy, in which we recognize that the relationship between two people of diverse backgrounds is the basic building block for uniting the world in a community beyond borders. United Planets innovative programs are designed to expose our common human bonds and foster respect and appreciation for our cultural, racial, and religious diversity, while improving and enriching lives worldwide. All the people of the world are invited to join United Planet's membership in "a community beyond borders."

Year Founded: 2001