Humanitarian and Ecological Volunteer Programs Available in Ecuador

  Ecuador

• Quito: 
Quito
• Galapagos Islands: 
Galapagos Islands
• All Other Regions of Ecuador: 
Guayaquil,  Cuenca,  Ibarra,  Santo Domingo de los Colorados,  Tena,  Ambato,  Latacunga,  Nanegalito,  Pichincha,  Bahia de Caraquez,  Otavalo,  Tungurahua,  Pedro Moncayo,  Cotacachi,  Cumbaya,  Puyo,  Mindo,  Montanita,  Pedro Vicente Maldonado,  Puerto Baquerizo Moreno,  San Cristobal,  Puerto Lopez,  Calderon,  Cayambe,  Salango,  Tabacundo,  Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Dates: Year round

Description: ELEP is a cultural, educational, private and nonprofit organization created to organize, manage and provide exciting volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups from all over the world to be able to take part in a wide range of projects. Volunteers do not need to have any special skills. They just need a willingness to help.

Living and volunteering in Ecuador for a short or long term, you could help enrich the lives of Ecuadorian needy people and make a real contribution and difference in this part of the world. This is a more challenging and you as volunteer have the opportunity to contribute to the development Ecuadorian people.

Ecological Programs

General Conservation Programmes: Work in the midst of the most spectacular Ecuadorian biodiversities where projects range from maintaining to research. Your help is needed in the preservation, investigation, environmental education and management of the Ecuadorian flora, fauna and landscapes. We work in collaboration with a big number of private and public reserves, National parks and NGOs throughout Ecuador (Andes, Coastal, Amazonia and Galapagos Islands). Environmental projects such as reforestation, agroforestry, organic and sustainable farming practices, permaculture, tree nursery, biological research, environmental education (focused to promote the protection and conservation), recuperation and regeneration of the ecosystem are available. Ecuadorian dry, cloud, rain and mangrove forest wait for you. Live in a world of plenty nature and enjoy it while volunteering.

Animal Care: The goal of this program is to rescue, rehabilitate and relocate confiscated animals to their natural habitat. You as volunteers will feed animals and clean and repair cages. In addition, you will help to build new cages and improve existing facilities to provide more natural environment for the birds and animals. Volunteers are needed to gather food from the forest for animals in captivity, introduce the food to the animals, monitor progress, consult with the biologist, and under supervision of the biologist and centre staff, teach the animals how to eat and other behaviours they need to know in the wild.

Veterinary Medicine: You can combine a veterinary placement with an animal care placement, working in a zoo, animal rehabilitation centre or animal clinic. You may be able to spend some time concentrating on the veterinary practice. Working as a veterinary volunteer, you will be involved in vaccinations, operations, laboratory work, post-mortems, meat inspections and the routine treatment of domestic farm animals and pets. These programmes are available to you in Amazon Region, Machalilla National Park, Galapagos Islands, Baños, Guayabamba and many other places throughout Ecuador.

Other volunteer descriptions (micro-credits, etc.) are available upon request.

ELEP will gladly to help you with the experience you are looking for and invite you to experience Ecuador while volunteer.

Highlights:
- Put your skills to the service of the Ecuadorian community
- Make new friends and learn about a new culture
- Learn or improve your Spanish skills
- Expand your horizons
- Make a real contribution and difference in Ecuador

Qualifications:
- Willingness to help
- No previous experience is required
- Knowledge of the Spanish language
- 18 years and older
- Open mind
- Desires to learn and share

Experience Required: no

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

Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

ELEP - Experiential Learning Ecuadorian Programs's Mission Statement: Our mission is to promote international understanding through educational and cultural exchange between Ecuador (Latin-American) and the rest of the world, to help people to gain hands-on practical experience, acquire knowledge and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world, accomplishing these goals through our Volunteer, Internship and Spanish Study Programs. Therefore, ELEPs commitment is to contribute to intercultural and learning experience opportunities and development of the people, companies, organizations and communities through our programs

Year Founded: 1999