Care For Vulnerable Children in Ecuador!

  Ecuador

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

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: year round

Description: Play with and teach bright, happy children from impoverished families in Calderon, Ecuador. You're needed to assist teachers and help expand and maintain residential, training, and daycare facilities. Our service program enables you to provide direct, hands-on care for pre-schoolers through an amazing grassroots organization. No matter your background, your personal efforts improve these youngsters' well-being. What's more, through your service program cost, Global Volunteers is able to purchase materials directed to the children's immediate needs.

Highlights: You can make a lasting difference in these young lives. Work with the enterprising women of FUNDAC to provide direct, hands-on care for village children and help improve two great childcare facilities. You will also have time to enjoy the wonders of the country. Ecuador is one of the world's most geographically varied, species-rich countries and nearly all of its natural treasures are within your reach. From Quito, you can travel to colorful Andean markets, remote jungle villages and warm Pacific beaches. Or you can tour this magnificent capital city. This chance combines hands-on service with cultural immersion in a unique way where your contribution lasts a lifetime.

Qualifications: Everyone can help. No professional qualifications necessary. If you enjoy nurturing children, or working with your hands to improve their living conditions, you can be a valuable resource on this program.

Cost in US$: USD 2,495/2wks - negotiable

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Our volunteers are culturally curious and open-minded people looking to help improve the lives of children. They enjoy Latin American culture, and are all ages, from various ethnic backgrounds, and of all different professions, such as educators, students, laborers, medical professionals, full-time parents, computer professionals, artists, lawyers and the like.

Age Range: adults, children ages 12-plus with parent

This Program is open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 12-15

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Global Volunteers's Mission Statement: "Partners in Development". Founded to help advance peace, rehabilitate improverished communities, and promote mutual international understanding between peoples of diverse cultures through short-term volunteer service on long-term community development programs. We maintain on-going partnerships with local leaders and indigenous host organizations worldwide. Each year, we mobilize up to 300 teams of volunteers to work alongside local people on work projects central to their advancement. We also raise funds to support our international and domestic partners and to provide child sponsorships for educational, social and medical assistance. Global Volunteers is in special consultative status with the United Nations and UNICEF.

Year Founded: 1984