Ecuador Volunteer Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers volunteer work opportunities abroad in social, environmental, educational and community areas around Ecuador. The main focus of our programs is to offer a cultural exchange experience to each volunteer in all of the projects that at helping and working together with the local people.
"Right before your eyes is the chance to change the lives of many, thanks for being a part of Ecuador Volunteer"
Rebuilding houses in the jungle: This project gives you the opportunity to work with an indigenous community in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador, rebuilding the homes of local residents. Community Project - Low Cost
Blanca Margarita Ecological Project: This project is located in the nor.-western province of Pichincha and offers activities in the primary forest conservation, reforestation and recovery of native species, organic agriculture, study and monitoring of birds. Ecological Project - Low Cost
Volunteering in Agroecology:: This project aims to transform the system of conventional farmers who have some farm families in organic agriculture with the aim of improving their quality of life. Ecological Project - Low Cost
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Conservation and maintenance of beaches:: This project has been selected as a project of the month by the development that has been done in JAMA, and their contribution to the community. Ecological Project - Low Cost Top>>
Changing lives !
With the generous help of one of our volunteers, Julia Haessler, Ecuador Volunteer received $1800 in donations to go towards purchasing new play tools and Christmas presents.
I had a great time with both Ecuador Volunteer and Equinox Spanish School. The Clases were organizad and helped me learn Spanish very quickly and the afternoon excursions helped give me a chance to practice. The organization helped me a lot with my volunteer project as well. When the rains prevented me from working at are project, they provided me with lots of choices for alternatives projects. My time working the coast with the fisherman is an experience I will never forget. I learned so much about the people and hardships they forced, while at the same time making friends that will last a lifetime.
Thank you so much for such a great time, great friends and great experience that I will carry with me forever.
Daniel Travis - January 2008
Amazonian Community "Chinimp Tuna"
I first worked with Ecuador Volunteer when I decided to spend some time volunteering in the cloud forests of the Alto Choco area. It was my first time to a South American country and I found that staff was very helpful both before, during and after my stay at my first volunteer project. They answered all my questions and responded to emails very quickly, something that I have found is not the norm in Ecuador.
They were very keen to hear back from my experiences and particularly interested to get feedback. They accepted criticisms in a very humble way and understood the importance of developing all there projects regardless of their success.
The actual experience was very rewarding and provided me with some good insights on 1. what life is like in Ecuador, 2. the problems (from an environmental and a social perspective) and 3. some solutions to the latter.
Although there services were not free I was more than pleased to be supporting a local organization as I soon discovered that many other organizations charge a lot more and are foreign owned.
Once I left my first project I decided to spend some time in the Amazon living with a Kichwa Shuar family. With them I set up a volunteer project which aimed to resolve some of their financial difficulties and provide assistance to the subsistence work they perform on a daily basis.
During my 6 month stay with this family, the team at Ecuador volunteer provided much needed assistance on how to start and develop the project. They also provided me with the necessary information and support for obtaining a visa, in Ecuador, a bureaucratic nightmare. Most of all, they provided, and still do, a constant dream of volunteers to the project even now that I am back in my home country. The family, who are not charged for the assistance and publicity they are provided with, maintain weekly contact with myself and Ecuador Volunteer and together we have managed to set up a project that provides the family with much needed financial and physical assistance whilst giving volunteers a meaningful experience in an indigenous context.
I believe that agency provide invaluable support to a range of indigenous people in remote places in Ecuador as they provide them and put them in contact with volunteers who might otherwise never learn about their problem or participate in their resolutions.
All in all i have had one of the best times in Ecuador and learnt as much about other people and myself. Whilst no always enjoyable, IO have gained invaluable insights into the difficulties faced by people living in Ecuador and have made long lasting friendships.
Mijanou Blech - Bristol UK - Feb 2007
Poor Children Care & Street Children
I’ve spent 3 months in Ecuador and two months volunteering with Ecuador volunteer. From my initial contact with them they have been a most helpful organisation and have been quick to respond with any information needed or queries I had . On my arrival I was picked up at the airport and taken to my accommodation, I felt very well looked after arriving in a new country with not much grasp of local language . The atmosphere at the agency is friendly and relaxed, and has a family feel to it. You are well looked after from the time you get here and you feel valued . I was very happy with both the projects I worked in: poor children care and street children project; and was able to choose times to volunteer around also learning Spanish . The time you spend here is flexible but to get the best out of it I would recommend that you volunteer for a minimum of 2 months. I would also highly recommend learning some Spanish before you get here to get the best out of the volunteer work and the people you will meet. I have had a wonderful experience here and can recommend Ecuador Volunteer very highly for their professionalism, and the care and attention they give you as a valued volunteer. Más>>
Ecuador Volunteer Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers volunteer work opportunities abroad in social, environmental, educational and community areas around Ecuador. The main focus of our programs is to offer a cultural exchange experience to each volunteer in all of the projects that at helping and working together with the local people.
