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Ecuador Volunteer Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers volunteer work opportunities abroad in social, environment, 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 aim to work together and help 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" |
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This is a section created for the various non-profit institutions and individual projects to communicate their needs and services and support on a voluntary basis with donations and solidarity actions.
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Have you thought about what you can do to help others?
This section gives you the opportunity to publish your ideas that contribute to the improvement and well-being of an entire society.
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| Changing Lives ! |
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With the help of Caitlin Kirby, one of our volunteers, and the people from Ashland, OR, we have managed to fix the floor of one of the poor day-care centres that we support. With the donations that we received and all the support from out volunteers, we were able to change the lives of many people.
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| TESTIMONIALS |
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| 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. |
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| Peter Clausen - Denmark - Dec 2006 |
| Poor Children Care |
"Why should one do volunteering with Ecuador Volunteer Foundation? Well, first of all, let's face the facts; volunteering is probably one of the fastest, and definitively cheapest, ways to improve your Spanish skills. Second, and that's the real point that you won't really realize until returning to your home country; besides improving your human skills in a different culture, getting self confident handling surprisingly new and exciting situations and achieving unique skills for a future carreer, you'll actually get to improve the life of a handfull of children. Depending on your skills but, most importantly, your efforts, you will have the chance to really do a difference for a change in your life.
Imagine... It cannot be described, you should just take a deep breath and sign up for volunteering, ok? Besides, Ecuador Volunteer rocks! The staff is highly skilled and experiences working with foreign volunteers. This means that they will accept you as you are and give you quite a freedom to choose where you can do the most but, at the same time, they will always be there for your in every sense. I can so much recommend doing volunteering!" |
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| Martin Omischl - Austria - Nov 2006 |
| Elderly Care |
I have worked 8 weeks in Quito in the old people’s home called “plenitud ciudad de la alegria”. Now, after passing these 8 weeks, I can say, it was one of the best times in my life.
I came to Ecuador without speaking any Spanish and only with a little experience as far as the care of old people is concerned. I didn’t really know, what to expect, so I just jumped into this adventure. The first 2 weeks in Quito I took Spanish lessons, just to know the basics of this language. With these basis language skills I have started to work. At the beginning I had some problems understanding what the people were saying but all the people living in the home treated me quite nice and showed understanding for my language problems – more, they started to teach me new words and how to use them correctly and so I had the best teachers, I ever could imagine.
Most of the residents are lonely, their children are occupied with work or even forget them. I tried to make them forget that they are living in an old peoples home: I have talked a lot with them, they told me their life stories and taught me a lot more than the language: they taught me how real life works – things, no teacher in no school teaches. You can learn these lessons only by facing real life on your own or listening to people, who have already done this.
As a volunteer I didn’t get paid money, but in reality I got paid more, than any money could do: they gave me their love, a kiss, a warm handshake, a piece of bread saved from breakfast or a bright laugh. And that is, at least in my opinion, the best and the most you can earn when doing this kind of work.
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