Volunteer as a community member in our Finca in Ecuador! :)

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The experience

Volunteers visiting us become members of our community. Each person helps out depending on their strengths and interests. While it is always helpful to have specific knowledge--of building, art, agriculture, cooking, yoga, design, etc--we accept any volunteer who has a positive attitude and is ready to help and learn!

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What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 7 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Donation to project

Description: Volunteers contribute $7 per day to cover the costs of food, utilities, and communal necessities like toilet paper, detergent, soap, etc. Stays longer than 1 month can revisit this arrangement

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What you get

1 day off per week

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

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Requirements

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

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What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Program Details

Our Finca has been operating for ten years as an alternative living community for travelers and locals who are searching for a more intentional way of living. We seek to be the antidote to the busy and disconnected lifestyle that society demands by living in connection with nature as well as the other people around us.

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Activities & Shift

Life at the Finca is all about participation! While we don't have a specific schedule, community members do what needs to be done so we can all reap the benefits.

Each day there are basic chores that any adult human does--cleaning communal spaces, preparing meals, etc--that take some of our time. From there we dedicate ourselves to what we know and what needs to be done. Constant activities include harvesting/processing/consuming cacao, painting murals or communal spaces, preparing/planting/harvesting native crops, trail maintenance, building or repairing structures made of bamboo and wood, and in general finding ways to beautify and take care of the space around us.

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Rules

At the Finca there is not allowed:
--Preparing or consuming meat or eggs
--Electricity, and therefore Wifi (don't worry, there is a cozy space a 10 min walk that has Wifi, couches, and outlets for charging, and volunteers can go there when they want)
--Alcohol or Drug use (Alcohol can be consumed at the same place where Wifi is)
--Smoking (again, smoking can happen in Wifi land)
--Bad intentions! If you're a Negative Nancy looking to bring others down, look elsewhere :)