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Amazon, Ecuador Volunteer

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The experience

The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical forest in the world. We, the Amazon’s people and Indigenous nationalities, have been fighting for decades for our land, for biodiversity, for a decent quality of life, for the welfare of our children, for good education and health etc.
For more than 50 years we have been threatened by large mining, oil, and lumber companies etc.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

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.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 3 Per day

Description: Los voluntarios aportaran $3 USD por persona por dia para alojamiento.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Fluent Spanish

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are currently working on 2 projects:
- Conservation project in the Kichwa Uchuculin community reserve
AND
- Yaku Ñawi Project

The reserve is made up of 100 hectares of primary forest located in the upper part of the Amazon, 3 km from the Uchuculin community.
To achieve our conservation objective and start working in the area, we require collaboration and support in: logistics, identification of timber and medicinal plants, construction of a bamboo house, maintenance of trails, planting of cassava and fruit crops, creation of signage etc.
The community of Uchuculin is located 11km from the city of Tena in the province of Napo.
We have been working for more than 10 years with a volunteer program carrying out different activities.

Activities & Shift

The activities that the volunteer can perform are:
- Education: teaching English in the community or in a rural school, art, environmental awareness.
- Agriculture: food gardens, cassava (aka manioc or yuca), banana, cacao, pineapple etc.
- Construction with local materials from the area: e.g. wood and bamboo..
- Clearing trails and creating signs in the jungle.
- Mapping and monitoring new points of tourist interest.

Volunteers can also suggest their own projects related to their professions and areas of interest.

You will be able to join our tour outings as long as there is a group and it does not interfere with the volunteer activities.

Rules

Be clean and organized of your own things and respectful.