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“House-sitter” volunteer:

The experience

Help us care for the house, dogs, garden, and potentially work with projects to help the farm be as eco-friendly and sustainable as possible. No horse knowledge is necessary, but you will be asked to learn a few basic things, such as how to tell if a horse is sick, feeding and filling the water troughs.

What you offer

32 hours of help per week

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 200 One time

Description: Refundable deposit to confirm your stay with us. This is so that we aren't turning away other volunteers of a volunteer does not show up without prior notice.

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.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English and Beginner Spanish

Between 24 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside Ecuador

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Help us care for the house, dogs, garden, and potentially work with projects to help the farm be as eco-friendly and
sustainable as possible. No horse knowledge is necessary, but you will be asked to learn a few basic things, such as how to tell if a horse is sick, feeding and filling the water troughs.

For example, we are hoping to set up a medicinal/native plant garden, organic fruit and vegetable greenhouse, rain
collecting system, compost etc. The sky’s the limit! The idea is to start these projects here on the farm, and later to roll
them out into the community as well!

For those who commit to a longer stay, there will also be opportunities to be involved with some of Ride Andes administrative work or charity projects, and the potential to earn some extra money. In terms of charities, we are currently setting up/formalizing an animal charity that focuses on education and improving the lives of animals (mainly
horses and dogs) through things such as care, living conditions and sterilization.

Additionally, we are building up projects to help with welfare and safety for locals/children. We are focused on working around our area, as well as giving work to local people to make the things we need for our charities. Depending on your level of Spanish you can work directly with the locals to help us grow our current projects.

Job Benefits
- Opportunity to live and work on a farm with an unbeatable view, in a beautiful part of the world
- Spend days off exploring Ecuador (Amazon, Cloud Forest, Galapagos Islands – Ride Andes will help seeking
discounts for you). You get one and half days off per week which you can accumulate and have a longer break
- Potential to be involved in a variety of different charity projects that are underway with Ride Andes

Rules

No smoking in the house. Zero tolerance for drug use.