Volunteering and Internships in Ecuador

  Ecuador

• Quito: 
Quito
• Galapagos Islands: 
Galapagos Islands
• All Other Regions of Ecuador: 
Cuenca,  Manta,  Ibarra,  Tena,  El Coca,  Ambato,  Otavalo,  Puyo,  Mindo,  Montanita,  Puerto Lopez

Term: Throughout the year 
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: The whole year

Description: Volunteer work in Ecuador is really needed and appreciated around the country. Why? Because poverty plagues almost half of the population shortage of jobs, combined with inadequate education is the reason that many parents can´t feed and provide for their children. Often times these parents fall into alcoholism, drug addiction and deliquency. These children have to go to the streets "to work" and bring money to support their parents "or their addictions" that is why we need volunteers like you to help.

Our programs are designed to introduce you to all levels of Ecuadorian society. You will live with a middle-class family. During the first few days, you are introduced to your host family and service placement. That means we pick you up from your host family and take you to your job by bus. When you finish, we also pick you up from your job, return you to your host family and participate in a cross-cultural orientation. In the following weeks you will become familiar with your city and the surrounding region through orientation programs and field trips.

Experiential Volunteering in Ecuador can offer you different and original placements everywhere in the country from the Coast to the Andes to the Rainforest including Galapagos. These are places where you will have a wonderful and unique experience.

Areas of volunteer service include: Orphanages, Teaching, Community Services, Building, Conservation, Animal Rescue.

An internship is for professional development. It is an opportunity to gain experience and learn about a professional field through work with different cultures and people. And you will greatly enhance your resume.

To have a productive internship it is important that you have at least an intermediate knowledge of Spanish. Internships Placements are available in the fields of Journalism, Photography, Documentary film, Medical, and Human Rights.

Highlights: Experiential Volunteering in Ecuador can offer you different and original placements everywhere in Ecuador from the Coast to the Andes to the Rainforest including Galapagos. These are places where you will have a wonderful and unique experience. Doing volunteer and internship services, you will directly providing human care. As you work with local people and care for those in need, you will find your understanding of our culture grow, your leadership skills developed, and your language skills enhanced. The only thing you need for these projects is LOVE. The most important thing for us is to treat the volunteers as another member of our family and provide them everything they need and give them what they ask for "the best". We give them 24 hours coordinator assistance.

Qualifications: From any country, any race, age from 18 years old, basic Spanish knowledge, application and resume.

Minimum Education: Bachelors

Cost in US$: $650 to $750

Salary / Pay: none

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Our volunteers are people with so much love to share, enthusiastic, without prejudices, available to help, with a big desire to know about our culture and our people, wants to meet new friends and spend time doing good things for other people.

Age Range: 18 years old and older

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 3 or 4 volunteers more

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Evecuador's Mission Statement: Our mission: We seek to provide secure placements in volunteering jobs, internships, and study abroad programs to everyone who wishes to have a real experiece working directly with the Ecuadorian people. We maintain a high value on placing volunteers with nice Ecuadorian families, providing multiple opportunities for participants to increase their spanish language skills. Through this unique experience, we help our voluneteers foster personal growth. We are confident that each volunteer will graduate the program with many important character attributes which will prove invaluable in all aspects of their lives. Eveecuador is there for our volunteers, every step of the way, providing 24 hour, on-site, Coordinator assistance. We welcome individuals from 18 years and older. We offer equal opportunity to all persons, regardless of ethinicity, religion, or gender.

Year Founded: january 2005