Volunteer in Ecuador

Childcare Volunteering Program in Ecuador The volunteers taking part in this project will be working with children of between 4 and 6 years of age to teach basic literacy and education. The classes are informal, focusing on fun and interaction aimed at helping them learn a range of different activities. Having never attended school, these children will require help to master essential classroom basics like holding pencils, their initial numbers, drawing lines and their ABCs. Although often challenging, working with young children is a rewarding experience and every day is full of laughter and fun. This project is run in a school with older children and volunteers may occasionally be needed to assist in classes with students of an older age group. Living with a local family in the beautiful market town of Otavalo, volunteering on this project gives you the opportunity to learn Spanish and immerse yourself in Andean indigenous culture.
	Dates: 2 to 4 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $1910 for 4 weeks Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on volunteering with children
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Volunteer to Teach Indigenous Children in Ecuador This volunteer program in Ecuador give volunteers the opportunity to work with indigenous children who might not otherwise have the chance of a formal education. Living with a local family in the lovely market town of Otavalo, you will learn Spanish and travel to remote, rural communities to teach on the teaching programs that have been set up in conjunction between GVI and local indigenous leaders. Volunteering in Ecuador provides you with the chance to truly immerse yourself in Andean indigenous culture, while you help to improve the lives of people in one of Ecuador’s poorest communities.
	Dates: 4 to 12 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $1910 for 4 weeks Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on volunteering with children
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Volunteer on Construction Projects in the Ecuadorian Andes This volunteer program is based in the indigenous communities surrounding Otavalo, bringing you into the heart of the Ecuadorian Andes in South America. The Otavaleño indigenous hold remarkably strong ties to their native culture and traditions. Here you will embark on building energy efficient stoves with the families in the communities, which decrease wood consumption and remove smoke from inside the house.
	Dates: 2 to 4 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $1570 for 2 weeks Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this community construction project
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Wildlife Conservation Expedition in the Ecuadorian Amazon Joining this expedition will take you to one of the beautiful areas of the Amazonian rainforest to research endangered species and volunteer on vital local community projects. Living in the lush Amazonian Rainforest of Ecuador, South America, volunteers will work alongside international researchers and local students and teachers, and receive on-site training to carry out a variety of projects involving scientific investigation and education. Projects include helping with wildlife conservation initiatives (identifying and cataloguing local mammal, reptile, bird, amphibian and plant species) and teaching English to the local community. As part of a community project GVI and its partner have also established an innovative education center for students from local communities on the Napo River.
	Dates: 5 or 10 weeks, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $2690 for 5 weeks Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this conservation expedition
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Volunteer in Ecuador  Volunteer with a community based organization in Ecuador! ELI works with organizations throughout Ecuador to create volunteer opportunities that benefit locals while giving volunteers a unique cultural learning experience while giving back to the communities.  Placements are available in the Andes, the Amazon, along the coast, and in the Galapagos Islands. Possible projects include teaching, working with children’s organizations, homebuilding, conservation, reforestation, human rights, health programs, and community development. All placements are set up on an individual basis based on the needs of the local organization and the specific skills of the volunteer.
	Cost: Program fees start at $885 and include airport pickup, accommodation, and meals. Dates: Programs are available throughout the year and dates are flexible. Contact: Experiential Learning International, 2828 N. Speer Blvd. Suite 230, Denver, CO 80211 Tel.: 303-321-8278 Email: info@eliabroad.org Website: www.eliabroad.org
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Amazon Conservation Ecuador This programme includes a 2 week Spanish course and you will find yourself deep within the Amazon basin; sleeves rolled up, hands on and up to your knees in rainforest conservation and management at a project in El Tena. It is run by the ‘Ecuadorian Foundation for the protection, defense, and conservation of the natural and human environment, investigation and scientific education'. The reserve was started through donations by individuals and organisations concerned about the depleting tropical rainforests and assists local communities through preservation. The two programmes that run are The Centre for Plant Conservation and Organic Farming. Cost: From £1050 Website: Conservation work in Ecuador

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Get AMPED Abroad: Relish Life at Its Purest in Ecuador! Journey to the wondrous land known as Ecuador. Lauded worldwide for its historic architecture, famed for its biodiversity, and loved for its people Ecuador has it all. Volunteer in one of several urban/rural locations, including Quito, Amazon, Galapagos, Puerto Lopez, Otavalo, and Cuenca. Further your cultural exploration by helping to strengthen communities and to sustain the earth’s natural resources. Participate in one of the following volunteer placements: animal care, child care, conservation, construction, healthcare/medicine, HIV/AIDS, teaching English, and veterinary medicine. At your leisure, stroll the sandy beaches, shop the outdoor markets, and become enchanted by the magnificent architecture.
	Dates: First and third Monday of each month Cost: Program fees starting at $559, includes pre-departure support, airport pick-up, orientation, three meals per day (except Sundays,) host family accommodations, laundry service, and 24/7 emergency in-country staff support. FREE Spanish lessons available in Quito and Puerto Lopez! Ask about our internships. Contact: AMPED Abroad, P.O. Box 24865, Fort Worth, TX 76124 Skype Phone: 214.736.7654; Skype Username: amped_abroad Email: info@ampedabroad.com Website: www.ampedabroad.com
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	Conservation work on the Galapagos Islands Visit a 7th Wonder of the World! Volcanic forces deep under the Pacific Ocean have created a unique wildlife paradise-the Galapagos Islands. It’s popularity with visitors has led the Ecuadorian government to limit their number-making now the best time to visit! Your base will be the biological station helping to preserve the natural habitat of the island and introduce new organic farming methods to the islanders. Tasks include planting new crops, building and helping maintain island trails. You will also be able to hike to the island’s lagoons, forests and villages and learn about the ecological and human dynamics.
Dates: Please visit to site for further information. Cost: USD 1865.00 for 2 weeks, USD 330.00 for every week thereafter. Contact: i-to-i, 8 Essex Center Drive, Peabody, MA 01960. Tel.: 800 985 4852. Email: sales@i-to-i.com. Website: www.i-to-i.com
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Earth to City Ecuador Volunteers do hands-on farming, fishing or wildlife activities typical of rural Ecuadorean communities. In the mountains, work side-by-side with community members to milk cows, make cheese, plant organic fruits & vegetables, harvest, fleece sheep, gather wild mushrooms, cook, teach English to locals, and more; In the jungle, make jewelry out of seeds, take notes on wildlife during jungle patrols, tour petroleum extracting facilities, take part in jungle activities under guidance of members of the Cofan indigenous community; On the coast, fish, chop plantains, pull up yuca, trap crabs, harvest coconuts, make raw chocolate out of cacao, and more...
	Dates: Every Monday through Friday, ongoing, year round. Minimum 5 days stay with option to extend as longer-term volunteer Cost: $280-$330 for first 5 days, including food, lodging, bilingual English-Spanish guide, optional Spanish lessons, all transportation and hands-on activities; After that, about $6/day paid to family to cover electricity & water costs. Fees as longer-term volunteer may be waived if you have significant agricultural/wildlife experience. Contact: Tien-Shun Lee, Founder & Community Coordinator, Earth to City; Mailing address: Earth to City, c/o EarthMatters, 177 Ludlow St., New York, NY 10002; 1-917-687-0997; tien.shun@gmail.com. Website: www.earthtocity.org.
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APF Languages in Ecuador
Flexible Spanish language and volunteering program working with street children (e.g. care and nursery) or in ecology projects outside Quito. Minimum stay two weeks language course plus two weeks volunteering. Also 6-month positions as jungle guides.

Contact: APF Languages, El Mercurio 345, Quito, Ecuador; 011-593-2-244-8204; info@apf-languages.com, www.apf-languages.com.

Arutam Rainforest Reserve and Community in Ecuador
Ecuadorian community-based rainforest reserve that offers tourist, volunteer and research opportunities as well as community development activities. Volunteers can participate in a series of ongoing projects and learn the Shuar language and culture as well as talking forest walks learning about plants and animals, visit other Shuar communities or interesting sites. List of volunteer activities include teaching in the local school, helping in traditional farming, construction, making trails for tourists, raising native animals, making crafts, sports and other community activities, botanical garden, forest walks or visits to other communities, aquaculture, forest nursery or your own individualized projects.

Contact: arutaminfo@hotmail.com, www.arutam.net

Black Sheep Inn
Remote eco-lodge takes on volunteers to maintain property and lead guests on hikes in exchange for room and board, usually free after 2-week trial period.

Contact: P.O. Box 05-01-240, Chugchilan, Cotopaxi, Ecuador; 011-593-3-281-4587; www.blacksheepinn.com/HelpWanted.htm#Volunteers.

Bosque Nublado Santa Lucia
Volunteer in Ecuador
Help conserve the cloud forest. Volunteers are needed for physical activities in support of conservation, such as reforesting and trail-building; requirements include good physical condition, cultural sensitivity and openness to new experiences.

Contact: info@santaluciaecuador.com, www.santaluciaecuador.com

Caledonia Languages Abroad
Spanish and Volunteer Work in Latin America
Programs organized in Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Cuba, Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador, year round. Community and environmental projects and teaching English, depending on skills and level of language ability.

Contact: The Clock-house, Bonnington Mill, 72 Newhaven Rd., Edinburgh EH6 5QG, Scotland; 011-44-131-621-7721; www.caledonialanguages.co.uk

Cloud Forest Ecuador
Eco Volunteer in Quito
Eco-Volunteer UP has a range of a volunteer programs located in Ecuador - South America. It provides volunteer work placements in Quito, the capital of Ecuador and the disappearing Cloud Forest. Eco-Volunteer UP has voluntary work with orphanages, disabled children Institutes, day care centres and is also involved in conservation of “mother-earth” (pacha–mama) and saving the planet one step at a time. The earth has been slowly contaminated and endangered for hundreds of years by the humans inhabitation, and for that reason we wish to give people an incentive to conserve the forest so that our children will have a place to play and breathe in safety.

Contact: urcupuyujunda@cloudforestecuador.com, www.cloudforestecuador.com and www.volunteer-latinamerica.com.

Darwin Foundation (External Relations Unit)
Volunteers must be at least second year undergraduates. Self-funding volunteers without relevant scientific skills pay for food and dorm accommodation and must stay for a minimum of six months.

Contact: Charles Darwin Research Station, www.darwinfoundation.org/en/get-involved/volunteer/international.

Ecotrackers Foundation
Volunteer Work in Ecuador
Ecotrackers works to preserve the cultural and biological diversity of Ecuador through the development of indigenous community in ecotourism and other projects. Volunteers are sent to 17 indigenous communities and 10 National Protected Areas, to stay between one week and 6 months and to carry out a variety of tasks that go from teaching English in children's school, until ecotourism and eco-production with patents, eco-development; and other projects such as reforestation, health & sanitation, and agricultural development. Ecotrackers is currently developing an experimental farm in the cloud-forest near Quito to demonstrate sustainable agriculture.

Contact: email@ecotrackers.com, www.ecotrackers.com

EcuadorExplorer.com, www.ecuadorexplorer.com/html/work_or_volunteer.html. Useful information about working and volunteering in Ecuador with links to about 20 organizations with volunteer programs.

Ecuador Volunteer
Volunteer Programs in Ecuador
Our non-profit organization offers volunteer work programs in South America, our volunteer opportunity is focused in ecological, social and educational areas creating new hopes.

Contact: info@volunteerworkecuador.com, www.volunteerworkecuador.com

EcuEVP
Unpaid internships in Ecuador in many fields such as journalism and media, medical, business, architecture, human rights, and marketing. Minimum stay 6 weeks, maximum 1 year. Sample 3-month package includes four weeks language study (80 hours), volunteer arrangement commission and homestay with meals for $1,120 plus $12 payable directly to families.

Contact: P.O. Box 17-03-1423, Quito, Ecuador; 011-593-2-222 6947; fax. 011-593-2-255-0898; www.ecuevp.com.

ELEP - Experiential Learning Ecuadorian Programs
Social Work in Ecuador
This project is dedicated to volunteering in placements such as orphanges, nurseries, centers for children, juvenile homes, and for the elderly.
Health Care Volunteer Work in Ecuador
Our health/nursing programs welcome to work in centers of health, hospitals, centers of family planning, and other specific areas of medicine.
Education Volunteer Work in Ecuador
This project is dedicated to finding volunteers that want to work as teachers of: English, computers, sports, music, art, among others.
General Conservation Volunteer Work in Ecuador
Work in the midst of the most spectacular biodiversities. Your help is needed in the preservation, environmental education and management of the Ecuadorian flora, fauna and landscape.
Animal Care Volunteer Work in Ecuador
Volunteers are needed to rescue, rehabilitate and relocate animals to their natural habitat, teach the animals how to eat and other behaviour they need to know to exist back in the wild.
AIDS Volunteer Work in Ecuador
Volunteers are needed to collaborate in health clinics, non-profit organizations or government agencies working with the devastating HIV/AIDS disease.
Human Rights Volunteer Work in Ecuador
Our host Human Rights organizations seek to promote and protect individual rights.
Building Volunteer Work in Ecuador
Help repair fences, roofs or cabins, assist and support with the construction of water pipes, houses, etc. With your help, more deserving families can have decent places to call home.
Teaching English as a Volunteer in Ecuador
Work as a teacher in a public elementary or high school in Ecuador. The aim of your work is to help the children enjoy learning English.

Contact: ELEP, Mosquera Narvaez 163 y America, Quito, Ecuador. Tel. 593 (0)2 2543231; programs@elep.org; www.elep.org.

Equinoccial Spanish School
Language school arranges unpaid environmental or community work with partner organizations throughout Ecuador. Volunteers pay a reduced fee for Spanish lessons of $6.80 per hour.

Contact: Reina Victoria 1325 y Lizardo Garcia, Quito, Ecuador; tel/fax: 011-593-2-256 4488; www.ecuadorspanish.com.

FEVI
Volunteer Work and Internships in Ecuador
High quality programs. Medical and Social Science students welcome.

Contact: Maria Barragan, FEVI-Fund for Intercultural Education and International Volunteering, El Roble 27, Quito, Ecuador; Fax: 593 2 2896014; Phone: 593 9 9802640; info@fevi.org; www.fevi.org.

Free Volunteering in Ecuador
VolunteerSouthAmerica.Net lists the free and low-cost volunteer opportunities in South America. The site is designed for backpackers / independent travellers looking for a real volunteer experience abroad, without paying any middle-man or agency fees.

Website: www.volunteersouthamerica.net

Fundación Brethren Y Unida
The FBU is non profit foundation dedicated to rural development with also offer several volunteer program options. All programs have the option of college credit through Burlington College, Vermont.

Contact: info@fbu.com.ec, www.fbu.com.ec

Fundación Cabo San Francisco
Volunteer Projects
Volunteers accepted on projects in the northern province of Esmeraldas to conserve flora and fauna. Placements between 10 days and 3-plus months.

Contact: Casilla 17-15-73-B, Quito, Ecuador; 011-593-2-278 8061; volunteer@fcsf.org, www.fcsf.org.

Fundación Jatun Sacha
Volunteer interns participate in research, plant conservation, agroforestry, etc. at 10 reserves in Amazonian Ecuador. Reserve fees including lodging and meals.

Contact: Pasaje Eugenio de Santillán N34 248 y Maurián, Casilla 17-12-867, Quito, Ecuador; 011-593-2-243-2240; volunteer@jatunsacha.org, www.jatunsacha.org.

Fundación Zoobreviven
A South American charity based in Ecuador established in 1997 to protect Ecuador's ecosystems and wildlife conservation. We manage three reserves in North Western Ecuador, two in the cloud forest of the Choco Bioregion and one in the Esmereldas region. We work to preserve these important environments through wildlife, plant and tree conservation work, community education, environmental management, volunteer projects, community ecotourism and scientific research into the flora and fauna of the region.

Contact: Fundación Zoobreviven, 6 de Diciembre N32-36 y Whymper, Quito, Ecuador; Tel./fax 011-593- 2252-2916. To volunteer email a cover letter with attached résumé to: volunteer@zoobreviven.org. For general information, email: info@zoobreviven.org. Website: www.zoobreviven.org.

Genesis Volunteer Program
Foreign travelers to Ecuador are invited to teach for a few hours a day in one of four schools in the coastal town of Bahía de Caráquez. Famiy accommodations provided and chance to take subsidized Spanish classes at the Escuela de Español. Minimum stay four weeks during academic year (April to Jan.). Program fee $800 for the first month, $95 a week thereafter.

Contact: Malecón 1312 y Ascazubi St, Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador; 011-593-5-269-2400; vladir@childrenecuador.org, www.bahiacity.com/volunteer.

Global Experiences
Volunteer and Intern in Ecuador
Experience one of the world's most diverse countries; learn Spanish and gain life and work experiences. Environmental and educational volunteer programs as well as professional internship placements available.

Contact: admin@globalexperiences.com, www.globalexperiences.com

Global Volunteer Network: Volunteer in Ecuador
Biological reserves throughout Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon, with conservation and community projects.

Contact: info@volunteer.org.nz, www.volunteer.org.nz/ecuador.

Homestay Ecuador
Coordinates services for persons interested to learn about and live in our country, and who want to share their time benefiting social projects. Having nearly a decade of experience with over 800 volunteers from all over the world, we saw a great need to create and provide services to foreign volunteers. Homestay Ecuador aspires to be the link between volunteers and organizations, projects and persons, providing you with the best and safest way to realize your desire to volunteer while living in our country. We contribute a percentage of our fee towards the benefit and development of social projects. Our Objectives are not commercial, we are a group of that want to help, to support orgranizations and give the best information and orientation for the volunteer.

Contact: homestayecuador@hotmail.com, www.homestay-ecuador.com.

International Education Programs
Alternative Spring Break in Ecuador as a Volunteer
Spend your spring break volunteering in one of Ecuador’s most culturally diverse cities, Guayaquil, and you’ll discover you get so much more out of an experience when you give back. Students will spend the first 4 days volunteering with IEP at local orphanages in the city including working on basic maintenance, painting, gardening, education, street children assistance and more. Students will have free time to enjoy the bustling city of Guayaquil, tour Incan ruins, shop in a local market, stroll the Malecon and climb the steps in Las Peñas to see the lighthouseand a magnificent view of the city.

Visit www.iepabroad.org for more.

Inter Cultural Youth Exchange
Volunteer in Community Projects in Ecuador
ICYE-UK offer a range of community based projects in Ecuador. You can volunteer from 3 weeks to 3 months depending on how much time you have to give. You have the opportunity to choose your project such as working in schools, in alternative learning centres, or with the elderly. You can also join Spanish or Quechua classes if interested.

Contact: info@icye.org.uk, www.icye.org.uk

Jacksonville University International Education Programs
Intern/Volunteer Abroad in Ecuador
Volunteer or intern in Ecuador's largest city to improve your Spanish, gain rewarding and practical experience, and immerse yourself in the local culture and environment in Guayaquil, the largest city of Ecuador. Choose from a variety of placements, from practical and professional internships, to volunteerism aimed at assisting in community development. All participants receive Spanish language training during their program and previous language skills are not required to participate. Volunteers and interns live with a local homestay family, can start year round and go for any amount of time, and can contribute in many fields

Contact: Program Advisor, International Education Programs at Jacksonville University, Jacksonville University, J. Henry Gooding Building #105, 2800 University Blvd. N, Jacksonville FL 32211-3394; info@iepabroad.org. Website: www.iepabroad.org.

Maquipucuna Foundation, Inc.
Volunteer in Ecuador
Cloud forest reserve, near Quito in Ecuador, accepts paying volunteers ($450 per month or $360 if staying longer than 3 months).

Contact: Maquipucuna Foundation, Inc., Baquerizo E9-153, P.O. Box 17-12-167, Quito, Ecuador. Fax. 011-593-2-250 7201. Also: c/o Inst. of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2202; 706-542-2923; volunteers@maquipucuna.org; www.maqui.org.

Mondo Challenge
Volunteer in Ecuador - Teaching/Business Development / Eco-projects
El Pital: This is a small village school (20 children from 4 to 14 of age) 30 minutes by road inland from Puerto Lopez, within a jungle terrain. Opportunities to teach guides in the afternoon as well. Machalilla: The National Park (similar biodiversity to the Galapagos) needs help in many eco-projects.

Contact: info@mondochallenge.org, www.mondochallenge.org

San Miguel Eco Project, Biological Monitoring Expedition in Ecuador
Volunteers are needed to carry out a biological survey of the rainforest bordering the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve in Ecuador. The survey will last for 3 weeks, and will constitute a serious piece of scientific research. $450 for 3 week program.

Contact: admin@ecosanmiguel.org, www.ecosanmiguel.org.

Service Civil International Workcamps SCI US
SCI is an exchange organization that sends volunteers on 2-3 week international work projects and long term 3-12 month opportunities in over 50 countries, including Ecuador. The $250 application fee covers lodging, meals, and minimal health insurance. SCI promotes voluntary service to impact social, environmental and humanitarian issues.

Contact: Service Civil International (SCI), 5505 Walnut Level Rd, Crozet, VA, 22932; Tel. 1-206-350-6585.
Email: sciivs.placement@gmail.com
Visit www.sci-ivs.org for an application.

Volunteer in Ecuador
Care of Poor and Ill Children
Use your heart and spirit by helping the needy. At the same time, share Ecuadorian homes (room, board and laundry), learn Spanish on one to one basis with university professors, and get an unforgettable experience by visiting beautiful landscapes from snow at volcanoes to fantastic forests at the Amazons jungle.

Contact: www.volunteeringecuador.org.

Volunteer Visions
Affordable Volunteer Programs in Ecuador Starting at $550 for 2 Weeks
Volunteer Visions was founded with a simple idea in mind; that volunteering should be affordable and available to everyone. We offer affordable programs in community development, environmental conservation, building homes and teaching English. Packages start at $550 and includes food, accommodation, arrival pick-up, pre-departure information, orientation and 24/7 emergency support. Whatever your motive for volunteering may be, we can help you find a placement that suits your needs.

Contact: 330-871-4511 (USA); info@volunteervisions.org; www.volunteervisions.org.

WorldTeach
Ecuador Summer
Volunteer Teacher
Volunteers are primarily placed in communities that would not otherwise be able to have a native speaker to teach English.  In addition to English education, summer program volunteers contribute to Ecuador by getting involved in other community projects, and by furthering their own knowledge of foreign lands for future endeavors abroad. The program emphasizes experiential-learning and is an ideal first step to those interested in international development work and/or education.

Contact: Center for International Development, Harvard University, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Box 122, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA; (617) 495-5527; info@worldteach.org; www.worldteach.org.

Yanapuma Foundation
Volunteer in Conservation and Reforestation
Yanapuma offers low-cost volunteering opportunities in conservation and reforestation throughout Ecuador. We are looking for volunteers to send to projects in the coast, sierra and amazonia regions to work on different reforestation programmes. Programmes include a mixture of manual labour and environmental education. No Spanish necessary for manual labour work, but intermediate Spanish preferable for education projects. Volunteer projects in Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation, Volunteer in Daycare Centres in Quito, and Volunteer in Organic Agriculture.

Contact: Director of Volunteer Programmes, E8-125 Veintimilla y 6 de Diciembre, Quito, Ecuador txtTelephone = +593 2 254 6709; volunteer@yanapuma.org; www.yanapuma.org/en/volEcuador.php.