Volunteer in Ecuador

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: 2 to 12 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $1522 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: 1 to 4 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $1607 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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United Planet Volunteer in Ecuador — Teaching, Education and Rehabilitation, Conservation Quests United Planet's Quests offer volunteers a unique blend of work, cultural immersion, and fun. All ages and skill levels are invited to apply. Everyone has something to offer! Join us from 1 to 52 weeks on a Quest that will change your life and will help create a world in which all people understand, respect, and support one another.
	Cost: Varies with duration of your stay. Dates: Ongoing start dates. Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Tel.: 800-292-2316 or 617-267-7763. Email: quest@unitedplanet.org Website: www.unitedplanet.org
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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: ELI, 1557 Ogden St. #5, Denver, CO 80218 Tel.: 303-321-8278 Email: info@eliabroad.org Website: www.eliabroad.org
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Volunteer in Ecuador Immerse yourself in Ecuadorian culture as you live and work among local people and become a part of their community.  Volunteers assist with locally run projects in health care, children's programs, social service projects and education, as well as environmental projects. Placements include room and board with homestays and are available throughout Ecuador. Our friendly staff in Ecuador provide support and assistance throughout the program. Greenheart Travel is a division of CCI, a non profit founded in 1985 and run by seasoned travel enthusiasts who regularly participate in their own cultural exchanges.
	Dates: Flexible, year round. Cost: Costs begin at $940 for a two week placement including homestay, volunteer placement, insurance, and 24 hour support and assistance. Contact: Greenheart Travel, 746 North LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60654. Tel: 1.312.944.2544 or toll free 1.866.684.9675. Email: info@greenhearttravel.org Website: www.greenhearttravel.org
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Wildlife Experience in Ecuador Interested in helping to rehabilitate the endangered wildlife, rather than looking at animals from far away or on TV? This program will give you exactly what you want. As local experts we offer you the chance of a lifetime—3 different animal rescue centers in only 4 weeks! Explore the Amazon Rainforest, the Andes Highlands and the Coast of Ecuador while helping in the rescue centers of each region. This one-of-a-kind program also offers you a one-day training of animal handling before starting your adventure. Get involved without emptying your pocket!
	Dates: Year round Contact: Lead Adventures Ecuador & Galapagos, Foch E8-42 Y 6 De Diciembre, Quito – Ecuador Tel.: (593) 2 2501332, Ext 102 (In Ecuador). (914) 417 4467. Email: info@lead-adventures.com. Websites: www.lead-adventures.com
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Teach English Without Borders Sponsored by the Government of El ORO in Ecuador, this program enables native English speakers to share their language skills at the rural schools in the south coast of Ecuador. In exchange for your effort, you will receive accommodations, meals and a monthly stipend for extra expenses. This is your chance to make a difference while traveling. The placements are in the surroundings—the City of Machala, also known as World Capital of Banana, located in the Pacific coast, a few hours from the Andes highlands, and the Amazon Rainforest. Check with our specialists for more details.
	Dates: April through December. Minimum time: 3 months. Maximum time: 6 months. Contact: Lead Adventures Ecuador & Galapagos, Foch E8-42 Y 6 De Diciembre, Quito – Ecuador Tel.: (593) 2 2501332, Ext 102 (In Ecuador). (914) 417 4467. Email: info@lead-adventures.com. Websites: www.lead-adventures.com
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Volunteer with Sustainable Development Projects in Ecuador Spend your summer as an AMIGOS Volunteer working, living, and learning with a host family in beautiful rural Ecuador. Learn a new language and a new culture while promoting leadership skills, team-building, and youth empowerment. Partner with local youth to run camps for 5-12 year old children. Collaborate with community members on the planning and implementation of a Community-based Initiative tailored to your community’s specific needs.
	Cost: The participation fee is $4,600. Scholarship and fundraising support is available. The Participation Fee includes: * Round-trip international airfare from your gateway city * Food, lodging, and transportation in Latin America * All project related supplies * Training materials and workshops * Veteran supervisory Project Staff * 24-hour emergency On-Call Communications System during the program * Supplemental short-term international medical insurance Contact: Amigos de las Américas, 5618 Star Lane, Houston, Texas 77057. Tel: (713) 782-5290 (Dial Ext 126 (Allison Fishbein) or Ext 116 (Daniel Pacheco) to speak to our volunteer managers directly) Email: info@amigoslink.org Website: www.amigoslink.org
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Medical programs, Conversation Corps and Conversation Partner in Ecuador & Galapagos Islands We offer medical programs in a children's hospital in Quito and the Ecuadorian Red Cross and Mobile Clinic. You can speak English to a group in Ecuador or the Galapagos Islands 15 hours per week as a Conversation Partner. Live with an Ecuadorian family in Quito or the Galapagos and teach them English 15 hours each week as part of our Conversation Corps program. Dates: Year ‘round Cost: Please see website for prices. Contact: GeoVisions, 63 Whitfield St. Guilford, CT 06437. Tel.: 203-453-5838. Toll free 1-877-949-9998. Email: programs@geovisions.org Website: www.geovisions.org

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Volunteer Abroad in Ecuador from US$250 Affordable volunteer opportunities available in Quito. Volunteers can participate in Teaching English, Street Children Work, School Support Program and Summer Project. IVHQ sends over 5000 volunteer travelers worldwide annually — one of the world's most popular volunteer placement organizations!
	Cost: Program Fees start from US$250. Dates: Programs start any day of each month. Duration: Volunteers can volunteer anywhere from one week to six months. Contact: International Volunteer HQ, Unit 17, 4 Buller Street, New Plymouth, 4342, New Zealand. Tel.: +64 6 758 7949. Email: volunteer@volunteerhq.org Website: www.volunteerhq.org
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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 and 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: $320 - $380 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 and 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. Tel. 1-914-648-1689. Email: 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

BridgeVolunteers
Coastal Animal Rescue Program in Ecuador
As a volunteer on this program, you will be working at an animal rehabilitation center in Balao Chico, just two hours away from Guayaquil, Ecuador. You will be responsible for helping to care for a large number of wild animals at the center. In addition, the center works with the American Crocodile, the Spider Monkey, and the Guayaquil Macaw in three captive breeding programs; you may take a part in these programs as well.
Ibarra Animal Rescue Program in Ecuador
Volunteers in our Ecuador Ibarra Animal Shelter Program will help care for animals rescued from illegal captivity or abandonment at an animal rescue center in the city of Ibarra. Although volunteers will care for a variety of species, the three most commonly trafficked species received at the center are capuchin monkeys, royal macaws, and turtles. Other species at the center include lions, sloths, spider monkeys, peafowl, parrots, boas, and more.
Medical Outreach Program in Ecuador
As a volunteer in our Ecuador Medical Rehabilitation and Therapy Program, you'll help provide treatment to handicapped patients at a medical center in Quito.You will assist health care professionals in delivering physical, linguistic, and occupational therapy to patients of different ages, disabilities, and backgrounds.

Visit Website: www.bridgevolunteers.org

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

Charles Darwin Foundation
Volunteer with the Charles Darwin Foundation
Volunteers must be at least second year undergraduates. See more details on website.

Visit: www.darwinfoundation.org

Eco Volunteer UP
Eco Volunteer UP is an Ecuadorian non-profit organization composed of a group of Ecuadorians who work through volunteers to conserve the forests of Ecuador, to improve the communities' economies and to give Ecuadorian children a better life. We offer volunteers real immersion in the various Ecuadorian ecosystems, and real opportunities for learning and sharing Ecuadorian cultures, customs and traditions, all the while helping different projects promote their development and changing lives.

Contact: ecovolunteerup@ecovolunteerup.org, www.ecovolunteerup.org

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.

Visit: www.ecuevp.com.

Experiential Learning Ecuadorian Program (ELEP)
Volunteer Programs in Ecuador
ELEP volunteer and internship programs offer affordable and suitable volunteer and internship opportunities in Ecuador, for individuals and groups from all over the world interesting in gaining valuable work experience and personal fulfillment.
If you are looking for a volunteer or internship program abroad and immerse yourself in a new culture, then you have found the right place. ELEP is a leading volunteer and internship program provider and places international volunteers in community and ecological projects and interns in well respected firms, companies NGOs and communities across Ecuador. We offer short- and long-term volunteer and internship programs for motivated students, retirees, professionals, vacations, summer trips, etc.

Contact: 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.

Visit: 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.

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

Contact: 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.globalvolunteernetwork.org/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.

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

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.

Visit: www.mondochallenge.co.uk

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.

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.

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.