Environmental
protection and teaching English in Ecuador
Chiriboga & Jipijapa
July 1 - July 28, 2013
Chiriboga & Jipijapa
July 21 - August 17, 2013
Volunteer project: The volunteer
project combines two types of activities: one week of environmental work
in Chiriboga and three weeks of educational activities in a coastal
community, teaching basic English, computer classes and environmental
practices in schools.
The first week, the volunteers will help in the Chiriboga Reserve,
located 50 kilometers south west of Quito, the capital city. They will
be involved in reforestation and nature protection work in the reserve.
For the second part of the project, the volunteers will travel to the
Coast, to teach basic English lessons in schools of the Canton Jipijapa
in the province of Manabí.
On the first day, the volunteers will have an
introduction about the activities and aims of the project, and also
about the local community where the group will assist in the second part
of the workcamp. On the next day, the group will travel to the Reserve.
The activities at the reserve will vary but may include: helping with
reforestation projects, inventory of flora, monitoring and labeling of
trees, etc. The volunteers will be split into groups
to take part in different activities with the help of a forest
technician. We will also continue with the construction of the “Salon
Multiple”, a big house where in the future we will give Environmental
classes and information to students and volunteers.
At the end of the
first week, the group comes back to Quito and then they travel to the
Coast to assist in country schools in Jipijapa. For the rest of the
project, the volunteers’ main task will be teaching basic English
classes. Depending on the volunteer’s skills in Spanish, some
participants can give talks on environmental protection.
Leisure time: In the free time, the volunteers can go to the beach, visit the La Plata Island (“the Galapagos Island for poor people”) to see the whales. The local host can give assistance with planning activities for the weekends.
Language: The official language of the project is English. However, a basic knowledge of Spanish is required.
Accommodation: Accommodation and food in Quito and in Chiriboga is provided in houses, in shared rooms, where all the volunteers stay together. During the second part of the project, accommodation is provided with middle class host families from the community or at the teacher’s house. 3 meals a day are provided except the days off when the volunteer are usually away from the project site, travelling and exploring the area.
Location: Quito, Chiriboga and Jipijapa
Terminal: Quito
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: $380 US
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Preserving
the environment of the Ecuadorian Andes and teaching English in coastal
communities
Cayambe & Jipijapa
August 11 - September 7, 2013
Volunteer project: The volunteer project combines two types of activities: one week of environmental work in the mountains and three weeks of educational activities in a coastal community, teaching basic English, computer lessons and environmental practices in schools.
The environmental activities in the first week of the
project will take place in Cayambe, which canyons are home to the Andean
condor. We will clean the canyon and will reforest it with native trees
and plants. This canyon suffered in the past months a big fire which
destroyed native plants, trees, and orchids. There are different
activities planned such as: help with reforestation projects, plants
inventory, monitoring and labeling trees, offering support and help in
the local communities, cleaning of the vegetable gardens, maintenance of
houses made of bamboo. The volunteers will be split in groups to take
part in different activities with the help of forest technicians.
For the second part of the project, the volunteers will travel to the
coast, to teach basic English lessons in schools of the Canton Jipijapa
in the province of Manabí.
On the first day, the volunteers will have an introduction about the activities and aims of the project, and also about the local community. On the next day, the group will travel to Cayambe. At the end of the first week, the group comes back to Quito and then they travel to the Coast to assist in country schools in Jipijapa. For the rest of the project, the volunteers’ main task will be teaching basic English classes. Depending on the volunteer’s skills in Spanish, some participants can give talks on environmental protection.
Leisure time: In the free time, the volunteers can go to the beach, visit the La Plata Island (“the Galapagos Island for poor people”) to see the whales. The local host can give assistance with planning activities for the weekends.
Language: The official language of the project is English. However, a basic knowledge of Spanish is required.
Accommodation: Accommodation and food in Quito and in Cayambe is provided in houses, in shared rooms, where all the volunteers stay together. During the second part of the project, accommodation is provided with middle class host families from the community or at the teacher’s house. 3 meals a day are provided except the days off when the volunteer are usually away from the project site, travelling and exploring the area.
Location: Quito, Cayambe and Jipijapa
Terminal: Quito
Extra fee: $380 US
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
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