"CHANGING LIVES "
VOLUNTEER WORK ABROAD IN SOUTH AMERICA

Ecuador Volunteer, is a non-profit organization that offers volunteer work opportunities abroad in social, environment, educational and community areas around Ecuador.
The main objective of our programs is to offer an experience of cultural exchange, as each one of our projects looks for work of brotherhood and help with local people. We design alternative solutions for the problems of these sectors, contributing both to the construction of new hopes and a better world.


"Right before your eyes is the chance to change
the lives of many with thanks to being part of
Ecuador Volunteer"




SOCIAL VOLUNTEER PROJECTS

1.STREET CHILDREN
This program currently cares for approximately thirty children, but provides meals and an education for 100 poor children from the ages of 5 to 17 each day. The main purpose is to give help to the children who have left school to work.

Volunteers are needed to teach the children basic life skills, such as bathing and eating. In addition,
volunteers are needed to teach computer skills, maths and English. There are also opportunities to teach recreational activities, games, sports, art and excursions. Volunteers will also be asked to help "collect" children sleeping on the streets and take them back to the center.
Volunteer work activities The principal activity of the volunteer is to help the children with their homework. In addition, the volunteers will help the children with personal development.

Accommodation:
The volunteers have the possibility to stay with host families.


2. CHILDREN PEDAGOGIC RECOVERY

This project seeks to overcome the challenges to knowledge, intellectual capacity, ability, and skills experienced by unprivileged children.

Volunteers have the option to work in one or more of seven important areas: six that serve to improve the pedagogic ability of the children and one that helps the parents to improve their affection toward their children.

Volunteer work activities:
* Arts Workshop: Drawing, objects modeling, recycle paper making, painting material and more.
* Corporal Expression Workshop: Theater, juggler’s show, juggling, dance and ballet.
* Music Workshop: Construction of instruments using recycled materials, the development of vocal sound, sound identification, and more.
* Visual Arts Workshop: Teaching the children to use a digital camera, graphic software, photography, and more.
* Cultural Workshop: Organization of outings with the children to museums, the movie theater, picture
exhibits, walks, and the theater. among others.
* Workshops for the parents: assisting the parents as they learn to improve the demonstration of their affection for their children.


Accommodation
The volunteers have the possibility to with host families.


3. COMMUNITY PROJECTS
*** Building houses in rural communities ***

The project runs around Ecuador in very limited resources indigenous community. Families live in houses that they themselves have built. The houses are made of bamboo or wood with thatched roofs or laminated aluminium and some are without basic facilities such as electricity, water or gas for cooking. Some of the families live in houses with only two rooms among which up to 10 people share.

The aim of the project is to help local families make the best use of their houses through renovation, revampment or enlargment. Some of the houses are in a bad condition but just require maintenance, while others simply lack sufficient space for the family to live adequately. Renovation of the house is funded by the volunteer with part of the money paid to participate on the project going towards building materials for the house. The volunteer and the family, along with other members of the community, cooperate in the renovation of the house, holding regular meetings to procure any remaining materials (wood and roof material) needed for the renovation.

The price to be into this project is 600 euro
You will be living with a Quechua or Shuar family in the Ecuadorian rainforest


CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATION


Contact: Sandra Navarrete
Mob: ++ 32 (04)94486164
E-mail: sandra@ecuadorgallery.com