Description

After a three-week Spanish course, you and your group will go to the cloud forest at Santa Lucia for four weeks work cutting canes and making panela (sugar), helping to make shade-grown coffee the traditional way, helping in the organic garden that provides most of the food for the volunteers and guests and clearing paths in the forest that are essential for access, maintenance and bird watching (over 390 species, including toucans, tanigers, cotingas and the famous Cock of the Rock).

You will then have about four weeks of independent travel to explore more of Ecuador and Latin America, all with 24 hour in-country support from our local representative.

Highlights

Opportunity to perfect your Spanish and get involved in conservation and helping eco-tourism. Experience city life, a remote cloud forest location with hands on conservation work and time for travel all in one project!

Qualifications

Volunteers must be able to speak English, be enthusiastic, adaptable, committed and resilient (and have a sense of humor!). A basic knowledge of Spanish would also be useful.

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

from 4,700

Cost Includes:

• Housing
• Food
• Language instruction
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Registration fees

Program Fees Include:

Cost includes orientation, accommodation, food, and 24 hour in-country support from our local representative.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Conservation
• Eco-tourism

Typical Volunteer

The majority of our volunteers are aged 18-25 and are between school and university, at university or between university and employment

Age Range

18-25

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 4-12

Application Process Involves

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone/Video Interview

Typically The Application Process Time is

Four weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Africa & Asia Venture's Mission Statement

Our vision at AV is to create volunteer opportunities for you to live and work in the developing world, to have an experience for life' and to promote global citizenship. Our expertise and knowledge will allow you to get the most from your experience whilst knowing you are in safe hands. We pride ourselves in being a specialist volunteer organisation that really cares about each individual. You will become part of the AV team and, as so many past volunteers have told us: "Once an AV, always an AV!"

Year Founded

1993