Description

The slopes of the Andes are dressed with a wonderful dense ecosystem: the Cloud Forest. This ecosystem, also called "Andean eyebrow" due to its generous vegetation, is one of the most diverse in the world.

Many of its characteristics are similar to the Rain Forest. However, since it is not flat but on a slope, the sunrays are able to penetrate deeper inside the forest, thus giving place to exuberant and unique life forms.

Work as a volunteer in a Cloud Forest offers you the exceptional opportunity to enjoy the beauty of this place and help to preserve the amazing natural resources of Ecuador. Working in the natural place will give volunteers an amazing life in the clouds. Volunteer work will involve improving the existing infrastructure of this invaluable forest and protecting existing flora and fauna. Work includes: planting trees, maintaining trails - clearing them of plants with a machete; improving trails - building stairs or fences for safety and constructing new trails.

Qualifications

Eco Volunteer Up Foundation projects are open for all the people who want to collaborate in the program, including high school students at least 18 years old. Students who are under 18 years are welcome to attend with their parents or tutor. Recent participants have included University and College students, recent high school graduates, gap year students, professionals, couples, and retirees.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 80 per week

Program Fees Include:

Time volunteering: 1 week minimum and maximum 12 weeks

The cost includes: Pick up airport, three meals per day and accommodation.

First free night (bed & breakfast) with a host family in Quito, transfer from host family to the bus station in Quito (next day of your arrival).

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

This Program is open to

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

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Eco Volunteer UP Foundation's Mission Statement

We are a non-profit organization which is legally recognized by the Ecuadorian Government. Volunteers with Eco Volunteer UP have the choice of many worthy programs, such as vulnerable orphanages, institutes for children with disabilities, street children and local indigenous communities. There are volunteer programs located in and around Quito, the capital of Ecuador, as well as programs located in the Cloud Forest and its communities close to Quito, the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Galapagos Islands and other key places around Ecuador. We offer volunteers real immersion in the various Ecuadorian ecosystems, and the unique opportunity for learning and sharing about Ecuadorian cultures, costumes and traditions.