Description

For this volunteer project the farm has a stable of seven horses, with saddles and tack, offers the only horseback trail rides on the Galapagos island. The volunteer work is required volunteers being a physic therapist or some knowledge and have been working with children with disabilities in this area. Volunteers will work with children and care the horses, and will be doing their own work project with the children as giving their knowledge and take the children from INNFA institution to the farm. Other activities include volunteer working of the land, bird watching, hiking, camping and picking wild fruit and coffee. In addition, we also try to give back through community activities.

Highlights

If you are planning to explore the real cultural and natural beauty of Ecuador, why not start your adventure by joining one of our voluntary positions, Free Spanish lessons, village hiking expeditions, or sightseeing of some of the cultural wonders of Ecuador. Eco-Volunteer UP offers you unique opportunities to explore the great land of Ecuador while working for children and people in teaching, orphanage projects, health, forest placements with its flora, fauna and other community development projects.

Our prices to take part in our volunteering projects are the cheapest of the place. Search and compare other companies and you will find that nobody offer the quality of our projects at lower prices.

Qualifications

You will need knowledge of Therapy hippo or have been working with children with disabilities.

Time volunteering: 1 week minimum and 12 weeks maximum

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

USD 300 per month or USD 140 per week

Program Fees Include:

Airport pick up in Quito, transfer to the Galapagos airport to the project, accommodation in the farm house (2 people per room, hot water).

The accommodation has everything normally expected in a house, a family from the area who lives in the farm will attend and help you in anything that you need. The volunteers need to buy their groceries and cook for themselves in the kitchen where you have all the facilities to cook.

This project values the time and effort of the volunteers, therefore as we give you the following activities for free:

1) One day of horse riding
2) One day of surfing (with instructor and surfing board)

At the end of your volunteering you will receive a certificate (signed by the CCDS and the farm Manager).

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Animal Welfare
• Childcare/children
• Disability Issues
• Handicapped
• Nursing
• Volunteering

Age Range

from 18 to 60 years old

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Home-stays
• Other

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.