GoAbroad.com
Location
Ecuador: Ambato, Atacames, Cotacachi and 5 other cities
Term
Throughout the year
Program Duration
2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad)
Typical Duration of Program
3-6 months
Dates
Year round depending on the program
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Description
* Volunteer program:
From 4 to 24 weeks. Usually combined with 2 weeks intensive Spanish lessons. Host families, hostels, or apartment accommodation. Placements in community service related fields.* Internship program:
From 4 to 24 weeks. Usually combined with 2 weeks intensive Spanish lessons. Host families, hostels, or apartment accommodation. Placements in professional related fields.* Spanish & Culture:
From 4 to 48 weeks. Intensive one to one instruction for 20/25/30 lessons per week. Host family, hostels, or apartment accommodation.* Customized trips:
Summer camps or community service programs for teens or young adults plus language and travel. Customized itineraries for High School or University groups.* High School:
One semester or one academic year in an Ecuadorian High School living with a host family. -
Highlights
* Improve your career, work, life prospects
* Enjoy beautiful landscapes and great weather
* Inmerse yourself in the fascinating Latin American environment and culture
* The best in country support available -
Degree Level
Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)
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Qualifications
Vary per program. Please contact us for more information
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Intern Types
- Marketing, Ad, PR
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Type of Programs
- Community Service / Volunteerism
- Cultural Exploration
- High School Study Abroad
- Language Immersion
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Languages
- English
- Spanish
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Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching
- English
- Spanish
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Subject Areas
- Culinary Arts
- Latin American Studies
- Spanish
- Student Trips (non-credit)
- Theater, Drama, Dance
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Cost in US$:
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Experience Required
no
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Volunteer Types
- Animal Welfare
- Arts
- Biological Research
- Building Maintenance
- Building/construction Projects
- Business
- Childcare/children
- Community Centers
- Community Development
- Community Health
- Community Organizing
- Consciousness-raising
- Conservation
- Counseling
- Culture
- Eco-tourism
- Economic Development
- Education
- Fixing Fences
- Food
- Handicapped
- Health
- Health Care
- Health Education
- Homelessness
- Hospital
- Marketing
- Medicine
- Micro-enterprise
- Minority Groups
- Natural Resources
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Organic Farming
- Organizational Development
- Orphans
- Painting
- Parks
- Peace
- Planting
- Playgrounds
- Popular Education
- Primary Education
- Public Education
- Reforestation
- Repairs
- Research
- Small Business Development
- Social Services, Social Work
- Street Kids
- Teaching
- Tourism
- Translation
- Volunteer Management
- Volunteering
- Wildlife Surveying
- Youth
- Youth Development
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Age Range
15-28
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This Program is open to
Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.
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Typical Living Arrangements
- Apartment/Flat
- Group living
- Home-stays
- Independent living
- Other
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Participants Travel
Independently or in Groups
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Typically Participants Work
Independently or in Groups of about 6
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Application Process Involves
- Letters of Reference
- Phone/Video Interview
- Resume
- Written Application
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Typically The Application Process Time is
2-4 weeks
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Post Services Include
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
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Ordex Cultural Exchange's Mission Statement
To provide a valuable and memorable experience to our participants, which will enable them to become world citizens and influence positively worldwide. Our inbound section offers programs that combine sustainable development and cultural exchange for individual travelers and groups.
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Year Founded
1994