Description

As a volunteer on a Care project in Ecuador you have an important role to play, whether you are on a gap year or career break looking for some experience in development work, or as a trained professional offering the benefit of your experience. Everybody is welcome, provided you are willing to work hard and be committed to your role and to the children you are there to help.

Projects Abroad volunteers work at special needs centers and kindergartens in the town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos Islands receive many tourists interested in the amazing wildlife, but the local children are often given less attention.

Highlights

In whichever volunteer care placement you find yourself, you need to be ready for a challenge. Many of the children may have had difficult lives and will have a variety of needs. At the special needs center there will be some children with health problems and who require special attention due to disabilities like Downs Syndrome or visual impairments. Your role is to help improve their lives in whatever way you can.

You responsibilities will span from helping by tending to the daily needs of the children to planning fun educational activities and games for them. Projects Abroad supports taking initiative and planning creative activities and will help you along the way.

Helping with basic education in the kindergartens is also important. Volunteers at these placements assist with interactive activities that enhance the growth and development of the children.

All volunteers on Teaching and Care placements in Ecuador now have the opportunity to add a 7-Day Conservation Project to the end of their main placement. For more information visit our 7-Day Ecuador Conservation Project page.

Qualifications

None

Type of Programs

• Community Service / Volunteerism

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Please see our website for prices

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Medical insurance
• Medical services
• Written materials abroad

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Age Range

16+

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

10 days

Projects Abroad's Mission Statement

As part of the global economy, Projects Abroad helps create local employment wherever we send volunteers. Employing local staff overseas and using their talents and knowledge is important to us. This local knowledge and support enables the organization to channel the skills of the volunteers from more affluent countries to regions around the world where they are needed. Volunteers also learn from their placements and the people they meet, and they gain experience in a chosen field. In the 21st century, we believe this mutual respect is what cultural exchange is all about.

Year Founded

1992