Public Health Internship in the Amazon

Sustainability Internship in the Amazon Rainforest

Learn from and in the Amazon Rainforest—all while helping conserve and teach about sustainability! 

Join Manna Project International in this opportunity to preserve and grow sustainability and ecotourism in indigenous Kichwa communities in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest. As an intern, you'll collaborate with local tourism entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, maintain and build trails, learn about local flora and fauna, conduct needs assessments, and develop educational materials for youth with the long-term goal of protecting and preserving the Amazon. 

This immersive experience enhances your language skills, builds your resume, and develops valuable project management and cross-cultural communication skills. Throughout the internship, you'll gain hands-on experience, make a real impact, and broaden your global perspective in a stunning environment. 

Example tasks:
Collaborate with a Kichwa community to design and implement sustainability projects 
Conduct needs assessments
Develop educational materials and conduct workshops
Assist and support local farms, educational projects, trails, and beekeeping
Assist in monitoring and evaluating ongoing programs

Join Manna Project International in this opportunity to improve health in indigenous Kichwa communities in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest. As an intern, you'll design and implement public health, community health, and nutrition programs. You'll also conduct needs assessments, develop educational materials, and support local clinics. 

This immersive experience enhances your language skills, builds your resume, and develops valuable project management and cross-cultural communication skills. Gain hands-on experience, make a real impact, and broaden your global perspective in a stunning environment. 

Example tasks:
Conduct needs assessments to identify and prioritize health and nutritional challenges.
Develop educational materials and conduct workshops to promote healthy practices.
Support a local public health clinic in house calls, administration, outreach, and workshops. 
Assist in monitoring and evaluating ongoing programs.
Work alongside local health professionals and community leaders to support sustainable development initiatives.

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Manna Project International (MPI) is working on the frontline in Latin America to reduce global poverty through education, health, and livelihoods programs. We create communities of young leaders that help break the cycle of poverty in underserved communities in Ecuador. Manna Project’s holistic development initiatives are built on a foundation of trust, commitment, and community ownership.

As a diverse and united team, our long-term volunteers live and work within the communities they serve. Our volunteer program is open to current college students and college graduates for five months, seven months, or 13 months in communities outside of Quito, Ecuador. During their term of service, volunteers will get the opportunity to practice their Spanish, travel around the country and throughout...

Manna Project International (MPI) is working on the frontline in Latin America to reduce global poverty through education, health, and livelihoods programs. We create communities of young leaders that help break the cycle of poverty in underserved communities in Ecuador. Manna Project’s holistic development initiatives are built on a foundation of trust, commitment, and community ownership.

As a diverse and united team, our long-term volunteers live and work within the communities they serve. Our volunteer program is open to current college students and college graduates for five months, seven months, or 13 months in communities outside of Quito, Ecuador. During their term of service, volunteers will get the opportunity to practice their Spanish, travel around the country and throughout Latin America, build cross-cultural relationships with community members that will last a lifetime, and be developed as future leaders in the non-profit and international development sectors. Join us!

Manna Project International (MPI) is working on the frontline in Latin America to reduce global poverty through education, health, and livelihoods programs. We create communities of young leaders that help break the cycle of poverty in underserved communities in Ecuador. Manna Project’s holistic development initiatives are built on a foundation of trust, commitment, and community ownership.

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Get the chance to participate in a highly rewarding yet challenging program in Quito, Ecuador! 

The Manna Project International (MPI) has a duration of 3-13 months, participants will have their experience alongside other youth leaders and community members. The program lets participants experience a variety of impactful and long-standing experiences that are designed to meet specific needs of the community such as health, education, and economic livelihood. 

Our mission is to foster communities of talented young leaders to become the next generation through collaboration and on-the-ground service with international communities in need. This program is perfect for 18-24 years old looking to expand their leadership skills, and explore a new culture and country. 

Long-term Leadership Position in Ecuador

MPI's meaningful work

10 week volunteer in Nicaragua

Amazing personal and professional experience

Ecuador

Volunteer Abroad

Now over a decade later, I can still say that working with Manna Project has been the most formative and impactful of my career. It shaped the way I think about work, community and equity. Particularly important to me is the way that MPI approaches the communities in which it works--with dignity, humility and respect.

I volunteered with the Manna Project in Nicaragua in 2005. I think this was its 2nd year in existence. I still look back fondly on my experience and it has significantly shaped my perspective on the world to this day. The highlight of my experience was probably the people I interacted with, both the Nicaraguans and other volunteers, and I appreciate those interactions to this day as well. I also respected the organization's consideration and care for how to work with these communities in a way that would be truly beneficial to them and avoid negative unintended consequences often common in international community-development efforts. I only stayed for 10 weeks because I wanted to do environmental-related work and they weren't involved in that at that time.

I worked with Manna Project International for almost two years, first as a volunteer and later as staff.  I was based at the old site in Nicaragua, but I was familiar with the Ecuador site as well.  The professional and personal experiences I had while working there were incredible.  I got amazing language, leadership, project management and teaching skills.  It was a great opportunity to do meaningful and hands-on work that will build your resume, give you a chance to travel, and, most importantly, help those in need.  The perspective and experience I gained from Manna helped me get into medical school, and I think about my years there every day.  I feel so fortunate to have worked with this supportive organization that has a view on community development work abroad that is similar to my own.  I build relationships with community members in Nicaragua, my fellow volunteers and the staff at Manna that have continued throughout the years since I left.  I can't encourage you enough to apply for this amazing opportunity.  It is life-changing and has given me new perspective on life and also provided me with a ton of opportunities I would not have had otherwise.

Awesome organization to get leadership development abroad!

I loved my time with Manna Project. It's an outstanding place to get leadership development training, especially if you're right out of school. They do a great job of giving you plenty of responsibility from the get-go, and helping you help others. Very rewarding work.

Ecuador program director 2018

I served as a Program Director with Manna Project International from August 2018 to December 2018 at their Ecuador site. As a Program Director, I had the opportunity to lead several community programs including Kid's and Adult English and an English class for aspiring English teachers. I also worked at Manna's local community center and with several community partners, including a shelter for teenage mothers, a program for adults with disabilities, and a local university. One thing that I really loved about my experience with Manna is that I could tailor my experience based on my interests. I am very interested in education so that was the focus of most of my programs. However, other program directors did more health and economic development-based programs. I also helped with organizational roles within the non-profit, including running their social media pages and writing grants. These roles are great resume builders! I think that being a program director is a great post-grad experience- you get to experience another culture (and not just as a tourist- Manna really inserts you into their local community), learn/practice your Spanish, and have many invaluable professional development experiences. Also, the Manna staff was very supportive during my experience as a Program Director. Sometimes it can be difficult living and working in a foreign country, but the support I received from Manna helped me navigate these challenges. I really think the large support network you receive separates Manna from other similar programs.

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