City/State: Throughout Ecuador Country: ECUADOR Volunteer Projects in Ecuador REQUEST MORE INFORMATION »» ELEP - Experiential Learning Ecuadorian Programs Mosquera Narvaez 163 y America Pichincha ECUADOR South Amer Phone: (593 9) 9963605 / 9400851 Program description: SOCIAL PROJECTS This project is dedicated to volunteering in institutions like orphanages, nurseries, juvenile homes, jails, center for children workers and the elderly. You can help children of scarce economic resources who come from poor homes. In many cases they have been abandoned by their parents. You can help them improve their living conditions, through supporting special centers for infantile care. EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS This project is dedicated to finding volunteers that want to work as teachers of: music, art, english, french, german, computers, gastronomy, sports, handicrafts, ceramics, baking, among others. The main goal is to help children that live in marginal areas. The children attend schools and public high schools without the school material due to lack of economic resources. This is one of the main causes of the problem of student drop-outs in Ecuador and your collaboration will be very helpful. HEALTH PROJECTS We channel professionals or students of medicine to work in centers of health, hospitals, maternity wards, centers of family planning, and other specific areas of medicine, helping people of low economic resources who have health problems. COMMUNITY PROJECTS We help different communites to improve their living conditions, without altering their culture or their customs. We have training programs in the areas of Education, Agriculture and domestic animals, Productivity, Health and Construction among others. MICRO-ENTERPRISE PROJECTS These projects consist in the preparation of different groups of people, with little or no economic resources, to help them create small one-person businesses. This activity will allow them to obtain a small self-earned income to better provide for their families. The volunteer will assist small enterprises to produce handicrafts. We provide training in the following areas: - Processing recycled paper - Create ecological post cards with floral and Ecuadorian topics, taking advantage of the limited resources at hand - Creation of ornamental candles - Porcelain figures - Clothes, etc. ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS The volunteers will work with organizations which dedicate themselves to the conservation of the Ecuadorian tropical forest. The volunteers will be involved in programs such as the cleaning, assistance and help in the cultivation of medicinal plants or reforestation. General program information: Program open to: Everyone Age range: 18 years old + Travel to site: Independent Travel Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Group No. in group: 3 or + Living arrangements on the program: Home stays (living with local families) How long does the program last?: Various Durations What are the dates of this program: Year round Benefits and advantages of the program: - Experience Ecuador while volunteering,   - Gain an international cultural, himanitarian and practical experience,   - Make new friends.   Cost or price of this program: Application fee:  $ 100 Placement fee:      200 Languages required besides English: Spanish Qualifications required: - Motivation and energy to help and work. - Patience. - Co-operation. - Understanding - Idea of what community service is. - Open mind and flexibility. - Eager to learn and share. - Good Knowledge of Spanish. - Students, Professionals, Veterans, etc. - Single, Married, Divorced, etc. Application process Involves: - 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