Compartir Foundation
Work with children who have learning disabilities. They also produce
organic crops, candles, recycled paper. Their working residence is
in the "los Chillos" valley near Quito and the profit goes
to the maintenance of the foundation .
Contact: Cristina Moreno
Republica del Salvador N-3540 & Portugal (Ninth Floor)
Tel: (02) 2268503 / (09) 9722990
Centro del Muchacho Trabajador
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People able to work for 4 hours a day, Monday through Friday, for
a minimum of one month. For women we offer work on a local kindergarten
or in any of the surrounding schools on a special program for children
with learning disabilities.
Contact: Jorge Burgas
Jose Nogales N69-172 & Piedras Negras
Tel: (02) 2493459 / 2493460
Humanizarte Cultural
Foundation
At this foundation you will find theater plays, indigenous dance every
Wednesday and dance lessons. We need volunteers for: translations,
flyer distribution, security guards, etc.
Contact: Edison Díaz
Leonidas PlazaN24-226 & Lizardo Garcia
Tel: (02) 2226116
UNV
- United Nations Volunteer
The volunteers will participate in different programs of United Nations
such as ACNUR, FAO, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNESCO, etc. The volunteers will
promote respect to diverse cultures, transparency, communications
and citizen duties in Ecuador.
Ave. Amazonas 2889 & Granja
Contact: Andrea Durango
Volunteer Program Officer Assistance
Tel: (02) 2460 330 / 332 Fax: (02) 2461 960 / 961
Email: registry.ec@undp.org
Quito
Eterno Foundation
Volunteer projects include:
Medical attention to low-income communities. Education and development
for Special Needs Children. Painting colonial homes in Historical
Quito. Home building projects for single parent families. Non-formal
education with local students. Teaching English or another language
to at-risk youth. Organizational Development with a local NGO. Agricultural
and nutritional development with local rural community. Early learning
development with a local preschool.
Depending on your available time, we plan volunteer trips for 7 or
more days. Most work is done in marginal neighborhoods of Quito and
in nearby rural communities. We call trips of 7 to 15 days reality
tours and trips of 15 or more days volunteer vacations. If you desire
an experience similar to that of Peace Corps, but for a short term
stay, this is your chance. There is no shortage of communities or
projects.
Contact: Pablo Boada
Bolivar Oe3-18 y Guayaquil
Quito- Ecuador
Tel: (02) 2 289 506
Email: info@quitoeterno.org
Brethren
Y Unida (FBU) Foundation
Living with a family, you will help to implement projects that benefit
them and the community, while you learn Spanish in a relaxed atmosphere.
We emphasize that an important aspect of the program is the exchange
of culture and customs between the volunteer and the community members.
Contact: Alfredo Merino or Stuart Franklin
Tel: (02) 2440721
Email: info@fbu.com.ec
Volunteer work programs in Ecuador
Ecuador Volunteer, is a non-profit organization that offers volunteer work opportunities abroad in social, environment, educational and community areas around Ecuador.
The main objective of our programs is to offer an experience of cultural exchange, as each one of our projects looks for work of brotherhood and help with local people. We design alternative solutions for the problems of these sectors, contributing both to the construction of new hopes and a better world.
Contact: Francisco Pastor
Telefax: (593 2) 2564488
Website: www.ecuadorvolunteer.com
Email: info@ecuadorvolunteer.com
