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TestimonialsVolunteer Abroad in Ecuador
With its extensive jungles, rolling hills and beautiful and welcoming people,
Ecuador,
South America, is a major destination for tourists. But Ecuador is also
a developing country with many unmet needs among its people. Ecuador is
ideal for international voluntary service placement. The International
Volunteer Travel program offers short-term, long-term and group
volunteer placements in Ecuador, Latin America.
Currently
we are offering opportunities for international volunteer placement in
teaching, health care, Community Development, community Outreach and
volunteering with children.
Accommodation and Meals: South America volunteers in Ecuador stay with carefully selected Ecuadorian host families, in a hostel or apartment, and are provided 3 Ecuadorian meals a day.
Transport: Most projects are within walking distance of home; otherwise cost will not exceed USD 0.5 per day buy local public buses or trolley.
Spanish Language Requirements: Basic Spanish recommended but not required. Ecuador volunteers and interns can acquire basic Spanish skills through taking one or two weeks of our Basic Spanish Program classes.
In addition, Volunteers abroad in Ecuador can also sign up for our Basic Spanish Program, and the Ecuador Adventure Holidays program.
Areas of voluntary service placement available in Ecuador include the following:
- Volunteering with children in Ecuador
- Teaching Volunteer Projects in Ecuador
- Ecuador Health Care Volunteer Projects
The Application Process
To contact us, click here. To submit an application, click here. To read more about how to apply to the International Volunteer Travel program, click here.
Questions and Other Information
To access more information on any aspect of our Central American programs in Ecuador please click on any link on the left or top links bars. For answers to your questions not provided on the link pages, please go to the page on Frequently Asked Questions.
Ecuador Projects
Volunteering with Children
Teaching Volunteering
Health Care Volunteer
Ecuador Program Highlights
Age Limit: 18 and over; Under 18 years only as outlined on Gap Year Abroad in Ecuador and Group Volunteer Abroad pages.
Length of Program: 1 week to 1 year.
Starting Dates: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every Month
Airport Arrival: By 3.00 PM the day before starting date.
Accommodation and Meals: Local middle-income households; 3 Ecuadorian meals a day.
Transport: Most projects are within walking distance of home; otherwise cost will not exceed USD 0.5 per day buy local public buses or trolley.
Schedule of work: Mondays to Fridays; 4 to 8 hours per day.
Spanish Language Requirements: Basic Spanish recommended but not required.