Volunteers Wanted
Ecuador
Volunteers needed for a community ecotourism project
The small community of Piedra Blanca is found on
the western slopes of Ecuador's Andes, some 7 hours from
Quito, and 4 hours from Guayaquil. The village has recently
developed a community owned ecotourism project that
seeks volunteers with a background in tourism, ecotourism
or sustainable development. Volunteers are needed to help
manage and oversee tourism operations and advise the local
people how to improve the tourist's experience. A
potential volunteer would also get involved in marketing
both the village in addition to the region
as a whole, which has much untapped tourism potential.
This is an unpaid, challenging and highly rewarding
position that might last anything from 2 months upwards
to a year. You must be proactive, mature, enthusiastic
and speak at least an intermediate level of Spanish. You
will need to cover the costs ($10 a day) of your food and
lodging, and you will live with the Ecuadorean family
of the president of CRACYP, a local NGO involved in various
grass routes sustainable development projects in the
region.
To find out more information or discuss your options
with past volunteers, email volunteer@piedrablanca.org or
see www.piedrablanca.org/volunteer-jobs.htm .
Bali
Volunteers wanted to help with the community
Would you like to teach english and or computer skills
to our local school children in a lovely village in the
mountains of Bali?. There are also western children, home
schooling here, who need some help with their daily programs
from Australia. Please contact me for more information
at ecolodgebali@yahoo.com.
Dominica
Volunteers wanted at 3 Rivers Dominica Eco Lodge.
To see their site: 3
Rivers Dominica
Experience nature, adventure and sustainable living at
an award winning eco lodge in Dominica, The Nature island
of the Caribean. Be part of a happy team, doing a little
bit of pretty much everything, from gardening, to restaurant,
to building tree houses, to maintaining hydro systems.
For more information please email: info@3riversdominica.com
Dominica
The Sustainable Living Initiative centre, the registered NGO attached
to 3 Rivers Eco lodge.
The Sustainable Living Initiative Centre, Dominica, (SLIC),
is a registered NGO, promoting awareness of environmental
issues. We facilitate a programme of “hands on” workshops
where trainees are involved in theoretical instruction
and practical construction of alternative energy units
both at the centre and in their communities. Participants
are able to purchase their own unit, at cost, or by installments
through a revolving loan fund, to be installed during another
workshop for people in their village, with the hope that
some trainees will then become the instructors for future
workshops.
WE ARE SEEKING a keen and experienced person to help recruit and train
Dominicans to take over the running and organization of the workshops.
Experienece in funding applications, and alternative energy systems is
essential. Email: info@3riversdominica.com for more information.
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Volunteers Seeking Positions
I am a French student in my third year
at an International School of Commerce and Developpement,
EICD 3A in Lyon, France. During a four month period starting
the 8 of May, I have the opportunity to realize an internship
in a company. I would love to intern with an eco lodge
in Belize. Please email me for further information: Audrey
Deves or audrey.deves1@ecole3a.fr
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