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Volunteer Opportunities in Ecuador with CRACYP

Please read the whole of this page before applying for a volunteer opportunity and note that BASIC SPANISH IS NEEDED FOR ALL VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES IN ECUADOR.   We do not offer paid work, only unpaid volunteer jobs.
Skilled Woodworker to Design & Make Craft Souvenirs in the Galapagos Islands - As part of our organic Galapagos conservation project, we need to produce saleable souvenirs from guava wood (an invasive species) extracted from the islands.  We’re looking for a talented, artistic volunteer to design and start producing wooden handcrafts.  We hope you will teach a local person to continue your work.  Depending when you are there, you might also have a group of unskilled volunteers to help you with the simpler, less artistic tasks.  Volunteers skilled in pokerwork are also welcome.  This is a fantastic opportunity to use your talent to help conserve the Galapagos Islands.  Minimum two weeks in the Islands, accommodation costs are likely to be around $200 a week and you will need to pay your own flights.  To apply, email volunteer(“at”)progresoverde("dot")org with photos of examples of your work and three ideas of what you might produce.  Tell us a little about yourself, when you would like to volunteer and why.  This volunteer opportunity is available any time from March 2009 onwards.
There will soon be group volunteer opportunities for 2009 in the Galapagos Islands, so keep an eye on this page.  They will be for groups to do voluntary manual labour on our Galapagos conservation project.  Details and costs will be posted here soon. 
Volunteer writers - contact us if you are a professional or aspiring journalist in Ecuador who would like to write short articles for CRACYP.  If you have some knowledge of at least one of the many areas related to our work (sustainable rural development, appropriate technology, organic farming, ecotourism, Ecuador, environmental issues), you could help us promote our work to a wider audience.  Write to volunteer("at")progresoverde("dot")org and tell us about your area of knowledge and why you would like to write for us, suggesting a headline for your first article.
There are currently no other volunteer opportunities available within Ecuador with CRACYP.  Any new Ecuador volunteer program, conservation opportunities, voluntary work, reforestation projects, etc., will be published here as soon as they are available.  
Alternatively, volunteer online - virtual volunteering avoids the cost of travelling abroad and is an ideal way for busy professionals to offer volunteer assistence. Student volunteers can help out online whilst still at university.
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More information about volunteering in Ecuador



Volunteer for Green Progress with CRACYP:
working holidays in sustainable development, conservation and reforestation;
Ecuador volunteering opportunities in rural communities and community projects;
volunteer jobs & voluntary work in Ecuador's eco-tourism development;
volunteer service: openings for consultants to use their professional experience & expertise.
Online virtual volunteer: hands and computer keyboard
Volunteer photographing wildlife in Ecuador for an eco-charityVolunteer working on a development plan with CRACYP's presidentVolunteer in Ecuador's forests - there is plenty to survey.Volunteer tourism consultant evaluating accommodation in EcuadorGalapagos seals and young volunteers playing