EU VOWERS Amazonia, Ecuador - `L.DESPIERTA`
OBCIANSKE ZDRUZENIE KERIC
Fundación VASE Voluntariado para la Ayuda Social del Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador
Kuvaus
EU Volunteers Empowering Women through Sustainable Agriculture, Nature Restoration, and Climate Action for Community Resilience. Fundación Despierta started in 2012 as a scientific dissemination platform, it evolves into the Despierta Program in alliance with Kasa de Colores and reaches its autonomy in 2022. Despierta is a non-profit organization, duly registered and regulated by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition of Ecuador. Dedicated to developing initiatives within the framework of environmental conservation, environmental education and community development from the perspective of sustainability and enviro remediation. Activities: 1. Raising community, participatory and sustainable ancestral agricultural practices in the community. 2. Mapping nutritional deficiencies that can be covered with community and ancestral agriculture methodologies. 3.Identify opportunities for improvement in agriculture within the community 4. training in project development
Majoitus, ateriat ja kuljetukset
The community (50 people - indigenous kichwa community) is located in the closest part of the Puyo River , each family has theirsmall house in the surrounding area. Volunteers are located in a private area with rooms, individual, shared bathroom area, the kitchen and dining room are communal. In the community there is main Maloka (bungalow) where the ceremonies, rituals and meetings of the community take place. There is another space for collective activities - community garden, craft store, large area for sport activities, natural pool with spring water
Koulutus hankkeen aikana
Fundación Despierta works in the communities of 3 regions of the country: Puerto Cayo - Manabí Panzaleo - Cotopaxi Tarqui – Pastaza For this project we are going to work specifically in the: Community LISANWASI in TARQUI (The Amazon rainforest) On arrival, an orientation camp and Spanish lessons before the start of the project will be provided, as well as training with the local mentor and with the teacher.
Osallistujan profiili
It is important to understand that the volunteers will have to get close to the community and approach in a friendly and reliable way in order to get the information needed to reach the goals. So they will get involved in the community activities: reforestation of species that have been lost. Supporting ecotourism issues: mingas, youth, children. Crafts that they sell in the community for visitors. Young people work with social media issues to make their culture visible, get involved in food preparation.
Ajankohta
Alkaa 02/02/2026 ja loppuu 31/07/2026
Paikka
Avenida de los Shzris N371-27 y Naciones Unidas (Edificio Silva Núñez tercer piso), Quito, Ecuador
Toiminnan tyyppi
Yksilöllinen vapaaehtoistoiminta
Maat, joista osallistujia haetaan
Alankomaat, Belgia, Bulgaria, Espanja, Irlanti, Islanti, Italia, Itävalta, Kreikka, Kroatia, Kypros, Puola, Ranska, Saksa, Slovakia, Suomi, Tanska, Tšekki, Unkari, Viro
Toiminnan aiheet
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Nutrition and subsistence agriculture
Hakuaika
Hakuajan päättymispäivän mukaan: 21/12/2025 12:00
Hankekoodi
2024-1-EACEA-VOLUN-101192143