Location
  • Ecuador
    • Amazon

Program Details

Compensation
Unpaid
Timeframe
Year Round
Housing
Host Family
Language
Spanish
Qualifications
  • Minimum 4 weeks commitment (40 hours/week), recommended 8-12 weeks
  • Motivated students, Industry professionals, graduate/undergraduate students majoring in pre-medicine, global health, public health, community development, or a related field
  • Full travel & medical insurance
  • Necessary vaccinations
  • Flights & visas (Most nationalities are granted a 3-month tourist visa automatically upon arrival, and you can extend this for 3 more months for a fee while in-country.)

Pricing

Starting Price
1400
Price Details
$350 per week. We ask for a minimum 4-week commitment, recommended 8-12 weeks
What's Included
Accommodation Some Activities Meals
What's Included (Extra)

Accommodation and 3 meals a day with a host family, includes a private room, bathroom, bedding, and place to do laundry; Guided pre-departure preparation; In-country orientation; 1:1 check-ins every 2 weeks; 24/7 emergency support; Network of doctors, therapists, and Spanish tutors in-country

What's Not Included
Airfare Travel Insurance Visa
What's Not Included (Extra)

Costs of flights and visa
Costs of vaccinations
$15 per day for food during orientation training
Personal transportation
Any other activities outside of scheduled program activities

Aug 30, 2024
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About Program

The Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world and has thousands of species of trees, plants, insects and animals. Also, the rainforest is a key consumer of carbon - one of the greenhouse gases - and about one-fifth of the freshwater that runs off of Earth’s surface is carried by the Amazon River. For thousands of years, Amazonian indigenous peoples have lived in the forest and dedicated themselves to agroforestry-style farming to feed their families and generate income. Today, the rainforest is a major producer of oil, lumber, and minerals [e.g. gold, copper], many of which are extracted in unsustainable ways that damage the environment.

This a unique opportunity for interns to learn about the intersection of ancestral knowledge and climate change mitigation and how they can come together to conserve the forest, preserve cultures, generate income for local communities, and combat the effects of climate change.

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Program Highlights

  • Work with farmers, foresters, park rangers, and/or environmental engineers experienced in forest conservation, agroforestry, agronomy, participatory community development, social entrepreneurship, and sustainable farming
  • Learn about national and local efforts to mitigate climate change and support on-going projects to diversity local farms, implement environmental education programs, and make the region more resilient to climate change
  • Learn about Amazonian cultures and their connection to ethnobotany, agroforestry, and plant medicine
  • Accompany locals into chakras (agroforestry farms) and plant, weed, and harvest
  • Opportunity to support communities with eco-tourism projects, go on hikes into protected forests, and participate in reforestation projects

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