6-month term volunteering with Manna

Manna offers a unique and positive volunteer experience. It's especially great for someone who has not lived abroad for an extended period of time before. The staff and other volunteers are friendly, helpful, and wholly committed to Manna's mission.

Living in the group home provides a natural social outlet. I am still friends to this day with several of my co-volunteers! However, this means that you have to be intentional about exploring the community and country if cultural exposure is important to you. Luckily, the volunteering schedule is flexible provides ample opportunity to explore the Ecuador. We frequently took weekend trips into Quito and hiked up the mountains.

Manna excels at partnering with the community to meet their needs and foster relationships. Its services are created and operated with input from the local population. Manna also includes its volunteers in the strategic decision-making on how to allocate its resources, or develop new programming.