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Follow on Google News | Great Humanitarian Trips Around the World - Travel + Leisure Magazine Oct 2008 www.abroaderview.orgIndigenous Amazon Community Outreach, Ecuador A Broader View Volunteers
Indigenous Amazon Community Outreach, Ecuador A Broader View Volunteers What It’s About: The indigenous Quichua people in the remote rainforests of central Ecuador face enormous challenges in maintaining their traditional way of life. Quichua communities— What it Involves: Mostly outdoor—and quite dirty—work. Volunteers work alongside the Quichua in villages in the Puni-Rumiyacu region (in the wide swath of territory known as El Oriente) to clear fields and pathways using machetes, haul soil, and plant crops like coffee, yucca, and corn. A Broader View also places some volunteers in rural community primary schools, where they help to teach Quichua children. Roughing-It Rating: High. Volunteers must be proficient in conversational Spanish, and also willing to tolerate extreme heat, copious mosquitoes, and primitive amenities (outhouses and composite toilets, bucket-water baths). On the plus side, many volunteers live and take meals with local host families, which allows them to personally share in the Quichua’s rich indigenous culture. Cost: Starting at $895 for 1 week More Information: 1001 Dell Lane Suite B, Wyncote, PA 19095, USA Volunteer Abroad Project Tel: 1-215-780-1845 / Toll Free: 1-866-423-3258 / Fax: 1-215-887-0915 volunteers@abroaderview.org - www.abroaderview.org - info@abroaderview.org # # # We offer international volunteer projects for the globally-minded individual searching for a unique travel experience. We are a 501 non-profit international volunteer organization offering short and long term volunteer programs in developing countries End
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