Volunteer Opportunities
Help with various community outreach,
agriculture and eco projects
Volunteer English Teachers
***ALL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE CURRENTLY PAUSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, JUNE 2024***
Life inside the Amazon Rainforest can be hard and for many, formal education and opportunities are minimal. One way we have found that The Yachana is able to help is by hosting English speakers to assist in the local school's English classes. As we are able, we hope to consistently host an English Teacher Volunteer or two to help at the local community school. You can be a part of bettering the children's education and future opportunities.
English Teacher Volunteers will attend the rural school for a few hours each day during the week to assist in English classes. We hope you will bring your unique energy and creativity to their classroom.
You will stay in a room at the Yachana, about a 20 minute walk from the school, and have all three meals each day prepared for you in our dining hall. As a volunteer you will also be invited to join our tourist guests on various excursions or activities at no additional cost to you. In your afternoons and free time you can explore the area, use the wifi or help out with other projects we have going on.
The cost is $15/day which is mostly to cover meals and we hope you'll come for a minimum of one month, though that can be flexible. We can help arrange transportation from Quito if needed and you'll only pay the drivers fees. It's a great opportunity to do some good and actually SEE and help in the Amazon!
Eco Projects
***ALL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ARE CURRENTLY PAUSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, JUNE 2024***
We are always working on various projects, old and new! Help as we set up sustainable agriculture spaces- plant, care for, harvest, feed animals, build or maintain pens. We also have a number of alternative energy stations that require regular care and mainentance. Mostly, come with a desire to learn and to help! We ask for about 25 hours of work each week (more or less 5 hours/day, M-F. We usually begin at about 7:30am).
You will stay in a room at the Yachana and have all three meals each day prepared for you in our dining hall. As a volunteer you will also be invited to join our tourist guests on various excursions or activities at no additional cost to you. In your afternoons and free time you can explore the area or use the wifi available in one of the pavillions.
The cost is $15/day which is mostly to cover meals and we hope you'll come for a minimum of one month, though that can be flexible. We can help arrange transportation from Quito if needed and you'll only pay the drivers fees. It's a great opportunity to do some good and actually SEE and help in the Amazon!
