volunteer-project-in-Quito

  • From 1 to 10 weeks

  • Quito

  • Ecuador - South America

  • Max People : 8

    Volunteer at Ecuador Children Care, Education and Development in Quito.

    Highlights

    The daycare center actually grew out of a small kids’ club in the garbage dump of Quito, Ecuador (also known as the Zambiza Dump). The Zambiza location was permanently closed as a dumping site in 2005 because the landfill was full. The site then became a transfer station. Garbage is now trucked in, dumped in a roofed area, sorted through and then reloaded back into trucks to be taken to a location outside of the city.

    Volunteers arrive on Sunday to Quito. On Monday morning they are part of a comprehensive briefing focusing on Quito and the daycare center at Lead Adventures office. On Tuesday volunteers start their first day at the program!

    Price From: $290

      Volunteer Role

      Volunteers are crucial to Center and they are always in need of a new pair of hands to help with their work. You can really make a difference!

      Description of the Project:

      The Children Daycare Center in Quito’s opened in April of 2006.  This center is maintained by a non-profit organization and fully funded by generous donations.  Its’ purpose is to provide a clean, safe environment for the children whose parents work nearby in the city dump.  Some 40-50 children now attend on a regular basis.  They receive one balanced meal and two nutritious snacks, as well as clean clothes and baths, and basic pre-school education. 

      Volunteers will be helping at the daycare center giving support in educational activities, arts and crafts, games, songs, serving meals, taking care of the younger children and more!

      A day at the program can involve:

      • 07:00 Breakfast at your host family / hostel
      • 07:45 - 08:30 Bus from host family to the project’s site
      • 08:30 - 13:30 Work at the project
      • 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch at one of the many restaurants that Quito has to offer
      • 14:30 - 18:30 Free time to sight see in Quito
      • 18:30 - 19:30 Dinner.

      Living

      You can choose from Hostel to Hotel and different categories, just ask our specialists for a free quote

      Accommodations

      Volunteers will stay at a host family. Host families are located in good residential neighborhoods in Quito. Home stays have been selected after an application process to make sure they have everything participants need.

    • Breakfast and dinner are included at the host families.
    • Public Bus transportation is $0.25-$0.35. From most of our home stays it will take approximately 45 minutes to get to the project.
    • Volunteers will be working Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 1:30pm.
    • Weekends will be free to explore Ecuador.
    • The daycare center can have up to 5 volunteers at the same time.

      • Free Time

      In their spare time volunteers have the opportunity to explore the local area, which includes attractions such as:

      For an extra cost enjoy the beautiful sight seeing spots that Quito has to offer:

    • Enjoy the Old Town-churches, government, squares and shopping. The historic old town of Colonial Quito is the jewel in Ecuador’s crown. The city was designated the first UNESCO World Heritage City in 1978 in recognition of the importance of its colonial architecture (ahead of cities like Bath and Venice).
    • Quito is the city that has the best-preserved, least altered historic center in Latin America. The monasteries of San Francisco and Santo Domingo, and the Church and Jesuit College of La Compañía, with their rich interiors, are pure examples of the ‘Baroque school of Quito’, which is a fusion of Spanish, Italian, Moorish, Flemish and indigenous art.
    • The Teleferico takes visitors almost to the top of the Volcano Pichincha. It is worth putting aside a few hours for the trip, and day or nighttime is equally interesting. The cable cars will take you up to almost 14,000 feet and the views are stunning.
    • Visit the “Middle of the World City” where the monument that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern is located. It was built during the XVII century when a French Expedition defined the precise location of the equatorial line. The Ethnographic Museum can be also be visited.