+593 9 6418 6341  Ecuador contact@lead-adventures.com
+593 9 6418 6341  Ecuador contact@lead-adventures.com

Ecuador Volunteer: Children Care, Education and Development

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

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!

Be part of this life-changing experience!

Departure & Return Location

Quito – Ecuador (Google Map)

Price Includes

  • Accommodation throughout your program at a home stay
  • Home stay option includes breakfast and dinner
  • Orientation upon arrival
  • Full on-site support and assistance
  • On-site 24 hour emergency contact number
  • Full support prior to departure from your personal travel advisor
  • Some meals

Price Excludes

  • International flights.
  • Any activities beyond your planned itinerary.
  • Lunch is not included
  • Transfers
  • Extra volunteer work weeks.
  • Personal travel insurance
Project
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!

Organization

Children Daycare in Quito

Location of the Organization

Quito’s east side

Kind of Organization

Non-profit
A day at the program can involve:
*This is just an exemplary daily itinerary. All activities scheduled above are subject to change.
Breakfast at your host family07:00
Bus from host family to the project’s site07:45 - 08:30
Work at the project08:30 - 13:30
Lunch at one of the many restaurants that Quito has to offer13:30 - 14:30
Free time to sight see in Quito14:30 - 18:30
Dinner at your host family18:30 - 19:30
Enjoy Quito’s nightlife19:30 - onwards
Living

Accommodations

Host Family

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. 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.
  • – The center is located in the East side of Quito, adjacent to the ex-city’s trash dump.

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.

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