Title |
date |
description |
Group Volunteer Project - Caimito |
21 Oct - 9 Nov, 07. |
Construction of compost bins and soakaways on
local farms, reforestation of rainforest. |
Teaching project |
Sept - Feb, 08 |
Teaching English for 6 months to children in
the school of Puka Chicta, Napo, equiping school with white boards,
text-books, etc |
Group Project in Peribuela |
30 Sept - 17 Oct, 07 |
Construction of furniture in hacienda for use
by tourists and volunteers, construction of bathrooms for hacienda,
work on trail maintenance in ecological reserve. |
Group Project in Chichicorumi |
9-27 Sept, 07 |
Construction of house in the village of Puka
Chicta for accommodatio for volunteer teaching for 6 months in the
school, work on medicinal gardens |
Health Evaluation in Don Soto daycare center |
10-28 Sept |
Working with a nurse in the Don Soto daycare
center to assess children's health and work with mothers on
prevention and health promotion. |
Recycling project in Bua |
Aug - ongoing |
Setting up recycling project with school and
community of Bua in conjuntion with the municipality |
Chichicorumi group volunteer project |
01-18 Aug, 07 |
Beginning work on construction of new
ethnographic museum for Kamak Maki project |
Renovation of water system in Abraham
Calazacon, Bua |
Aug-Sept 07 |
Cleaning and disinfecting well, installation of
new tank and piping to deliver potable water for 250 school children
and teachers in the local school |
Ecological toilet project in Bua |
09-27 July, 07 |
Construction of 3 ecological toilets with a group of volunteers from the UK. A pilot project to
assess their suitability and functioning. |
Participatory Appraisal Workshop Bua |
30 July-1 Aug, 07 |
3 day workshop with the community to plan,
empower, and envision with the community and school |
Particpatory Appraisal Workshops Wachimak |
03 July 07 |
3 day workshop with the community to plan
future activities of the foundation based on their perceived needs
and vision as a community |
Tourism training in Wachimak |
29 April - 03 May 2007 |
Carry out training in tourism management to
prepare community to receive tourists this summer. Vinicio Haro with
3 students. |
Construction of Play Center in barrio La
Union |
22 April 2007 |
Assembly of outdoor play activity center for children of La
Union. Undertaken with a donation from Holland and the participation
of the community. |
Volunteer group: Peribuela, Chichicorumi,
coast |
03 April- 18 June 2007 |
Six volunteers carrying out construction and
maintenance, environmental, and educational projects in 3
communities for 3 weeks each. Peribuela in the sierra, Chichicorumi
in the rainforest, and Cantalapiedra at the coast. |
Research in Bua de los Tsachila |
Feb to May 2007 |
Three Dutch
volunteers teaching and investigating educational needs in Bua.
Canadian student investigating public health, nutrition, etc., in
Bua for one month |
Study of involvement of indigenous in sports
tourism |
Jan - May 2007 |
Dutch student carrying out independent research
on the role of indigenous peoples in sports and adventure tourism
and how to increase their involvement. |
Teaching in Wachimak |
Oct 2006 - April 2007 |
Various volunteers working in Wachimak in the
school and daycare center, teaching and helping the teacher with
classes. |
Volunteer group: Bellavista, Chichicorumi,
Machalilla |
4 Jan - 18 March 2007 |
Group of 7 volunteers working in 3 locations
for 3 weeks each. In Bellavista doing trail maintenance and
development and conservation work. In Chichicorumi doing
construction of volunteer accommodation and teaching. In Machalilla
constructing bathroom in a daycare center. |
Christmas appeal for Wachimak |
Dec 2007 |
Raised over $600 to buy anti parasite medications for the children, educational
materials and clothes. Members of the foundation went out to
Wachimak with students and volunteers to deliver and celebrate with
the community. |
Work on integrated model of development |
Sept 2006 - present |
Ongoing project to design and implement an
integrated system of sustainable development for use with indigenous
communities, using international students from a variety of
disciplines. |
Volunteer group:Bellavista, Chichicorumi,
Agua Blanca |
4 Sept - 20 Nov 2006 |
Group of 9 volunteers working in 3 locations;
Bellavista doing conservation and environmental work, Chichicorumi
constructing cabañas for the ethnographic museum
and working with children, Agua Blanca, constructing a computer
center for the local school and working with children and on
environmental restoration |
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