Yanapuma
offers students the opportunity to carry out supervised research in a
variety of fields. Students will receive in-country supervision in
tandem with their institution’s academic advisor. Yanapuma will provide:
Research
Areas
- Anthropology/Sociology
- Yanapuma
offers access to many of the 17 indigenous cultures of Ecuador, and
can advise on relevant issues facing them today.
- Psychology
- Yanapuma
works in the El Inca women’s prison, mainly with the women
prisoners. There are limited counseling and psychological services
available in the prison and opportunities for students to get
clinical experience and conduct research. We also have access to the
children’s nursery (there are over a hundred children in prison with
their mothers), and there are possibilities to work with these
children.
- Tourism
Studies
- Tourism is
an important part of Ecuador’s economy, and is also important to
developing communities. There are many community-based ecotourism
projects in Ecuador, and opportunities to study tourism from a
variety of perspectives, as well as to help specific communities in
their development.
- Global/Development Studies
- As a
country rich in biological and cultural diversity, Ecuador faces
many challenges in terms of globalization and the effects of
development on the social, cultural, and environmental fabric of the
country.
- Archaeology
- There are
many unexamined sites throughout Ecuador, and Yanapuma works with
several communities that are seeking to uncover the past history of
their environment.
- Environmental Studies
- Ecuador is
faced with the many environmental challenges of a developing nation,
especially important to study in light of the immense biological
diversity of the country. Some pressing issues are:
Biodiversity loss
Loss of water supplies through
increased agriculture, deforestation, etc., that threatens many rural
communities
Threat to Galapagos of tour boats
that have no environmental standards
Lack of recycling and efficient
waste management
Research fees:
In
Quito: Set-up fee of
$75,
Outside
Quito: Set-up fee of
$175.00.
Payment for food and lodging in
community $8.00 per day
Computer/internet fee: free for students with their own laptops
$9.00 per week for computer,
internet, and reasonable amounts of printing.
If you are
interested in carrying out a research project through Yanapuma
Foundation, please contact us using the form below.
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