ORGANIZATION RECORD

Location: Arajuno, Ecuador

Website: http://www.amazonvolunteerecuador.com/

Mission: The Arajuno Road Project supports children and their families by providing quality English instruction, improving the infrastructure and environment of their schools, and working on community development and conservation programs in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Year Founded: 2008

Preferred method of contact: Email and Skype

Project Information:

• Availability for Summer 2017: ARP is currently working with Wellesley and Hope College for 2017
• Future Project ideas:
  • Started reinforcing organic production at a greenhouse
  • Continuing youth development program
  • Computer classes once community center up and running
  • Community English classes
• Ideal group size: around 3 interns
• Accommodations: Interns stayed in the site of the community center, with homestays in villages when travel to run summer camp
• Skills:
  • Skills in Spanish are helpful
  • Background in education, health can be useful for summer camps
• Reported cost to interns:
  • Program in-country costs (reported by partner): 
    • $165/week for accommodations
  • Average Total costs (reported by interns – includes airfare, accommodation, visas, vaccinations, spending money, etc.): $2,266
  • Range of reported intern total costs: $1,900 – $2,900
• Note: A project intern from the Wellesley College team 2016 has joined staff at ARP

Partnership History:

• Summer 2016
  • Chapters: Wellesley College
  • Project: Partnered with ARP to provide the organization with resources and opportunities to build capacity for these vital initiatives. Created a community health center and support health programs, ran a summer camp initiative.
  • Investment: $2,370
  • Project team: 3 Interns
  • Project Blog
• Summer 2015
  • Chapter: University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University
  • Project: The investment expanded the Chuyayacu Project, started last summer, which involved the creation of a workstation for organic fertilizers production as well as the expansion of a tree nursery. The funding also provided several Youth Development courses.
  • Investment: $1,000
  • Project Team: 0 interns
• Summer 2014
  • Chapters: University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University
  • Project: Taught at a summer camp, created community gardens, and repaired school bathrooms.
  • Investment: $1,500
  • Project team: 6 interns