GROUP : LET'S SAVE THE BEES

Name: GROUP : LET'S SAVE THE BEES
Start: 2023-07-01
End: 2023-07-16
Location: Quito, Ecuador

Code: 30b8b3ee-b126-11ed-9c98-fa163ef8d720 Copied

Ecuador Farming Youth activities Environment Farming Youth activities +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Fundación Proyecto Ecológico Chiriboga, is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, it has no religious, racial or political conflicts, it is legally constituted by Ministerial Agreement No. 47 of the Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador-South America on March 19, 1999, with Agreement No. 100 amended. Our main objective is environmental protection and conservation, promoting the development of communities whose activities are related to the environment and the development of the local economy. Help people to become aware of the importance of reforestation and agriculture in the area, with the support of the community, foreign volunteers and the participation of government institutions related to urban conglomerations, the environment, quality of life, equitable relations between the population and its environment.

💼 What the programme involves

Aim of the project: To understand how the food we eat in our daily life is produced. To learn about the impact of food production on the environment. To learn new ways of food production through sustainable practices. To learn about the work the bees do and how to help them.
Work: As a volunteer on a workcamp, it is compulsory to work around 20-30 hours per week with the other participants. This project requires to work with agricultural tools like machetes, hoes, shovels. Be close to animals, insects, soil and get dirty.

Project description: The group will work on activities on the field on organic agriculture, restoration of soil, organic orchards and bee keeping.
The activities include preparing the soil, preparing compost, planting and harvesting. Cleaning paths on the cloudy forest and taking care of farm animals.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be hosted in shared rooms with shared bathrooms. All meals will be provided. There is no internet connection in the place.

📍 About the location

Weather: Nowadays, due to climate change, weather can be unpredictable. We expect to be on summer during the workcamp with temperatures between 20 and 30 °C. Remember the workcamp is located in the cloudy forest, some days it could rain in the afternoon.

🎒 Leisure activities

You will be hosted in the middle of the cloudy forest. Afternoons and evenings will be to share with the group, according to the group interests on dynamics, seminars, craft making, playing sports, swimming in the river, taking walks in the forest, riding horses or sharing around a bonfire.

⚠️ Requirements

Packing list
o Rubber boots.
o Insect repellent.
o Sunscreen.
o Raincoat.
o Working gloves.
o Light clothes. You do not need to spend a lot of money on clothes, you must bring clothes that can be damaged. It is better to have long pants and long sleeves shirts to protect you from mosquitoes or sun.
o Cap or hat.
o Towel
o Swimming suit.
o Personal hygiene products.
o Lintern.
o Environmentally friendly soap.

ℹ️ Additional information

Group: We expect 10 to 12 participants. The organization reserves the right to cancel the program in case of not having enough participants. People from 18 years all are welcomed.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.