San Cristobal Island

Name: San Cristobal Island
Start: 2022-03-02
End: 2028-05-30
Location: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador

Code: 611b0279251941af97548ef3abba12a6 Copied

Ecuador Farming Environment Farming Environment +2 Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The project is located in the Sector of the Leaks, 21 kilometers from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, the capital city of the province of Galapagos, in this island there is a sector where there is a wall with an eye of water which comes out at a height of approximately 8 meters, it falls to the ground drop by drop forming a pool of water, in this place where there are approximately 15 families who are dedicated to agriculture and livestock, 35 years ago, use to go to this place by donkey to collect water in chimbuzos of five gallons to cook, to do the laundry, to take a bath was carried out in the same place, Our objective is to make reforestation in the San Cristobal island, with endemic and native plants in rural and urban areas with the help of international, individual or group of volunteers and local families, to help in the conservation and protection of the environment, o strengthen community agricultural work and support for activities of social interest. Our motto is, drop by drop to conserve the endemic and native plants of Galapagos that are in danger of extinction

💼 What the programme involves

Fence maintenance • Deforestation of invasive plants (blackberry, chupirosa, guava) • Reforestation of endemic and native plants • Various construction work to improve the farm • Animal feed • Take out the milk • Cheese making • Preparation of seedlings • Seed collection • Organic garden work • Communitary works • Water irrigation • House cleaning, stables • Fruit picking • Soil preparation, fertilizer • Preparation of signs to identify trails, plants, etc.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Food is of the volunteer responsibility The project has a large room, with bathroom, kitchen, living room, and dining room, kitchen utensils, microwave, refrigerator, kitchen, among others, it also has an area of 500 m2 of natural grass for camping, tennis, volley court rest areas.