• Life On Land

Organic Farming and Tropical Conservation

location
2 - 4 weeks  ·  Age 20 - 50+
rating  Fantastic 4.5  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Excellent response rate

Highlights

  • Gain knowledge in tropical biodiversity
  • Gain knowledge in agroforestry and permaculture.
  • Discover Equatorian landscapes, lagoons, grottos and waterfalls.
  • Taste the amazionian and equatorian gastronomy.
  • visit Banos, Puyo, Tena, Riobamba

Especially good for

Age 20+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

Learning from nature in Puerto Misahualli in Equator, this program will offer you the opportunity to live in the heart of the Amazon forest with the locals. Come help us!

Why is your program important? This program is important because you lead by example and volunteer your time to change our paradigm. The village of Puerto Misahualli needs support to one day become an Eco-responsible village

Which social issues do you face? The Napo region is confronted with ...

About the program

Why is your program important? This program is important because you lead by example and volunteer your time to change our paradigm. The village of Puerto Misahualli needs support to one day become an Eco-responsible village

Which social issues do you face? The Napo region is confronted with the problem of gold mining concessions which destroy the ecosystems and have a negative impact on the social life of the population.
How do you try to solve these issues? We offer economic alternatives to the population : cocoa, beehive, creation of a nature reserve and observation of wild animals, we educate the youngest about the protection of their environment.

Your mission is to participate in a global ecological program on our farm in Ecuador in order to promote food self-sufficiency thanks to the five-hectare agroforestry cocoa plantation (with 800 cocoas and more than 3000 trees of a hundred different varieties), to preserve the fauna at through our melipone hives (bees that do not sting) and our wild animal transit refuge.You help raise awareness of nature protection among young Ecuadorians: You will participate in:
  • Feed the animals in the center of the refuge.
  • Plant so that there is food for the animals (self-sufficiency of the refuge): chonta, morete, ungurahua, etc.
  • Make cocoa seedlings and other plants for the nursery
  • Planting and transplanting seedlings, restoring flora in the village of Puerto Misahualli, especially in schools
  • Plant new species of plants like turmeric, ginger, pineapple, taro, cassava, etc. in the vegetable garden
  • Cut and weed around young trees
  • Make cuttings and mulch with different organic materials such as perennial cashew to enrich the soil for cocoa trees.
  • Maintaining the cocoa trees, harvesting - Vanilla maintenance - Collect seeds from endemic mother trees in the forest
  • Maintain the ponds and the stream
  • Realize the design "medicinal plants"
  • Carry out awareness workshops with the local population

Typical day

Activities: 5 days a week

7:30 am: start of activities: the project manager explains, trains and shows the activities (why, how, where)
9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.: lunch
9:30 a.m.: continue activities
1:30 p.m.: lunch
Free time: shower - descent to the village - reading - observation - cooking - board games

Typical day

Activities: 5 days a week

7:30 am: start of activities: the project manager explains, trains and shows the activities (why, how, where)
9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.: lunch
9:30 a.m.: continue activities
1:30 p.m.: lunch
Free time: shower - descent to the village - reading - observation - cooking - board games

Free-time activities

There are several natural sites to discover and other activities:

- Several waterfalls: de Latas, san jacinto, pimpilito, los hippies, palmeras
- Forest excursions: discovery of the fauna and flora
- Community visits/crafts: shiripuno, ayllu warina, sinchi warmi, etc…
- Traditional cocoa production
- ...

Free-time activities

There are several natural sites to discover and other activities:

- Several waterfalls: de Latas, san jacinto, pimpilito, los hippies, palmeras
- Forest excursions: discovery of the fauna and flora
- Community visits/crafts: shiripuno, ayllu warina, sinchi warmi, etc…
- Traditional cocoa production
- Lagoon visits: laguna azul, etc.
- Rafting/kayak/canyoning (region known for this activity)
- Cycling: specific routes
- Caves
- Lots of places to discover: Banos, Puyo, volcanoes, Papallacta (thermal waters, hot springs)

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 20 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 20 years old on the program start date.

Language Skills

You need to speak Spanish (intermediate level) or English (basic level)

Education Requirements

agriculture, conservation environment tropical at level

Required Documents

Cover letter

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

speak spanish (notion) In our farm, we speak, French (we are French) Spanish ans English, but the local population don't speak english

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 07:30 - 13:30

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Trésor De Nature

- Accommodation is included in the budget. we have rooms with 2 or 4 beds. It's an eco-responsible house with dry toilets, rainwater harvesting.
- Also, Food is included in the budget, but volunteers must prepare their own meals. Only the meals of the week are supported, the weekend the meals are the responsibility of the volunteer.
The volunteers order the food (by phone) in the village in a shop. The merchant prepares the order and then it is delivered to us.
The association then pays.
- Pay local people to accompany you. The environment of the Amazon is specific, you must be trained in plants, risks, and animals

Add to price : Association membership fee of : €5

Accommodation

The volunteer is accommodated in the reception house of about 200 M2 of the farm which overlooks the plantation located in the heart of the forest.
- The water used is collected from rain (with 2 tanks). The house is supplied with electricity thanks to the hydropower plants of Ecuador.
- The house is inspired by traditional dwellings in order to preserve local know-how and minimize our impact on the environment.
- In this house, you will have at your disposal a dormitory (two per room), as well as common sanitary facilities: 2 large showers, 1 with hot water.
- Dry toilets with sawdust
- A large kitchen with a living room and two large terraces with hammock.
- For the internet, the connection is rather slow, but there is 3G with the operator TWENTY or CLARO.

Food & Beverages

Food and water is included in the budget, but volunteers must prepare their own meals. Only the meals of the week are supported, the weekend the meals are the responsibility of the volunteer.

Internet Access

Limited access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Airport Pickup at Mariscal Sucre International Airport

An airport pickup isn't included within the program fees either.

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) in Quito. We assist you to find cheap flights to Ecuador. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Ecuador provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Ecuador you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Ecuador. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

To reach us in Puerto Misahualli from Quito:
  • The collective taxi: 25$ per person in 3H/3H30 you are in TENA (If you ask the taxi to take you to Puerto Misahualli directly it is 35$ per person). Contact on what's app TAXI from QUITO to TENA or PUERTO MISAHALLI: + 593 99 536 1297
  • The bus is taken from the land terminal of QUITUMBE in Quito, as a reminder, it must be $8 per person and it takes 6 hours to get to TENA. the land terminal to then take the bus to Pueto Misahualli is 3 minutes away, ask the people ($0.90 per person). about 40 mins journey
  • When you arrive in Puerto Misahualli, Thorgal usually picks you up, a collective taxi ($3 per car) takes you to Alto Tuyano to our farm
Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

2 weeks (min. stay) 360€
3 weeks 540€
4 weeks (max. stay) 640€
Average fees 170€/week

Program fees

170€ per week 2 - 4 weeks Age 20 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

2 - 4 weeks

Deposit

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment

Your final payment will be agreed with Trésor De Nature during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your organization

Trésor De Nature

Fantastic 4.5 rating (15 reviews)

Non-profit

Verified by Volunteer World

  Excellent response rate

Coordinated by

caroline

Spoken languages: French, Spanish, English

About the project

Learning from nature in Puerto Misahualli in Ecuador, Trésor de Nature offers you the opportunity to live in the heart of the Amazon forest with the locals. Come join us!

Meet your organization

About us:
Founded in 2001, Trésor de Nature is an association whose objective is to protect and restore biodiversity while raising awareness among local populations about the preservation of their environment. It conducts its activities in France and at the gates of the Ecuadorian Amazon where it works to restore and conserve the forest on a 30-hectare site.

Our fight:
The association fights against deforestation and more generally against climate change. Indeed, Ecuador is the most biodiverse country in the world! However, intensive agriculture and the exploitation of minerals such as gold, endanger the habitat of fauna and flora... In order to fight against this trouble, Treasure of Nature buys forest land in order to protect. She created an agroforestry farm in Ecuador to restore and reforest soils damaged by intensive agriculture.

15 reviews · rating4.5

Awesome experience with the cocoa farmers team of Tresor de nature in Puerto Misahuali, Ecuador. It is a very deep experience in the amazonian forest, hosted in a cosy and convenient big habitation. It is hard job but oh so motivating ! With a very nice team, lead by Torgal, the cocoa's forest ...
Olivia Christophe rating5

2022 at Organic Farming and Tropical Conservation

Google Translator: Three weeks to participate in the reforestation of the equatorial forest, in Puerto Misahualli, Ecuador: clearing, reforestation, participation in community life. Summary of the mission: https://www.reachout.fr/news/tresor-de-nature-reboiser-la-foret-equatoriale/ Video of the ...
Google translator: We helped create a cocoa drying center at the Treasure of Nature Foundation in the Amazon, which works to promote biodiversity. The drying center will allow them to market their own environmentally friendly cocoa ...
Léna GHIRARD rating4.6

2022 at Organic Farming and Tropical Conservation

Volunteering in an exceptional setting in the midst of trees and nature Experience supervised by competent persons and eager to transmit their knowledge Their main objective is to protect and restore the Amazon fauna and flora. Many trees and flowers are planted every year in the middle of ...
Lebran Laurie rating4.6

2022 at Organic Farming and Tropical Conservation

I was in charge of the association developement and the economic stabilisation. - Accompany the president of the association in the development of the organization - Realization and follow-up of files of calls for projects of foundations: Yves Rocher, Itancia, Audemars Piguet, Humus, Maisons du ...
Maintenance of the terrain of the association and tree planting. I helped maintain the plot of land owned by the association. The activities entail: weeding, planting trees, sowing plants, harvesting seeds for further plantation, harvesting fruits from the garden and if needed processing them. The ...

Location

Americas > South America > Ecuador > Puerto Misahualli

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