Ecuador
One fully funded volunteering opportunity in Ecuador
Deadline passed: No further applications being accepted
Four weeks in Ecuador - the smallest country in the Andean highlands famous for its array of vibrant indigenous cultures, colonial architecture, volcanic landscapes, dense rain forest and friendly people.
- Return flights from Ireland to Ecuador, plus insurance
- Homestay with local family in Riobamba
- 4 Day Amazon Jungle Visit
- Spanish language classes
- Mountain trekking and horseback riding on Chimborazo
- Join a group of American teenagers and their leader
- Visit the Equator
Details
Age profile: 16 - 18 on 1st June 2010.
Travel dates: July 2010.
How to apply
To enter for an award you need to tell us…
“What you could bring to this experience and how you could benefit from participating in it”
You can do this by using any one of the following formats:
- An essay of not more than 700 words;
- A project format of not more than 8 A4 size pages combining pictures, clippings, art, drawings and writing in any combination you wish.
Each entry needs to be specific to the country you wish to apply for i.e. you cannot use the same entry for more than one country. You also need to complete a specific Travel Award Application Form. You will need to complete this task and forward it in hard copy with an application form to reach EIL by 5pm on March 26th 2010. Application forms are available from EIL. A selection committee will shortlist a number of entrants and these will be invited for interview in Dublin on a Saturday in mid April 2010. The winners will be announced in May 2010. The decisions of the adjudication panels will be final.
Blogs
Niamh Manning from Dublin volunteered with for 3 months in a care centre for disadvantaged children in Quito.
Conor Trawinski, a student from Co. Mayo, volunteered at project working with street children in Quito, Ecuador.
Laura Spring from Co Kerry spent three months in 2005-2006 working with a day care centre in Quito
Terms & Conditions
- Applications should only be made with the full permission of the young person involved
- Shortlisting may take place and interviews will take place pror to final selection
- Each successful applicant must complete all necessary supplementary application forms as required by EIL (including parental/guardian permissions if under 18)
- Selected applicants forfeit their place on the programme should he/she not be able to fully participate on the programme on all the dates as specified
- Young people will need to demonstrate an appropriate level of maturity and responsibility in order to participante
- All persons making nominations and all the young applicants agree to accept the decision of the EIL adjudication panel as final.
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