When you volunteer with us, you can work with

Opening trails in the forest

Monitoring and making an inventory of biodiversity

Bamboo constructions

Organic gardening and permaculture

Environmental education

Experience with us

A nice place with beautiful sceneries.
A group of people with an eco-friendly and enjoyable environment.
The opportunity to share personal experiences.
Practice your Spanish.
Work and fun.

Mindo - Private reserve "Bosque Experimental Nambillo"

Mindo is a small village, located in a subtropical valley at 1224 m above sea level. It is 84 km away from Quito, on the western slopes of the Andes with a population of about 2000. It has become one of the most famous destinations in Ecuador for nature lovers. One …

Where are we working?

Our field of activities covers the whole bio region of the Ecuadorian Chocó and its surroundings but currently our work is focused on the Mindo cloud forest and on a small fishing village at the coast (“Reserva Mar y Bosque”). Various new initiatives are …

Coast - Reserve "Mar y Bosque"

“Mar y Bosque” is a private reserve of 15 hectares next to a small fishing village, located in the area of Galera/Quingue (close to Atacames).

The area is biologically important caused by different factors, for example:

• the area is under the influence …

Why do we need volunteers?

WeConsider that the right and the responsibility to watch and protect the environment should be taken by every habitant of this planet, because we all breathe the same air, and all feel the global effects caused by environmental imbalance. We would …

Ifyou come to help us as a volunteer we offer you:

• The possibility to choose the project and the work which suits best your expectations and requirements (if you don´t like the chosen project originally you can change to the other one)
• Support and monitoring of the working activities
• An introduction …

FAQ

Where will I live?

Each project has a place where the volunteers live. It is usually a cabin made of easy-renewable materials like bamboo, adobe, palm leafs etc. It is basic, we offer you a mattress and a mosquito net.

Is it a problem if I am …

What is the Ecuadorian bioregion Chocó?

The bioregion Chocó covers an area of 10,000km². It is located at the northwestern side of the Andes of Columbia and Ecuador. Its characteristic humidity, with more than 12,000mm of rainfall each year, is caused by the crash of 2 currents (the warm "Niño" and the …

Ecuador

Ecuador is one of the smallest countries of South America but with one of the highest densities of biological diversity in the world.
It is located in the north west of South America, covering an area of 251,000 km². It is divided into 4 natural regions: Coast, …

Visit the web sites of our friends

Our former volunteers Amy & Ben have a blog writing about their travel adventures in South America.

Chris is renting cabins and has space for camping in Canoa, one of the nicest beaches of Ecuador.

For tourist information and travel advice check out