Tierra del Olvido offers several posibilites for to actively participate in our project, together with the communities in the Amazon. The minimal period to work as a volunteer is two weeks.
One can enrole in our projects throughout the year. This might be especially interesting for students, practitioneers, researchers, but in principle is open for everyone.
Some of the projects currently running in San Juan de Yanayacu:
* Assisting in clases and homework in the primary school of San Juan
* Teaching English to the guides that work in ecoturism and for the women working with arts and crafts
* Construction of latrines
* Construction of a playground
* Laying out biological vegetable gardens
* Inventory of fauna and flora in the Eco-Rangers program
Criteria to subscribe for voluntary work:
* Minimal age of 20
* Basic knowledge of Spanish
* Experience is not necesarry, good motivation is
* The volunteers pay lodging and food themselves (approx. 80 dollar per month), as well as transport to San Juan de Yanayacu (flight Lima-Iquitos; boat trip Iquitos-San Juan)
* Volunteers have to take care themselves of a travel insurance and inoculations against yellow fever
Tierra del Olvido is a foundation without pursuit of gain and for her work depends on donations, contributions by volunteers and fundraising.
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Tierra del Olvido can als use volunteers outside of Peru! We look for people that can help us with fundraising, administration promotion, etcera.
Also people can organize activities themselves in order to support us, for example with friends, family, colleagues, in school, at work, via campaigns, fancyfairs, concerts or through local businesses.
We are most willing to come up with ideas and can supply promotional material.
