🇪🇨🌿📚 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Ecuador 🇪🇨 | Education for the Amazon’s Sustainable Future with Indigenous Youth in Tena 🇪🇨✨

🧩 Project Overview
This European Solidarity Corps – Individual Volunteering (Humanitarian Aid) opportunity is implemented by ENGIM – ENTE NAZIONALE GIUSEPPINI DEL MURIALDO in cooperation with PAKASHKA-SACHA, and takes place in Tena, Ecuador 🇪🇨, in the heart of the Amazon region.
The project aims to protect the biodiversity of the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest while preserving local indigenous cultural heritage, using education as a key tool for empowerment, awareness, and long-term sustainability. Volunteers support indigenous youth in vocational training and higher education, contribute to intercultural exchange, and engage directly in environmental and community-based activities.

🎯 Main Activities & Responsibilities
🌿 Assisting with the daily life and care of the student residence and surrounding primary forest
🎓 Supporting vocational training, tutoring, and educational guidance for indigenous youth
🏫 Assisting teachers in rural schools with academic programmes and tutoring children
🇬🇧 Collaborating with an English school, delivering English classes for children and adults
🗂️ Supporting administrative and communication tasks of the centre
🌱 Participating in environmental engagement and awareness activities
🤝 Contributing to intercultural exchange and community development initiatives

🏠 Accommodation, Food & Living Conditions
🏡 Accommodation provided in the student residence, which also functions as a training centre and meeting space
🍽️ Food fully provided and shared with other residents
💶 Monthly allowance of €680, covering daily expenses and local transport
💻 Laptop provided
📱 Mobile phone expenses reimbursed
⚠️ Basic utilities available, with possible interruptions due to local conditions
🕒 Flexible working hours, including occasional weekend work depending on activities

🎓 Training & Support During the Activity
📘 Pre-departure training on humanitarian principles, security, and programme-specific topics
🌎 Pre-departure training on the political and cultural context of Ecuador
🌱 On-site training on intercultural approaches, the Ecuadorian education system, and biodiversity conservation
📚 Access to continuous learning resources
🤝 Regular briefings and mentoring with ENGIM technical and social staff

👤 Participant Profile
🎂 18–35 years old
🌍 Willing to live in a rural area with limited leisure opportunities
🤝 Open-minded, flexible, and comfortable in multicultural and shared living environments
🌦️ Able to adapt to demanding weather conditions and fieldwork realities
🎓 Background or degree in languages, education, environmental sciences, or related fields
👶 Experience in teaching children or working with youth is an asset
🗣️ Spanish B1 minimum and English B2 minimum (only Spanish and English spoken in the residence)
💻 Good knowledge of MS Office
🌱 Strong interpersonal, intercultural communication, and teamwork skills
⚠️ Must follow strict safety protocols and maintain a modest lifestyle

🧾 Eligibility Requirements (Humanitarian Aid Volunteering)
🇪🇺 Resident of an EU Member State, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Türkiye

📅 Activity Dates
📆 19 January 2026 – 11 August 2026
⏱️ Total duration: 31 weeks

⏳ Application Deadline
📅 No application deadline specified

🌍 Activity Location
🏞️ Calle Rosa Clara, Guinea Chimbana, Tena, Ecuador 🇪🇨

👥 Activity Type
🤝 Individual Volunteering – Humanitarian Aid (European Solidarity Corps)

🌐 Eligible Countries
Austria 🇦🇹, Belgium 🇧🇪, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Croatia 🇭🇷, Cyprus 🇨🇾, Czech Republic 🇨🇿, Denmark 🇩🇰, Estonia 🇪🇪, Finland 🇫🇮, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Hungary 🇭🇺, Iceland 🇮🇸, Ireland 🇮🇪, Italy 🇮🇹, Latvia 🇱🇻, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Malta 🇲🇹, Netherlands 🇳🇱, North Macedonia 🇲🇰, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Slovakia 🇸🇰, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Spain 🇪🇸, Sweden 🇸🇪, Türkiye 🇹🇷

🏷️ Activity Topics
🌱 Environment and biodiversity protection
📚 Education and training
🤝 Intercultural and community development

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49230_en

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