Volunteer in the Amazon and work in schools along the Arajuno Road, Ecuador. Teach English, art, sport, music and more, through activities, games and drawing, making going to school fun whilst helping to provide an invaluable education. The Arajuno Road Project is suitable for first-time and experienced volunteers looking for a true volunteering experience in South America.
The Wayra Urku Animal Rescue Centre cares for and rehabilitates animals rescued from captivity, ready for release back into the wild. Opened in September 2006, the animal sanctuary cares all types of monkeys, large cats, parrots, kinkajous and other jungle animals. Wayra Urku needs inventive volunteers to help care for the animals and maintain the sanctuary.
Great Aves is a non-profit organisation involved with community and educational development. The organisation aims to create opportunities for everyone through schools and the local community in England and overseas. Great Aves works to enhance what already exists, by increasing awareness of community activities and events, and the value of education.
Volunteering from Home
Always wanted to get involved with a meaningful project, but unable to travel halfway around the world to help? Great Aves has opportunities available in UK, where you can with a one-off contribution, a few hours a month, to all the time you can afford. Put your valuable skills to good use, and volunteer to help promote and raise funds for our projects and campaigns. For more information, visit the What we do and How to Help sections.
News
Show your support for our organisation by joining the You Volunteer (Great Aves, Arajuno Road Project and Wayra Urku) Facebook group, and join in with our discussions.
Campaigns
The Buy-a-Book Campaign aims to supply all 8 schools and 400 children along the Arajuno Road, in the amazon jungle of ecuador with books. Only a small donation can buy books to help us build up a reading resource. Great Aves aims to create a mobile library taking books to all of the schools, giving the as many children the biggest range of books possible For more information visit the Buy-a-Book Campaign section