from 624€

Perfect 4.6rating (65)
  • Life On Land

Jaguar Rescue Center Supporter

location
2 - 24 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+
rating  Perfect 4.6  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Good response rate

Highlights

  • Have experiance as Wildlife feeding, jaguars, monkeys, birds,...
  • Gain environmental education and give tourist and locals information about it
  • Gain Spanish and culture experiance.
  • Make memories you'll never forget, visiting native indigenous communities or touristic places as Cuenca or Baños,...
  • Visit close national parks, beaches of Ecuador during your free time

Especially suitable

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups

About the program

Center for wildlife conservation with jaguar but as well animals in help like monkeys or birds

As a volunteer you will work in fields of related to conservation, education and social development. This program if for people who love animals and the environment, as well for biology and environment students to make an internship semester.
During your volunteering you will help in following areas: ...

About the program

As a volunteer you will work in fields of related to conservation, education and social development. This program if for people who love animals and the environment, as well for biology and environment students to make an internship semester.
During your volunteering you will help in following areas:
  • Wildlife feeding
  • Environmental education
  • Wildlife care (including cleaning)
  • Paths maintenance
  • Seedlings Production
  • give informaiton to tourist and local communities about the important to protect the wildlife and nature (in this field just long term volunteers do help)
We do welcome short and long term volunteers as well students from universities for their internship. During your stay you will live in a shared dorm with five other volunteers. The accommodation is directly at the center. This center do have a biologist and veterinarian, which do help with all their love this amazing project.

Typical day

At a tipical day you help as a volunteer or intern between 4-5 hours. At this project you help from Monday till Friday. As you are working with animals all days can be a little different. Usually a day looks like:
8:30-10:00 – Wildlife care and feeding
10:00-11:00 – Maintenance
11:00-12:00 - ...

Typical day

At a tipical day you help as a volunteer or intern between 4-5 hours. At this project you help from Monday till Friday. As you are working with animals all days can be a little different. Usually a day looks like:
8:30-10:00 – Wildlife care and feeding
10:00-11:00 – Maintenance
11:00-12:00 - Environmental education
break
15:00-16:30 – Seedlings production and reforestation 

Free-time activities

Macas despite has plenty of touristic places to visit, and activities to do in the volunteer free time of being very safe for the tourist who visit the city, having some bars well prepared to receive the visitors. Also places as Yantza waterfalls in shuar community, Laverintos del Chiguaza an ...

Free-time activities

Macas despite has plenty of touristic places to visit, and activities to do in the volunteer free time of being very safe for the tourist who visit the city, having some bars well prepared to receive the visitors. Also places as Yantza waterfalls in shuar community, Laverintos del Chiguaza an natural maze in the banks of Pastaza River.
Or in the weekends visit in two hours the city of Baños were the volunteer can visit the well know tree colupio del fin del mundo and make extreme sport as rafting, bungie jumping or more, but also would visit going to the south of Ecuador at Cuenca city one of the most beautiful cities in Ecuador or visit beach.

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (intermediate level)

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 07:30 - 16:30

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Jamso Trainee

  • Accommodation
  • Internet
  • Laundry
  • Hot water
  • Electricity
  • All basic services
  • Working tools
  • Three meals a day (tipical food)
  • Resting area with a tv for watching movies after work days
  • Certificate for helping our rescue center

Airport Pickup at Mariscal Sucre International Airport

You get a pick up from the airport in Quito and bring you to the bus terminal. From their you will take the bus to Macas. From their you will get a pick up to the project. We also have the option of a privat taxi (with extra cost). Please let us know if you like to get this option.
If flight arrive at the after noon we need to organize a day overnight in Quito.

Accommodation

Your accommodation is directly at the project in volunteer house in a dorm room.

Food & Beverages

3 tipical meals per day.

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) in Quito. We assist you to find cheap flights to Ecuador. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Ecuador provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Ecuador you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Ecuador. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

You can start on any day you like from Monday - Sunday.

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

2 weeks (min. stay) 624€
4 weeks 1,021€
5 weeks 1,219€
7 weeks 1,616€
9 weeks 2,013€
24 weeks (max. stay) 4,990€
Average fees 259€/week

Program fees

259€ per week 2 - 24 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

2 - 24 weeks

Deposit

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment

Your final payment will be agreed with Jamso Trainee during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your organization

Jamso Trainee

Perfect 4.6 rating (65 reviews)

Agency - founded in 2012

Verified by Volunteer World

  Good response rate

Coordinated by

Angela

Spoken languages: German, Spanish, French, English

About the project

Jamso Trainee do help students finding volunteering projects and internships around the world.

Meet your organization

Jamso Trainee has been placing volunteers around the world for over six years. We're passionate about making a difference in developing communities. Cause we are a smaller agency we stay always in a good communication to our volunteers and to the communites. For us it is important to find the right programm for your stay abroad. Don´t travel just like a tourst!

History: 

Jamso Trainee startet in December 2012 helping in communities in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is since now the county with the most interns, volunteers and travelers. 

Since 2013 Jamso Trainee started working with partners in Ecuador, Peru, South Afrika.

2015 we begin working with our partner Bali and Thailand.

Visiting projects and getting more relationshsips with local charities is a goal of each year. Jamso Trainee don´t increase too fast, because for us it is very important to hold long contacts and stay in a good communication with volunteers and projects.

65 reviews · rating4.6

Denise Grosse rating5

2023 at Support a Cat and Dog Shelter

Ich war für 4 Wochen in Uvita als Volunteer. Die Arbeit mit den Hunden und Katzen hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht. Die Arbeitszeiten sind entweder vormittags von 8-11 Uhr oder nachmittags von 15-17 Uhr, sodass man noch sehr viel Freizeit hat. Die Schicht beginnt mit Gassirunden, anschließend ...
Miriam Wild rating5

2023 at Support a Cat and Dog Shelter

***English below*** Die vier Wochen bei Tierheim in Uvita waren unglaublich schön! Das Arbeiten im Tierheim hat sich gar nicht wirklich nach Arbeit angefühlt, weil neben dem Putzen und Füttern immernoch total viel Zeit zum kuscheln und spielen übrig war. Trotzdem hatte man das Gefühl, mit ...
Francis Clément-Garon rating4.6

2023 at School & Educational Supporter

It was one of the most meaningful experience I have ever done and I think that it made me want to do more volunteering work around the world. This experience will be something that I will remember for the rest of my ...
I loved my time in Santa Barbara in this program. The work was delightful and fulfilling, but it was a private (and bilingual) school, and the children I was teaching weren't the ones who would've needed it the most, I would say. That being said, I feel that I made a significant change and that my ...
Jennifer rating5

2023 at Support a Cat and Dog Shelter

***English below*** Während meiner unvergesslichen Zeit in Costa Rica von Mitte Februar bis Anfang April 2023 habe ich in dem Shelter als Volunteer geholfen. Das Tierheim ist ein kleines Shelter, worin im Durschnitt etwa acht Hunde und ca. 25 Katzen untergebracht werden. Die Arbeitseinteilung ...
Georgie Wright rating3

2023 at Support a Cat and Dog Shelter

I want to firstly make it clear that the Cat and Dog Shelter is lovely and I would 100% recommend volunteering independently with them. I would avoid booking through Jamso Trainee as an english solo traveller. The information provided to me after booking was very limited and confusing. It had ...

Location

Americas > South America > Ecuador > Macas

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