What are the responsibilities and job description for the Volunteer: Social Entrepreneurship with Indigenous Cacao Farmer Associations in Ecuador position at Global Nomadic?
Location: Tena, Ecuador
Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 12 months
Cost: $450 for the first week, $250 for each additional week (2 month minimum is recommended)
Fee Includes: all food, accommodation, pre-departure in-country support, orientation and all project related activities
Does not Include: flights, airport pickup, travel insurance, personal spending, visas and vaccinations
Please note: This opportunity is designed to give you the contacts and experience to help further your career. You are not replacing any member of staff, but helping alongside them, whilst learning new skills. Simply click the APPLY Button to submit your application, and ask as many questions as you need.
Start Dates : Project is ongoing, and you can join at any time, depending upon availability
Benefits
The NGO for which you will work provides direct market access, agroforestry training, and holistic development services to local indigenous Amazonian farming families, by leveraging Fair Trade partnerships to create sustainable social change. With a network of over 2,500 farming families, a 10 person staff, and a diverse network of advisors and consultants, our well-known organization is pioneering a social enterprise model that has the potential to transform local Ecuadorian economies and provide sustainable livelihoods for local people, while preserving the rainforest.
Our NGOs mission is to create new value for native plants that benefit local people and the forest ecosystem. The guayusa tea leaf is an excellent example of how weve started with our mission and now we are looking to the future for other native Amazonian plants that could create new value and opportunities for farmers. Interns will assist us by looking into creating new supply chains for other species commonly found in the area.
Our social entrepreneurship participants will work alongside staff to look at new potential products, carry out market research, and create a short business plan to commercialize these new potential products from Amazonian plants.
Please note: all information above is subject to change. Please check the most up to date information on the Global Nomadic website when applying.
Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 12 months
Cost: $450 for the first week, $250 for each additional week (2 month minimum is recommended)
Fee Includes: all food, accommodation, pre-departure in-country support, orientation and all project related activities
Does not Include: flights, airport pickup, travel insurance, personal spending, visas and vaccinations
Please note: This opportunity is designed to give you the contacts and experience to help further your career. You are not replacing any member of staff, but helping alongside them, whilst learning new skills. Simply click the APPLY Button to submit your application, and ask as many questions as you need.
Start Dates : Project is ongoing, and you can join at any time, depending upon availability
Benefits
- Work closely with staff experienced in forest conservation, agroforestry, agronomy, participatory community development, social entrepreneurship, and marketing/communications.
- Hands-on experience in all of the above plus agriculture, landscape management, organic certifications, Fair Trade certification, indigenous rights, climate change mitigation, biodiversity monitoring, womens empowerment, grant writing, and online marketing/media.
- Numerous research dissertation opportunities available if requested, including Agricultural Economics, Social Entrepreneurship, Forest Conservation, Climate Change mitigation, Environmental Education, Agroforestry, Community Development, Indigenous Cultures, Gender Rights, and more.
- Participate in and help develop cultural exchange events including ecotourism, farm to table Amazonian forest foods meals, and guayusa tea ceremonies.
- Keywords: agroforestry, agricultural economics, biodiversity, sustainable development, research, community development, economic development, social entrepreneurship, climate change, indigenous groups, new product development, womens empowerment.
The NGO for which you will work provides direct market access, agroforestry training, and holistic development services to local indigenous Amazonian farming families, by leveraging Fair Trade partnerships to create sustainable social change. With a network of over 2,500 farming families, a 10 person staff, and a diverse network of advisors and consultants, our well-known organization is pioneering a social enterprise model that has the potential to transform local Ecuadorian economies and provide sustainable livelihoods for local people, while preserving the rainforest.
Our NGOs mission is to create new value for native plants that benefit local people and the forest ecosystem. The guayusa tea leaf is an excellent example of how weve started with our mission and now we are looking to the future for other native Amazonian plants that could create new value and opportunities for farmers. Interns will assist us by looking into creating new supply chains for other species commonly found in the area.
Our social entrepreneurship participants will work alongside staff to look at new potential products, carry out market research, and create a short business plan to commercialize these new potential products from Amazonian plants.
Please note: all information above is subject to change. Please check the most up to date information on the Global Nomadic website when applying.
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