Kids Environmental Education Program Educational opportunities in the community are limited, and dont adequately address the reality that these children live amongst a remarkably bio- diverse and endangered ecosystem, which offers both unique opportunities and challenges. Education and the awakening to new concepts and ideas will open a door for them into a more complex planet and will give them a few initial but crucial tools to encourage them into further individual and social development.
About the project This project focuses on the young members of the community of Camarones in the Coastal Forests of Ecuador, and it aims to provide assisted tools to help them in finding new alternatives for their development and helping them in building an intellectual patrimony related to natural resources valorization, sustainable agricultural practices, forest conservation, wild life, flora, art, languages, etc; to provide them an alternative vocational skill so that they have more opportunities to contribute responsibly to their families and society. The project includes a free environmental education program, English lessons, drawing, painting, theatre, dancing, handicrafts, etc.; library, community projects and vocational training. Children The community of Camarones is inhabited by 63 families, including 132 children, from infants to late adolescents. Most children spend some time in school, but also help their families work the land from a very young age. Location The community of Camarones is a small agricultural community in the coastal province of Manabí, located within walking distance of the Pacific Ocean and the Jama-Coaque Rainforest Reserve. The community is also with a short bus ride to the beach towns of Canoa, Jama, and Pedernales. Lodging Lodging is in the newly-established Volunteer House in the center of the community, which includes office and library, kitchen and bathroom. A vegetable and fruit orchard is right in the back yard, alongside a beautiful river bank. The Volunteer House is a short walk away from the school. Project Activities 1. Learning Center. The Learning Center is one of the primary tasks for volunteers. The community library is a place for children, ages 6 to 100, to come and enjoy the infinite possibilities of the reading universe. Every book even every page - will provide them a gate for receiving new impressions and exploring new people, places, characters, and cultures, and the possibility to awaken to new ideas and concepts. The library provides children a safe and quiet area where they can do their homework, read, learn, and research with the help of a wide variety of texts, books, magazines, encyclopedias, and electronic media. Volunteers will read with the children, assist with homework, organize games and fun activities for the children, teach, improve the project facilities and assist local staff. Encouragement from the volunteers, with a lot of positive reinforcement, is also an important aspect of the program. The Learning Center program also provides to the children some skills that they will need to acquire en route to a productive adulthood. This is an important step in helping break the cycle of poverty and limited education that persists in the community. The children are taught Environmental education, flora and fauna identification, English (eco-tourism related), computer skills, cooking, weaving, ceramics, etc. Other activities include theater, music, painting, drawing, writing, dancing, games and excursions over the region. 2. Free English Education Programe. Volunteers will teach English inside the school and at the Learning Center. Being a community on the fringe of an endangered forest, eco-tourism will become a very important element of the local economy, and the ability to speak English will empower the children of the community to take advantage of new opportunities as adults. How to Apply: Please only apply if you know that As we spend most of the time in the forest, we only go into town 1-2 days per week, so internet access is limited to as little as 2 hours per week. For this reason, our application procedure has been created to make this process as efficient as possible. This is how it works: Download the application form from our website: http://3malliance.org/index.php?id=320 You will need to fill it out, and email it us. Or, fill it out in Adobe, print to PDF, and send us a completed digital copy. Submit your application to the appropriate email address(es) as listed below. No need to address anyone as Mr. or Ms. And please dont take it personally if we keep our responses short were just doing it to economize on time spent in front of a computer. If you are applying to multiple internships, please send one email with all application documents to all of the appropriate addresses. Community Education & Sustainable Development Internship - [email protected] & [email protected]
