Internship, Ecotourism & Sustainable Rural Development, Ecuador

Internships available in Ecuador in CRACYP´s sustainable rural development projects in the foothills of the Andes. 

CRACYP (which stands for Rural Reforestation and Progress Network Corporation, in Spanish) is a non profit organisation working in over 200 communities on the borders of the Cotopaxi, Bolivar and Los Rios provinces in Ecuador.  

CRACYP´s aim is "Progreso Verde" or "Green Progress" - conservation of the environment and economic and social development of local communities.  We aim to transfer appropriate technology and sustainable alternative agricultural methods, in exchange for community participation in reforestation.  This process also increases the production alternatives and resources of the communities involved, improving their quality of life.  

This is a great opportunity for those studying ecotourism, rural development, sustainable development, community development or similar subjects to gain practical field experience.  Interns will help with a range of environmental and development projects as well as undertaking a small development project of their own and participating in monthly development workshops.  We especially need an intern to help with the early stages of an ecotourism project.

Interns will be based mostly in the organic sugar cane farming communities in the foothills of the Andes, a beautiful area with a subtropical climate.  Projects involve not only organic agriculture but also environmental issues, education and other development challenges for the sugar cane farmers and the communities they live in.

More details:  http://www.progresoverde.org/internship.html or email internship.ecuador@yahoo.co.uk.  Please quote reference SDEcoMay10 when you apply.