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Looking for alternative ways of knowing places, of experiencing challenges, I contact the nature and the environment, creating this way new markets and opportunities of development for many communities, generating employments, investment, between others, with a high social economic and environmental impact. Respecting the natural and cultural wealth of Colombia. We are located in Riohacha's city, offer new tourist destinations and help to the communities in order that it has a sustainable environment.
DIY and building projects
Help with Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Language practice
Help with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
You will live with the community, interacting with them on a daily basis in their normal lives, which offers you the opportunity to get to know the culture in an exclusive way.
We look for volunteers to work with indigenous communities, peasant and afrodesendiente to reinforce them in the tourism and the formation to establish technologies in the direction of the environmental impact, the conservation of species, I reinforce his cultural one on a level of community to put into practice that they improve the quality of life in the communities. You would live with the community, where you could offer to them workshops on the environmental information, the waste management, the conservation of species and the Englishman. You also might help them to improve his current infeastructure to make it more adapt you for tourists.
Spanish: Fluent
You would be living with a family in an indigenous community. Most likely you will be sleeping in a hamock or if you prefer in a tent. In some cases the families can also offer a room with a bed.
This opportunity allows him to help to communities, peasant and afrodecendiente that live in the extreme poverty, to conquer the poverty for offering and them educating on new sources of revenue - the tourism. There are no fees associated with this volunteer's opportunity.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
More than two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week