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Hop on an exciting journey with us of building a big sustainable project in bio construction and further develop a sustainable chocolate brand and agro association, which will eventually have a huge impact on many families in Amazon rainforest.
We are an agricultural association, formed by indigenous people kichwa here in Amazonia in community Union Venecia, close to Puerto Mishaualli, Napo province which is involved in producing cacao, providing education to local farmers and buying cacao from them at fair prices. We also produce and promote locally and internationally chocolates made from organic fino de aroma cacao under our brand. Amazon region is the birthplace of cacao tree and here we adhere to using only bio- and organic technologies that help maintain biodiversity and prosperity of the region.
Association is formed by 19 partners, which includes 4 people involved in administrative work, sales and development of the brand (General Manager, President, Vice President and Secretary), others are involved in various activities depending on their professional focus (bio-construction, agricultural production, agronomy etc.)
Currently we are working on building a big cafeteria, which will be used as a place to get to know more about the kichwa culture and the association, process of cacao production “from tree to bar”, participate in traditional events and many more. We are located close to touristy locations – Puerto Misahuallí and Tena, and expect both tourists and locals to be our dear welcomed guests.
This is not our first bio-construction project and a couple of similar ones are already finished, but many more to come!
In the construction we only use sustainable materials such as bamboo, palma chonta, which is as durable as traditional nails. Come to us to know more about the technologies of bioconstruction!
Apart from bio-construction we also have ongoing activities of taking care of our the chakra plants, especially cacao, processing cacao into chocolate, promoting chocolates to local and international markets, education agriculture producers and many more. Please note that all the ongoing activities with our clients we manage by ourselves and the volunteers will not be asked to help with preparing or serving either food or drinks to paying customers.
Kichwa and Spanish are our mother languages, but we can also speak with you English + French and open to learn your language!Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Práctica de idiomasAyuda en proyectos ecológicosJardineríaConstrucción y bricolajeAyuda en una granjaMantenimiento generalAyuda informáticaIntereses
Eventos y sociedadSostenibilidadMascotasCulturaAgriculturaTrabajo de caridadMúsicaCuidado de plantasBricolaje y manualidadesJardineríaIdiomasCocina y alimentaciónArquitecturaDibujo y pinturaAnimalesDeportes de equipoNaturalezaAcampadaBaileActividades al aire libreSenderismoDeportes de aventuraAutodesarrolloObjetivos de sostenibilidad de las NU que intenta conseguir este anfitrión
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
You will:
- Endorse yourself in the culture of kichwa and even learn the language (if you want)
- Eat traditional healthy organic food (and, of course, chocolates)
- Learn a lot about technologies of bioconstruction
- Participate in local events (in our culture every day is a celebration day, so don’t worry there will be a lot of fun)
- Participate in taking care after cacao trees and other plants of the chakra (platanos, yuka, guava, papaya, narangilla + countless other plants of Amazonia)
- Know the process of chocolate production “from tree to bar” and participate in every step (if you wish)
- Know how to manipulate machete and become best friends with it
- Visit beautiful places of Ecuador which are super close – Puerto Misahuallí, Laguna Azul, Tena, Baños de Agua Santa
- Learn about medicinal plants and try them in actionProyectos con niños
En este proyecto podría haber niños. Para obtener más información, consulta nuestras directrices y consejos aquí.
Ayuda
Daily activities can be the following:
- Participating in bio-construction activities (preparing, cutting and moving bamboo for construction, cutting palm trees)
- Participating in taking care after cacao trees and other plants of the chakra (platanos, yuka, guava, papaya, naranjilla + countless other plants of Amazon region)
- Helping with process of producing chocolate (cutting cacao fruits, preparing seeds, fermentation, drying etc.)
- If it is within your interests you can help us with marketing and any other admin tasks (e.g. if you know how to make beautiful photos for our website) – there are endless possibilities there, but only up to you to decide!
All these activities are currently performed by members of the association, who have years of experience in each area, but need additional support due to the growth of the project.
Each workawayer experience can be taylored depending on your interests and requests - just contact us!Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Español: Fluido
Quechua: Fluido
Inglés: Intermedio
Francés: IntermedioEste anfitrión ofrece intercambio de idiomas
Open to learn your language!Alojamiento
You will live in a traditional house, constructed using bioconstruction technologies.
The house is located in the same area as the construction where you will be involved, so it will be less than 1 minute walk in the morning. At the same time, it is a private space, which can be shared between 2 voluntaries.
The location has all the amenities: bathroom and shower with running clean water, kitchen with all the appliances, bedroom with personal sink and space for luggage, fan to help with the heat and mosquito net.
Food can be prepared in the shared kitchen at our place. All the fruits and vegetables gathered from the finca are free to eat at any time (yuka, platanos, papayas, beans, guava, avocado and many more). The place also has a small store with basic groceries (rice, chicken, corn, sugar, obviously chocolates etc.)
Please note that if you want us to prepare lunch for you, we can do it with pleasure for only 2 USD. As mentioned above, you are free to prepare food at our kitchen and use all the fruits and vegetables that you find at the finca for free.Algo más...
It is highly recommended to go for a longer period of time to get maximum exposure to the culture and the activities, but minimum 2 weeks.
We can discuss a personalized voluntary experience plan for you to make the experience maximum tailored to your needs – just contact us.
Please note that the season of peak cacao production is March-May. In other months there is cacao, but in smaller quantities. Nevertheless, bio-construction and taking care after the chakra plants are happening all year long and we can welcome you whenever.
Once you are here, we will treat you as a part of our big family and help with all the questions that you have, make recommendations on your travel plans and you will be a precious guest in all the community events and celebrations.Un poco más de información
Acceso a Internet
Acceso a Internet limitado
Tenemos animales
Somos fumadores
Puede alojar familias
Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
On average internet speed 7.3 Mbps which is more than sufficient for a simultaneous work of several people
Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
There is sufficient safe space to park a car
Podría aceptar mascotas
Any pets are welcome, but please note that there might be restriction from other voluntaries participating at the same time and should be discussed in advance
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 3 hours a day, 5 days a week
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There were always 1-2 other volunteers during my duration here, and work always started between 7 and 8 AM, finishing up around 11AM, Mon-Sat. It consisted of cleaning up the cacao processing areas, harvesting cacao, and weeding the spaces around new… read more
Also, it was interesting to see the Ecuadorian life style with easy going social life mixed daily with hard physical work.
A big plus about staying here was the excellent access by bus to various swimming holes, cascades and of course the two towns, Tena and… read more
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There were always 1-2 other volunteers during my duration here, and work always started between 7 and 8 AM, finishing up around 11AM, Mon-Sat. It consisted of cleaning up the cacao processing areas, harvesting cacao, and weeding the spaces around new… read more
Also, it was interesting to see the Ecuadorian life style with easy going social life mixed daily with hard physical work.
A big plus about staying here was the excellent access by bus to various swimming holes, cascades and of course the two towns, Tena and… read more
We stayed there for two weeks to support Gerardo in his endeveaor to create the best organic chocolate on the market and keep a fair price at the same time. During our time we spent together with him and his family,… read more
Descubrimiento, cosecha y degustación de cacao fresco. Ayuda en el campo a limpiar la maleza, llena bolsas con tierra para macetas para experimentar...
Su padre Gerardo siempre tendrá una anécdota,… read more
Fue difícil irme de heste lugar!
Really hard working and at the same time a great company to spend time immersing in cultural activities, such as an early morning with Guayusa.
Always welcome back and strong recommendation for other hosts!
Una energìa fuerte y positiva todos los dìas. Victor, Gerardo, Marilu... toda la familia y todas las personas que tuvimos el placer de conocer furon fantàsticas.
Hemos aprendido mucho sobre el cacao y hemos partecipado en las fases de elaboraciòn, desde la cosecha hasta el secado. Y no solo… read more
There is opportunity to learn about the cacao process and be part of it first-hand if there long enough. The chocolate is delightful :)
The area is quite… read more
The work was varied, we did a lot of cacao harvesting and weeding/ cleaning up around the trees. Sometimes we also worked with the carpenter to build fermentation boxes for the cacao.
The lunches were always delicious.
The… read more
Recommend Lee as a great workawayer and hope to see you again, always welcome here and in Amazonia in general!
We are pleased by the way you integrated in our country and culture, always welcome to come back and let's stay in touch!
The members of the association are all working together to build their operation and brand, and have done a… read more
It was a new activity for our association and everyone really enjoyed it, everyone learnt something new!
And the… read more
Victor and his family are… read more
The job was to help Geraldo in the morning. We had to reinforce the roof of the cafeteria to make it stronger, we also went to cut bamboo in the jungle to build a duck shelter, and finally I participated in "la minga", a community work that takes place every Saturday, and… read more