Opportunity to help at a dog and cat shelter in a rural community near Puyo in the Ecuadorian Amazon

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  Description

  We are a small Ecuadorian NGO in Parroquia Tarqui, a tiny neighboring town of Puyo (Amazon region).
  As a group of four people (three are locals) we started our rescue project in 2019.
  We rescue dogs and cats, take care of them in a private shelter/home to support their healing and giving them the best chance to be adopted.
  It´s an important goal of our project to create awareness among the population of the importance to protect animals and to change the habit to keep animals without a proper care.
  As one of our members, Renato, is a veterinarian who runs a small clinic in Puyo we use this facility for spaying/neutering and other surgeries and treatments of the rescued dogs and cats.
  Apart from our dog shelter we also have two horses and are looking for experienced people to help us with their training.
  After years of renting we moved to our own property near Tarqui in 2023. It has been a huge improvement to own a lovely piece of land that gives us enough space not only to take care of the dogs and cats but also to start growing some of our own food.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bénévolat

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Our dogs are our connection to the land and the people. Going on walks with the pups is an opportunity to share what we do, share who you are, and get to know our neighbors. Living in a small, shared home, and working for an Ecuadorian NGO... there is a lot of opportunities to get to know ways of life and family here. You will be living in a small rural community that has many opportunities to join in a fútbol game, play with kids in town, and also be in touch with our young volunteers from the local community. There is a university with aprox. 4000 students in Puyo, so there are is a thriving night life for a small town (bars, karaoke, discotecas). There are many indigenous communities that you may get the opportunity to get to know and learn from. There are also tourist opportunities near by to learn about cacao, rainforest, and guided river tours. You also get the chance to explore the rainforest region and we can help you with a lot of information for your travels.

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  Aide

  We need help with the daily care of the dogs at the shelter:
  
  - cleaning the refuge
  - feeding 1-3x a day
  - giving medications to dogs in recovery
  - daily walks
  - occasionally bringing dogs to the vet in Puyo
  - occasionally help with the rescue activities
  
  LOVE is key for their recovery!
  
  We prefer volunteers who stay for a minimum of four weeks as it is important for the dogs to get to know the people who take care of them (yet, this is NOT REQUIRED).
  
  Specific interests & needs right now:
  -- People with organizational development backgrounds to support our growth as an NGO and our fundraising.
  -- People who can help with construction work to create proper fences, roofs and beds for the dogs.
  -- People with farming skills who can help us start growing some of our own food on the shelter property.
  
  HORSE PEOPLE:
  We have two horses, one of them was rescued and is not always easy to handle. They both need to be trained but for this we need experienced people. As we need to avoid too many changes for them we require a minimum stay of 4 weeks to get involved with the horse training.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Renato (our vet) is learning English and can help our volunteers to improve their Spanish.
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  Hébergement

  We provide a shared house with a total number of 6 rooms (most are single, some double).
  If you are a single person, you may share the room with one other if another volunteer comes. If you are a couple or coming together as friends you will have the room to yourselves.
  The kitchen is completely equipped, and there is a washing machine.
  The grocery shopping can be done individually or organized together with the other volunteers.
  We ask the volunteers to be prepared to make their own food / cook for our little house community as we all have different schedules. But we also enjoy to cook together with or for the volunteers when we have the time!
  
  The house is shared among people of different ages, Ecuadorian and foreigners, normally between 3-8 people total. We share the kitchen, living room, and bathrooms. An important part of staying here is also keeping the shared spaces clean and usable for all of us.
  As a matter of sustainable living our house is equipped with ecological dry toilets.
  
  From the center of Puyo the refuge can be easily reached by bus in approx. 15 minutes for $ 0.40, and the bus stop is just about 60m away from the house.
  
  In the mornings we normally drive to the shelter by car as from the house it is some km distance and the volunteers come back by bus after work.

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  Autres infos...

  Puyo is a relaxed jungle town in the Amazon region. You can explore interesting sights in the area that are mostly easy to reach by public bus. We are always willing to help you with the details and contacts!

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Cellphone reception is poor in our area but the wi-fi connection works quite well so you can easily work online in your free time.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Vans can be parked just outside the volunteer house, power can be provided if you bring an extension cable.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  We´ve had volunteers with dogs which has worked very well so far, but of course we always need some details in advance to be able to confirm as the decision depends on the pet and the situation of the shelter.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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