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01 December 2009
Limpieza de escombros y siembra de árboles

Quito, Ecuador: El voluntariado nacional se ha unido a la campaña mundial 'Voluntarios por nuestro planeta' para sensibilizar sobre los efectos del cambio climático y sobre cómo los ciudadanos pueden contribuir al cuidado ambiental a través del voluntariado.

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More about: Environment

05 December 2006
International Volunteer Day in Latin America

Latin America celebrated the International Day of Volunters in different ways according to each country’s culture, interests and possibilities. With great initiative volunteers gathered together to make visible the work of volunteers through several events in different cities. Here are some examples that can offer ideas for future celebrations.

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From: IAVE

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27 October 2005
'Ser voluntario es alejarse del lujo' by Daizen Oda

San Pablo es una comunidad de secoyas y cofanes que está a tres horas de Sucumbíos en esos barquitos pequeños a través del río. Ahí llegué en junio del 2000 como uno de los 130 voluntarios de las Naciones Unidas en el Ecuador.

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From: El Universo, Ecuador

More about: Poverty

25 November 2004
Winners of Cities with a Heart award announced

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, the Inter-American Development Bank’s Inter-American Initiative on Social Capital, Ethics and Development and the UN-Habitat will launch “Cities with Heart” on International Volunteer Day, 5 December.

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From: Inter-American Development Bank

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27 May 2004
Saving the jungle

Quito: Anna Davidson, a young volunteer from Canada, relates her how living and helping the Amazonians save their rainforest in Ecuador has changed her life. Read article

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CERFA - Jardín Botánico las Orquídeas

CERFA is a botanical reserve in the Ecuadorian Amazon that works in the conservation and restoration of rainforest habitat, with a particular emphasis on orchids and insects. Volunteers can help to maintain an inventory of the orchids and pollinators in the reserve, develop education programs for the visitor centre and, in conjunction with local schools, coordinate reforestation programs with neighbouring communities.

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CRACYP Ecuador

CRACYP (which stands for Rural Forestation and Progress Network Corporation, in Spanish) is a non profit organization facilitating reforestation and sustainable rural development in an agricultural area of extreme poverty including over 200 communities in the foothills of the Western Andes in Ecuador.

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Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation (CFTC)

The Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation (CFTC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical ecosystems that works with local people to protect natural resources and develop sustainable ways of living. Volunteer opportunities are offered for those wishing to make lasting contributions to its projects.

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