FEVI – ECUADOR FALL 2010 SPRING 2011

Contact Information:
FUNDACION FEVI
info@fevi.org
Phone: 593 99802640
P.O.Box: 17-22-20062
Quito - Ecuador

LUMBISI FEVI/7
November 13 – November 28
KIDS EDUCATION, ORGANIC GARDENS

LUMBISI FEVI/8
December/4 - December/19
KIDS EDUCATION, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

ESMERALDAS PROVINCE FEVI/9
January/8 – Jnuary/23 FEVI/9
KIDS EDUC, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH

ESMERALDAS PROVINCE FEVI/10
February 5 - February 20
KIDS EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH

ESMERALDAS PROVINCE FEVI/11
March 5 - March 20
KIDS EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH

ESMERALDAS PROVINCE FEVI/12
February 5 - February 20
KIDS EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH

ESMERALDAS PROVINCE FEVI/13
Marchy 5 - March 20
KIDS EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH

ESMERALDAS PROVINCE FEVI/14
April 9 - April 24
KIDS EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH

ESMERALDAS PROVINCE FEVI/15
May 14 - May 9
KIDS EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH

LUMBISI: Indigenous village in the Andes, 30 minutes bus ride from Quito. Spring like temperature, 24 degrees C
Volunteers assist teachers in FEVI child care center with 60 little kids, and FEVI Learning Center with 20 school age kids. Volunteers also help in FEVI organic gardens which provide fresh vegetables for the kids and the elderly in the community.
Volunteers live with native host families.

TONSUPA: Coastal town in the Pacific Coast of Ecuador, Esmeraldas province, six hours bus ride from Quito. Hot weather, 30 degrees C. Mostly Afro Ecuadorian population.
Volunteers work in community child care center, agriculture in community farms, and assist in community health center.
Volunteers live in FEVI housing.

FEVI – ECUADOR 2010 - 2011
MEDIUM AND LONG TERM VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMS

FEVI projects in the Andean region, Pichincha province, very close to Quito
LUMBISI
FEVI/CCC: FEVI Child Care Center. Pre school for 40 kids ages two to five. The center is located in Lumbisi, native community very close to Quito. Volunteers assist the teachers in their daily education and entertainment activities for the kids. Volunteers will also help the community mothers in preparing and serving lunch to the little kids. The center is open from 8 a.m. till 12 noon.
FEVI/PETS: Pedro Echeverria Technical School. Public high school for boys and girls in Lumbisi, native community very close to Quito. College Prep curriculum and also carpentry, mechanics, bakery workshops. The center is located in Lumbisi, native community very close to Quito. Volunteers will assist teachers in their daily educational activities. The school is open from 7 a.m. till 1 p.m.
FEVI/LOG: Lumbisi Organic Gardens. FEVI has started this project for the production of fresh vegetables for the kids and the elderly people in the community. Volunteers will maintain the gardens, pick up products and deliver them to FEVI child care center and the elderly people lunch room in the Lumbisi Community, very close to Quito. Flexible work hours.
FEVI/EPC: Lumbisi elderly people center. Community lunch room for elderly people in the Lumbisi community, very close to Quito. Volunteers will help prepare and serve food to the elderly. Volunteers will help disabled elderly in their daily walks to the center. Volunteers will also help in FEVI´s organic garden to pick up fresh vegetables for the elderly. Volunteers will organize activities and games for the elderly. The elderly people lunch room is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m.
FEVI/FLC: FEVI Learning Center. Afternoon school for kids 6 to 15 years old. Kids come to our center for help with English lessons, homework, Math, Arth, Sports. Volunteers run the center and design activities for about 20 kids. The center is open from 3 to 5 p.m.
CUMBAYA
FEVI/RCMC: Rotary Club Medical Center. Community health center for low income people.The center also provides adult education classes on several areas. The healthcenter is located in Cumbaya, native community near Quito. Volunteers will help nurses and doctors and will also help in adult education classes like how to use computers, gardening, sewing, bakery, English. Schedule is flexible, about 5 hours per day.
FEVI/EPCA: Public elementary school for 500 kids. Open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers help teachers with Math, Music, Sports, Sciences, English.
FEVI/CNC: Public High School for 1000 students. Volunteers help with English classes, Art, Sports, Sciences, Math. The school is open in three sessions, morning, afternoon and night session.

FEVI PROJECTS IN THE COAST OF ECUADOR, ESMERALDAS PROVINCE,
FEVI/CTF Chigue traditional farms. Small, family farms producing bananas, chocolate, coffee. Opportunity to learn about biodiversity and natural medicine. Volunteers may also assist teachers in the community public school. Volunteers live in native family farms.
Fevi/EGP: Escuela Gonzalo Pizarro. Public elementary school for kids in Tonsupa town. The school teaches about 140 kids from very low income families. The school is located in Esmeraldas province in the Pacific coast of Ecuador. Volunteers will assist teachers in their daily classroom activities. Volunteers will also help in health and nutrition campaigns. The school is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers live in FEVI housing in Tonsupa, small town pretty close to the school.
FEVI/CHC. Community Health Center, in Chigue town, in Esmeraldas province. Small community health center for Chigue native village. Volunteers assist doctors and the women in the community with health campaigns and in the community child care center. Volunteers live with native host families.