Location: South Venezuela

Duration: Minimum 2 weeks commitment

Cost: 840 Euros for 1 month placement, includes all Food and Accommodation, 24 hours support, programme activities .

Work: Learning and implementing various modern and indigenous conservation techniques and strategies.

Travel: Easy to follow instruction on getting from Caracas International Airport to the Project site will be provided. Journey time is around 18 hours by bus, costing around £10. For an additional cost, an independent pickup-service can be arranged to take you from the airport to the correct bus. Alternatively, you can fly half way to Puerto Ordaz and save some time.

Introduction

Helping to sustain small-scale, long-term conservation projects, you will work together with local grounds-work staff. There is also potential for work with the local indigenous communities. This conservation project puts you to work in stunning locations while surrounded by monkeys, toucans, parrots, butterflies and many other incredible species.

You can carry out environmental conservation to protect the fragile savannah ecosystem and the local indigenous cultures side by side with local people and fellow volunteers. Help conserve some of the world’s wild places - the National Park and bio-reserve. Help clean the rivers and natural beauty spots in occasional cleaning events and preserve flora and fauna in this unique and fragile Savannah ecosystem. Also, help passing on that passion for the environment to the young generation.

Learn all about sustainable development and organic practices and use this knowledge to grow trees and medicinal plants and promote environmental conservation at the project grounds. Conservation volunteers will help to sustain small-scale, long-term projects, working with local grounds staff and possibly other volunteers.

Daily Life

You can get involved in the following activities;

• Gardening using indigenous techniques
• Footpath construction and maintenance in nearby forest
• Occasional trash collection projects inside the National Park
• Nurturing plant seedlings and maintain tree nursery on the grounds
• Planting trees on our Community & Therapy Center grounds
• Maintaining the grounds and its small fruit and vegetable gardens
• Helping with ecological restoration and reforestation of the savannah
• Photographing, recording and cataloguing as many as possible of the native species of Flora and Fauna
• Assisting to build an educational trail for schoolchildren
• Teaching or assisting in programs for environmental education
• Helping develop a comprehensive species list of the existing wildlife in the savannah park and biologic reserve

Accommodation

The most popular option amongst volunteers is to stay at the Cooperative Living facility. Here you can swim in the small pool, share a meal, play volleyball, football or Frisbee, use the gym or relax in our hammock area with spectacular views! The facilities include; Shared bedrooms (private bedrooms available at an extra cost), bathrooms, kitchen and recreational facilities. 3 meals per day incl. snacks & refreshments prepared and served by volunteers themselves

There is also the option to be hosted with a local family, rent a private apartment in the local town, or even stay with a local indigenous tribe. Please discuss this with us when applying.

Requirements

All that is necessary is enthusiasm, self-reliance, patience and an open mind. No special skills are needed. However, Volunteers with experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

* Min age 18
* Minimum 2 weeks commitment
* Reasonable physical fitness
* Motivation to work plants and animals
* Basic Spanish (Lessons available)
* Full travel & medical insurance
* Necessary vaccinations
* Necessary flights and visas

NO commission is added to the cost of this project by Global Nomadic. We ask instead for a flat placement fee of £125 per project (paid securely via Paypal). We offer full pre-departure support, ongoing email assistance and a full range of discounts with our selected partners.

Send us an email enquiry to find out more, or click the 'Join this Project' button below if you are ready to get involved.