My Internship in Ecuador
My Internship with RUNA
Faith Jordan – March 2018 – Ecuador
How I discovered the opportunity:
I first discovered an internship in Environmental Development and Agroforestry...
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Category: Environmental Conservation
Community Afforestation in Peru
When I, a complete stranger walk around Lobitos with my EcoSwell t-shirt on, I am met by smiles, waves and even calls of ‘Hola EcoSwell!’. As member of the team, irregardless where I come fro...
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Week 1 in Namibia!
"From aardvarks to herds of 66 springbok, cold showers to Fred’s cooking, the first week at Oana has been a blast. Our mission for the three weeks is to try to capture the enigmatic l...
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A genuinely unbelievable experience
"As we all arrived to a sunny Uppington after long flights, we hooked up with Red and started our 4-hour drive, most of which consisted of catching up on sleep and checking making sure ...
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My time in New Zealand
"I stayed 3 months at the Sanctuary, longer than actually planned, to do my internship for university. I learnt a lot about the forest, native animals, pests, native trees and about con...
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(Very) detailed weekly reports on my time in Bali!
Week 1
I arrived on Monday the 13 th of March at 3 am, Chakra came to get me from the airport. On my first day, i went with Chakra to the Alchemy Academy and he explained me that they a...
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Making a difference in the Amazon
"Before coming to Ecuador to intern in the Amazon, I had no experience working for an NGO nor had I ever done any real long term work for a non-profit organization. Sure, I had voluntee...
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Supporting Livelihoods and Creating Value Chains with Farmers in the Amazon
"I found my internship program through googling everything about South America, craving for new adventures. When I found the opportunity to create value chains for rainforest products t...
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Alice’s Internship with RUNA Foundation
"I discovered this amazing internship opportunity through Global Nomadic. I was initially put in touch with Amazon Learning coordinators who were helpful in preparing me for my arrival ...
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Permaculture in Belize
"So, I'm almost in the middle of my stay at Chris and Celini's wonderful place in the middle of the Mayan jungle. The days are long but busy and funny. I learn new stuff all the time. C...
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Environmental Program
"The environmental project spanned four different locations in Rio;
On Monday we were in a community garden in a favela where we helped volunteer Brazilians plant plants and remove i...
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Final Report
"I volunteered with Grupo Fenix for two months this summer in Sabana Grande, Nicaragua, and greatly enjoyed my time there. After spending two weeks at a Spanish School brushing up on th...
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A week on the Agroforestry Internship in Ecuador
“Today marks the conclusion of my first week of the Agroforestry and Environmental Development internship in Ecuador. I am astonished at how much experience I have gained and how much of an adv...
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Working with rural communities in Nicaragua
"I had a great time working in Nicaragua - researching and implementing technologies to improve the life of the people living in rural areas. I also raised awareness for sustainable liv...
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Agroforestry and Environmental Development Internship in Ecuador
"I have been at the project for nearly a week now and am already in love with Ecuador, Tena and the Agricultural internship. My fellow interns Raine, Jon and Ladislav are really nice an...
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Sustainable Agriculture project in Costa Rica
"Although it was Saturday and my first day to get to sleep in in 3 weeks I was up and ready to go at 6am. I had gotten up and was heading downstairs to use the bano when I spotted Laza...
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Project Summary – Updated Solar System for the Centro Solar – 2/3/16 to 31/4/16
"This project was kick-started on Wednesday the 2nd of March during our Solar Mini Course. Initially the idea was to only replace a few of the broken panels from the system located behi...
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Renewable Energy Development Update
"One of the first things we did was a solar panel system in San Fernando. It was a simple system with one panel , six lamps and 3 batteries. It was great to experience an installation in the firs...
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