PERU / The Crees Foundation
Are you looking to start a career in conservation research? Do you want to get involved with local community projects? Are you passionate about sustainability and helping to protect the rainforest? Do you want to lead your own project?
Become the next crees intern!
crees is excited to offer a 6-month internship programme designed to help recent graduates, gap year students, and career breakers develop specific career skills in conservation research, community development, and non-profit project management, all while supporting the crees foundation’s projects in the heart of the Amazon!
You will start your placement with 10 weeks as a rainforest volunteer, providing you with extensive training and valuable field experience in conservation and community development, before embarking on a 12 week work placement in your chosen area; managing your own projects and developing hands on leadership skills.
We firmly believe that everyone, provided with the right tools, is capable of making a positive impact. Our programme gives you real skills and an understanding of conservation and community issues whilst providing an unforgettable experience. Most importantly, you leave behind a real positive impact on the lives of others.
Internship Dates
27 Jan 2014 – 18 July 2014
24 Mar 2014 – 12 Sep 2014
19 May 2014 – 7 Nov 2014
14 Jul 2014 – 2 Jan 2015
8 Sep 2014 – 27 Feb 2015
3 Nov 2014 – 24 Apr 2015
Contribution
$6,500.00 for 6-month placement
What’s included in the Programme
• Pre Departure Pack and support by our UK office
• 24 hour in-country support, including airport collection and drop-off in Cusco, Peru
• Welcome meeting and arrival orientation around Cusco
• Lodging in Cusco (7 nights), the Manu Cloud Forest & Manu Learning Centre
• 3 delicious meals a day with water, juice, tea or coffee
• All transport between Cusco and the rainforest, and to project work within the rainforest
• First Aid and CPR training and certification in remote rainforest environment
• Supervised training and project participation
• All necessary project methodology training by experienced and qualified staff
• Tropical forest ecology and fauna identification skills
• Knowledge and experience of a range of scientific monitoring techniques which may include camera trapping, visual encounter surveys, butterfly trapping, mammal and bird clay lick monitoring, mammal track identification, avian mist netting, amphibian and reptile pitfalling- depending on availability
• Participation in sustainable agro-forestry and bio-gardens projects
• 10 week Tropical Surveys course
• 5 days of one-on-one Spanish immersion school and family homestay in Cusco
• Weekly and final evaluation by a dedicated staff mentor
• Certificate detailing summary of training and experience received
• Work placement (awarded if suitable evaluation)
• Two 4 day expeditions, which may include: trekking to hot springs, river rafting and visiting local indigenous communities
To apply for one of our internship placements please contact us for more information at: info@crees-manu.org
Expires: Dec 31, 2014
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