PERU / The Crees Foundation
Are you passionate about sustainability and helping to protect the rainforest? Do you want to get involved with local community projects and conservation research? Are you looking for a meaningful and responsible volunteering experience?
Become a crees volunteer!
Whether you have a couple of weeks or a couple of months to spare, crees has the right volunteer experience for you. You can choose to volunteer from 2 to 12 weeks. You will get the chance to actively participate in important conservation and sustainable community projects including biogardening, agroforestry, pitfalls, mistnetting, camera trapping, butterfly trapping and blue headed macaw monitoring.
If you are staying for 4 weeks or longer you will get the chance to go on an action packed 4 day expedition which may include trekking to hot springs, river rafting and visiting local indigenous communities.
We firmly believe that everyone, provided with the right tools, is capable of making a positive impact. Our programme gives you hands on experience of conservation and sustainable community development whilst providing an unforgettable experience. Most importantly, you leave behind a real positive impact on the lives of others.
Volunteer Dates
27 Jan 2014 16 June 2014 3 Nov 2014
24 Feb 2014 14 July 2014 1 Dec 2014
24 Mar 2014 11 Aug 2014 12 Jan 2015
21 Apr 2014 8 Sept 2014 9 Feb 2015
19 May 2014 6 Oct 2014 9 Mar 2015
Contribution
2 weeks / $1,625
4 weeks / $2,099
6 weeks / $2,599
8 weeks / $3,199
10 weeks / $3,699
12 weeks / $4,299
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 training
• Tropical forest ecology and fauna identification skills
• Supervised project participation
• 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
• Monthly 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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