About NGO Management

The benefits of taking part in our programme are listed below:
- Gain unmatchable personal and professional hands-on experience working with a sustainable NGO .
- Work alongside experienced & passionate professionals from a wide range of fields
- Enhance your CV and stand from the crowd - Live and work in a north Peru surfing hot-spot
- Open to all disciplines, ideal for those interested in international and sustainable development

We are a sustainable development non-profit (NGO) driving the development of poor Peruvian coastal communities through a path of sustainability, improving the quality of life of their inhabitants. We develop educational, infrastructure, environmental, social and economic productivity projects working hand in hand with local communities and with international volunteers and interns. Taking a "shared value" approach, we combine strengths with the private, public, academic sectors and other NGO's, to come up with relevant and lasting sustainable solutions. Our approach towards sustainability consists of three pillars: - Nature conservation; - Social justice; and - Economic well-being for all.

We are currently operating in the coastal northern town of Lobitos, a surfing hotspot which has seen an increase in an uncontrolled tourism over the last 15 years. As a result of the town's lack of infrastructure, lack of communication between stakeholders and lack of integrated development programmes, this tourism is giving rise to various environmental, social and economic risks to the town's long terms sustainability and wellbeing. We are working to change this through a variety of projects from distinct disciplines, but we need all the help we can get. We are always in need of interns and volunteers who will help us run our organisation. We are involved in many different initiatives and so find ourselves thinly stretched sometimes, hence the need for interns or volunteers who an help us run and manage the organisation. This in turn gives our participants valuable international development experience on how to run an NGO in a developing region, turning them into agents of change, in a time when they are very much needed.

Average daily cost description

- Comfortable accommodation throughout your stay at the EcoSwell House with an office workplace and resources, fully-equipped kitchen, shared-bathroom and shared-bedroom depending on the amount of volunteers at a time, access to clean water, electricity and internet 99% of the time.

- Food (delicious, plentiful and healthy), we cover all your meals throughout your stay with us at the EcoSwell House (any meals you may have in restaurants are not included).

- Pre-departure logistics organisation and guidance.

- Transport within Lobitos and airport pickup from Talara.

- Constant one-on-one guidance and technical support from the bilingual (English & Spanish) EcoSwell Directors team to ensure positive work results.

- Firsthand experience on running a sustainable development NGO in a developing country - we are a small, dedicated team and you will be involved in decision-making processes with us since day one.

- Facilitation of local contacts, including community leaders and inhabitants, organizations, local government, universities, businesses and institutions.

- Vivential experience with the local population, constantly engaging the local community.

- Submergence into the EcoSwell lifestyle: daily world class surfing (all levels - surfing lessons and equipment rentals not included), exploring new beaches, yoga, library access, baking/cooking, personal development within other fun activities.

- Other activities, such as swimming with wild turtles, artisanal open sea fishing with local fishermen, within others are affordable and can be arranged but are not included in the programme.

*we require volunteers to stay with us for at least two weeks.


Accomodation info

Our accommodation has been rated as being very comfortable by our volunteers in comparison to what is available in the rest of the town.

We have an office workplace with office resources and large kitchen. You will have access to a shared bathroom and shower. We have a chill-out living room with a DVD player and cable TV (although you will probably find that you won't use it with all the other activities that we have going on - except for when Game of Thrones is on).

Depending on the number of volunteers you could have a room for yourself or share with another volunteer.

You'll have a fan in your room and clean bed sheets.

We have running water in the house and electricity, although sometimes there are power cuts throughout the entire town (these can last between 15 minutes to a day).


Costs

Starts from $465 per week and includes all of what has been listed above as well as a $635 donation required for the position. Bank transfer costs are also included. Cost per week drops the longer volunteer interns stay with us.

Two weeks (price per week $465) = $930
Three weeks (price per week $457) = $1,371
Four weeks (price per week $457) = $1,828
Five weeks (price per week $444) = $2,220
Eight weeks (price per week $444) = $3,552
12 weeks (price per week $402) = $5,076

Application Process

1. Submit your application by filling out the Application form and Proposal Form that is in the GiveGab "Documents" section and email them to [email protected]
3. EcoSwell will respond to your online application within 72 hours and send you an email confirming the receipt of your application.