Description:
We are looking for someone to help us further our mission to restore sustainable practices to this beautiful beach town. Essentially, we'd like our intern to write blogs, opinion pieces, press releases, and general news articles for the local paper and our website. We are also in the beginning stages of producing our own publication and are considering seeking an assistant editor for the summer.
Qualifications:
A semester of undergraduate work, or experience working professionally, and a general interest in sustainable practices. We are looking for someone who is excited about the field, and willing to brain storm in order to implement innovative ways of dispensing information. A beginner's level of Spanish would be helpful, but not necessary.
Interested candidates must submit a resume to ecuadorequineexperience@gmail.com, which will be followed by a Skype or phone interview if we feel that we have found a suitable match.
*We are seeking interns year round. If you are interested in our open position, don't hesitate to apply.
Social Mission:
Our purpose is simple--to reintroduce more sustainable practices here before it's too late. Many of the local tourist venues use the river inappropriately, and natives have all but abandoned farming and fishing practices for employment as alcohol vendors, etc. The community is facing a major precipice; either begin to live in a more sustainable way or fall into the trap of consumerism that so many other beautiful destinations have been victim to. The government here is threatening to "shut down the town" for an extended period in an effort to clean the river stabilize the destruction.
Weekly visits from the school involve a lesson in sustainable organic farming, and interaction with our horses in an effort to strengthen the relationship between the land, animals, and the natives.
