Teach in schools located in fishing towns

Located in the coastal province of Manabí, 4 to 5 hours bus ride north of Guayaquil and 10 hours from Quito, our teaching programmes in coastal Ecuador are located around two beautiful fishing towns.

These schools receive very little funding and therefore there are few resources and English is barely taught. Local teachers have limited knowledge of English and the help of volunteers is invaluable. This is especially critical as the area relies extensively on tourism, being the door to the “isla de la plata” known as the poor man's Galapagos, just off the coast.


Your role: Volunteers provide support to local teachers, help raise the level of English in the villages as well as developing sports offered to kids. Contributing to a relatively poor community is very satisfying, and you will gain enormously by appreciating the simplicity of life and values of the people. As you will be immersed in the community, your knowledge of Spanish will of course improve dramatically in a very short time. There is no better way to learn a language while helping others. Volunteers can also help with other subjects such as art and IT, and previous volunteers have organised after school sports clubs.

What you gain: It is an opportunity for you to use your skills and imagination to design innovative ways of teaching and communicating with the children. The coastal fishing towns of Ecuador are also a very popular destination for travelling and exploring all that Ecuador has to offer. If you are looking at improving your Spanish, this is the prefect placement for you.

Going to a new country can be unnerving. But it’s a great experience when you have the basics taken care of. At GapGuru, we have arranged for what we believe will make for a comfortable trip.

What’s included?

• Country and Project Guidance – There is so much to choose from! Our team gives you a run down on destinations and projects that you are tempted to go for, so that you can choose the right placement. If you are not sure of what you want to do or where you want to go, our experienced team is there to guide you all the way.
• Pre Departure Briefing – Before you leave for your chosen destination, we will arrange for a pre departure briefing where we help you out with extremely helpful details. Things like – what clothes are suitable, peculiarities of people, food that you could get, safety of the place and precautions if any, how much should you pay for a cup of coffee – simple things to make your life easier !
• Guidance for processing visa – GapGuru will arrange for all the relevant documents and guide you through the visa process.
• Airport Pick Up – Arriving in a new city and not knowing where to go and how to go can be quite unsettling. A GapGuru representative will meet you at the nearest airport or train station and take you to your place of stay.
• In country Orientation and Welcome Pack – When you arrive in the city, you will have an orientation where you could meet other gapers from GapGuru, know all about the city, how to find your way around, where to get SIM cards for the phone, small bits that you will need help sorting out in the first few days.
• In Country Support – Our local co-ordinators act as a friend and guide through out your stay. Whether you feel home sick or just want some local information, they are there to make sure you have a memorable experience.
• Accommodation – In most cases, you will be staying with a local host family. It gives you a taste of the daily life of a local and sample some delicious come cooked food. In some cases accommodation is provided with the projects.
• Breakfast and Dinner

Not included: ( But we are happy to assist you with)

• International Flights
• Visa and Travel insurance fee
• Vaccination
• Local Transport and Travel
• Personal Expenses

Next Steps
If you like this project, you can apply now here.
If you have some questions, send us an enquiry or call us and we’ll be happy to help.

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