filed in Ecuador on Oct.04, 2010
What can you do with 240 coke bottles, a big pile of sand and 10 Ecuadorian 4 year olds? The answer is, build an eco-friendly wall, as we discovered during our final couple of days in Chilcapamba – apparently Alfonso saw this technique being used in Costa Rica and so we helped to build the [...]
filed in Ecuador on Apr.19, 2010
Sofie’s Team @ the Coast: Emily, Caroline, Eliza, Alexa, George, Catherine, Kieran, Emily, Georgie and Hannah Kauffman. Sofie´s group went to the coastal town of Mompiche for the weekend after their second week in Caimito. Alexa and Catherine decided to stay in Atacames as Catherine is having some trouble with a bank card and they [...]
filed in Ecuador on Mar.02, 2010
Hi everyone in chilly England…just to warm you up we thought we’d let you know it’s a sunny 27 degrees here in Ecuador! Sofie the team leader has been in touch to say that the team are getting on well in Caimito, their final phase (how has it passed so quickly!?) and they seem to [...]
filed in Announcements, Ecuador on Feb.07, 2010
The Leap’s partner in Ecuador is Yanapuma, an NGO (Non-Government Organisation) based in Quito. Yanapuma Foundation is an Ecuadorian and UK registered charity working together with local and international partners to bring about lasting change for the people of Ecuador. Here’s a glimpse at their 2009 Annual Report by the lovely Andy Kirby, Executive Director: [...]
filed in Ecuador on Oct.09, 2009
So, it´s been a while… As of the last post, we´ve sweated a lot, tanned a ton, and had some fun weekend activaties. I shall expand: We caught the overnight bus from Quito to Atacames at about 11:30 and arrived at the coast a little before 7-ish. The night was extremely hot, noisy, and the [...]
