Projects | Ecuador 2018

September 19, 2018
Yet another successful summer of community service in the rural communities of northern Ecuador! See photos and details of the projects completed by this year’s team of high school volunteers and talented leaders…

Community Service Projects

Ecuador

 

 

25 Days | Summer 2018
Community Service Projects

 

Ecuador

 

25 Days | Summer 2018

Ecuador community service projects completed in partnership with local community members and El Municipio de Patate.

  • Completed bathroom construction in the Tahuaicha Community Center:
    • Mixed and poured 220 pounds of concrete to set the floor.
    • Dug a trench to install plumbing.
    • Plastered, sanded and painted exterior and interior walls.
    • Installed toilets

 

  • Installed a new floor in the Puñapi’s coliseum:
    • Picked and removed worn floor.
    • Mixed, poured and distributed 44,000 pounds of concrete.
  • Regularly assisted staff at a center for adults with disabilities. Served more than 30 community members by running activities in art, English, dance and soccer.

 

  • With a local farmer in San Cristobal, Galápagos, assisted with harvesting, cutting and installing new posts for perimeter fence. Removed tattered fencing and cleared weeds.

 

  • Spent a day helping to remove weeds from a community member’s garden in Puñapi.

 

  • With a group of elders, organized a two-hour cultural exchange of art and dance.

Team Ecuador

Leaders: Kodee Cloninger, Luke Harris, Lauren Gette-king

ParticipantsJarin Mandros, Cedric Bridger, Taylor DiDomenico, Hope Williams, Anne-Sophie Bilello, Liliana Ball, Hala Haidar, Caleb Painter, Joaquin Derby Elizondo, Eli Schweiger

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Team Ecuador

Leaders: Kodee Cloninger, Luke Harris, Lauren Gette-king

ParticipantsJarin Mandros, Cedric Bridger, Taylor DiDomenico, Hope Williams, Anne-Sophie Bilello, Liliana Ball, Hala Haidar, Caleb Painter, Joaquin Derby Elizondo, Eli Schweiger

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