ASIN: B004QX08FY
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 373
Sparked by the many articles and broadcasts on the subject of volunteerism, placement agencies have reported a record number of inquires. With the figures growing since the mid 1990s, many new nongovernmental organizations abroad have emerged in an effort to benefit from the influx of ready and willing participants. Some, less scrupulously, are trying to profit. This wave of global volunteers and new agencies is the basis for The Ecovolunteers: Chronicles from Coastal Ecuador; the story of one couple’s exploits helping to establish a new conservation area on the coast of Ecuador.The book is the humorous narrative of, Steve and Denise, an office-bored couple that quit their jobs to go on an extended tour of South America. After several months on the road, and with few of the necessary skills, they accept a volunteer assignment mapping a new island mangrove reserve, and begin a journey ...
