internships
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Our hope is to allow interns the flexibility that traditional internships are not designed for, in a safe, adventurous environment. Our current community projects include the implementation of “dry toilets,” homework help for local school children, and the development of Kichwa language teaching materials. Interns are welcome to work with us or extend upon existing projects, as well as develop their own projects. Joint projects (between 2+ people) are encouraged and welcomed. We firmly believe in multiple perspectives at Two Rivers Reserve.
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General Internship
Our general internship allows interns to work within the pre-existing projects at Two Rivers Reserve. We will work with interns to ensure they are working on projects that drive their interests. We love passion and creativity; the General Internship is perfect for those who want to explore and lend a helping hand. |
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Project Based Internships
Our focus is on your passions and imagination, allowing you to achieve something that is important to you and helps a broader community. With that said, our internship program is more challenging in the sense that YOU design and implement a project. You will work with a local mentor to help you design your project. Your Mentor will let you know the real needs of the Reserve, the materials we have available, and an idea of cost. Since the project is so intensive on the student’s part, we recommend only a 2-4 week time period for project based internships. While that seems short, part of the internship itself will be done within the US (i.e. talking with your mentor, planning, etc.) | ||
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Accommodations
Two Rivers Reserve is located in the rural Amazon. The accommodations are beautiful, safe, and adequate for academic inquiry, but are not luxurious by any means. If you feel at home in nature, then this is the internship for you. We are happy to offer discounted accommodation of $125 dollars a week, or $500 a month, which includes one meal every day. Mentorship We offer English and Spanish local mentorship. Everyone knows that once you start doing a project, issues arise. Our local community members can help troubleshoot these issues with cultural intuition and knowledge of the land. Language Skills All of the mentors at Two Rivers Reserve are fluent in both Spanish and English, so Spanish knowledge is not mandatory but EXTREMELY helpful once you are in Ecuador. |
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Funding
It is important to note that Two Rivers Reserve internships are not paid. Cost of living will be the intern’s responsibility in Ecuador. We have estimated that the cost of living (outside of accommodation fees) would be between $150 to $300 a month, depending on the student’s spending habits, as well as the cost of project materials. We acknowledge that this might be a financial burden, we therefore offer workshops on fundraising for your project. Deadlines Internship application acceptance is on a rolling basis, however we do ask that an application is submitted at least 90 days before the intended start date to allow adequate time for our Internship Team give feedback and economical travel arrangements. |
Please fill out a General Internship or a Project Based Internship application, send it to: TwoRiversReserve@gmail.com, and you will hear from us shortly.
At this time, internships are remote.
At this time, internships are remote.
