About Us
We are a local team of collaborators working hard to transform the lives of marginalized people throughout Ecuador by creating the foundations for a more equal society.
Organization
About Ecuador Volunteer Foundation: EVF is a non-governmental organization legally recognized by the Government of Ecuador, created in 2005 with the objective of offering volunteer opportunities to national and international volunteers, in groups or as individuals. EVF seeks to spread the international volunteer spirit in order to construct new perspectives on life by creating a stimulating combination of humanitarianism, social responsibility, and public diplomacy.
Principles
- Promote values and Christian principles
- Zero discrimination and the highest degree of tolerance
- Encourage the passion for change
- Promote respectful relations between local communities and volunteers
- Cooperation in all areas
- Continuous support for volunteers
- Distribute effective tools to strengthen project development
- Be transparent
- Create an open and family-friendly atmosphere
- Generate a lasting impact
- Create sustainable projects
- Form community and global leaders
We Believe
- God
- That the will exercised intentionally in oneself under principles and values can lead the human being to reach unimaginable places.
- Leadership is the fundamental key to carry out actions that change the world.
- That adding value to others through volunteer service allows us to find the path to our life's purpose.
- That action in service to humanity is the most powerful way to build a legacy.
- That volunteering establishes very strong connections through the differences that separate us as human beings.
- That the exchange of knowledge, realities, teamwork and culture broadens people's minds to create systems of change within communities, leading them to solve existing problems.
- That the training of volunteers and community members is essential to obtain good results, whose impact on the projects is totally effective.
- Serving prepares us to equip others.
- That to promote the development of the communities it is necessary to lead actions that improve the conditions of human life.