About the Project

The AGRECOL Andes Foundation is an NGO focused on promoting ecological agriculture to foster sustainable rural development in the Andean region of Bolivia. They provide training to local communities, review existing information to improve organic agriculture techniques, and encourage community participation.

Their services include:

• Knowledge Management: Expertise in agroecological knowledge management, contributing to improved living conditions in rural Andean societies.
• Human Resource Training: Offering training in various working areas, including political incidence, climate change, and risk management.
• Information Exchange and Dissemination: Sharing information on organic farming in rural communities.
• Communication for Sustainable Development: Facilitating and following up on processes of change.
• Systematization and Documentation: Recording and documenting experiences.

The foundation aims to empower local people and improve their livelihoods through ecological agriculture.

Location

Cochabamba

Accommodation

Host Family

Volunteer Tasks

Support in the workshops of information and to carry out documentation of activities related with the ecological production. Capacity to diffuse information to the local producers. Work’s schedule depends of the kind of activities the volunteer will do. Normally volunteer work 35 hrs/week.

Volunteer Requirements

Active people and with motivation for team work and with basic knowledge of organic or alternative agricultural production. The volunteer should be an active participant and planner of their own tasks and motivated to get in touch with different people.