We are building a sustainable settlement in the rainforest of coastal Ecuador and we need help. A few years ago, a few of us ecology, economics, and business graduates founded a nonprofit organization called Third Millennium Alliance. We raised some money and bought a lot of land in one of the most endangered tropical forests in the world and established an ecological reserve. There was a small patch of previously-degraded land right in the middle, where we have built an innovative and surprisingly comfortable research station out of bamboo, by hand. Immediately surrounding the house we are designing/growing/building a living laboratory of sustainable resource management (i.e. permaculture). Our goal is 100% food self-sufficiency within 10 years. So far, were maybe 15% of the way there. This is also a testing ground for appropriate technology, such as off-the- grid renewable energy, water treatment and management, organic pesticide production, etc. With the nearby community, we are experimenting with reforestation of ex-cattle pasture, eco-tourism alternatives, and ecological education for children. OUR GREATEST NEED right now is people who want to teach ecological education and/or English language to both children and adults in the adjacent community of Camarones. You will also be responsible with organizing movie night once a week, in which we show ecology-related movies (documentaries as well as major motion pictures) to the community at large. You will need to have at least some Spanish-speaking ability the more, the better. To learn more, please visit www.3malliance.org. If you are interested in applying, please email je...@3malliance.org. We really hope to get a chance to work with you.
