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Fundacion Omar Mosquera Ambato, Ecuador

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Placement ID: 822 Country: Ecuador Location: Ambato Placement Category: Community Development Placement Type: Organizational Support Organization Type: Community Center Minimum Duration: 2 weeks Language Skill: Basic Placement Fee: None Accommodation: Host Family Only Months Not Available: Available all year

www.volunteerbasecamp.com Quick Facts: Placement ID: IND-822 Location: Ambato, Ecuador Sector: Community Development Category: Min Duration: 2 weeks Lodging: Language: Basic Job Description

The Omar Mosquera Foundation's objective is to strengthen the community development of Indigenous People in Ecuador with emphasis on health and education. The Omar Mosquera Foundation is always looking for new volunteers who can assist in getting people interested in helping people throughout Ecuador. One of the most effective ways to do this is social media. The foundation would like to have volunteers to collaborate with their development, marketing and social media team to create social media messaging that stimulates people to help, join and donate to their causes. The main work that a social media volunteer would be doing at this placement would be to help them manage their Facebook page and Twitter and Google hangouts. This would include posting photos, information about the foundation, special events and fundraising campaigns, communication endeavours with present donors and/or possible future donors etc. The social media volunteer needs to be creative, motivated and know the different media's of today. The volunteer should have good organizational and communication skills and be willing to devote quality time towards producing informative data on the foundation's social media pages.

Volunteer Tasks Required

Research

As a social media volunteer you would be expected to develop a social media strategy to support the foundation's conservation campaigns and fundraising activities, as well as assist in establishing targets for increasing on-line reach.

Posts

A social media volunteer would be expected to post regular updates to social media outlets, including news articles, volunteer work, fundraising and any other promotional data. A volunteer would work with Facebook, P interest, Google+ and Tweeter.

Strategies

As a social media volunteer you would be expected to implement strategies to increase awareness, assist with content management of the website, as well as the daily monitoring, posting and content writing + visual creation development.

Create and Manage

This task requires a resourceful, passionate, creative volunteer who can harness their direct experience in managing social media channels and digital campaigns to lead the social media strategy.

www.volunteerbasecamp.com www.volunteerbasecamp.com Organization Details About the Organization

The Omar Mosquera Foundation is a non profit foundation whose main objective is to strengthen the community development of Indigenous People in Ecuador with emphasis on health and education. They offer a platform that is strictly Ecuadorian Indigenous People oriented and designed to improve their quality of life and their right to defend themselves in the world today. In large segments of the urban and rural population of Ecuador the increased consumption of high caloric density foods and low physical activity has caused a steady increase in obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, it is important to note that in social-economically marginalized sectors, malnutrition and diseases related to specific nutrient deficiencies continues to grow and is an added burden to its people. The current nutritional situation shows that both forms of malnutrition are not mutually exclusive and in many poor households you can see the burden of disease in malnourished children, their parents and other relatives who are overweight or obese. Education geared towards knowledge related to malnutrition and its negative impact on the health of people is one of the main objectives of the foundation. OBJECTIVES: 1) To provide knowledge and skills necessary for the population to improve their standard of living, encouraging the adoption of healthy nutritional eating habits of a well balanced diet. 2) To provide knowledge in the handling and preparation of food, water treatment and the recycling of waste and trash. 3) To provide knowledge regarding obesity-related diseases and malnutrition. 4) To provide knowledge and reinforce the importance of good personal and dental hygiene. 5) To provide knowledge of sexual and reproductive health issues -- prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, use of contraceptive methods (condoms ), pregnancy prevention and family planning. 6) To develop and validate educational materials regarding nutritional issues for children, families, teachers, community leaders and members of other community organizations. 7) To promote government food inspections. 8) To provide basic medical care and preventive medicine. Free medical drugs and delivery service to all communities while supplies last. 9) To provide free educational materials for teachers, students and the general public, as well as free educational courses, workshops and lectures on: nutrition, personal hygiene, STDs, pregnancy prevention, family planning, drug addiction and alcoholism.

When the Organization was Founded

Maxwel Omar Mosquera is a commercial engineer by profession but he decided he needed to develop and implement programs geared to help his own people. He started the foundation with the help of international volunteers and non-governmental organizations. The foundation was legally incorporated on October 4, 2006 Ministerial Agreement with Ecuador 499. The Omar Mosquera Foundation is not supported by any

www.volunteerbasecamp.com government funds.

How the Organization is Funded

This Foundation is funded through the help of volunteers and Ecuadorian citizens. They receive most of their funding from the efforts of its founder Omar Mosquera, who raises money through campaigns and fundraising events in order to help the poorest people in Ecuador.

www.volunteerbasecamp.com Placement Location Information

Fundacion Omar Mosquera is located in Ambato which is located 2 hours from Quito. The foundation is situated in the heart of this amazing city. The house facilities are in really good condition, nice offices and attractive rooms with a kitchen where volunteers are welcome to come and use whenever they like. Volunteers work everyday with the organization; this means everyday they go to different sites, little villages and communities around the areas to help people in need. The locations in which volunteers work are in the poor sections of the Ambato region. The city is also called the “Garden of Ecuador”, well-known for its production of peaches, apples, pears, grapes, oranges, strawberries, sugar-cane, cereals and all types of vegetables. Ambato is mainly known as a farming area and is a nice location to spend your day helping the people and the foundation.

City Description

Ambato lies in the main valley of the Central Cordillera; the highest of the Andean mountain ranges. The city itself is carved into the side of Cerro Casigana, the mountain that dominates the north end of the city. From Ambato, it is possible to see many snow-capped volcanoes including Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Carihuairazo and the largest mountain in Ecuador, Chimborazo. Tungurahua lies about 40 kilometres to the south-east. The threat of eruption from the volcano is constant. On May 16th, 2006, Tungurahua erupted, covering the city with a thick layer of ash. The Ambato River cuts through the north end of the city. It is not a very wide or deep river, but can cause significant flooding during periods of heavy rainfall. Throughout the years, the river has cut a deep basin into the land, creating the need for better bridges. In October 2008, the City of Ambato finished the long-awaited Juan Leon Mera bridge, connecting down town Ambato to the communities of Ficoa and Atocha. It has variously nicknames "City of Flowers and Fruit" is one such name. Today, the "Festival of Fruits and Flowers" is one of the most important celebrations in Ecuador and is held in Ambato each year at Carnival time, which is in February. The city's main financial product is fruit; the city is also considered the main transportation centre in the region, especially for travellers going south on the Pan-American Highway.

Points of Interest

The city of Ambato was founded in its present location on December 6th, 1698 as the Seat of Ambato, on the request of Ambateños to the Royal Audience of Quito. For the next century, Ambato grew slowly into an important mountain centre. The city was to play a pivotal role in the Ecuadorian War of Independence. On October 9th, 1820, the citizens of Guayaquil, along with help from a number of Venezuelans and Colombians, declared independence from the Spanish monarchy. The group raised an army (known as the Junta de Guayaquil) and began to move against Spanish forces in Quito. On their way to Quito, Ambato was one of the first cities liberated. The city formally declared its separation from Spain on November 12th, 1820.

Weather in the Area

Despite being located very high in the Andes, Ambato enjoys mainly a warm and sunny climate. Similar to that of Quito www.volunteerbasecamp.com Despite being located very high in the Andes, Ambato enjoys mainly a warm and sunny climate. Similar to that of Quito or Cuenca, Ambato is normally warm and dry for the months of October through February. The average temperature during most of the year stays between 13 - 15 degrees Celsius, with November and December providing some of the warmest temperatures. Though rain showers can fall at any time of the year, the period of March through May is typically considered the rainy season. Showers usually last only an hour or two. At night, Ambato can get quite chilly, though Ambateños swear that neighbouring Riobamba possesses a much colder climate.

Transportation From BaseCamp

From BaseCamp House, you will need to take a taxi to Estacion Quitumbe, Quito's main bus station. Its always better to go really early in the morning so you arrive around 10 am at Ambato. Take the bus that has the sign Ambato Riobamba, you will be travelling for about 2 hours. This bus will arrive at Ambato's bus station and someone from the foundation will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it.