Ecuador 2013
Service Location: Cuenca, Ecuador Trip Start Point: Los Angeles (LAX) at approx. 1:00AM* Trip End Point: Los Angeles (LAX) at approx. 12AM* *Please do not purchase your domestic airfare until notified by HEFY. Participants on this trip typically get the earliest connecting flights on Saturday morning. Payments, Included Costs & Cancellations | Overview Ecuador is HEFY's only exclusively young women expedition, designed to complement the Young Women in Excellence program and to give participants a unique opportunity to form lasting friendships. On this trip you will be able to visit ancient Incan ruins, zipline through cloud forests, swim under waterfalls, and visit the capital city of Quito and the Middle of the World. We will be working together in the charming city of Cuenca which lies 8,000 feet above sea level and is surrounded by mountains on all sides. There are many disadvantaged and disabled children living in cities like Cuenca, but there are not enough resources to provide social and emotional support to these children. You will build new housing facilities at an orphanage that primarily serves severely disabled and disadvantaged children which will allow their volunteer program to expand and provide more support for the children. You will get to see the children every day at the work site, and have the opportunity to volunteer in the orphanage twice each week. The orphanage experience is a powerful one that changes the way young women view themselves and the world. Weekends and evenings will include activities with local church members, a stake dance and a trip to the Temple in Guayaquil to perform baptisms for the dead. Availability (the number of spaces still available)Ecuador 1 : June 12 - June 29, 2013 Young Women: Full Young Men: N/A Ecuador 2 : June 26 - July 13, 2013 Young Women: Full Young Men: N/A Ecuador 3 : July 10 - July 27, 2013 Young Women: Full Young Men: N/A |
