Volunteer: Environmental Multimedia Programme in Peru

About the role

This internship set in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon offers you the opportunity to actively participate in important conservation and sustainable community development initiatives. We offer a career development program designed to provide you with a deeper level of engagement in not-for-profit conservation work where you will gain extensive practical experience in field techniques and leadership skills, enabling you to effectively advance your career and ability to make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Learn about the challenges and solutions to protecting the rainforest by working alongside scientists and conservationists.
• Gain training in writing, photography, and videography skills through one-on-one mentoring and numerous training workshops.
• Understand the scientific process and what it takes to conserve biodiversity by working alongside conservation researchers in the field.
• Meet local people and gain knowledge about the sustainability solutions they’re developing to improve their livelihoods and living standards.
• Receive weekly workshops in writing, photography, and videography skills, along with media field work training and one-on-one mentor meetings.
• Produce a professional portfolio of published multimedia work to showcase a diverse skill-set to future employers.
• Gain careers advice and development through group workshops and one-on-one tutorials to help build career confidence and insight into the various employment options.

Requirements

• Minimum age 18.
• Minimum 3 months commitment.
• Able to work in a hot (and often wet) tropical climate.
• Able to walk at least 10km per day whilst carrying personal daily supplies.
• Enjoy 4 weeks of immersion in the rainforest.

Benefits

• Receive weekly workshops in writing, photography, and videography skills, along with media field work training and one-on-one mentor meetings.
• Produce a professional portfolio of published multimedia work to showcase a diverse skill-set to future employers.
• Understand the scientific process and what it takes to conserve biodiversity by working alongside conservation researchers in the field.
• Meet local people and gain knowledge about the sustainability solutions they’re developing to improve their livelihoods and living standards.
• Gain careers advice and development through group workshops and one-on-one tutorials to help build career confidence and insight into the various employment options.

Pay

$5,100 USD

Schedule

3 months duration, starting each month