Voluntariado

Native Plant Study in the Bolivian Amazon

Presencial, La persona voluntaria debe estar en o cerca de Riberalta, Beni Department, Bolívia
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  • Descripción

    Programar:Días laborables (durante el día, tardes)
    Flexibilidad:Tiempo completo (30+ hrs/sem)
    Frecuencia:Recurrente
    Temáticas:Participación Ciudadana, Desarrollo de Comunidades, Desarrollo Económico, Educación, Voluntariado
    Compensación:
    Formación incluida
    Alojamiento disponible
    Apoyo con el idioma y la integración cultural
    Participación:
    Aceptamos Grupos
    Aceptamos Familias
    Aceptamos Voluntarios Internacionales

    Descripción

    Native Plant Study in the Bolivian Amazon

    Sustainable Bolivia, in partnership with Pisatahua, is currently receiving applications for a Plant Medicine Inventory Project. Working with a local informant, the selected applicant will identify, photograph, and help write a guide to Aquicuana’s medicinal & edible plants.

    The selected candidate will create informational material identifying the names, properties and traditional usages of plants and trees located in the Aquicuana Reserve. Following a well-maintained trail, he/she will create a user friendly map so that locals and guests can traverse the trail, while learning about Amazonian plant medicines.

    The selected candidate will work alongside local healers and specialists to gain an understanding of the role of traditional healing practices, including primary plant species and their uses. They will work at the intersection of contemporary and traditional medicine as it is used, shared, implemented, and recounted in the Bolivian Amazon. This position provides the unique opportunity to gain an understanding of traditional plant-medicine practices, while helping to preserve the local knowledge of indigenous peoples.

    Sustainable Bolivia, in partnership with Pisatahua, is currently receiving applications for a Plant Medicine Inventory Project. Working with a local informant, the selected applicant will identify, photograph, and help write a guide to Aquicuana’s medicinal & edible plants.

    The selected candidate will create informational material identifying the names, properties and traditional usages of plants and trees located in the Aquicuana Reserve. Following a well-maintained trail, he/she will create a user friendly map so that locals and guests can traverse the trail, while learning about Amazonian plant medicines.

    The selected candidate will work alongside local healers and specialists to gain an understanding of the role of traditional healing practices, including primary plant species and their uses. They will work at the intersection of contemporary and traditional medicine as it is used, shared, implemented, and recounted in the Bolivian…

    Ubicación

    Presencial

    Aquicuana Reserve, Bolivia

    Riberalta, Bolivia

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    Instrucciones:

    Please send the following information to info@pisatahua.org, clearly stating your position(s) of interest:

    • Your CV/resume
    • A cover letter explaining your interest in partnering with Pisatahua

    In your cover letter, please mention your available dates, languages spoken, specific skills that would be beneficial to our work, previous experience with plant medicines and/or retreats and what you hope to learn during your stay with us.

    If you are interested in this opportunity, or in discovering other volunteering and internship opportunities please check out our website:

    http://pisatahua.org/ayahuasca-volunteer/

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