Available Positions
We offer in-person and online volunteer internships for all the positions described below. Details of the kind of work that you’ll be able to get involved in can be found within each position.
A certificate of completion will be given to those who successfully complete their volunteering internship. YOu can take part in the following:
NGO Management Volunteer Intern
Learn how a sustainable development NGO operates by working on our day to day tasks and projects. These can include management, finances, marketing, project work, community engagement and more. Educational seminars are also provided as part of this position.
Renewable Energy volunteer intern
Areas where we work suffer from frequent power cuts, vulnerable communities face high costs and in some they don’t have access to electricity at all. Get involved in our renewable energy fronts aimed at providing clean and accessible energy solutions to places that need it.
reforestation & ecosystem restoration volunteer intern
90% - 98% of the dry equatorial forest has been degraded by man, putting various endemic species at risk of going extinct and also risking the livelihoods of many. Join our reforestation and nature front and help us stop the disappearance of this endangered ecosystem.
research volunteer intern
Focus on the research and innovation element of our work (social aspects, environmental, economics, energy, engineering, nature conservation, climate change and others) or join us to carry out your university/college thesis or dissertation.
Marketing & Communications Volunteer Intern
Be part of a growing NGO’s comms team! Here you will engage with the organisation’s marketing and advertising projects, including partnerships, social media, and brand development.
medical & dentistry volunteering/electives
Access to appropriate public health is very limited in some areas where we operate. Public health services are also thinly stretched and lack the necessary medical equipment. Join our program, and make an impact whilst learning about medicine in a vulnerable communities context.
Water and Sanitation volunteer Intern
Our beneficiary communities are located in hyper-arid settings where water is a scarce and very precious. Lack of socioeconomic development also leads to severe sanitation problems. Get involved in our WatSan initiatives and make a tangible impact on vulnerable people's lives.
“An experience that will stick with me forever”
“EcoSwell provided me with a memorable and life-changing experience. Alejandro, Andres, and Diego gave me the freedom to be in charge of the projects that I was most passionate about, while maintaining a highly efficient and organized structure to the organization's work. A clear emphasis was placed on community participation as we worked with community members on a daily basis and based many of our projects on their needs, desires, and input. This was the most fulfilling aspect of the internship as I was exposed to not only a culture that was unfamiliar to me, but I also made great friends and experienced incredibly welcoming and hard-working individuals while improving their community in a collaborative and sustainable manner.”