Venture 2 ImpactVolunteer in Ecuador and Indonesia

Informational Package

Our MissionTo transform individuals, families and communities out of poverty into lasting wellbeing.

About Us: Our InceptionVenture 2 Impact, previously known as Uganda Venture, is an organization and a movement that started in 2006 to help communities in Uganda break the cycle of poverty.

Since our inception, we’ve been promoting transformational development to overseas communities while helping our involved volunteers better understand world poverty. We address issues of isolation, vulnerability, powerlessness, physical weakness among other forms of poverty, creating an environment where locals and North Americans can grow.

Over the last nine years our work was exclusively focused on projects in Uganda. We partnered with communities in the Mpigi district of Uganda to create programs and projects that aim to elevate their standard of living

About Us: The WorkVenture 2 Impact has strategically focused itself around three E’s: Education, Empowerment, and Economic Development.

We believe that through initiatives in these three areas, we are able to bring individuals out of poverty and into lasting wellbeing. While our initiatives within each category ebb and flow based on local needs, solutions, and opportunities, these pillars are the strong foundation to all the work that Venture 2 Impact does.

Our Expertise

Micro-lending

Entrepreneurship

ComputerEducation

Infrastructure Development

Poverty Alleviation

Fadi Al QassarCo-FounderVenture 2 Impact@fadialqassar

Ron AbarbanelCo-FounderVenture 2 Impact@Gen_151

Our Team

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About Us: The EvolutionIn September 2015, Venture 2 Impact made a strategic shift to seek partnerships internationally and expand our work outside of Uganda. We feel privileged to have journeyed with our communities in Uganda for such a long time, and we certainly are thankful for all that we’ve learned in the process. We are excited to invite you to join us on two exploration trips to the following destinations.

Onzole, EcuadorFebruary 2016

Batam, IndonesiaApril 2016

Volunteer in Onzole, Ecuador

Our Partners & Trip Facilitators

Nikki HorneDirector & Co-FounderThe Onzole River Project

Carlos Vieira Field WorkerThe Onzole River Project

Picture of Onzole/Ecuador• Population of Ecuador: 16 Million• Official Language: Spanish• Challenges include: low literacy rates, corruption

and classism, racism and gender inequality

Onzole is a small rural community in Ecuador. Its population is primarily Afro-Ecuadorian. These African descent Ecuadorians face systemic racism and oppression because of their skin color. They are isolated and ignored, leading to limited educational opportunities (no high school in the community), isolation from national identity and welfare systems and the lack of developed skills to use available raw materials.

Volunteer Initiatives in Onzole

Teach English Sports Camps Carpentry/Sewing

Reading and Literacy

Building Maintenance Computer Training

Trip Dates: Feb 12 – Feb 22

No PTO needed. Take advantage of your Foundation Days.

Fly to Quito

Fly to Esmerald

as

Bus to river

launch

Motorized canoe to village

What are we doing for fun?

The last 2 days of the trip will entail a trip to the Andes Mountain Range. We will use this time to debrief and process our experience as a group. Additionally, the team will have the opportunity to go on hikes, experience the tourist markets and some of vibrant local restaurants the area has to offer.

(Otavalo, Ecuador)

Cost: $2,500 (tax receipt-able)

Price includes: Return flight from your home city. Accommodations and full-board in Ecuador. Debrief, tourism, hiking and shopping in the Andes. Match donation and champion grants required to subsidize

cost of trip.

Key Dates

Fill out interest form by November 15th. Follow this link: http://bit.ly/v2ivolunteers

Pay $500 deposit to confirm your interest by December 1st. Check with your doctor in January about any vaccinations you may

need to update. The V2I team will book your flight, arrange your accommodations and

confirm your itinerary in January. Embark on your life transforming VTO adventure on February

12th

Batam, IndonesiaApril 2016

A Snapshot of Batam Population 17,000 in Moro District Language: Malay, which is the root dialect of Indonesia’s national language Ethnicity: Primarily Malay, with Chinese being the largest minority groups Labor: 70% of the labor force in the area is closely tied to the fishing industry; a

small number of persons also work as loggers, famers, teachers, and small business owners

Education: Most persons in this area have an elementary school education Medical: There is only one hospital in the Moro district

We partnered with Telunas Geo-Resort in Indonesia to enhance the livelihood of those who live in the 300+ isolated islands. Telunas is a business which aspires to use tourism as a force for good, and our partnership is aimed to created volunteer opportunities and sustainable impact programs to transform individuals, families and communities out of poverty and into lasting wellbeing.

Volunteer Initiatives in Batam

Teach English Day Camps/Building Projects

Computer Education

Your Accommodations at Telunas!

Access to World Class Amenities

Dates: April 15 – April 24 (tentative dates)

No PTO needed. Take advantage of your foundations days.

Fly to Singapore

1 Hour Ferry to

IndonesiaArrive at Telunas

Begin Volunteeri

ng

Cost: $3,000 (tax receipt-able)

Price includes: Return flight Accommodations and full-board (stay is divided between

Telunas and the villages) Access to award winning resort amenities in your down

time. Match donation and champion grants required to subsidize

cost of trip.

Key Dates

Fill out interest form by January 15h. Follow this link: http://bit.ly/v2ivolunteers

Pay $500 deposit to confirm your interest by January 31st Check with your doctor in February about any vaccinations your

might need to update The V2I team will book your flight, arrange your accommodations and

confirm your itinerary in February Embark on your life transforming VTO adventure on April 15th

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Gracias!

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