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Welcome on a trip to Ecuador
includes photos of Andes, Amazonia and Galapagos; music clips; history, geography, and cultural information.
http://perso.easynet.fr/~lsoulie/
Cyberquechua
This site contains a wealth of information on the Quechua language and culture in general.
http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~scoronel/quechua.html
Hector Anibal Saltos
Ecuadorian professor of engineering in Ambato. Contains links to Ecuadorian institutuions, media and universities.
http://www.geocities.com/saltosha
Otavalos Online
Local news, information, events, forums, opinion of the runas(indigenous people) and eveything related to Otavalo in Ecuador.
http://www.otavalosonline.com/
SIFAT Ecuador Medical Team
Christian team working many hours to provide optical, medical, and dental services to over 600 needy people in the villages of Custag, Guantul, and Caliata.
http://www.sifat.org/
Pablo Gonzalez - Electrical Engineer
Resume and services of an electrical engineer in Cuenca, Ecuador. Provides electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer distributing services.
http://pablogonzalez.hypermart.net/
Indigenous peoples in Ecuador on Abya Yala Net
Indigenous peoples in Ecuador. Includes Amazon, people, pueblo people, organizations, movements, and other links.
http://abyayala.nativeweb.org/ecuador
Global Volunteers Ecuador
Volunteers are needed to work with children of immense need in Ecuador. Global Volunteers is a private, nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota.
http://www.globalvolunteers.org/ecdrmain.htm
Milagro de Mindo
A non profit organization which works with an orphanage in Mindo, Ecuador.
http://www.elmilagrodemindo.com
International Society of Human Rights in Ecuador
Features a small collection of links relating to human rights in the country, available in Spanish, Russian, and English.
http://www.geocities.com/ishrecuador/
Human Rights Watch in Ecuador
Report about banana workers in Ecuador, sometimes victims of serious human rights abuses. Human Rights Watch.
http://hrw.org/reports/2002/ecuador/
Sinchi Sacha Foundation
Non-profit organization, established with the goal of supporting the indigenous populations of Ecuador through self-directed development and fair trade.
http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/sinchisacha/
Ecuador's Heaven for Children
Foundation for providing medical attention, including surgery, and basic necessities such as food and clothing for poorest children and families.
http://www.rppamerica.com/cielo/
Fundacion para los Indios del Ecuador
Supports the indians of Ecuador with clearly defined projects that rely on the direct participation of indian organizations, church groups, and government agencies.
http://www.ecuadorindios.org/
FUNEDESIN - Foundation for Integrated Education and Development
Works with local communities of the Amazon to improve their education, provide medical care, and develop environmentally sustainable micro-businesses to support the local economy.
http://www.funedesin.org/
Sarayacu
Indigenous Kichwa community of Pastaza province, Amazonian region of Ecuador. About their music, pottery, tourism, wildlife management, and how to help them in their struggle against the petrol companies.
http://www.sarayacu.com/
HRW
Labor rights abuses on banana plantations.
http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/ecuador/
JuCoNi : Junto con los Niños
Non-profit organization, independent from political and religious ties, that provides educational and therapeutic services to street-working children and their families.
http://www.juconi.org.ec/
Hermano Miguel Foundation
An independent, non-governmental, non profit organization dedicated to assisting and supporting the development of individuals with disabilities of all ages, providing social and medical services in its Integral Assistance Center for People with disabilities (CAID).
http://www.fundacionhermanomiguel.org/
Fundacion Brethren y Unida (FBU)
Rural environment and agro-forestry projects in Ecuador for international volunteers. Information on programs and activities. (Spanish and English)
http://www.fbu.com.ec/
Recoka
Network of indigenous kichwa communities in the Amazon, a non-governmental organization, dedicated to develop projects for development, education, nature protection and conservation, and resistance against the oil exploration.
http://www.recoka.org/
Ecuador Human Rights News
In-depth features, links, action alerts, news digest on americas.org, the human rights news portal focused on the American Hemisphere.
http://www.americas.org/index.php?cp=region&co=26
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