Since 1999 OSSO has helped thousands of volunteers give nearly a million hours of meaningful service in Ecuador’s orphanages. We have a very close relationship with the orphanages and have full-time local staff available 24 hours/day in both Cuenca and Quito.

We provide two types of volunteers who serve in the orphanages. At any given time we have about 26-28 long-term volunteers who are in Ecuador serving for 2-24 weeks; mixed in with these long-term volunteers, we often have volunteers who serve 2-14 days. We’ve helped an average of almost 300 volunteers per year give approximately 100,000 hours of service per year in the orphanages.

Long-term Volunteer Opportunities: Two to twenty-four weeks working 50+ hours/week in orphanages
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Short-term Volunteer Opportunities: Two to 14-day (flexible) service in orphanages
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OSSO Youth Service Teams: Small groups of girls (ages 16 and 17) working together to serve orphans in Cuenca, Ecuador. Teams serve in several orphanages for 2 weeks during the summer
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Immediate Family Visitors: Immediate family of current long-term volunteers wanting to visit their volunteer
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