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Become part of Casa Cultural Martina Carrillo, a unique cultural project in Quito, Ecuador, dedicated to preserving and celebrating Afro-Ecuadorian heritage. Live an authentic cultural exchange while supporting meaningful community initiatives, learning about local traditions, and sharing unforgettable experiences in a welcoming and inspiring environment. ✨🎶
5 hours of help per day
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
1 day off per week
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Beginner Spanish
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
The Cultural House is a place designed to share and strengthen the memory of our people.
We have several dedicated spaces within our center:
- Ricuritas de Mi Pueblo (the traditional restaurant)
- A café-bookstore (with more than 260 books written by Afro-Ecuadorian authors)
- The spaces dedicated to the Chota Valley and Esmeraldas
- A music rehearsal studio where several local groups come to practice every week
- La Cachina and the Peine (hair and beauty salon)
You will also find in our Cultural House exhibitions of paintings, jewelry, clothing, and musical instruments created by Black artists from our community.
In the House you will also meet my mother, Mrs. Edilma, the head chef who prepares our wonderful traditional dishes. She has supported the project from the beginning.
Our volunteer program is completely free of charge.
You will participate in the life of the center, as well as in the initiatives driven by other community leaders, such as conferences, book launches, musical events, dance, and more.
Your tasks:
• Kitchen: Support Mrs. Edilma in preparing traditional meals and learn her secrets.
• Culture: Help maintain the community library.
• Communication: Create content for our social media and video materials for grant applications.
• Maintenance: Carry out painting and minor repairs at the center as needed.
• Social: Organize and lead activities for local children during school breaks.
On Sundays, if you wish, you can participate in traditional dance workshops.
If you’re looking for a unique cultural immersion and a meaningful cause to support, this project is for you!
We want to collaborate with participants who share our ethical values and have a sincere desire to discover traditional Afro-Ecuadorian culture, contribute to a meaningful cause, and live alongside change-makers.
It’s important to us that you demonstrate adaptability, curiosity, enthusiasm, and a genuine sensitivity toward civil rights.
Other than that, we're looking for respectful people :)
Many worldpackers have been applying to this position recently. The host will probably not be able to respond to all of the applications, so we recommend that you also apply to other hosts in our community and not just this one :)
