Great Aves is a UK registered charity, which works around the globe to help raise educational standards. Based in the UK, creative thinking and continuity is at the heart of the organization’s work.

Great Aves was founded in July 2007. The Arajuno Road Project, our maiden project operating in Amazonian Ecuador, opened its doors to volunteers in March 2008, originally working with jungle schools. In July 2010, the Arajuno Road Project expanded to include a Community Development Program. The program serves to educate community members about the benefits of sustainable business practices. The overseas projects are the backbone of the work done by the organisation, with projects in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia planned in the near future.

In the UK Great Aves is run by a team of volunteers, running all aspects of the organisation from, general administration, website maintenance and marketing, to fundraising, organisation of events and the running of our campaigns. Most of the volunteers work from home, and contribute a few hours a month, to full-time work.

Our overseas projects are run by the overseas volunteering department at Great Aves - You Volunteer. At our maiden project in Ecuador, large amounts of progress have been made. The level of English at the schools has increased dramatically, and our presence at the schools has enabled the local teachers to concentrate on smaller groups of students. With the addition of materials (we double the annual equipment budgets at the schools), educational standards have grown significantly at schools where Great Aves is based. The Arajuno Road Project (our project in Ecuador) recently introduced a new curriculum for English to the schools, which has seen further improvements to the structure and continuity of the lessons.

For more in formation visit our, volunteering overseas or internships abroad pages.

Great Aves is currently looking to increase the profile of its Buy a Book Campaign, and increase corporate support and funding in the UK. Great Aves constantly requires volunteers and interns based in England, but also has roles for people based overseas. The organisations work is focused in Northamptonshire, but has volunteers from all over the UK. For more in formation visit our, volunteering at home or internships at home pages.