Rangiroa dolphins
The Dauphins de Rangiroa association is based in Tuamotu, French Polynesia. Its president and head scientist, Pamela, studies the bottlenose dolphin community in the Tiputa pass, north of Rangiroa atoll. Her research focuses on the impact of tourism activities on dolphin behavior. The association favors an ethical approach to observing cetaceans, disturbing them as little as possible. Isn't it better to watch dolphins socialize with each other than to watch divers clinging to their fins?
The association's logo features two dolphin silhouettes surrounded by blue. These two silhouettes symbolize the sociability of the species. The bottlenose dolphin is a highly social species, with a highly developed sense of touch. Bottlenose dolphins spend a lot of time caressing each other and soliciting affiliative contact.
The two dolphin silhouettes can also evoke an eye: the eye of the observer who analyzes and sounds the alarm when necessary. Finally, the three blue masses represent the waves of the Tiputa channel, the preferred playground of this community of dolphins. Rangiroa Dolphin Mission
DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage
DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage is a South African association founded in 2006 by Michèle and Ian. The association runs an environmental education program for children from neighboring villages. Daktari, which means doctor in Swahili, aims to inspire the adults of tomorrow to take care of their environment. The children stay at DAKTARI for five days. They attend classes and help care for the center's animals, which cannot be released back into the wild. Michèle and Ian were inspired by the hit TV series DAKTARI, which aired in the 60s. As children, they were both fans of the adventures of this Kenyan vet and his daughter, who ran a station for sick animals in the African bush. When they met, Michèle and Ian turned their childhood dream into a life project! The DAKTARI logo was designed by children. They chose to depict children and animals to symbolize the link between environmental education for youngsters and the preservation of wild species. The DAKTARI Bush School mission
Finca Soley
Finca Soley is a farm that was established in 2014. Its aim is to offer, in Costa Rica, a place where people, horses, animals and nature can grow and flourish. It is a family-run agency that offers to welcome travelers off the beaten track, in various forms, including eco-volunteering stays. The heart of the farm's project is the art of horseback riding, particularly natural horseback riding. Isa and her family wish to live in harmony with nature, consuming what they produce. The logo is green to represent the ecological and environmental aspect. The "S" is in the shape of a horse, as the farm's speciality is natural horsemanship. Missions with Finca Soley
Freepackers
Travel and freedom! (Freedom and Backpackers) are the watchwords of Freepackers. Its founder, Justine, has 15 years' experience in travel, 30 international volunteering projects, 2 round-the-world tours, 52 countries visited and 2 Erasmus exchanges to her credit! She set up Freepackers in 2010 to encourage young people to embark on international mobility and offer meaningful projects. Today, Freepackers has its own association: Freepackers Care. The association encourages participation in ethical and sustainable development projects. It puts NGOs and social action associations in touch with volunteers. It promotes solidarity and participative travel. Freepackers is a certified WYSE Travel Confederation Member. The blue of the logo symbolizes freedom and travel. As for the steps, they represent movement and adventure... Missions with Freepackers
Generation-co
Generation-co is a French association founded by Virginie in January 2017. Its aim is to develop agroecology and environmental protection projects in Sumatra, Indonesia, at the gateway to Gunung Leuser National Park, a biodiversity hotspot listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Generation refers to the world's present-day peoples and co, which stands for cohesion, cooperation, collective, community. People acting together for the common good.
The globe in the logo represents the Earth, our planet, the place where we live. It symbolizes the universality of the association's approach. In the logo, Generation-co is inscribed around the Earth, linking people from all over the planet.
Blue represents water (a vital element), well-being and trust. Green represents nature (vital element), prosperity and benevolence. Brown represents earth (vital element), serenity and tradition. Orange, human contact, sharing and dynamism. The mission with Generation-co.
Ikamapéru
Ikamapéru is a French association founded in 1997 by Hélène, with the help of the Awajun communities. Today, the association manages the Media Luna conservation center, located at the gateway to the Pacaya-Samiria national reserve (Lagunas, Loreto). Its aim is to protect and conserve the woolly and atel monkeys(belzebuth and chamek) in partnership with local populations. The logo is based on a Jivaro drawing (the Jivaros are a group of Amerindians) which tells the story of the woolly monkey. The woolly monkey claims to have only four fingers (when in fact he has five) after seeing the atele monkey have his fifth finger amputated by Etsa. Esta is a civilizing hero who does not tolerate monkeys having the same number of fingers as humans. Ikamapéru's missions
Leo Africa
Leo Africa is a wildlife sanctuary that has been welcoming volunteers since 2005. Its team is working on a project to monitor, conserve and sustainably develop the wildlife of South Africa's Big 5. Its mission is to provide data on the main animal species (lions, leopards, elephants, cheetahs, buffaloes, brown and spotted hyenas, white rhinoceroses) to the management of a reserve. The data collected is used to help reserve management make informed decisions on conservation practices. LÉO stands for Limpopo Eco Operations. The name LÉO was chosen by its founder, however, as the project was primarily concerned with lions in its early days. Léo Panthera means lion. In the logo, the founder also made reference to the king of the jungle by stylizing a lion's head in the "O" of LÉO. The mission with LEO
Objectif Sciences International
Objectif Sciences International (OSI) was founded in 1992 by Thomas, who sees participatory science as a powerful tool for peace and development worldwide. OSI is an NGO with a dual objective of scientific research and science education. Its premise is that science education is a valuable means of action for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. OSI has Special Consultative Status with the UN (ECOSOC) and offers a range of participatory science trips. At the origin of the logo, we find different variations of the exclamation mark, a strong punctuation mark that expresses the famous "tilt! but of course!". From the exclamation mark (ideas, dynamism) and the color, this logo symbolizes the different ways in which each human being looks at the world, with as many ideas and solutions to problems. From this diversity, a bouquet of exclamations is formed, with green for ecology, terracotta for the planet, blue-mauve for the spirit of ethical and humanistic sciences, and yellow-orange for ideas and energy. The style is reminiscent of Amerindian, Pacific, Indonesian and Indian typography. The colors evoke Africa, while the technical and rational side, essential to the success of any scientific project, is strongly represented by the overall graphic style.Objectif Sciences international science trips
South America Inside
South America inside is an intercultural agency founded in 2003 by Marion, a German living in Chile. Marion specializes in organizing solidarity and participative trips, ecovolunteer programs, language stays and educational programs throughout Latin America (South and Central America). As an ecovolunteer with South America Inside, you can support various wildlife protection and environmental conservation projects. The logo, which resembles a triangle, symbolizes the South American continent. The people and airplane in the triangle mark the coming together of different cultures, encounters and exchanges. South América Inside stays
VolonTerre Africa
VolonTerre Africa was created by Nathalie, a Frenchwoman who set up her agency in 2015, after several years' volunteering experience with an association in South Africa. She offers several eco-volunteering missions for the preservation of endangered species, as well as support for rural communities. VolonTerre Africa specializes in missions in South Africa. The organization's logo represents sharing, one of VolonTerre Africa's key values. Sharing is symbolized by the hands and the stars, which also give an impression of magic. The team wants every experience with VolonTerre to be a magical memory and a unique experience. For Nathalie, ecovolunteering is an experience that helps you grow and open up, notions symbolized by the shape of the tree. Finally, the colors are those of the South African flag. Three of the flag's six colors have been adopted. VolonTerre Africa's missions
Wild route of Kenya
Wild Routes of Kenya is a farm created by Astrid and Éric, a French couple who have developed responsible eco-tourism by offering ecovolunteer missions on their Muringa farm. Actions in favor of the protection of biodiversity and the development of the rural area of Subukia are carried out, as well as work on waste treatment in neighboring villages. The project's founders have set up the PAK (Pour les Animaux du Kenya) association to raise funds for the farm's animals. They have also created the ASES association (Aide et soutien au enfants de Subukia). The logo depicts a mother and her baby elephant facing right, towards the future. The slogan, "Experience the Wild Life", expresses the desire to offer visitors an immersive experience as close to nature as possible, far from the crowds of Kenya's big parks, so that everyone can live in the present moment with full awareness. The color of the logo symbolizes the colors of nature and the earth. The missions of Wild route of Kenya
Setting course for Ecovolunteering
The Cap sur l'écovolontariat logo also has its own history! A history closely linked to Polynesia, where its founder lived for several years. The blue of the logo symbolizes the oceans, which cover more than 70% of the earth's surface. The round shape recalls the experience that every sailor has when he or she moves away from the coast, that of gazing out onto a curved, immense horizon, the promise of all possibilities! Finally, the turtle, which appeared 200 million years ago (in the case of the land tortoise), symbolizes durability and stability. The turtle, particularly the sea turtle, is present in many legends around the world. They are central to Polynesian culture. Called honu in Reo Ma'ohi, they embody the values of peace, wisdom and the protection of nature. She is the guarantor of the Earth system's homeostasis. Sea turtles are considered the guardians of the oceans and coral reefs, synonymous with health and ecological balance. Hawaiian legend has it that honu set the course for Polynesian navigators during mankind's first great maritime expeditions.