Farm – For people who enjoy general gardening activities and are in good physical condition. Tasks typically include weeding, mulching, pruning, harvesting crops and planting seeds.

Facilities – Volunteers in the facilities department help keep ECHO buildings in working order, and do preventative and repair work on ECHO’s tools and machinery. Volunteers should have carpentry, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, “general handyman” and/or heavy machinery skills.

Information Technology – Assist in the maintenance of ECHO servers, workstations, printers and scanners. Must understand computer hardware and Windows 2000 or XP.

Library – Data entry, basic word processing, locating and compiling information and shelving books. Should have basic computer skills.

Office Jobs:

• Administrative Assistant: provide valuable support to ECHO staff. Must have excellent phone, computer and interpersonal skills.
• Clerical/Data Entry: Process requests from overseas workers or maintain ECHO’s mailing list, depending on schedule and interest.
• General Assistance: Folding, copying, stapling, etc. Also help with light cleaning of main office as needed.

Seed Bank – collect, sort, clean and/or package trial packets of seeds.