Renovating schools and kindergartens in Phu Yen province
Phu Yen
June 4 - June 15, 2013
Phu Yen
July 22 - August 3, 2013
Phu Yen
August 20 - August 31, 2013
Volunteer project: The project participants will be
renovating and painting classrooms in schools and kindergartens in Tuy
Hoa city, Phu Yen province, to prepare them for the new school year.
Workshops, discussion and other creative activities will be added to
enhance the learning experience of the international volunteers with the
local community.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay at a guest house. Please, bring your sleeping bag.
Location: Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province
Terminal: Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN); Tuy Hoa domestic airport
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Help kids learn English through games and fun activities
Phu Yen
June 11 - June 22, 2013
Phu Yen
July 2 - July 13, 2013
Phu Yen
August 6 - August 17, 2013
Volunteer project: The aim of the volunteer project is
to provide a summer language camp for children in Tuy Hoa city in Phu
Yen province. The volunteers will organize a summer play scheme for the
children. This would involve leading different workshops such as
painting, sport, art, dancing. The goal is to teach some basic English
to the children through games, songs, and fun activities.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay at the center. Please, bring your sleeping bag.
Location: Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen province
Terminal: Nearest international airport: Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN). Nearest domestic airport: Tuy Hoa airport
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Cadip volunteer project review:
"I wanted to do
international volunteering so that I could experience life in another
country and boy did I have my eyes open. The living situation is much
different from what I was used to and the weather was quite hot and dry.
The good thing about the volunteering experience was that I got to try a
lot of different Vietnamese delicacies that I have never even heard of
before. The volunteer house which we stayed in served as the daycare for
children as well and surprisingly, the children were very open to us. As
in they would play and try to talk with us even though we had just met.
The best thing about the experience though were meeting the local
volunteers. They were all so nice and helpful since they would accompany
us everywhere and would also help us out whenever we needed help. They
taught us what to be careful of and explained the situation of the
country. Although it took some time to get used to the country, my
volunteer trip in Hanoi was definitely worth it."
Jenny H.,
Cadip volunteer 2009
Organising a summer camp for street children
Hanoi
June 11 - June 22, 2013
Hanoi
July 2 - July 13, 2013
Volunteer project: The volunteers in this project will organise a joyful summer camp for street children in Hanoi. The project activities involve: fundraising for the street children at Youth Center; building a library; help running the charity shop of the Youth Centre; and organizing leisure activities for the children of Fisher Village.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a dormitory. Please, bring your sleeping bag.
Location: Ha Noi, the capital of Vietnam.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Teaching English and organizing educational
activities for disadvantaged children
Ho Chi Minh City
June 18 - June 29, 2013
Ho Chi Minh City
July 30 - August 10, 2013
Volunteer project: The volunteers will support the Social Center for Disadvantaged Children in Hoc Mon, a rural district in the North of Ho Chi Minh City. The volunteers will help teaching English and organizing educational activities for kids. Small renovating work is also expected to be done at the center.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a guest house nearby the project site. Please, bring your sleeping bag.
Location: Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City
Terminal: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Experience the ethnic culture of Thai Hai
Thai Nguyen
July 2 - July 13, 2013
Thai Nguyen
July 16 - July 27, 2013
Volunteer project: The international volunteers will work with the local people at Thai Hai Culture Reserve and help them to garden and repair traditional houses (if needed). The group will also organize leisure activities for their children and cultural exchange with the villagers.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay together in a bamboo house; western toilets and bath room are available. Sleeping bag is necessary.
Location: Thai Hai Village, Thai Nguyen city.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Painting classrooms and introducing foreign
cultures to primary school students
Ho Chi Minh City
July 9 - July 20, 2013
Volunteer project: The volunteers will support a rural
primary school in Hoc Mon district. They will help to re-paint and
decorate the classrooms in the school. Another very important part of
the project will be organising a summer camp for the kids and
introducing your cultures.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a guest house. Please, bring your sleeping bag.
Location: Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City, 30km far from the downtown.
Terminal: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN), 30 minutes drive to the guest house.
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Bring
smiles to children in the National Pediatric Hospital in Hanoi
Hanoi
July 16 -
July 27, 2013
Volunteer project: The National Pediatric Hospital in
Hanoi specializes in the treatment of children who are suffering from
serious and deadly diseases such as
cancer. They come from many parts of Vietnam and most of them are poor.
Children have to spend a long time in the hospital and they often feel
bored.
An international team of volunteers will organize leisure activities such as games, painting workshops, small music and art shows, telling stories, etc. for the children at different patient rooms. Every morning the volunteers will prepare the activities, and will work with the children in the hospital in the afternoons. The volunteers will also join in some renovation works such as wall painting. We hope that you'll bring a lot of smiles and laughter to the children and we welcome volunteers who are willing to be in contact with these lovely kids.
Through games and different activities, volunteers will help to distract the children from their physical and mental pain and reduce their fear of being in hospital. The work of the volunteers can help to make the stay of these children in the hospital more comfortable and enjoyable.
Volunteers need to be enthusiastic, patient, optimistic, full of energy and ready to work with sick children. They also need to be creative in organizing activities for the children so that they will feel relaxed.
Leisure activities: Hanoi has many historical and cultural landmarks and is a popular destination for tourists. Visiting the Old Quarter or traditional trade villages are good choices for volunteers at weekends or during free time. Many cultural festivals are held in Hanoi annually so this is a great chance for volunteers to explore the Capital which is 1000 years old.
Language: English
Accommodation: In a house (dormitory style). The volunteers should bring a sleeping bag.
Location: Ha Noi, the capital of Vietnam.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Environmental
protection of Can Gio mangrove forest
Can Gio National park
July 16 - July 27, 2013
Can Gio National park
August 6 - August 17, 2013
Volunteer project: Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve is located in the coastal district southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. It covers 75,740 hectares and is dominated by mangroves, including both salt water and brackish water species. The mangroves in Can Gio have a high biodiversity with more than 200 species of fauna and 52 species of flora. The effects of the recent wars on these ecosystems have been devastating and large efforts have been made by local people to rehabilitate the mangroves. Today, Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve has one of the best protected forests in Vietnam and internationally. The site also has great potential for research and ecotourism.
The volunteers will plant and take care of new trees in the forest. They will also help to raise awareness of the local population about the importance of protecting and preserving the environment. The group will visit schools and local communities, and organize awareness workshops for students and adults.
Leisure activities: Taking a boat ride on the big Dong Nai and Long Tau Rivers or on the smaller Vam Sac, Dong Thanh and Soai Rap Rivers, which run through Can Gio, visitors wouldn't think that they are visiting a district on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City. They would be surrounded by the watery areas of Ca Mau and Kien Giang, the southernmost area in Vietnam with vast mangrove and cajeput forests. The roots of the mangrove trees on the sides of the river twist with one another then spread out and root deep into the earth. It is these roots that make Can Gio a protected forest and an ideal ecological tourist site as well. From the town of Can Gio, volunteers could take a boat trip to Vung Tau beach.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in the house for volunteers at the national park with basic and simple facilities. Volunteers need to take their sleeping bag.
Location: Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve, Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh city.
Terminal: Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Providing care for autistic children in Hanoi
Hanoi
August 6 - August 17, 2013
Volunteer project: The project will take place in Phuc Tue disabled children center in Hanoi. Volunteers will be taking care of autistic children at the center. They will organize activities for the kids; will do gardening (planting, picking-up grass, etc.); and will help in the renovation of the building and some other manual works.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a dormitory. Please, bring your sleeping bag.
Location: Ha Noi, the capital of Vietnam.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Cadip volunteer project review:
"Volunteering in Hanoi
was a life changing experience for me because I have never been to any
Asian country before in my life except for Hong Kong. The living
environment was very different from what I was used to in Canada, as
well as the weather. There were motorbikes everywhere and it seemed like
it is hot and dry everyday there. However, the people at the
volunteering site were extremely friendly, especially the local
volunteers. They have helped me in many ways to adapt to the country by
explaining to me the local customs and history of the country. The
children were nice and often tried to play with me and were overall
eager to learn. This is definitely an experience I would never forget."
Calvin H.,
Cadip volunteer 2009
Summer activity program for children in rural Nam Dinh
Nam Dinh
August 6 - August 17, 2013
Nam Dinh
August 13 - August 24, 2013
Volunteer project: The international volunteers will work in a rural area of Nam Dinh province. The aim is to organise a summer program for poor children from Giao Thuy village. The volunteers will help to paint the rooms in kindergartens; will organize games and leisure activities for the poor children; will teach basic English through games, activities, songs…
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay with host families. Please, bring your sleeping bag.
Location: Giao Thuy commune, Nam Dinh province, 150 km from Ha Noi.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Taking
care of handicapped children and improving the living conditions in Hai
Duong welfare center
Hai Duong
August 27 - September 7, 2013
Volunteer project:
Hai Duong welfare center was established in March 1982.
Volunteer help is needed in different areas. One of the main tasks is
improving the quality of the center in order to make it a better living
place for the children. The project activities include renovating
classrooms, painting walls and cleaning up the dormitories of the
children.
The volunteers will also organize interesting and meaningful leisure
activities for the children, with the aim to enrich
their daily life in the center and to give them a chance to open their
minds to the outside world. The children have different skills and
difficulties, so the activities must be adapted to them. You are
expected to be imaginative and flexible. With one more or one less rule
in a game, you can make it more accessible to all of them.
Leisure activities: There are famous tourist places near the center that the volunteers can discover by themselves at weekends and during their free time. It is also easy to go to Hanoi from Hai Duong by bus.
Language:
English
Accommodation:
Volunteers will stay in Hai Duong welfare center. Please bring a sleeping bag.
Location: Hai Duong city is about 50 km away from Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range:
18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the
hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon
arrival on the project.
Organizing
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations for underprivileged children
Hanoi
September 10 - September 21, 2013
Volunteer project: The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of August in the Lunar calendar (usually around mid- or late-September in the Gregorian calendar). This is the ideal time, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest, to celebrate the abundance of the summer harvest. The traditional food of this festival is the moon cake, of which there are many different varieties. Accompanying the celebration, there are additional cultural or regional customs. The festival is very much like a combination of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Children parade on the streets, while singing and carrying colorful lanterns of different sizes. Some of the popular shapes include fishes, stars, butterflies and a lantern that spins when a candle is inserted, representing the earth circling the sun. The cakes are filled with lotus seeds, ground beans and orange peels and have a bright yoke in the center to represent the moon. Today, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival promotes affection for children, promotes education, poetry, dance and arts and crafts.
The volunteers from different countries, together with local volunteers, will help organize the Mid-Autumn Festival and make beautiful gifts (traditional star lanterns) to give to children in the National Pediatrics Hospital. Street children or poor children who live in the Fisher Village would be given gifts as well. All of these children really need our help because they live in poor families, in very basic living conditions and do not have chance to go to school. We will also prepare some performances for children who are orphans, disadvantaged, or living with HIV/AIDS. Volunteers who come for this project are expected to be active and motivated.
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will live in a volunteer house, dormitory style. Please bring sleeping bag.
Location: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the
hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon
arrival on the project.
Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year for disadvantaged Vietnamese kids
Hanoi
December 17 - December 28, 2013
Volunteer project: Christmas is a famous holiday in many countries in the world. Families are always happy to celebrate this holiday which brings hope and strengthens relationships. In Vietnam, there are still a lot of disadvantaged children, disabled children and orphans as well as disadvantaged elderly people who don’t have families to support them.
International and local volunteers will organize Christmas and New Year
celebrations for extremely poor children living in the Fisher village at
the Red River and for the little patients of the National Pediatric
Hospital in Hanoi. The volunteers will prepare music performances and
organize leisure activities for the children. The group will also make
nice gifts for the kids such as light stars.
In the Fisher village, in collaboration with the local volunteers and
the children, the international participants will organize a big party
on the bank of the Red River. In the Hospital, the volunteers will visit
the children in their rooms, dressed as Santa Claus, and will hand out
candies and small gifts.
With the key message “Warm heart, warm Christmas”, this workcamp hopes to foster relationships between people, and also to give them hope for a beautiful future. The aim of the volunteer project is to provide disadvantaged people with a warm atmosphere that is being seen in families during the Christmas period.
Leisure activities: Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam with its ancient and modern features. You can enjoy Hanoi with its many museums and parks or just take a walk in the old square. Beautiful spots nearby are Halong Bay, Ba Vi, Mai Chau, Tam Coc ... Hai Duong is another big city 60 km far from Hanoi, Ha Long Bay is at about 180 km.
Language: English
Accommodation: In a house (dormitory style). The volunteers should bring a sleeping bag.
Location: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Warm Christmas for underprivileged children in Phu Yen province
Phu Yen
December 17 - December 28, 2013
Volunteer project: Christmas is a famous holiday in many countries in the world. Families are always happy to celebrate this holiday which brings hope and strengthens relationships. In Vietnam, there are still a lot of disadvantaged children, disabled children and orphans as well as disadvantaged elderly people who don’t have families to support them.
International and local volunteers will organize Christmas and New Year celebrations for disadvantaged children in Phu Yen province in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. The volunteers will prepare performances, decoration, games, drawings, gifts and will take on some fundraising activities.
With the key message “Warm heart, warm Christmas”, this workcamp hopes to foster relationships between people, and also to give them hope for a beautiful future. The aim of the volunteer project is to provide disadvantaged people with a warm atmosphere that is being seen in families during the Christmas period.
Language: English
Accommodation: In a dormitory. The volunteers should bring a sleeping bag.
Location: Phu Yen
Terminal: Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Happiness
for the poor in the Lunar New Year's days
Hanoi
January 14 - January 25, 2014
Volunteer project: Vietnamese Lunar New Year, more commonly known by its shortened name Tết, is the most important and traditional holiday and festival in Vietnam. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tết by cooking special holiday foods and decorating their houses. There are a lot of customs practiced during Tết. In Vietnam, to celebrate Tết is to “ăn Tết”, literally meaning "Tết eating", showing the importance of food in its celebration. Some of the food is also eaten year-round, while other dishes are only eaten during Tết. “Bánh chưng” (Chung cakes) are symbolically connected with Tết and are essential in any Tết celebration. Preparation is time-consuming, and can take days to cook. The story of their origins and their connection with Tết is often recounted to children while cooking them overnight. There are many poor families and children in Vietnam who can not afford to make Chung cakes because of their financial difficulty.
Local and international volunteers will work together at the Volunteers’ House in Hanoi to make the traditional Chung cakes. They will also prepare special performances and gifts for disadvantaged children and adults. Then they will go to the Children’s hospital and the Fisher Village to distribute the cakes, perform and spread happiness among the less-fortunate people.
Leisure activities: Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam with its ancient and modern features. You can enjoy Hanoi with its many museums and parks or just take a walk in the old square. Beautiful spots nearby are Halong Bay, Ba Vi, Mai Chau, Tam Coc ... Hai Duong is another big city 60 km far from Hanoi, Ha Long Bay is at about 180 km.
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will live in a volunteer house, dormitory style. Please bring a sleeping bag.
Location: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
Terminal: Hanoi
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 5,000,000 VND (about 170 Euro)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
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