Providing
meals and education for disadvantaged, poor and street children in Hanoi
Hanoi
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: The children who come to Youth House are from the Fisher village, which consists of more than 40 families living on temporary ragged boats by the Red River (a small part of the village is on an island). Their lives are extremely difficult: the surroundings are badly polluted, they don’t have tap water, electricity and they have to clean the water from the Red River by alum and use it. Thus the rate of diseases and drownings is very high. All families have more than 5 members while they don’t have jobs, so it is very hard to feed the whole family. Their children, all of whom are badly malnourished and illiterate, have to collect rubbish, sell collected fruits, vegetables, lottery tickets or catch shrimp overnight.
The children going to Youth House are disadvantaged, poor and street children from 8 to 16 years of age. They have low education level: nearly 90% don't know words, some of them haven't joined any official vocational training before. They come from very poor families or have no families at all. The children speak Vietnamese and very basic English, learnt from former international volunteers.
Youth House School is a small non-formal education center for disadvantaged, street and poor children. It is also a friendly place for local young people and international volunteers to come to explore their cultural diversity with lots of youth exchanges, music performances, photos exhibitions, classes for the children and fun leisure activities. Teachers and volunteers are needed to teach classes to the children and cook meals for 20 children every day.
These activities are combined with projects intended to help disadvantaged people at Fisher village, who are very old and poor and live in slum-boats on Red river, by giving them free food, supporting medicines for their disease, providing water filters, toothpaste, second-hand warm clothes, etc.
The volunteers will join a team of local volunteers to manage the projects and participate in the daily activities at the school. They will teach English and organize leisure activities for the poor and disadvantaged children living on float boats in the Red River. They will also help the local volunteers to keep the Youth Center clean and prepare free lunch for the children. The volunteers will take part in promotional and fundraising activities such as giving English lessons and organizing workshops in a private school/university to raise funds for the school fee of the children.
The volunteers need to have a very high motivation, very good communication skills and to be able to be independent in their work. Volunteers also need to have many ideas about how to keep the children's attention and they need to know how to deal with problematic situations with the children, as well encourage them to go to the Youth House regularly for free basic education and nutritious food. Thanks to the volunteers’ efforts through the years, children’s awareness of education has raised, which can help them get a simple job and a better future, and ensure their independent living and economic self-sufficiency. The scheme will demonstrate the important role of volunteerism and public-private partnerships for social development.
General purposes of the Youth House:
- Giving free lunch to disadvantaged, poor and street children
- Helping children to integrate into the community
- Giving them opportunities to take part in different activities,
exchange ideas, deal with complexes, and improve their self-confidence
- Improving their education level
Leisure activities: Hanoi has many historical and cultural places and it is also a famous destination for tourists. Visiting Old Quarters and traditional trade villages are good choices for the volunteers at weekends or in their free time. Many cultural festivals are held in Hanoi annually so this is a great chance for the volunteers to explore the Capital which is 1000 years old.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a host family. They need to bring a sleeping bag.
Location: Phuc Xa, Long Bien, Ha Noi
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 7,500,000 VND (about 260 Euro)/month
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 games and fun activities for children in the National
Pediatric hospital in Hanoi
Hanoi
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: The National Hospital of Pediatrics
(NHP) is specialized in treating children coming from different
provinces in Vietnam. The hospital consists of 22 departments, with the
number of treated patients amounting up to 1000-1200, ages ranging from
infancy to nearly 17 years old. The majority of them are afflicted with
difficult to cure ailments, such as hematologic, nephrologic, etc. Most
patients come from low-income families in which parents are working in
agriculture sector, leading a rather poor life. During the treatment
period, the patients do not have opportunities to participate in common
leisure activities and they often suffer from stress of staying long
time in hospital, so having fun and activities to reduce worry and
sadness while they are in the hospital is necessary.
The hospital itself is deficient in organizing psychology-care
activities for little patients. Pediatrics patients have full rights to
healthy development, both physically and spiritually, like other people.
They also have desire to communicate, play and receive knowledge. The
efforts made by all doctors and nurses in the hospital are not likely to
meet all patients’ needs.
Volunteers are needed to teach English and organize games and leisure activities for the children in the hospital (e.g: singing, drawing, magic shows, etc). In Aspiration center, the volunteers will encourage children to communicate in English every day and will organize performances with them every month.
The volunteers will support the children by playing with them. Through the games, the volunteers will help to distract the children from their physical and mental pain and they will not feel so much afraid of being in the hospital. We hope that the lovely children in the hospital will have sweet and comfortable time with both international and Vietnamese volunteers.
Special requirements: 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 the children will feel relaxed.
Leisure activities: Hanoi has many historical and cultural places and it is also a famous destination for tourists. Visiting Old Quarters and traditional trade villages are good choices for the volunteers at weekends or in their free time. Many cultural festivals are held in Hanoi annually so this is a great chance for the volunteers to explore the Capital which is 1000 years old.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a host family. They need to bring a sleeping bag.
Location: Hanoi
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 7,500,000 VND (about 260 Euro)/month
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 leisure
activities for kindergarten children
Thai Nguyen
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: The volunteers will work with the kids of Thai Hai kindergarten in Thai Nguyen. The main tasks will be: teaching English, organizing leisure and outdoor activities for the children, guiding them on how to use computer, preparing performances with the children for special events and encouraging them to speak English by active daily communication.
Special requirements: Volunteers should be enthusiastic, patient, optimistic, creative and full of energy and ready to work with children. Working experience with kids is an advantage.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in an eco-tourism village where they can have a real cultural exchange experience. Sleeping bag is needed.
Location: Thai Nguyen City
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 7,500,000 VND (about 260 Euro)/month
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 to children of remote mountainous communities of Yen
Bai
Yen Bai
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: The volunteers will work at the Centre for continuing education in Yen Bai city, Yen Bai province. The Centre provides English courses for children from the mountainous neighborhoods with the aim of equipping them with firm foundation and confidence to use English effectively. The volunteers will teach English to the children and create a friendly environment in order to encourage them to communicate in English. They will also organize leisure activities (games, workshops, etc.) for the kids. The volunteers will help developing self-study materials and will also join in the teachers training program, helping local English teachers improve their skills.
Special requirements: Volunteers need to be enthusiastic, full of energy and to have strong English writing skills. Experience in working with children is preferred.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay at the centre. They need to bring a sleeping bag.
Location: Yen Bai city, Yen Bai province
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 20 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 7,500,000 VND (about 260 Euro)/month
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Support the Management Boards of UNESCO Protected Sites in Vietnam
Vietnam
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: Placement on this project can be on
one of 8 UNESCO protected sites in Vietnam:
• My Son World Heritage site
• Can Gio Biosphere Reserve
• Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve
• Dong Van Global Karst Plateau Geopark
• Lower U Minh Ha National Park (under Mui Ca Mau Biosphere Reserve)
• Cat Tien National Park (under Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve)
• Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve (under Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve)
• Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
The volunteers will support the staff of the site management board. Volunteers' tasks include: giving English training course to the staff and the local community; conducting research about sustainable tourism development and management, and protection of the tropical forests; writing handbooks, leaflets and guidebooks…
Special requirements: Background/experience in environmental management, heritage management or tourism management is preferred.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Volunteers will be provided with accommodation at the site. They need to bring a sleeping bag.
Location: Ha Giang Province, Nghe An Province, Quang Nam Province, Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Hoa province, Ca Mau Province, Dong Nai Province, and Quang Ninh Province.
Terminal: depends on the site
Age range: 21 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 7,500,000 VND (about 260 Euro)/month
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Cultural exchange and social programs for college
and university students
Vietnam
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: Volunteers are needed in colleges and universities in different provinces of Vietnam, to support the cultural exchange programs for students and help organizing different events.
The volunteers will mentor students and help them improve their English skills. They will also work together with the local staff and cooperate with humanity and non-profit organizations to organize social activities for students (such as charity/voluntary work in the community, fundraising for those activities, etc).
Special requirements: Volunteers with Bachelor degree in fields of Social Science, Social Administration, Social Planning and Development, international relations, public relations, development studies or equivalent are preferred.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: The college/university will provide accommodation for the volunteers. You will need a sleeping bag. Meals are served at the canteen of the college and vegetarian catering is possible.
Location: Hanoi, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa, Ben Tre, Hue, Thai Nguyen, Dong Thap, An Giang.
Terminal: depends on the site
Age range: 20 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 7,500,000 VND (about 260 Euro)/month
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Eco-tourism and educational projects with a minority community in Thai
Nguyen province
Thai Nguyen
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: This project is in support of the poor and minority people in Thai Hai village in Thai Nguyen province. The volunteers will work on eco-tourism and educational projects for the benefit of the local population.
The volunteers will help dosadvantaged children improve their English and computer skills, will teach the children living skills, will organize activities with children, will guide local staff on developing eco-tourism in the area, will manage the website and organize culture exchange activities with the local community.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Simple accommodation and meals are provided by the villagers. Sleeping bag is needed.
Location: Thai Hai village, Thai Nguyen province
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 7,500,000 VND (about 260 Euro)/month
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Leisure
activities program for disabled children in Hai Duong welfare center
Hai Duong
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: Hai Duong welfare center was established in March 1982 and has about 1000 mentally and physically disabled and disadvantaged children coming from many parts of Hai Duong province. The center aims to provide compulsory education and vocational training courses to create employment opportunities for the teenagers. The center has a wide variety of courses for children ranging from 6 to 18 years old. For example, children between the ages of 6 to 12 are provided with educational courses, and the older children are able to attend vocational training courses at the center.
Volunteers are expected to organize activities with the children and
support the local staff. Volunteers will play games with the children,
take care of infant orphans and organize activities such as fun games,
group activities, singing, drawing, painting and performing plays. The
volunteers will also help the staff to prepare lunch for the children
and will learn how to prepare Vietnamese food. Cultural exchange with
the local people is also part of the program.
The voluntary work at the center
is quite hard and it requires high motivation and patience from
volunteers. So volunteers need to be well prepared before starting this
project.
The aim of the volunteer project is to encourage the disabled children to integrate into the community and communicate with other people, to help them become more self-confident thanks to the work with volunteers, and to provide fun and relaxed time for the children after classes.
Special requirements: Knowing how to deal with problems of disabled people is an asset as the interaction with the kids can be very difficult. Volunteers need to have a high level of motivation and patience.
Leisure activities: There are famous tourist places near the center so volunteers can discover them at weekends and in the free time. It is also easy to get to Hanoi from Hai Duong by bus.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Volunteers will live in a host family. Sleeping bag is needed.
Location: Hai Duong, Hai Duong province (50 km from Hanoi)
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
Age range: 18 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 7,500,000 VND (about 260 Euro)/month
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 and social interaction for orphans in Hanoi
Hanoi
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: Bo De pagoda is a place of Buddhist worshipping. The female monks always try their best to help people and always act in a peaceful and respectful way toward others. According to the Buddhist belief, pagodas always welcome all kinds of people with different situations and help them to find out how to solve their problems. There are about 100 children living in the pagoda. The pagoda is also a place for homeless people. The director of the pagoda, Monk Thich Dam Lan, wants to give all the children the chance to have education. Volunteers are needed to take care of babies, organize leisure activities for them, teach them how to protect the surrounding environment of the pagoda.
Through this project, orphan children will have the chance to communicate with foreigners, to have fun with them and have useful lessons about keeping the environment tidy. The little kids at the kindergarten of the pagoda have special need of care and teaching from experienced volunteers. Now they are at starting level to learn games, figures, the alphabet, etc. so it would be good to have volunteers who are good at that. Volunteers will coordinate the following activities for kids: morning tea, play with children, preparing crafts and music activities, provide physical care, coordinate “daily teeth cleaning” and “Fruit Friday”, clean the kindergarten every day after the activities, model correct behavior for the children and nannies regarding non physical discipline, healthy eating, mouth and hand hygiene and fair play.
Special requirements: Volunteers should be enthusiastic, optimistic, and patient and they also need to have skills to work with children.
Leisure activities: Hanoi has many historical and cultural places and it is also a famous destination for tourists. Visiting Old Quarters and traditional trade villages are good choices for the volunteers at weekends or in their free time. Many cultural festivals are held in Hanoi annually so this is a great chance for the volunteers to explore the Capital which is 1000 years old.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Simple accommodation is provided for the volunteers in a house in Hanoi, dormitory style, beds provided. 5-6 volunteers share a bedroom and 18 volunteers share 2 bathrooms/showers. Volunteers need to bring a sleeping bag. Vegetarian catering is possible.
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Age range: 18 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 220 Euro/month for volunteers staying at the house and 250 Euro/month for volunteers staying at host families.
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 and awareness work in Xuan Thuy National Marine Park
Nam Dinh
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: Xuan Thuy National Marine Park is 150 kilometers south-east of Hanoi. The core zone of the park has a total area of 7,100 hectares. In 2003 Xuan Thuy Natural Reserve was approved as a national park. The park is considered to be a typical wetland ecosystem of national and international importance. In addition to a high bio-diversity, Xuan Thuy National Park is also known as an important platform for migratory birds including the black-faced spoonbill, one of the world’s endangered species, other important marine species and mangrove ecosystem. Many local projects such as planting mushroom, raising bee to have honey, collecting and classifying rubbish, etc. are implemented.
Volunteers are expected to plant trees, build garbage storages in the national park with the local community, support the local staff of the park in the daily work such as making research, making reports, as well as work on related fields, taking part in local projects, and participating in social and collective activities with the local community. The volunteers will also organize workshops or campaigns to raise awareness among local people about environmental protection and the ecological systems and update the website of the national park to promote it to more people. Volunteers will also organize English classes for the young people in the village, as well as for the staff of the park to help them improve their language skills and encourage them to communicate in English, because it is a famous ecotourism place so there are many foreign tourists visiting this place every year.
The volunteers are expected to raise awareness about environmental protection within the local community. They can try to find solutions about how to protect the ecosystem during their voluntary work. This is a chance for volunteers to practice what they have learnt from universities/ colleges, and also an opportunity to explore the diversity of mangrove forests as well as the nature in general. The park staff hopes that the volunteers will have valuable experience after their voluntary time there, and hope they will organize campaigns to raise attitude of local people on environment. The local community also hopes to have exchanges with foreign people from different cultures.
Special requirements: Volunteers need to have knowledge about nature, birds, mangrove forest and agriculture. They also need to be enthusiastic, patient, optimistic, and full of energy as well as ready to work hard and be able to do manual work for example rice harvesting. They are supposed to be active and proactive in taking activities with the staff of the National Park as well as local people. They should understand that sometimes there are a lot of duties but sometimes they will have quite a lot of free time.
Leisure activities: Volunteers can enjoy the rich nature of the park and the region. Besides, biking, sailing and bird watching is very interesting as well. Some other famous tourist places surrounding are good choices for volunteers at weekend or in the free time
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Home-stay with the local people or staying at a guesthouse in the National Park are the two choices for accommodation. The life with the natives will help volunteers understand deeply about regional culture and some main characters in Vietnamese families, especially in traditional families. In the countryside, many traditional values are still obvious in daily life. The district is really famous for the seafood and some tourist places, so the volunteers can take this chance to discover the nature of the region. Sleeping bag is needed. Vegetarian catering is possible.
Location: Giao Xuan District, Nam Dinh province (150 km from Hanoi)
Age range: 20 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 220 Euro/month for volunteers staying at the house and 250 Euro/month for volunteers staying at host families.
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Supporting
social and educational projects in Vietnam
Hanoi
2 - 12 months
Volunteer project: The E&C NGO is a Vietnamese non-government organization, and partner of The Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Association (VUSTA). It has developed projects offering improved education for poor children in the Highlands; vocational education for the disabled; traditional playgrounds for poor children; an educational program for disadvantaged youth; and teaching English to children through active learning. It has also managed to establish many professional partnerships that support and promote its program activities. E&C NGO focuses on the following areas: education and culture, community projects, disadvantaged communities.
The volunteers will support the work at E&C NGO. Their main tasks would
be to:
- Develop, facilitate and evaluate specific projects to meet the needs
of disadvantaged communities.
- Provide educational opportunities to children, disadvantaged youth,
university students, people with disability, parents and other groups.
Develop projects that introduce the best of modern knowledge of teaching
and educational methods to Vietnamese audiences and professionals.
- Liaise and partner with professionals, government, other NGOs and
international organizations for the benefit of disadvantaged communities
in Vietnam.
International volunteers are invited to support these development programs which are aiming to bring more benefit to the development of society in general as well as to the development of disadvantaged communities in Vietnam.
Special requirements: Volunteers should be enthusiastic, optimistic, and patient. They need to have experience in teaching or social fields/related fields.
Leisure activities: Hanoi has many historical and cultural places and it is also a famous destination for tourists. Visiting Old Quarters and traditional trade villages are good choices for volunteers at weekends or in the free time. Many cultural festivals are held in Hanoi annually so this is a great chance for the volunteers to explore the Capital which is 1000 years old.
Language: English
Duration of the project: 2-12 months
Accommodation: Simple accommodation is provided for the volunteers in a house in Hanoi, dormitory style, beds provided. 5-6 volunteers share a bedroom and 18 volunteers share 2 bathrooms/showers. Volunteers need to bring a sleeping bag. Vegetarian catering is possible.
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Age range: 18 and over
Participation fee: $590 CAD
Extra fee: 220 Euro/month for volunteers staying at the house and 250 Euro/month for volunteers staying at host families.
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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