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Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer Abroad for the Experience of a Lifetime!
Experience another culture like never before while making a real difference in people’s lives. You’ll gain perspectives and insights into the local culture and yourself. It’s an exciting and personally inspiring experience, and you’ll develop memories that will be with you forever. Programs operate in Bangkok and Trang, Thailand.
Dates Offered: Choose from start dates year-round and lengths-of-stay from 2-12 weeks.
Costs: The U.S. tax-deductible program fee for a two-week program is $2,588 (£1,408) with each additional week of stay only $297 (£162). The program fee for the one-week Insight Abroad program offered in Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, and Russia is $1,695 (£922). Program fee includes: personalized Volunteer Placement, language instruction, cultural education, food, lodging, transportation to and from all Cross-Cultural Solutions’ placements and programs, pre-departure guidance from headquarters staff, 24-hour access to in-country staff, travel medical and emergency evacuation insurance, and more.
Contact: Cross-Cultural Solutions, 2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801;Tel: 800.380.4777 or 914.632.0022; in the UK call 0845 458 2781/2782; other countries call +44 (0) 1273 666392; Fax: 914.632.8494.
Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org
Website: www.crossculturalsolutions.org
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Volunteer with Primates in Thailand
Join GVI and help care for primates at a sanctuary for injured and abused gibbons in Thailand. This project is located in a mountainous region of the country and has been running since 1991. It houses over 40 gibbons and monkeys at any one time. Once removed from the wild, gibbons are usually unable to live autonomously again, and the continued existence of this center is essential for the gibbons that live there. In preparation for your work you will receive orientation and training, including language workshops and adventure activities. As a volunteer you will assist with the day-to-day running of the sanctuary including feeding, cleaning and caring for the baby apes. There are also opportunities to partake in fundraising and environmental education outreach programs as well.
Dates: 4 to 12 weeks, departures throughout the year
Costs: From $2620 for 4 weeks
Contact in USA: Call toll free 888-653-6028
Contact in UK: 01727 250250
Website: www.gviusa.com
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Globe Aware in Asia
Thailand--Sustaining Thailand's Treasures
A rare opportunity to live and breathe the beauty of Thailand beyond the mass media stereotype – see and participate in how Thais really live and help in solving the problems they have identified. You will find yourself in the most unique environments, possibly interpreting English songs for Buddhist monks on one day and cooking Pad Thai with your Thai family in the evenings. Your proximity to Bangkok (less than 1 hour by bus) and the surrounding treasures in Ayuthaya provide a wealth of opportunity for your free time. This program has an extremely wide range of outreach activities available to you, most of which involve work with Buddhist monks including, but not limited to: Helping at a Nursery, Training for the disadvantaged, enhancing capacity at Rehabilitation Shelter, Emergency Relief, Elderly Care Unit, teaching basic English in impoverished schools, and giving basic computer instruction.
Email: info@globeaware.org
Website: www.globeaware.org.
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Volunteer Abroad in Thailand with Volunteering Solutions
Affordable volunteer programs in India, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Vietnam, Phillipines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Cambodia.
Volunteering Solutions provides International Volunteer Abroad, Volunteer and Travel programs in 10 countries across Asia and Africa. We constantly work to provide affordable and meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers from around the world. Our volunteer abroad programs include both short-term 2-week to long-term 6-month volunteer abroad placements in every country, which volunteers can join throughout the year.
Cost: Costs start at only $650 for 2-week placements.
Dates: All year round.
Email: info@volunteeringsolutions.com
Website: www.volunteeringsolutions.com
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Sea Turtle Project in Thailand
Founded in 2003 with support from the nearby Ranong Coastal Resources Research Station, this project is based on a biosphere reserve established to protect the most extensive mangrove forests remaining in Thailand. Volunteers help the research team monitor the beach for turtle nests, learning how to identify turtle tracks, find nesting turtles, and record tag numbers. Volunteers should be in good physical condition and should have an open, flexible attitude, a genuine love of animals, and the ability to work long hours out of doors. Accommodation and working conditions are rustic, but the areas surrounding the projects are beautiful and the rewards of making a difference to these fascinating creatures are immeasurable. Greenheart Travel is a division of CCI, a non profit founded in 1985 and run by experienced and enthusiastic travelers who participate regularly in their own cultural exchanges.
Dates: December through March.
Cost: Prices start at $1130 for three weeks, including accommodation with other volunteers in communal housing, insurance, full local support and arrival assistance.
Contact: Greenheart Travel, 712 N. Wells St 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654.
Tel: 1.312.944.2544 or toll free 1.866.684.9675.
Email: info@greenhearttravel.org
Website: www.greenhearttravel.org
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Gibbon Rescue Project in Thailand
Volunteer to help save the endangered gibbons (small monkeys) in Thailand. The project is locally run with support from the Thai government and the Asian Wildlife Fund, and is located on Phuket, a beautiful tropical island just off the coast from Bangkok. Participants live in on site housing with other volunteers.
Dates: Flexible, year round. 3 weeks minimum required.
Cost: Three week program is $1130, including lodging in a hostel or shared apartment, insurance, full support and transfers to and from Phuket..
Contact: Greenheart Travel, 712 N. Wells St 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654.
Tel: 1.312.944.2544 or toll free 1.866.684.9675.
Email: info@greenhearttravel.org
Website: www.greenhearttravel.org
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How will you touch the world? Volunteer in Thailand
REAL projects….REAL experience! Work side-by-side with NGOs to find innovative ways to confront development challenges in Thailand – from education efforts to eradicate illiteracy and promote natural resource conservation to micro-business consulting to health campaigns to combat anemia, malnutrition, and HIV/AIDS. More information at www.myproworld.org/internships.htm.
Dates: Year round start dates; 2 – 26 week placements
Cost: Program fees include project work, housing, all meals, onsite transportation, language training, cultural/adventure activities, travel/health insurance, and 24-hour onsite staff support. Program fees can be found online at www.myproworld.org/costs/prices.htm. Scholarships and fundraising support available.
Contact: ProWorld Headquarters, ProWorld Service Corps, 1215 Taylor Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Tel: 877.42WORLD (US & Canada), 870.750.7202 (UK & Europe)
Email: info@myproworld.org
Website: www.myproworld.org
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Projects Abroad in Thailand
Live and work in exciting Thailand. Projects start year-round and last from two weeks to a year. Opportunities exist in teaching, care and conservation. Programs are for ages 16+.
Dates: Start any day you choose.
Cost: From $2,545.
Contact: Projects Abroad, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 903, New York NY 10018.
Tel: US Toll-free 1 888 839 3535.
Email: info@projects-abroad.org
Website: www.projects-abroad.org
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Teach English, Computers in Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia
Knowledge is key to poverty reduction. Teach English, computers, other activities, in charming town and village schools. Stay at our volunteer centers or live with a host family.
Start with a fun and professional 3-day Cross Cultural and Volunteer Training, free for all OpenmindProjects volunteers.
Dates: All year round
Cost: 495 Euros for 2-3 weeks, 595 Euros for 4 weeks, extra weeks 65 Euros
Contact: OpenmindProjects, 856/9 Moo 15, Tanon Prajark, Amphur .Muang, NongKhai, 43000, Thailand
Tel.: +66 87233 5734. Fax: + 66 (0) 42 41 35 78
Email: info@openmindprojects.org
Website: www.openmindprojects.org
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Ecotourism, Save Wildlife. Thailand, Laos, Nepal
People are poor and wildlife threatened. Volunteer in national parks. Eco tourism and elephant/sea turtle protection projects in Thailand, Laos and Nepal. In the mountains, by the sea. Stay with a host family or in a national park. Important 3 day Cross Cultural and Volunteer Training before start, free for all OpenmindProjects volunteers.
Dates: All year round
Cost: From 645 Euros for 1-2 weeks, 795 Euros for 3 - 4 weeks, extra weeks 65 Euros
Contact: OpenmindProjects, 856/9 Moo 15, Tanon Prajark, Amphur .Muang, NongKhai, 43000, Thailand
Tel.: +66 87233 5734. Fax: + 66 (0) 42 41 35 78
Email: info@openmindprojects.org
Website: www.openmindprojects.org
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Child, Health Care. Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal
Poor and sick children in Thailand, Nepal and Cambodia deserve a better future. Join meaningful Child and Health Care projects. Stay with a host family, the school or at the Home. Cross Cultural and Volunteer Training in Thailand before start.
Dates: All year round
Cost: From 495 Euros for 1 - 2 weeks. Extra weeks 65 Euros.
Contact: OpenmindProjects, 856/9 Moo 15, Tanon Prajark, Amphur .Muang, NongKhai, 43000, Thailand
Tel.: +66 87233 5734. Fax: + 66 (0) 42 41 35 78
Email: info@openmindprojects.org
Website: www.openmindprojects.org
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Teach English, computers in Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia
Knowledge is key to poverty reduction. Teach English, computers, other activities, in charming town and village schools. Stay at our volunteer centers or live with a host family.
Start with a fun and professional 3 day Cross Cultural and Volunteer Training, free for all OpenmindProjects volunteers.
Dates: All year round
Cost: 495 Euros for 2-3 weeks, 595 Euros for 4 weeks, extra weeks 65 Euros.
Contact: OpenmindProjects, 856/9 Moo 15, Tanon Prajark, Amphur .Muang, NongKhai, 43000, Thailand
Tel.: +66 87233 5734. Fax: + 66 (0) 42 41 35 78
Email: info@openmindprojects.org
Website: www.openmindprojects.org
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Thailand Wildlife - Ethical Volunteering with a UK Charity
The Thailand Wild Animal Rescue Centre is dedicated to the rescue and re-habilitation of Thailand's wildlife. Many of Thailand's animals are illegally traded, abused in the tourist industry or maltreated. The rescue centre was established to provide these animals with a safe home as close to their natural environment as possible.
Volunteer duties: Preparing food and feeding the bears, primates and other various wildlife. Create enrichments for the animals to provide stimulation, thought and fun. Cleaning the cages and enclosures. Providing the animals with water. Walking in the forest to collect the best leaves for the primates. Maintaining the centre.
Dates: Year round
Cost: From US$630
Contact: Globalteer, 54 Woodchester, Bristol, BS37 8TX, U.K
Email: info@globalteer.org
Website: www.globalteer.org
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Thailand Wildlife - Ethical Volunteering with a UK Charity
The Thailand Wild Animal Rescue Centre is dedicated to the rescue and re-habilitation of Thailand's wildlife. Many of Thailand's animals are illegally traded, abused in the tourist industry or maltreated. The rescue centre was established to provide these animals with a safe home as close to their natural environment as possible.
Volunteer duties: Preparing food and feeding the bears, primates and other various wildlife. Create enrichments for the animals to provide stimulation, thought and fun. Cleaning the cages and enclosures. Providing the animals with water. Walking in the forest to collect the best leaves for the primates. Maintaining the centre.
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Dates: Year round
Cost: From US$860
Contact: Globalteer, 54 Woodchester, Bristol, BS37 8TX, U.K
Email: info@globalteer.org
Website: www.globalteer.org
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Gibbon Rehabilitation Project Thailand
Located in Phuket, the largest Thai island in the Andaman Sea, volunteers will get hands on experience assisting the wardens with caring and rehabilitation of the gibbons. There will also be opportunity to help with the educational programs that teach tourists of the effects that the modern world has upon the gibbons’ habitats. The project works to prevent poaching and deforestation in conjunction with a Thai conservation organisation.
Cost: From £700
Contact: Animal conservation in Thailand
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United Planet
Volunteer In Thailand
United Planet offers 1-12 week volunteer Quests in Ranong, Thailand. Volunteer placements are at
local schools serving both Thai children and Burmese refugees in the Ranong province. Program fee includes meals,
lodging, training, in-country orientation, Thai lessons, excursions and insurance. United Planet is a member of The
Brookings Institution Building Bridges Coalition and was selected by CNN as one of only ten organizations for its "Be
the Change" initiative in 2008.
Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Tel. 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org
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Baan Dada
Volunteer in the Baan Dada Children's Home
Baan Dada Children’s Home is a shelter for displaced migrant minority Karen, Burmese, and Thai
children who are either orphaned or left to us by single mothers due to the political instability in Burma (Myanmar).
There are 60 children currently at the Home. We are looking for volunteers to give daily English lessons, help with
construction, agricultural development, fundraising, maintaining the sponsorship program, and assisting with
administrative duties.
Piloki Village Homestay Program
Piloki Village Homestay is an innovative community project. With the assistance of volunteers
Piloki Village has set up a homestay program where tourists “with a conscious” can live with a family and interact
with the community. We are looking for volunteers to help maintain and improve the program, promote it, help the
leader use the Internet, and also teach English to the locals and the school.
Contact: baandadavolunteer@gmail.com, www.baandada.org
Ban Nai Soi Community Learning Centre
Volunteer as an English Instructor on the Thailand/Burma
The Ban Nai Soi Community Learning Centre is a Center for Hill Tribe children on the Thailand/Burma border who are not able to attend the local high schools. At NSCLC, we provide the opportunity to learn skills needed to continue to University or to provide aid to the student's communities. We are seeking experienced English instructors to volunteer in the community. Room and board included at no cost to the volunteer.
Contact: info@naisoi.org, www.naisoi.org
Burma Volunteer Program (Thailand)
Volunteers teach English to groups of Burmese refugees for at least 14 weeks. Accommodation and food provided. Volunteers have been placed in Mae Sot (near the western Thai-Burma border), Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Mae Sariang, Sangkla Buri, and Um Pang and refugee camps in the north of Thailand.
Contact: maesotel@loxinfo.co.th; www.burmavolunteer.com.
The Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities Centre
Volunteer as a Teacher and Trainer in Thailand
We are looking for foreign volunteers who are willing to teach English and who are willing to train our children in various life skills. These life skills can range from the most practical vocational skills such as sewing, carpentry, agriculture or mechanics to more artisitic and creative skills. We are always looking for visual and performance artists, from classic to contemporary, traditional to modern hip-hop: we are open to many things.
Contact: PO Box 10, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, 57130, Thailand; Tel. +66 (0) 53 733 186; vol@depdc.org; www.depdc.org.
Dragonfly
Volunteer English teaching program in Thailand for 150 fluent speakers. Four to 52 weeks following either 3-day intensive or a 120-hour TEFL training course. Short training course plus placement fee is £350 ($688) for up to 8 weeks plus £10 ($20) per week thereafter. Long training plus placement fee is £1,100 ($2,160). Other volunteer projects in conservation, building, etc.
Contact: 2130 Mookamontri Soi, A. Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand; tel./fax. 011-66-44281 589; martin@thai-dragonfly.com, www.thai-dragonfly.com.
Global Service Corps (GSC)
Volunteer Programs with Local Homestays in Thailand
Offers opportunities for participants to live in Thailand homes while volunteering on service and development projects. Participants live with families who generously introduce their culture, cuisine and customs through excursions and daily interaction, providing a unique cultural experience.! The projects foster grass-roots collaboration, skills-building, and cross-cultural understanding. We help developing communities learn to function more sustainably, while expanding the perspectives of participants as responsible global citizens. Project areas include international health, English (EFL) instruction, HIV/AIDS prevention training and Buddhist immersion. Participants work on meaningful projects in schools, colleges, orphanages, hospitals, health clinics, monasteries, and community and government organizations, depending on their interests. A Bangkok tour, Thai lessons, excursions, and an optional week on one of Thailand’s beautiful islands are included! Undergraduate and graduate level credits qualifying for financial aid available.
Contact: Global Service Corps. 300 Broadway, Suite 28, San Francisco, CA 94133; 415-788-3666 ext. 128, fax 415-788-7324; thailand@globalservicecorps.org , www.globalservicecorps.org.
Global Volunteer Network
Volunteer in Thailand
Assist in a wildlife rescue centre in the Petchaburi province of Thailand, feeding, maintaining and caring for mistreated and domesticated animals.
Contact: info@volunteer.org.nz, www.volunteer.org.nz/thailand
International Humanity Foundation
Help Children in Thailand
The International Humanity Foundation is looking for volunteers for our orphanage in Chiang Rai,
Thailand. The hilltribes in Northern Thailand face many challenges, and it is our mission to arm our children with
the skills, attitudes and knowledge that they will need to have equal opportunities for their future, like other Thai
citizens. Only USD $50 per week to stay at the center.
Contact: volunteering@ihfonline.org, www.ihfonline.org
International Volunteer HQ
IVHQ Volunteer in Thailand
International Volunteer HQ’s partner NGO in Thailand requires volunteers NOW! IVHQ has a range of extremely affordable volunteering opportunities available in the Chiang Rai province working with local villages and hill tribes.
Contact: volunteer@volunteerhq.org, www.volunteerhq.org.
Karen Hilltribes Trust
Teaching English as a Volunteer in Thailand
Live with a Karen family in a rural village in north west Thailand, while teaching English in a local primary or secondary school. This unique opportunity to experience life with the Karen people is open to volunteers of all ages for periods of 2 - 12 months. Contact us via our website for more information.
Contact: volunteer@karenhilltribes.org.uk, www.karenhilltribes.org.uk
Khao lak Education Programme
Tsunami Volunteers in Takuapa, Phang Nga, Thailand
Tsunami Volunteer Center located in Khao lak, Thailand urgently needs 20 English teachers to work in our ESL program in 10 schools in the tsunami affected area of Phang Nga province. Local communities and schools have been devastated by the disaster and need support. Volunteers will teach 3 hours a day on average.
Contact: tsunamiteachers@gmail.com, www.tsunamivolunteer.net
The Mirror Art Foundation
Volunteer Teacher Program in Chiang Rai, Thailand
The Foundation enlists the help of the volunteer teachers to accomplish a variety of projects for and with the Mae Yao community as well as other volunteer community service projects in local hilltribe villages.
Contact: mirrorartgroup@yahoo.com, www.mirrorartgroup.org
Non Formal Education Service Center
Short- and long-term volunteer teaching in disadvantaged corners of Thailand.
Contact: Nua Klong District NFE Ctr., Moo 4/6, Tambol Nua Klong, Amphoe Nua Klong 81130, Krabi Province, Thailand; 011-66-7-563-6488; www.volunteerthailand.com.
SEA Volunteers Program
Volunteer Programs in Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
Offers a variety of volunteer programs, including: teaching English; Child Care; and Community Development. Paid teaching programs, internships, and study tours are also available. See their website for details.
Contact: info@see-thailand.com, www.see-thailand.com
Service Civil International Workcamps SCI US
SCI is an exchange organization that sends volunteers on 2-3 week international work projects and long term 3-12 month opportunities in over 50 countries, including Thailand. The $250 application fee covers lodging, meals, and minimal health insurance. SCI promotes voluntary service to impact social, environmental and humanitarian issues.
Contact: Service Civil International (SCI), 5505 Walnut Level Rd, Crozet, VA, 22932; Tel. 1-206-350-6585.
Email: sciivs.placement@gmail.com. Visit www.sci-ivs.org for an application.
Starfish Ventures Ltd
Volunteer Placements in Thailand
Starfish Ventures is a UK company dedicated to providing long term commitment to projects in Thailand that goes beyond simply placing volunteers. English teaching, turtle conservation, school development and helping hilltribe people are all within our growing list of Ventures.
Visit: www.starfishvolunteers.com
Thai-Experience.org
Volunteer in Thailand - Teach English or Computer
A unique Thai experience as a short-term volunteer vacation or for personal development during a gap year. Travel to Thailand and show what your skills are worth. Teach what you learned in your life and enjoy being with younger people who value you effort.
Contact: sabine@thai-experience.org; www.thai-experience.org
Thailand Service Corps
Volunteer and Internships in Thailand
Thailand Service Corps is a service and learning organization providing opportunities for internships and volunteer participants in Healthcare, Buddhism, and Education. Live with a Thai host.
Contact: tscatelp@aol.com, www.thailandservicecorps.org
Travel to Teach
Teaching English in Thailand
We offer the most inexpensive, flexible and interesting alternatives for a volunteer vacation. Currently we have programs available in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Mexico. You can volunteer for two weeks or two years, it's up to you!
Contact: darcy@travel-to-teach.org, www.travel-to-teach.org
Voluntourists Without Borders
Volunteer Programmes in Northern Thailand
An initiative aimed at using voluntourist labour and donor funding to alleviate rural poverty, protect forests, and promote sustainable eco-tourism. The Initiative puts volunteer labour, and the funding they secure, to work alongside ethnic minority and rural Thai village groups under a programme to establish a world class eco-tourism industry. Project components include, nature trail development, check dam installation, eco camp development, agro forestry and teaching English.
Contact: tiger@loxinfo.co.th, www.voluntourists-without-borders.com
Volunteers in Asia
VIA offers a variety of programs and services which facilitate dialogue and understanding between people–a powerful tool for building peace. A Stanford program, VIA promotes full-circle exchange by providing volunteer and service-learning opportunities in Asia, and educational programs for Asian students in the United States. Programs in China, Indonesia, Japan. Laos, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Visit: www.viaprograms.org
Where There is No Doctor
Volunteer with a non-profit social organization working in the northern part of Thailand among the poor, underprivileged and marginalised hilltribes.
Contact: hilltribes@wherethereisnotadoctor.org, www.riceflow.com/where/volunteer.htm
Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand
Volunteers, ideally with an appropriate background, work with animals such as rehabilitating gibbons.
Contact: volunteer@warthai.org, www.warthai.org.
Worldwide Language Study LLC
Volunteer in Thailand Teaching Orphans
Our Volunteer Program in Thailand helps poor children who are orphans. The project's aim is to provide under-privileged children with an opportunity to gain the lifelong gift of education. The basis of the program is the belief that education can break the cycle of poverty and allow the children to take control of their own lives.
Contact: info@WorldwideLanguageStudy.com, www.worldwidelanguagestudy.com
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