Description:
Volunteer at orphan homes, children centers or nursery schools. In a village or town, in Thailand, Cambodia or Nepal.
Volunteers can stay with a local host family, a teacher or at OpenmindProjects volunteer houses/centers.
Locations: (for more information, please download the brochure by clicking the Download Link at the top of this page).
Thailand
Northeast Thailand Child Centers and Nursery Schools
- Ban Pako Nursery school
- Ban Dua Child Center
- Tungfon Culture Camp
South Thailand Orphan and Tsunami Schools
- Ao Nang Primary School and Tsunami Learning Center, Ao Nang, Krabi, South
- Orphan Home/School in Khao Phanom, Krabi, South
- Rajaprajanukhor School and Home for tsunami orphans, Bangsak, Pang Nga,
Cambodia
- Poveal Pagoda
- Hope of Children Orphanage
Nepal
- Nepal Bal Mandir, Nepal Children's Organization, Kathmandu
- Birendra Shanty Child Home, Balaju, Kathmandu
- Kanti Children's Hospital in Kathmandu
- Childrens' Home. Chitwon, South Nepal
Highlights:
Volunteers activate children together with local staff but often there is also English teaching involved.
Volunteers can also help improve the environment, creating a calming and learning friendly atmosphere by using OpenmindProjects special guidelines.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
Open to all volunteers who can speak English.
For certain projects a reference or police report is required.
Language:
English
Cost in US$: From 550
Cost Includes:
Food,
Housing,
In-country orientation/Training,
In-country staff support,
Pre-departure orientation/Training,
Registration fees
and Written materials abroad
Salary / Pay: Stipends available for volunteers from developing countries
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
building schools,
childcare/children,
education,
English teaching,
health care,
literacy,
nursing,
orphans,
popular education,
primary education,
public education,
teaching
and volunteering
Typical Volunteer: Flexible, caring, independent and creative
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements:
Apartment/Flat,
Group living
and Home-stays
Participants Travel to Cambodia
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
- Letters of Reference
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
- Resume
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time Is One - two weeks
Post Services Include:
Open mind projects's Mission Statement: Open Mind Projects is a bridge to knowledge and cross-cultural understanding, bridging digital and knowledge divides between rich and poor.
Open Mind Projects arranges placements for international volunteers to schools, Orphan Homes, other institutions and projects, in Thailand and Laos. Open Mind Projects cooperates with these schools and institutions with learning ideas, technology and international volunteers.
Schools and other learning/youth institutions in developing nations are understaffed and under resources. New information technology and international volunteers help offset this advantage.
Open Mind Projects wants to facilitate valuable cross-cultural experience, personal development, for volunteers and local childeren and students.
An opportunity to learn about other cultures while making local and international friends, within an affordable backpacker budget.
Year Founded: 2001