Description

Through this volunteer program, you will focus your volunteer efforts on improving the day to day lives of Thai Orphans from the Singburi region. Volunteer duties include:

* Informal teaching and assisting with school work
* After school activities such as sports, arts workshops and games
* Organic gardening
* Initiating special environmental awareness campaigns like Clean up the Orphanage
* Maintenance of the orphanage buildings and grounds
* Renovation and light construction projects

Additionally, each month a unique volunteer project will be offered for all participants involved in this initiative.

During your stay you will live in our beautiful eco campus about 15 minutes outside of town.

Highlights

During the program volunteers will receive cultural tours around Singburi, Lopburi, and Ayutthaya. Thai language, culture and cooking classes are also offered. On the weekends volunteers are encouraged to travel to places of interest in Thailand. There are local coordinators on site that are happy to assist you with travel plans.

Qualifications

- Minimum age 17 (it is possible to arrange a family package)
- Good level of English
- Motivation to work with children and meet new cultures
- Able to work in hot and humid climate
- Full travel and medical insurance
- Immunizations (please consult your doctor)

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

505 for 1 week, 175 for each extra week

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

- Accommodation: Eco lodge campus with double rooms
- Food: 3 Thai Cuisine meals a day, 2 meals per day during the weekend.
- Airport pickup: Included on arrival when working for 2 weeks or more
- Excursions: Local cultural tours in the area
- Orientation kit: Full project details will be sent following registration
- Training: Pre-departure preparation and training in Sing Buri
- Support: Local in-country team and 24hr emergency support

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Volunteers with GoEco are united by their passion for travel and desire to help people. Our volunteers are from all over the world, representing a host of religions, cultures, and languages. Ultimately, GoEco volunteers are fun-loving, adventurous, and outgoing agents for change.

Age Range

18-70

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Guest House

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone/Video Interview

GoEco - Volunteer Abroad's Mission Statement

(1) Encourage ecological and volunteer tourism that promotes sustainable development (2) Enable travelers to experience different and more rewarding kinds of tourism. (3) Encourage travelers to volunteer for the benefit of others and thus to serve as a good-will ambassador to other countries in the world. (4) Encourage travelers from all over the world to come to Israel for ecological and community-based projects, in both the Arab and Jewish sectors, and experience firsthand the unique cultural and natural diversity in this region. (5) Support environmental and humanitarian projects that promote understanding and good will between ethnic societies in Israel. (6) Conduct further research in the field of ecological tourism, such as the 'Ecological Footprint' as a tool for sustainable tourism development. (7) Establish an in-depth and up-to-date data base of the relevant projects worldwide. (8) Create a platform from which to explore the various organizations that support the environment and actively encourage volunteering.

Year Founded

2005