Description

Teach English and computer skills at Openmind Projects Volunteer and Training Center in NongKhai by the Mekong River, the gateway to Laos.

Teach our Thai, Lao, Khmer, Burmese trainees who come from poor families and are sponsored by Openmind Projects and its volunteers. Teach also local school children, at a Buddhist temple.
You teach daytime and weekdays.

At our Community Development and Training Center you will become part of the local community and befriend and get to know the people and culture and learn to speak some Thai, maybe Lao, Khmer or Burmese. Learn to cook local food, take part in holiday camps!

Highlights

NongKhai provides a perfect setting for the less experienced volunteer. Popular with backpackers, many heading for Laos.

Our Head Office and Volunteer and Training Center, with wireless Internet, volunteer office, bedrooms and relax area, garden and tennis court, is located here, making it the ideal placement if you feel like a soft volunteering start.

The Mekong River separates Thailand from Laos, but lifestyle, language, and culture is the same. The most convenient way to Laos is by way of NongKhai, a town in the heart of Indochina and on the shore of the legendary Mekong River, with the Friendship Bridge linking Laos to Thailand. Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is just a 30-minute drive from NongKhai!

Walk along the streets of NongKhai, along the river! Soak up the exotic Indochinese atmosphere. It could be anybody's favorite pastime. Eat at one of the many Thai, Isan, Vietnamese, Chinese, even Western, 'farang', restaurants. Food is easy to find, delicious and cheap, from 20 Baht and up!

Qualifications

English and open mind

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Starting from 195

Cost Includes:

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

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Computer Training
• English Teaching
• Teaching
• Youth

Typical Volunteer

Curious, helpful, energetic, flexible

Age Range

18 plus

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Home-stays
• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

One - two weeks

Open mind projects's Mission Statement

To bridge the knowledge divide between the rich and poor. We do this by helping the underprivileged gain access to better learning opportunities with the help of modern information technology and international volunteers; To contribute to the fight against increasing threats to our environment, nature, and wildlife; To offer international volunteers unique opportunities to help bridge knowledge divides and to help save nature, while growing as persons in our grassroots education and eco projects.

Year Founded

2001