Drug & Alcohol Recovery Volunteering in Cambodia

Find out why more and more people are choosing to become a Love Volunteer! Love Volunteers is the most affordable way to volunteer and help local communities in developing countries! Why are we cheaper than other organisations? Firstly, we are just a handful of passionate people working hard to help volunteers and local communities around the world. We don't have huge overheads - no company cars, no downtown office - we're just volunteers who knew we could do a better job. Secondly, we work with local organisations wherever we can to keep administration costs to a minimum and also to feed as much money and skills into the local communities where we operate. All of Love Volunteers partner organisations have been fully vetted to ensure that, not only does a genuine need for assistance exist, but that the environments that we place our volunteers are safe and of high quality. Choose from one or more of our 200+ amazing community-based programs in 37 developing countries around the world. Every program has been personally visited by one of our dedicated staff members and is regularly audited to ensure it meets our high standards in terms of safety, sustainability, and local impact.

Sign-up for our medical volunteering programs abroad if you are a medical or healthcare student who is aspiring for a medical career but needs real-time training and mentoring. You don’t necessarily have to have a medical degree, as requirements are different for each program. There are even pre-med volunteer abroad programs specifically for school leavers who are considering studying medicine in the future. We also offer customised placements for those seeking medical electives or medical internships abroad. Most of our medical electives abroad placement require that you spend 5-7 hours at our partner hospital or clinic as an observer of the daily routines of medical staff. You will be assigned a doctor or a department who will mentor you and may call upon you to assist with basic tasks such as taking vitals and treating minor wounds under the supervision of the local doctors. Our medical electives are offered in developing countries such as Philippines, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Peru and Costa Rica.

People and Places supports a range of health initiatives based in and around Siem Reap, and volunteers will be placed on a project according to their particular skills and experience. Opportunities include working in community centers in rural villages where subsistence farmers and fishermen live in communities lacking piped water, sewage systems, and basic healthcare services we would otherwise take for granted. Another placement involves working with the lake doctors who send floating clinics to remote villages in and around Tonle Sap Lake. The following skilled/qualified volunteers will be welcomed in these projects: * Registered doctors, dentists, and nurse practitioners to help the Lake Clinic team * Occupational therapists, speech therapists, and physiotherapists * Nutritionists * Healthcare professionals can help organize and deliver workshops in basic health and hygiene * Drug and alcohol therapists