Trip Highlights
- Volunteer for childcare in Chiang Mai and contribute to the development and welfare of children
- Responsibilities include taking care of children, teaching them, assisting the local staff and making a congenial atmosphere for the kids
- At some of the placements, volunteers can also assist in administrative tasks at the child care centers or in their fundraising activities
- Volunteers who have an interest in teaching and are good with kids should opt for the project
- Volunteers can travel around during the weekends. Chiang Mai, which is a part of Northern Thailand, is well known as a lively backpacking destination
Overview
Overview
The Childcare Volunteer Program in Thailand, Chiang Mai is dedicated to the welfare and development of the children in need in the city. Volunteers joining this project will be placed and working at children’s home placements. The children at these childcare centers fall in the age group of 4 to 16 years and are in dire need of love, affection, and care. Volunteering for children in Thailand at these children’s homes is a challenging and satisfying experience at the same time. Many of the children are of ethnic hill tribe descent, which is different than Thai ethnicity. The contribution of volunteers is helpful at two levels. Firstly, they can help with daily tasks at the center which would, in turn, help the local staff. Secondly, they can spend time with the children and give them much-needed love and attention, which they are deprived of. Simply spending time with the girls at the center also helps them to a great extent.
The project involves 5 days of work in a week for around 4-5 hrs. This can also vary on a day to day basis. Majority of the volunteers working in this project stay at volunteer house accommodation and work at the children's home. At one of the project placements, volunteers stay within the childcare center itself in the separate volunteer accommodation.
Program Requirements
Program Requirements
?Volunteers must be 18 years or older at the time of joining the project. Participants should have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. Volunteers need to be flexible and open-minded. You should also be proactive and have an ability to take initiative All volunteers must provide additional documents such as a clean criminal background check report, Resume/CV and passport copy prior to joining the program.
Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
Joining a volunteer project for childcare in Thailand brings along a high level of responsibility and dedication. Volunteer, typically, will be required to execute the following tasks;
- Volunteers will spend time with the children
- Help at Children’s home with cooking and cleaning
- Try to engage the children in different activities; such as sports, games, arts and, crafts.
- Help them with their homework, etc.
- Devote their entire project to maintenance tasks like painting, tending grounds or fixing appliances; along with working for the children at the childcare center.
Volunteer Work Schedule
Volunteer Work Schedule
Volunteers joining the childcare program in Thailand, Chiang Mai is required to follow a basic routine on a daily basis. This covers everything from meals to volunteer work and back. It must be noted that every placement functions at a different pace and on separate timelines making the schedule slightly differ at times. A generic daily schedule for volunteers is as follows;
- Friday: Arrival in Chiang Mai
- Saturday: Orientation + neighborhood familiarization tour. The orientation session will
- be conducted by the local coordinator, covering topic areas; such as safety, culture, language, places to visit, behavior, food, and other suggestion over things to do in Chiang Mai.
- Sunday: City tour of Chiang Mai + Language classes
- Mon to Fri: Volunteer work
- Breakfast - To be self-cooked (ration is provided at the accommodation, volunteers need to cook by themselves)
- Working hours at the placement - 03:00 pm to 07:30 pm
- Lunch - 12:00 pm onwards (volunteers can cook themselves at volunteer house or can eat at any of the eating joints outside)
- Dinner - To be managed by volunteers on their own outside
The same volunteer work schedule continues for the coming weeks
Weekends: Free to explore the city
Note: Please note, the schedule may vary depending on the particular project the volunteer is participating in
Living
Living
Volunteering Solutions provides end to end services as far as living arrangements of the volunteers are concerned. VolSol volunteers just have to land at the placement destination and the rest is on us to arrange it for you.
Airport Transfer
Volunteers are picked up from the Chiang Mai International Airport in Chiang Mai by the coordinator or representative. Volunteers who’d be present already in Chiang Mai will be met by the staff at a designated meeting point decided beforehand. Please note that volunteers are provided pickup from the airport between 8am and 8pm only.
Orientation
All volunteers are provided with a two day orientation before starting their project work. The Orientation session covers areas like, local Thai culture, greetings, locations, transportation etc. Volunteers are also given a half day city tour of Chiang Mai and are given a cultural welcome dinner to make them feel immersed in the local culture.
Accommodation
Volunteers are provided accommodation in a volunteer’s home in Chiang Mai. Accommodation is shared with other volunteers. The volunteer house accommodations are located in safe and secure neighborhoods within the Chiang Mai city. We have two volunteer homes in Chiang Mai which are very centrally located. The volunteer home accommodation has air-conditioned bedrooms that provide respite from the hot, sunny days of northern Thailand. The accommodation has a large comfortable living room in which you can relax,watch movies or just surf the internet in your free time.
Meals
All ingredients for breakfast are provided and volunteers can cook their own breakfast at the volunteer home. Lunch is usually taken at the project site and for dinner you can choose to head out to numerous restaurants and cafe’s in Chiang Mai city.
During your Free Time
Volunteers can take part in the Thai Cookery classes or Thai Massage course which are available all around Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai also boasts of restaurants of every international cuisine. During the weekends, you can travel to the cities of Pai , Chiang Rai or fly down to the capital city of Bangkok.
Dates
Dates
2024
2025
January
February
March
April
May
03
17
31
June
14
28
July
12
August
02
16
30
September
October
04
18
November
01
15
29
December
13
January
03
17
31
February
14
28
March
14
April
May
02
16
30
June
13
July
04
18
August
01
15
29
September
12
October
03
17
31
November
14
28
December
12
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Costs
Costs
Please Note: -An application fee of £179 is charged over and above the program fee as an application payment.
What are you Paying for?
- 24 hrs Assistance and support from Staff
- Comprehensive Pre- Departure Information
- Airport Pickup
- 2 Day Orientation and half day city tour
- Cultural Dinner and Show
- Food - 2 meals a day
- Accommodation
- Travel & Medical Insurance (Available at an extra cost)
- Certificate Of Completion (Upon Request)
What's NOT included?
- Airfare
- Visa Fee
- Return Airport Drop
- Local Transportation
- Vaccinations
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