Best Volunteer Program in Rural Thailand!

  Thailand

Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks and 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks

Description: This project is unique in Southeast Asia. Applicants should be 20-29 years old and willing to rough it when needed! Our next round of projects will focus on homestays. We have selected twenty target schools in rural provinces to work with. These schools have agreed to provide food and accommodation to our volunteers in exchange for their teaching in the classroom 3-4 hours per day.

Though we teach very poor students in the most remote provinces of Thailand, our homestays are quite comfortable. Volunteers get a Western style house, a proper bed, bathroom, and three fine Thai meals a day. You will either live with a Thai family or have your own house in the community. Indeed, one reason Volunthai has been so successful is because the Thais take such good care of their guests.

Unlike other volunteer programs, Volunthai does not pay the schools or host families to take care of you. Theyre doing it to help their students and because they trust us to choose attractive and likeable volunteers for them. It is important to understand that Volunthai isnt a sophisticated international organization, but simply a close network of schools that we know personally and wish to help.

The minimum commitment is one month.

Highlights: The motto of Volunthai is: Expect the unexpected. If you are not flexible, patient, or adaptable, you will not enjoy life in rural Thailand.

Qualifications: You may apply if you meet at least six of these seven requirements:

* Have a college degree
* At least twenty years old
* Have some teaching or volunteer experience
* Dont drink or smoke every day
* Likeable personality and tidy appearance
* Outgoing, creative, and independent
* Willing to adapt to another culture

Background: Teaching in rural Thailand does not require any special training.

Minimum Education: Bachelors

Cost in US$: 150/month

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: College graduate, positive attitude, curious about Thai culture, team player, willing to rough it a bit when needed.

Age Range: 20-29

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

Participants Travel to Thailand Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of 6

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Volunthai: Volunteers for Thailand's Mission Statement: Volunthai provides volunteer English teachers with homestay placements in rural Thai schools.

Year Founded: 2000