Volunteer for Orphans, Street Families, AIDS Children. Volunteer at Homes and Hospitals in Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia

  Cambodia

Phnom Penh

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu

  Thailand

Rural Areas

Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Immediate

Description: Volunteers are wanted at hospitals, health clinics, Homes, in villages in Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia. You will assist nurses, doctors, other staff, teach English to staff or children, activate children, depending on background and interest.

For more information contact Open mind Projects.

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All volunteers are, welcome to maybe the best and free Volunteer Orientation in SE Asia, before they start, with very practical culture, language and volunteer training.
The training takes place in the heart of Indochina, in Thailand, on the border to Laos, at OpenmindProjects own Volunteer and Training Center in Nongkhai town.

The training is open to other travelers too, at a special fee.

Highlights: Volunteer at the Krabi Hospital by the sea in Thailand, or at an AIDS Home in the north of Thailand, at a Health Center on an island, a Hospital for Children in Nepal, a Home for Street Families in Cambodia.
Combine one placement with another,seemore of SE ASia

Volunteers get a chance to work in the field, and interact with local people.

You will learn much about the health and social conditions of poor people, about insufficient health care and social services but dedicated locals doing as best they can.

Qualifications: Projects are ideal for medical students, nurses, social workers, but also teachers and other volunteers interested in health and social issues.

Doctors with experience are of course also very welcome, an ideal chance to experience first hand health care in a developing country.

Minimum Education: Associates

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Open mind projects volunteers are mature, independent, flexible and open minded. Volunteers speak good English and are computer literate.

Age Range: +18

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

Participants Travel Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• Job and Internship Network

Open mind projects's Mission Statement: Open Mind Projects is a bridge to knowledge and cross-cultural understanding, bridging digital and knowledge divides between rich and poor. Open Mind Projects arranges placements for international volunteers to schools, Orphan Homes, other institutions and projects, in Thailand and Laos. Open Mind Projects cooperates with these schools and institutions with learning ideas, technology and international volunteers. Schools and other learning/youth institutions in developing nations are understaffed and under resources. New information technology and international volunteers help offset this advantage. Open Mind Projects wants to facilitate valuable cross-cultural experience, personal development, for volunteers and local childeren and students. An opportunity to learn about other cultures while making local and international friends, within an affordable backpacker budget.

Year Founded: 2001