Medical and Social Volunteering in Chiang Rai, Thailand to Help Hill Tribe Villagers

  Thailand

• All Other Areas in Thailand: 
Chiang Rai

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Any time

Description:
Volunteers will work with Dr. Mar Naw in helping to provide free medical care to hill tribe villagers and to complete numerous projects like building toilets and water sanitation systems. Volunteers can also focus on teaching English and playing with the children.

No matter what skills you have, your generous help is desperately needed and no matter what your skills are, they can be applied to better the lives of the many hill tribe villagers.

Volunteers will usually spend a few days at a village at a time and then move onto one of the other villages (there are several dozen different villages). In between stops are made into town to pick up supplies and food. Volunteers sleep with a different family in each village and will have the opportunity to cook and eat with their host family. Volunteers always travel with Dr. Mar Naw and will at times have access to internet.

Highlights:
* Live with the Hill Tribe villagers
* Work with a smaller NGO that is run 100% by volunteers and that gives 100% of money collected to bettering the lives of the Hill Tribe villagers
* Teach the children English and play with them
* Help in the projects

Qualifications: Complete an application and read and accept the rules from our website

Cost in US$: $200 US... can be done for free though

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Someone who is open and desires to contribute any way they can to better the lives of Hill Tribe villagers. People of all ages have successfully volunteered. Volunteers just must be willing to follow the rules outlined at www.wtinad.org

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 1-100+ have been done before

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Where There Is Not a Doctor's Mission Statement: To advance the understanding of and to improve the health, development, and quality of life both for children and adults in high-risks situation: Retroviral drugs, Drug abuse, Acute and Chronic illness.

Year Founded: 2004