Mongolia Volunteer

  Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

Length of Position: Minimum of a week
Dates: Please inquire for the specific dates

Description: The idea of volunteering is new to most Mongolians. However, Mongolia, despite its auspicious history, is now one of the poorest countries in the globe, so your help is immensely appreciated and greatly needed. You will have the choice of being able to volunteer in language centres, orphanages or working in schools.

* School volunteers
Volunteers who work in schools will be teaching mainly English to the students.

* Volunteers for the Orphanage
Help is needed in many of the orphanages throughout Mongolia, and whilst on this programme you will be sited in Ulaanbaatar helping in classes of around 20-30 children who are all aged between four to eighteen years old. Some of the orphanage's children have mental or physical disabilities.

* Volunteers at the Language Centre
You have the chance as a volunteer to help with language centres based in Ulaanbaatar. More and more young people, along with Mongolian businessmen and women attend these centres to improve their spoken English.

Highlights: Mongolia stirs up visions of the wild and the untamed  the warlord Genghis Khan, camels strolling in the Gobi Desert and wild horses galloping across the steppes. Mongolia still seems like the end of the earth and only when you have been encompassed by its vastness do you begin to wonder if you have stepped into another century, rather than another country. Mongolia is not only famous for its interesting landscapes but its climate is well known to be full of extremes, hot summers and freezing winters. It currently remains one of the few great adventure destinations in Asia.

The volunteer work takes place in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. You will then enjoy a week's tour of Mongolia for a week with its highlights of Karakorum, Gun-Galuut nature reserve and Hustai national park.

Qualifications:
- The minimum age allowed on this programme is 18 years; the maximum age is dependant on the health of the potential participant.

Cost in US$: GBP439 - GBP969

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Mongolia Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other

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