Mid- and Long Term Volunteering
Program Description:
- Volunteers are required to work at least 6 hours a day, 5 days a week and to contribute to daily chores.
- Holidays will be organized according to the Thai calendar and volunteers will be able to have a longer break after each two months of service. Any longer break should be discussed and arranged with the coordinator.
- When at the base volunteers will only cook and receive vegetarian meals; they will not be allowed to consume or stock alcohol and smoking should be limited to restricted areas (especially when students are present).
- The living conditions are simple and Thai style: there is no hot water, washing machine or telephone in the house, and volunteers sleep together on the second floor. If volunteers have special needs, those should be communicated to the office when applying. We will try to accommodate those needs when possible.
Denrat Village -Denrat Village – Education and Teaching
Location:
Denrat, Roiet Province, North East of Thailand – Denrat is a small village in rural Thailand. The closest urban area is 10 km away.
Aims of the Project
- To promote non formal education and learning
- To teach foreign languages to the students
- To stimulate intercultural learning
Project Activities
- Formal and non-formal English Teaching
- Entertainment activities for children and students
- Education
Volunteer Requirements
- Intermediate level of English
- Interest in education and cultural diversity
- Motivated to spend a consequent amount of time with children
- Reliable and responsible
- Able/willing to live in a collective setting
- Ready to adapt to simple living conditions
Volunteer Tasks
- To organise and hold English lessons
- To contribute to the organisation of non formal work shops at the base
- To organise games and entertaining activities for children
- To contribute to the overall project
Accommodation
Accommodation is provided in a collective setting. The Volunteer will share his/her room and the other facilities with other volunteers and the MLTV coordinator/s. Facilities are simple and Thai style (no hot water, no internet, no telephone, no washing machine). Volunteers manage the daily chores (including cooking).
Length: 2,3,4,5 or 6 months (start the first Monday of each month)
Lead Time: 3 months
Application Requirements
- 18 years old and over
- Complete application form
Program Fee*:
Please contact us for current prices.
*Please note that payments in different currencies will be charged in Australian dollars according to the exchange rate of the day. You can check the accurate conversion rates at the time of payment at www.xe.com/ucc. Please also note that an international transfer fee of AUD$35 will apply.
Denrat Village -Denrat Village – Social, Children and Youth
Location:
Denrat, Roiet Province, North East of Thailand – Denrat is a small village in rural Thailand. The closest urban area is 10 km away.
Aims of the Project
- To support the families in taking care of the children
- To provide non formal education solutions
- To provide entertainment to the children/youth
- To stimulate intercultural learning
Project Activities
- Youth club
- Entertainment activities
- Sport activities and tournaments
- Non formal education work shops
- General assistance to children after school hours
Volunteer Requirements
- Intermediate level of English
- Interest in education, sport and cultural diversity
- Practice and/or knowledge of sport activities
- Motivated to spend a consequent amount of time with children
- Reliable and responsible
- Able/willing to live in a collective setting
- Ready to adapt to simple living conditions
Volunteer Tasks
- To organise, promote and manage activities in the framework of a Youth Club
- To organise, promote and manage sport activities and tournaments
- To support the development and the management of a library
- To organise games and entertaining activities for children
- To contribute to the overall project
Accommodation
Accommodation is provided in a collective setting. The Volunteer will share his/her room and the other facilities with other volunteers and the MLTV coordinator/s. Facilities are simple and Thai style (no hot water, no internet, no telephone, no washing machine). Volunteers manage the daily chores (including cooking).
Length: 2,3,4,5 or 6 months (start the first Monday of each month)
Lead Time: 3 months
Application Requirements
- 18 years old and over
- Complete application form
Program Fee*:
Please contact us for current prices.
*Please note that payments in different currencies will be charged in Australian dollars according to the exchange rate of the day. You can check the accurate conversion rates at the time of payment at www.xe.com/ucc. Please also note that an international transfer fee of AUD$35 will apply.
Denrat Village – Environmentalism and Agriculture
Location:
Denrat, Roiet Province, North East of Thailand – Denrat is a small village in rural Thailand. The closest urban area is 10 km away.
Aims of the Project
- to promote sustainable development
- to promote and develop organic farming
- to provide environmental education in a non formal setting
Project Activities
- set up of recycling systems/treatment of the garbage
- tree nursery and tree planting
- organic agriculture (farming and promotion of best practices)
- general environmental education
Volunteer Requirements
- Intermediate level of English
- Interest in environment, agriculture and education
- Ready for physical demanding work
- Motivated to develop education activities with children (in cooperation with other volunteers)
- Reliable and responsible
- Able/willing to live in a collective setting
- Ready to adapt to simple living conditions
Volunteer Tasks
- To support the development and the implementation of environmental education for children and adults
- To contribute to the creation and management of the recycling system/garbage treatment system
- To contribute to the development of organic vegetable gardens in the temples, the house and the village
- To contribute to the production and promotion of organic fertilizers
- To plant trees and clean the forest
- To contribute to campaigning activities
- To contribute to the overall project
Accommodation
Accommodation is provided in a collective setting. The Volunteer will share his/her room and the other facilities with other volunteers and the MLTV coordinator/s. Facilities are simple and Thai style (no hot water, no internet, no telephone, no washing machine). Volunteers manage the daily chores (including cooking).
Length: 2,3,4,5 or 6 months (start the first Monday of each month)
Lead Time: 3 months
Application Requirements
- 18 years old and over
- Complete application form
Program Fee*:
Please contact us for current prices.
*Please note that payments in different currencies will be charged in Australian dollars according to the exchange rate of the day. You can check the accurate conversion rates at the time of payment at www.xe.com/ucc. Please also note that an international transfer fee of AUD$35 will apply.