Volunteer in Asia

Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer Abroad for the Experience of a Lifetime! Volunteer in Asia Experience another culture like never before while making a real difference in people’s lives. You’ll gain perspectives and insights into the local culture and yourself. It’s an exciting and personally inspiring experience, and you’ll develop memories that will be with you forever. Programs operate in India (New Delhi and Dharamsala), China (Xian) and Thailand (Bangkok and Trang). Dates Offered: Choose from start dates year-round and lengths-of-stay from 2-12 weeks. Contact: Cross-Cultural Solutions, 2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801; Tel: 800.380.4777 or 914.632.0022; in the UK call 0845 458 2781/2782; other countries call +44 (0) 1273 666392; Fax: 914.632.8494. Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org Web site: www.crossculturalsolutions.org

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Volunteer in Laos Enjoy the amazing culture and traditions of Laos, the “Land of a Million Elephants”, teaching novice Buddhist monks and community members in the Royal City of Luang Prabang, a city of silent saffron robed monks and ancient monasteries on the mighty Mekong River. In Laos, many rural boys move to urban areas to ordain as Buddhist monks for low-cost living and for the opportunity of an education. As a GVI volunteer, you will teach English – the most popular subject – to the monks at Wat Siphoutthabat School in Luang Prabang, helping the school’s few staff to provide their students with an excellent education. Volunteers will have time off at weekends to explore the local area and can take a boat trip up the Mekong to the Pak Ou Caves, swim in the Khuang Si Waterfalls, watch the sunset from the top of Mount Phu Si, take a tour of the night market, raft, trek or even take an elephant tour.
	Dates: 2 to 12 week durations available, visit the website for upcoming start dates Costs: From $1190 for 2 weeks Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this teaching English abroad project
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Volunteer to Conserve the Orangutans in Sumatra Joining this unique and fascinating volunteer program will take you to investigate the way that orangutans in the Sumatran jungle self-medicate in order to treat illness and combat parasites. As part of a 13-day team on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, volunteers receive the scientific training required to enable you to partake in data collection / entry, observation and to be able to trek into the jungle in search of these fascinating apes. As well as being a part of this potentially vital wildlife research and conservation effort, you will have the opportunity to experience several different Sumatran ecosystems, which range from vast mountains to lowland rainforest. These ecosystems are home to many interesting species, such as the giant flying squirrel and the Sumatran elephant, as well as the majestic orangutans.
	Dates: Visit the website for upcoming start dates and durations Costs: The 2 week program costs $1289. Students may be eligible for the discounted price of approximately $990 Email Contact: info@gviworld.com Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK) Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this wildlife conservation project
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How will you touch the world? Volunteer in India or Thailand REAL projects….REAL experience! Work side-by-side with NGOs to find innovative ways to confront development challenges in Asia – from education efforts to eradicate illiteracy and promote natural resource conservation to micro-business consulting to health campaigns to combat anemia, malnutrition, and HIV/AIDS. More information at www.myproworld.org/internships.htm. Dates: Year round start dates; 2 – 26 week placements Cost: Program fees include project work, housing, all meals, onsite transportation, language training, cultural/adventure activities, travel/health insurance, and 24-hour onsite staff support. Program fees can be found online at www.myproworld.org/costs/prices.htm. Scholarships and fundraising support available. Contact: ProWorld Headquarters, ProWorld Service Corps, 1215 Taylor Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA Tel: 877.42WORLD (US & Canada), 870.750.7202 (UK & Europe) Email: info@myproworld.org Website: www.myproworld.org

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India Volunteer Program Gap year and volunteer work in India is the most rewarding experience. Shake Hands, a volunteer program in India, offers various volunteer, gap year and summer projects starting at USD $375 for Teaching projects, Orphanage work, Child Care, Street Children Education, Women Empowerment, Sports volunteering, Summer programs, and Gap Year projects in the beautiful regions of Jaipur, Dharamshala, Rural Rajasthan, Delhi, Bangalore. Dates: Choose from start dates year-round and lengths-of-stay from 2-12 weeks. Costs: India Volunteer Program offers one of the most affordable Volunteer, Gap Year and Summer Program in India in this competitive and expensive time. Compared to many international and local agencies, our fees are substantially lower. But we are committed to providing excellent, quality volunteer and gap year projects that efficiently use the fees we receive. The program cost starts from USD $375 for 2 week duration. Email: info@volunteersindia.org Website: www.volunteersindia.org

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Ecotourism, Save Wildlife. Thailand, Laos, Nepal People are poor and wildlife threatened. Volunteer in national parks. Eco tourism and elephant/sea turtle protection projects in Thailand, Laos and Nepal. In the mountains, by the sea. Stay with a host family or in a national park. Important 3 day Cross Cultural and Volunteer Training before start, free for all OpenmindProjects volunteers. Dates: All year round Cost: From 645 Euros for 1-2 weeks, 795 Euros for 3 - 4 weeks, extra weeks 65 Euros Contact: OpenmindProjects, 856/9 Moo 15, Tanon Prajark, Amphur .Muang, NongKhai, 43000, Thailand Tel.: +66 87233 5734. Fax: + 66 (0) 42 41 35 78 Email: info@openmindprojects.org Website: www.openmindprojects.org

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Volunteer in the Himalayas Nepali NGO is in need of volunteer English teachers to work alongside Nepali teachers in a new boarding school. The students are younger (as young as 5), and being a remote location, it is some students’ first prolonged contact with westerners. Depending on the abilities of the volunteer and the resources available, there is also the possibility of teaching art, music, or physical education programs. Other types of volunteers needed are organic farmers to help in the school’s garden and those with a medical background. Dates: Year-round Cost: $75 processing fee plus $70 (the Nepali equivalent) paid every month to a host family to cover food and lodging Contact: Beau Miller, Project Manager, Village Environment Community Gangkharka (VEC), PO Box 23087, Kathmandu, Nepal Email: vecgangkharka@gmail.com Website: www.vec.org.np

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Volunteer in Asia ELI partners with local organizations in Thailand, India, Nepal, the Philippines, Vietnam, and China to match volunteers with local organizations in need of volunteers. All placements are made on an individual basis depending on the skills and goals of the volunteer, the needs of the organization, and the length of the program. Programs are available throughout the year for lengths of time varying from two weeks to six months.
	Cost: Program fees start at $515. The cost will depend on the country and duration of the program. Program fees include airport pickup, accommodation, and meals. Dates: Programs are available throughout the year and dates are flexible. Contact: Experiential Learning International, 2828 N. Speer Blvd. Suite 230, Denver, CO 80211 Tel.: 303-321-8278 Email: info@eliabroad.org Website: www.eliabroad.org
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Bangladesh Work Camps Association (BWCA)
Volunteers are placed in 2-week community development camps between October and March to promote environmental, health education, literacy, and sanitation.

Contact: 289/2 Workcamp Rd., North Shajahanpur, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh; fax. 011-880-2-956- 5506; bwca@bangla.net; www.mybwca.org.

Global Crossroads
Volunteer in Asia Combo
In ther Asia Combo volunteer program, Global Crossroad offers a rare opportunity of exploring and experiencing any of two great countries of Asia with one program fee. Global Crossroad's Asia Combo brings some of the most extraordinary travel and volunteer abroad experiences to participants by combing service projects, travel, village stays, and explorations of new cultures. Global Crossroad invites volunteers to take this extraordinary opportunity to further enrich your Asia experience, serve communities in great need – returning home with ever-lasting memories of lifetime with the knowledge that a difference had been made.

Contact: info@globalcrossroad.com, www.globalcrossroad.com

Global Volunteer Network in Asia
Volunteer in China
Teach English in the Shandong Province of China. Volunteers may teach at primary, secondary or university level in either a rural or urban school.
Volunteer in Vietnam
Participate in volunteer programs in the coastal cities of Da Nang, Tam Ky and Hoi An, including orphanage and teaching projects.

Contact: info@volunteer.org.nz, www.volunteer.org.nz

Global Volunteers
Volunteer in China
Volunteer projects in rural and urban China.

Contact: chinavolunteer@globalvolunteers.org, www.volunteerinchina.org

Globe Aware in Asia
Thailand—Sustaining Thailand's Treasures
A rare opportunity to live and breathe the beauty of Thailand beyond the mass media stereotype – see and participate in how Thais really live and help in solving the problems they have identified. You will find yourself in the most unique environments, possibly interpreting English songs for Buddhist monks on one day and cooking Pad Thai with your Thai family in the evenings. Your proximity to Bangkok (less than 1 hour by bus) and the surrounding treasures in Ayuthaya provide a wealth of opportunity for your free time. This program has an extremely wide range of outreach activities available to you, most of which involve work with Buddhist monks including, but not limited to: Helping at a Nursery, Training for the disadvantaged, enhancing capacity at Rehabilitation Shelter, Emergency Relief, Elderly Care Unit, teaching basic English in impoverished schools, and giving basic computer instruction.

Contact: info@globeaware.org, www.globeaware.org

Mondo Challenge
Volunteer in Asia in Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka
The mission is to provide ethical volunteer programs which concentrate on teaching projects, business development and healthcare.

Contact: info@mondochallenge.org, www.mondochallenge.org

Network for Voluntary Development in Asia (NVDA)
International short- and long-term volunteer projects in Asia and worldwide, where volunteers from all over the world live and work together with local people for environmental and cultural protection, social justice, rural and human development, etc. for 2-3 weeks or 1-12 months.

Contact: nvdasecretariat@yahoo.com, www.nvda-asiapacific.org

people and places
Volunteer with Community development in Rural Bali
people and places offers a service of integrity to thinking people – people who want to use their skills and experience to make a real difference and know exactly where and how their money is spent. The primary goals of this project are to provide skills that will enhance the villagers’ prospects of maintaining economic self-sufficiency, and to increase their wider employment opportunities in Bali for the future. Other volunteer projects in Asia are offered in Nepal and India.

Visit www.travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk

Princeton in Asia
PiA supports young teachers and professionals working in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam;

Visit: www.princeton.edu/%7Epia

Projects Abroad
Volunteer Projects in Asia
Volunteer Care Work in Mongolia
Work with Orphans in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Volunteer Care Work in Nepal
Work with Orphans in and around Kathmandu, Nepal.
Volunteer Care Work in Sri Lanka
Work with Orphans on the Sri Lankan coast, south of Colombo.
Volunteer Care Work in Thailand
Work with Orphans in Phuket and outside of Bangkok, Thailand.
Volunteer Conservation Work in Sri Lanka
Work on a beach protecting sea turtle eggs from poaching and doing marine research in southern Sri Lanka.
Volunteer Conservation Work in Thailand
Become PADI certified in diving and then dive 3-4 times per week, cleaning reefs and monitoring fish populations. Some beach maintenance and community work is also done.
Volunteer Journalism in Mongolia
Work at one of several English language newspapers in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Volunteer Sports Coaching in India
There are placements where you can help coach volleyball, a sport rapidly growing in popularity in India, basketball, athletics and football as well as the established favourites of tennicoit, badminton and of course cricket.
Volunteer Sports Coaching in Mongolia
Physical fitness is a high priority in the schools of Ulaanbaatar. During term time there are many opportunities to get involved with coaching a variety of sports.
Volunteer Teaching in Mongolia
Volunteer Teaching in India
Teach English, Sports, Drama, Music or Math to school children in Tamil Nadu, India. Other projects for those who wish to volunteer in Asia are available.
Volunteer Teaching in Mongolia
Teach English to school children in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Volunteer Teaching in Nepal
Teach English to school children in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Volunteer Teaching in Sri Lanka
Teach school children English, Music, Sports or Drama south of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Contact: info@projects-abroad.org, www.projects-abroad.org

Right to Play: SportWorks, SportHealth
Right To Play is an athlete-driven international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play as a tool for development of children and youth in the most disadvantaged areas of the world. Right To Play uses international volunteers to implement projects in Asia and Africa. For further details on volunteer projects, visit the website.

Contact: recruitment@righttoplay.com; www.righttoplay.com

SEA Volunteers Program
Volunteer in Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
Offers a variety of volunteer programs, including: teaching English; Child Care; and Community Development. Paid teaching programs, internships, and study tours are also available. See their website for details.

Contact: info@see-thailand.com, www.see-thailand.com

Service Civil International Workcamps SCI US
An exchange organization that sends volunteers on 2-3 week international work projects and long term 3-12 month opportunities in over 50 countries, including many in Asia. The $250 application fee covers lodging, meals, and minimal health insurance. SCI promotes voluntary service to impact social, environmental and humanitarian issues.

Contact: sciivs.placement@gmail.com. Visit www.sci-ivs.org for an application.

Volunteer Educational Network
A group of educational professionals dedicated to improving education in isolated and underdeveloped regions of South-East Asia by promoting sustainable educational development. Members give their time, money, or ideas to provide professional development opportunities for local teachers.

Contact: contact@vensite.org, www.vensite.org

VIA (Volunteer in Asia)
Offers a variety of programs and services which facilitate dialogue and understanding between people–a powerful tool for building peace. A Stanford program, VIA promotes full-circle exchange by providing volunteer and service-learning opportunities in Asia, and educational programs for Asian students in the United States. Since 1963, VIA has sent over 1600 volunteers to 14 different Asian countries.  Non-government and non-religion affiliated, VIA is a private non-profit which promotes cross-cultural exchange between Asia and the U.S.  Fellowships and scholarships are available to those who qualify. 

Contact: info@viaprograms.org; www.viaprograms.org