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Build Our Community Through English Education & Cultural Exchange

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The experience

Founded in 2015, we're all about educational development and cultural exchange. Join us in teaching English in Hanoi to help students excel, secure better jobs, and enhance their lives. Engage in weekly team-building, coffee chats, picnics, day trips, and our monthly meet-ups while making a difference through charitable activities. Immerse yourself in Vietnamese culture, too. Come be a part of our impactful journey!

What you offer

4 hours of help per day

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Between 18 and 75 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Discover diverse volunteering opportunities with us, available all year round:

During the school year (September to May):
* Help visually impaired students at Vietnam National University excel in English.
* Aid Vietnamese university students in Hanoi with English practice through conversations, sharing sessions, seminars, and workshops.

Throughout the year:
* Support orphaned children at the pagoda with playtime and basic English guidance.
* Teach English in our non-profit VCV community classrooms, serving both children (6 years and up) and adults.
* Contribute to VCV partner schools, supporting social initiatives and charity projects.
* Teach online charity classes spanning Vietnam, with class sizes of 4 to 15 students.
* Join social activities in Hanoi, guiding students in English practice amidst the city's vibrant atmosphere.

Activities & Shift

Beyond classroom teaching, our goal is to enhance students' confidence, conversational practice, and social skills. Achieved through vibrant cultural exchanges between volunteers and students, both children and adults. Our activities from coffee talks and share, picnics, food tours, field trips, and charity for homeless.

It's an excellent avenue for sharing experiences, immersing in Vietnam's richness, and partaking in cultural dialogues with locals, their cuisine, and traditions. This serves as an ideal platform for sharing your professional insights, as well as benefiting from their cultural contributions to your local understanding.

Rules

VCV seeks English speaking volunteers from all over the world who are social, friendly, hardworking, funny and responsible. We also would like volunteers who are easy going, and talkative to help create a friendly family-like environment around the dinner table

We do not require a teaching certificate as well as teaching experience, but we require that you speak English to an advanced level and with a clear accent. We ask of this because we hope to give our students the best quality experience and education.

To create a truly transformative experience for both students and volunteers, we highly recommend a two-month commitment. This extended time allows everyone to build stronger relationships, develop new skills, and have a greater impact on the local community through deeper cultural immersion.