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Help on our training project for children with Autism in Ha Noi

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The experience

Our Story' is a career model for children with developmental delays and Autism. We decided to implement a career and support model for kids with developmental delays and Autism through learning, playing and improving skills.

What you offer

23 hours of help per week

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

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

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

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

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 5 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: We are a newly established non-profit organization and the purpose of supporting children with autism is still very new in Vietnam. Why do we charge? Your cost will be considered as a support for our meal. Volunteers contribute $5 per day to cover expenses for food.

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 Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Vietnamese

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are looking for people that can help in any of the following:

- Teach english and help the children.
- We would need your help to prepare the meals with us with our help and brings a smile on their faces.
- Volunteers also can help to teach drawing, singing and play variety games or sports with children.
+ Fundraising;
+ Connect our nonprofit project to prospective sponsors or businesses to ensure it runs smoothly and continuously .

Activities & Shift

A volunteer’s work day on this project will generally last between 4 and 6 hours and while we ask all volunteers to be flexible in this regard, a typical daily schedule is likely to go something like this:
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Teaching
10:30am Free play and lunch
2:00pm Go to bed
Volunteers break for lunch , normally from 10:30 am to 12 : 00 pm , as per local custom. Lunch is provided in the Volunteer House.
3:00pm Teaching
4:00pm Free play
6 :00pm Dinner
Dinner is provided in the Volunteer House and volunteers are free to spend their afternoons and evenings relaxing .
7:30pm Teaching
9:00pm Free play

Rules

You should also be physically fit, as volunteering overseas can be quite strenuous. If you have any medical/mental health conditions that may affect your participation overseas then these must be declared to us during your online application.
The Volunteer House is gated and padlocked with an appropriate lock combination to ensure volunteers safety. Please note if you arrive late in the evening at our Volunteer House then it is likely our local team will not be present and you will meet them the following day. Our in the house, which makes for a great atmosphere and ensures volunteers are well supported throughout their stay.