Daycare assitant for disabled children at Hanoi, Vietnam
The experience
When you come to the center of disabled or orphans children in my country or even your country, I am sure that you will realize one thing, you're really lucky to be born intact, and there are ones loving family that always beside you.
When playing with them, sharing and understanding their situations, you recognize the value of empathy, the value of loving family. You will live more responsibly with yourself .
What you offer
18 hours of help per week
Social Work:
Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Teaching Languages:
Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
What you get
3 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.
Free Laundry:
You can use our laundry room freely.
Requirements
Intermediate English
Between 18 and 65 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
Binh Minh special school and Center for people with disabilities Phuc Tue are currently taking care off over 190 disabled children. We are trying to connect these centers with the organizations or individuals to share the burden in the process. You can be:
1. Individual volunteer to take care of the children in those centers. Preferably those who study or work in physical therapy/rehabilitation
2. Benefactor/benefactress/sponsor to finance the centers so as to ameliorate the quality of their meals a special medical attention.
3. Organizations or individuals who can directly donate (or provide financial support) special facilities to help the rehabilitation and healthcare; computers, book, stationary to better the education; clothes, toys,..
We're not only supporting these 2 centers. We're also helping people of all ages in the miserable places from all around our country.
Activities & Shift
Typical day
Working hours: 8:30 am – 4:00 (Mon – Fri) with a lunch from 11:00 – 2:00pm
Tasks:
• Applying physiotherapy to children in need
• Playing with the children
• Feeding the children during lunch time
• Working in the kitchen garden, providing veggies for the children’s meals
Rules
If you travel to Vietnam, we are looking forward to your spending time to visit the disable baby center along with teachers who taking care of them. and Especially, It would be great if you have specialized physical therapy method, you will help them to recover quickly, make them soon to integrated with social communities.
The cost is $10 per day for:
• Airport pick-up at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi
• Transport from office to your classes
• Internet connectivity
• Accommodation
• Meals – two meals per day. We do not supply breakfast, but we have full kitchen facilities which you are free to use.
• Various scenic visits with students
• 24/7 support from our staff
• Participant certificate upon successful completion of the volunteer placement.