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Support Social Care & Well-Being For Vulnerable People

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The experience

This opportunity is open to ALL who are passionate about social impact - helping Vietnam's most vulnerable populations.
Support orphans, elderly, & disabled communities through a variety of needs, from occupational therapy, movement classes, play, quality time, providing food, etc.
All activities are organized by our staff through our volunteer schedule, which you will recieve. Volunteers will have daily breaks, meals provided & recap meetings.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Elderly Care: Assisting and spending time with the elderly.

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

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$ 250 Per week

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: This fee will cover the following: • Information support to help you best prepare for your trip • Welcome and training upon your arrival • Accommodation and meals • Salaries for support staff • Transportation for volunteer work • Necessary materials for volunteer activities • Vietnamese language and cultural activities • Certificate of completion and a small gift

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.

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

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

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 Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

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

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English

Between 18 and 70 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside Vietnam

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteer Vietnam provides social care programs for about 100 vulnerable individuals, including orphans, abandoned children, the elderly, disabled, neurodivergent & PTSD survivors within social protection centers in Da Nang City.
We lead with compassion and empathy, as we believe this is the primary need of those whom we are working with. Our communities have suffered psychological (and sometimes physical) trauma, so we ask that volunteers come into this opportunity with an open mind and heart.

We strive for our program to be as integrated as possible, from occupational therapy, mental health support, physical movement, teaching languages, play, feeding assistance, and more. Our goal is to improve physical and mental wellbeing in more ways than one.

Upon arrival, you will undergo an orientation with our program coordinators and learn from the expertise of our staff & volunteers. If you have a background in social work, childcare, elderly care, or disability care, we highly encourage you to apply your knowledge and experience to our activities and to share them with us. We are always seeking ways to grow our program & expand our impact.

Each week, you will work approximately 15 hours with daily split shifts (M-F), all assigned in our Volunteer schedule. During your free time, you will have the opportunity to rest, work, explore Vietnam, and whatever else you please.

We provide high-quality accommodations, three daily meals, spaces designed for remote work, with a flexible, planned-out schedule, and time allotted for work/rest in between, so that you can be as refreshed as possible for your shifts - and enjoy all that Da Nang has to offer you.

Activities & Shift

We coordinate our volunteer schedules a week in advance, which you will have access to via WhatsApp. Volunteers cycle throughout a variety of roles as we support seven different social care centers in Da Nang, with the guidance of our staff. Your specific interests and skills are considered when assigning shifts, we are here to curate this experience to the best of our abilities.

Sample Daily Schedule:
-Breakfast: 7-7:30 AM
-Morning Shift: 7:30-10:30 AM
-Lunch + Break : 10:30 AM-1:30 PM
-Afternoon Shift: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM
-Recap + Planning Meeting: 4:30 PM
-Dinner + Free Time: 5:00 PM

Rules

- We only accept applications 10 days before the start date
- If you are from a country that requires a visa to enter Vietnam, you will need to apply for a volunteer visa to join our program. We will guide you through the volunteer visa application process after you have confirmed your participation in the program.