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Support Social Care & Well-Being For Vulnerable People

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The experience

You will have the opportunity to offer care and love to some of the most vulnerable individuals in society. They include abandoned children, orphans, homeless elderly people, and people with disabilities. Your work will involve supporting the care of children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities. You will also assist in teaching English and organizing recreational and sports activities to help improve their quality of life.

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

You don’t need any special skills to join this program.

We will accommodate you in a volunteer house ( called Green House). It is located about 5 km from the city center and is very close to the sites where you will be working. It is fully equipped for comfortable living, with clean air-conditioned bedrooms, a cozy living room, a modern kitchen, and relaxing common areas. The entire house is covered with Wi-Fi internet. You will share a room with other international volunteers of the same gender. During your free time, you can also study or work remotely from the house. Our chef will provide you with daily meals from Monday through Saturday morning. We will provide volunteer vehicles to transport you to your work locations.

Our support team members are fluent in English. They will pick you up at the airport upon your arrival, and provide an orientation and training program to help you adjust comfortably to your new environment. Throughout your time in the program, they will assist you in planning your work and accompany you to the work sites to carry out your volunteer activities. We will teach you some basic Vietnamese words and phrases so you can communicate with the locals. You will also have the chance to learn how to cook some Vietnamese dishes with our chef. Occasionally, we organize group dinners with our volunteers and staff, followed by karaoke sessions—a very popular form of entertainment in Vietnam. At the end of the program, you will receive a "Certificate of Participation" and a souvenir gift as a token of appreciation

Activities & Shift

On a daily basis, you will work alongside local social workers at orphanages and social protection centers to baby care, care for infants, the elderly, and people with disabilities. You will teach English and play with young children, as well as organize outdoor activities for both children and the elderly, such as park visits, swimming trips, and visits to Buddhist temples. Your weekly work schedule will be from Monday to Friday morning, and you will have weekends off starting Friday afternoon. Each week, you will work approximately 16 hours for the main program. In addition, you will spend around 10 hours supporting two other programs education for children, physiotherapy for disabled people, giving you the opportunity to gain valuable experience in volunteering with disadvantaged groups such as orphans, people with disabilities, and the elderly

Rules

- You need to register and confirm your participation about two weeks before your program start date. Some of you may need a visa to enter Vietnam. We will guide you through the process of applying for a volunteer visa.
- Once you have confirmed your stay with us. We will require you to pay a deposit fee of USD 50 to secure your place in our program.