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Volunteer in a Café - Help Kids at the Orphanage

The experience

Join a cozy Café where you’ll help out while two amazing kids from the orphanage are at Uni. You’ll prepare drinks like coffee, matcha etc. All profits support the orphanage, where you’re welcome to spend time playing, teaching English or yoga, or simply connecting with the children. You’ll have a private room with a bathroom above the café, access to a kitchen, great local food nearby, and a kind host Jicki, who’ll make you feel at home.

What you offer

15 hours of help per week

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

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

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

What you get

3 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate Thai or Intermediate English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Become part of a truly meaningful volunteer experience at a cozy charity café in Khon Kaen that supports Baan Luuk Rak - the “Home of Beloved Children.” Founded in 2000, this family-run orphanage shelters around 45 children in need, offering them a loving, supportive community where they’re homeschooled, learn life-skills like gardening and cooking, and receive encouragement to pursue education and future careers.

Two amazing young adults from the orphanage, Poon (25) and Bom (26), used to run the café full-time but are now studying at university - and you’ll help cover their shifts while they’re in class. The café is peaceful and not too busy, but your presence keeps it going. All profits are donated directly to the orphanage, where you’re warmly welcome to spend time with the children. You’ll stay in a cozy private room above the café with your own bathroom, full kitchen access, and excellent local amenities nearby: a daily market, 7-Eleven, massage studio, nail salon, laundromats, and more. Your host, Jicki, speaks fluent English and will make you feel like part of the family. Poon and Bom don’t speak much English, but they’re so kind, and always up for a laugh or a game at the café.

Activities & Shift

Volunteers help prepare drinks like coffee, matcha, kombucha, and more during calm, friendly shifts at the café. You’ll contribute around 15 hours a week, depending on the university schedules of the two students you’re covering for, leaving you with plenty of time to relax, explore, or spend time at the nearby orphanage. There, you’re welcome to play with the kids, teach English or yoga, or lead creative activities. A bike is available, and Grab makes getting around simple. If you’re up for it, you can also help sell kombucha at local markets - a fun way to experience real Thai community life. Jicki, your host, often invites volunteers to join her, Poon and Bom on outings to secondhand shops, art galleries, the movies, or to share a local meal together.

Rules

Please be mindful and respectful - your presence is here to help lighten the load, not add to it. Jicki, Poon, and Bom already do a lot, and every extra cost takes away from what can go to the children. Be reliable, keep your space clean, and leave your room as you found it. Dress modestly when visiting the orphanage or local school, and treat the space and the people with kindness and care. This is a place built on love and trust - your attitude makes all the difference. <3