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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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Work Exchange and Volunteer programs in Southeast Asia • Long term

39 opportunities found

Hospitality Kota Palembang, Indonesia

Join Our Local Coffee Shop Experience in Palembang! ☕🌿

32h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 4 to 8 weeks Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Hospitality Kabupaten Bantul, Indonesia

Become a Barista or Kitchen Helper in a Vibrant Cafe while living slow!🇮🇩☕✨

10h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

NGO Da Nang, Vietnam

Culinary expedition tasting Vietnam’s treasures

18h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 1 week Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
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Homestay East Lombok Regency, Indonesia

🧑‍🍳 Cook, Connect, and Experience Indonesian Culture

30h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit School Banteay Srei, Cambodia

Teaching English to children in a lovely community in Cambodia!

25h/week Cleaning Cooking Child Care Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

NGO Da Nang, Vietnam

Vietnamese Food as Medicine: A Culinary & Healing Journey

18h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 1 week Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

NGO Da Nang, Vietnam

Authentic vietnamese cooking experience

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 1 day Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit Project Kabupaten Flores Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

Be part of an anthentical experience with kids from Adonara!

15h/week Gardening Cooking Arts Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

NGO Kabupaten Lumajang, Indonesia

Join the team organizing a lively market full of meaning, culture and creativity!

25h/week Painting & Decorating Gardening Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 1 week Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

NGO Ban Nong Phong, Thailand

Help us on our baking workshops to children :)

18h/week Cooking
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Other Tam Coc, Vietnam

We are looking for party promoter at The Local Bar in Vietnam

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval

Shared Home Bondowoso Regency, Indonesia

Teach, Grow Volunteer for Education and climate action

8h/week Social Work Cleaning Cooking Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals

NGO Tacloban City, Philippines

Empower Local Families Through Nutrition in the Philippines

20h/week Cooking
From 2 to 6 weeks Private Room 2 meals

NGO Kampong Cham, Cambodia

PIZZAIOLO for training young Cambodians and opening new Pizzeria

32h/week Cooking
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals

Guest House Ha Giang, Vietnam

🌍 Join our Volunteer Adventure in Ha Giang! 💻✨

15h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Cooking Social Work
From 3 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host

Camping Kabupaten Sukabumi, Indonesia

🌿 Volunteer Opportunity in Sukabumi, Indonesia: Help Us Grow and Preserve Nature! 🌿

20h/week Building & Repairing Gardening Cooking Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals

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