Ky Quang Orphanage is run by Ky Quang Pagoda, which was built in the early part of the 20th Century in 1924 and is quite famous in Ho Chi Minh City. The pagoda is now a place of charity for unlucky children and also helps treat diseases. Now, the pagoda is taking care and bringing up more than 200 children in the South of Vietnam. The children here have unfortunate backgrounds as many have been abandoned by their parents and relatives. Every few months, the monks find a new baby left in front of the pagoda gate. The head monk sometimes receives phone calls from hospitals requesting him to take in abandoned babies. At the moment, about 200 children are living in the Pagoda, their ages ranging from 5 days old to 40 years old. 90 of these are orphans that are suffering from cerebral-palsy, blindness or Down's syndrome. At present, about 30-40 local children have a chance to study at Ky Quang as some local teachers teach Vietnamese for them in the morning.
Work:
Volunteers will spend time with the children and help to improve their English, organise games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also do some manual work which benefits the project where the children staying, studying, such as help painting, classrooms, cleaning the area. Volunteers will get closer to the children’s life and try to build up a wider horizon for the children and encourage them to learn better for brighter future.
Subject:
Disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
Accommodation:
VPV’s Dormitory in Saigon. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by volunteers. Lunch is provided by project.
Location:
Go Vap District , Ho Chi Minh City (or Sai Gon – southern part of Vietnam).
Transport:
Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN), 15 minutes taxi drive.
Qualifications:
Interest and motivation working with children in a difficult situation.
Leisure Activities:
Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
Vietnam Friendship Village is a treatment/care centre located in the western outskirts of Hanoi Capital, which was opened in 1993 to treat children and veterans who suffer from the effects of Agent Orange (a chemical used by the American army during Vietnam-US War). The children, whose fathers or grandfathers were exposed (causing chromosomal damage) or who were contaminated from their mother’s milk, suffer from a range of difficult conditions. While staying in Vietnam Friendship Village, children and veterans are nourished and are provided with free medical care. The children, who may stay there for several years, receive not only basic education, but also some forms of job training.
The Organic Gardening Project was launched in 2004 with the goal of creating islands of a harmonious approach to agriculture within areas of environmental and human devastation - increasing awareness of the consequences of war and, at the same time, demonstrating positive strategies for healing and living. At this moment, the farm is providing about 60% of the village’s consumption of vegetables. It is expected that it will eventually cover all the need and there will also be products left for sale to raise funds for the village.
Work:
Volunteers will help with clearing the site, preparing soil, weeding, planting vegetables and fruit trees, cleaning a fish pond and redecorating the flowers in the garden. Additional activities may include planting trees, moving bricks for construction, collecting garbage and playing with the children or exchanging with local volunteers or farmers.
In camp VPV03-10, volunteers will focus on preparing Tet New Year Festival for the children in the Village. The work then includes redecorating the houses and making of Chung Cake – a traditional cake for this holiday in Vietnam.
Subject:
Disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
Accommodation:
VPV’s Peace House with modest conditions. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
Location:
Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
Transport:
Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Qualifications:
Interest and motivation for working with children in difficult situations.
Leisure Activities:
Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
This is a special workcamp, offered only once a year, intended to prepare the International Volunteer Day (IVD), taking place on the 5th December this year. Saigon (also called Ho Chi Minh) is one of the most dynamic cities in Vietnam. It is an ideal destination for employment opportunities, for improved living conditions or for receiving better healthy care services. At the same time it is also a city where a lot of difficult situations can happen, such as homeless elderly people, lack of education for children, or orphanages that do not have enough staff to properly take care of the children. Besides the efforts of the government to rectify these issues , volunteering is another way to help these issues mentioned above. Therefore, on the day of IVD, we organise a festival workcamp with the aim to promote volunteerism, raise awareness of the local people about it, help international volunteers understand more about voluntary movement in Vietnam and to join social activities with local people.
Work:
Volunteers will prepare for the information corner with materials collected from different sources on the themes of HIV/AIDS prevention, disability and volunteerism. The work will include designing, erecting, decorating and preparing games and activities for the event. Please bring related materials from your country. Volunteers will also organise discussion with university students on the themes above.
Subject:
Voluntary Service, HIV/AIDS, Disability.
Accommodation:
VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by volunteers.
Location:
Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Transport:
Tan Son Nhat airport, 15 minutes taxi drive.
Qualifications:
Interest and motivation working with social issues.
Leisure Activities:
Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
The “Beauty in Diversity Day” is an annual event organized by UNDP in cooperation with many local and international organisations in Vietnam to celebrate 3 special days together: the World AIDS Day (1 December), the International Volunteer Day (3 December) and the Day for People with Disabilities (5 December). The event will take place in the wide public in Hanoi City. It is dedicated to recognising the diversity of individuals living with or affected by disability, those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, together with wide-range of individuals that volunteer their time and energy to contribute to the community's needs.
Work:
Volunteers will prepare for the information corner with materials collected from different sources on the themes of HIV/AIDS prevention, disability and volunteering. The work will include designing, erecting, decorating and preparing games and activities for the event. Prepare a lot of ideas for this. Bring related materials from your country. Volunteers will also organise discussions with university students on the themes above.
Subject:
Voluntary Service, HIV/AIDS, Disability.
Accommodation:
VPV’s Peace House with modest conditions. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
Location:
Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city).
Transport:
Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Qualifications:
Interest and motivation working with social issues.
Leisure Activities:
Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
« I would recommend participating in a workcamp, especially with VAP, who ensured that I found a project to suit me and provided essential training for me in preparation for my trip. Being part of a workcamp really is a life-changing experience, oh, and it looks great on your CV! »
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