To provide English language speaking environment for disadvantaged youth and develop their English communicative skills.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES:
This is one of six shelters of the HCMC Women’s Charity Union. It is was built by Mrs Jean Houlmann. Since it was established it has been managed by Miss Huynh Tuyet Nga and the children here call her “Mother Nga”. At the moment, there are 27 children living here - 12 children in primary school, 11 children in secondary school and 4 children in high school. Almost all of them are in a poor situation, some are abandoned, some are orphans, and some have their mother or father in prison. Although, having different situations and coming from different places in Vietnam, but they now live in love and solidarity together, and those are the greatest moral powers that help them to live and to study. They go to school outside of the centre six days a week, some study in the morning, and others in the afternoon.
VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS:
Volunteers do not need experience in teaching, although would it would definitely be useful. Volunteers should be prepared to share stories, sing and dance. The content of the class follows a book, and lessons are to be prepared beforehand by volunteers. Local Vietnamese volunteers from VPV also join the volunteer in every class to provide translation, support and control where necessary, and to also to make our volunteers more comfortable especially when first starting. Adaptability and quick thinking is needed to teach children with different ages and abilities.
VOLUNTEER TASKS:
Although an all-boys shelter, both male and female volunteers are welcome here. Volunteers teach English at this project and VPV has also organised activities there on special days such as Christmas. Teaching follows a local book. The boys are all of different ages and so have different English abilities.
VOLUNTEERING PERIOD:
Ongoing project. Minimum stay preferred is one month.
HOSTING SITUATION:
Volunteers will stay in a dormitory with rooms shared with other volunteers. Living conditions will be Vietnamese standard with separate bathroom, single bed with mattress. Food will be provided at the accommodation. Meals will be mostly local food, which vary from the daily cooking schedule. Volunteers, especially those who are vegetarian may be required to do some cooking. During working-days food is provided by the host placement.
TET Festival is a Vietnamese traditional New Year Holiday (following Lunar Calendar) which usually falls into mid January – mid February. This is the time for family reunion and visits to friends and relatives. Like the Christmas and New Year in western countries, people here prepare a lot for this holiday, from renovating their houses, making cakes and a lot of food and drink. However, in the orphanages children do not have enough to prepare for their holiday. Most of them stay in the orphanage or centers over the Tet, only some of them go back to their home villages. Thus there is a need to prepare something for those children so they still have a good time and enjoy such big holidays. In Hanoi area, an international workcamp will be set up to prepare Tet holidays in Ha Cau Orphanage and Hanoi Welfare Center in Tu Liem district.
Work:
Volunteers will help renovating the houses, cleaning the site and making Chung Cake (traditional cake for children in Tet).
Age:
18+
Study Theme:
Disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
Accommodation:
Shared rooms in project site. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
Location:
Tay Mo, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Travel:
Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive to the west.
Qualifications:
Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation.
Leisure Activities:
Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
TET Festival is Vietnamese traditional New Year Holiday (following Lunar Calendar) which usually falls into mid January – mid February. This is the time for family reunion and visits to friends and relatives. Like Christmas and New Year in western countries, people here prepare a lot for this holiday, from renovating their houses, making cakes and a lot of food and drink. However, in the orphanages children do not have anyone to prepare for this holiday. Most of them stay in the orphanage or centers over the Tet, and only some of them go back to their home villages. Thus there is a need to prepare something for those children so they still have a good time and enjoy this important holiday. In Ho Chi Minh City area, an international workcamp will be set up to prepare Tet holidays in Ky Quang Orphanage and Chua La Orphanage.
Work:
Volunteers will help renovating the houses, cleaning the site and making Chung Cake (traditional cake for children in Tet).
Age:
18+
Study Theme:
Disadvantaged children in Vietnam
Accommodation:
Shared rooms in project site. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by volunteers with support from local people.
Location:
Phu Nhuan District, HCMC.
Travel:
Tan Son Nhat Airport (SGN).
Qualifications:
Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situations.
Leisure Activities:
Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
It's the first year SJ Vietnam has implemented social traveling camps (STC). These can vary greatly in subject such as environmental, educational, art, transportation, and social work. One traditional characteristic, originating from work camps, is that both international and national volunteers organize voluntary activities, discussions, exchange parties, school visits and sports programs. The new features of social traveling camps are to expand voluntary fields into environment, transportation, and culture as well as to help and arrange short excursions for volunteers for an additional but reasonable cost. These are high quality, cultural and recreational activities at weekends. Not only do volunteers have opportunities of doing charity work but also savoring Vietnamese scenery and culture.
Location:
Bell Village specializing in making traditional Vietnamese hats, called "Nón", Ha Tay Province
Special Skills:
Volunteers must be enthusiastic about protecting the environment, love children, and willing to teach English.
Project Duration:
From 2 weeks to 1 month throughout the year.
Details:
Volunteers will have a chance of joining the manufacturing process for traditional Vietnamese hats, called "Nón". Through this they will gain a deeper understanding of some aspects of Vietnamese cultures, and learn to make hats by yourself! Also, you will be our "green agents", to do PR programs, raising awareness within the local people of the importance of the surrounding environment i.e cleaning, gathering rubbish, organizing environmental discussion, or planting trees. Furthermore, you will also organize English classes for the children. Many children in these traditional handicraft villages are disadvantaged, so are very eager to learn English. The volunteers will be arranged home stay in the village. You will have a great opportunity of savoring countryside meals, experiencing Vietnamese lifestyle, and enjoying the beautiful scenery.
Cost:
300 Euro for 2 weeks, 400 Euro for 3 weeks, and 500 Euro for 1 month
It’s the first year SJ Vietnam has implemented social traveling camps (STC). These can vary greatly in subject such as environmental, educational, art, transportation, and social work. One traditional characteristic, originating from work camps, is that both international and national volunteers organize voluntary activities, discussions, exchange parties, school visits and sports programs. The new features of social traveling camps are to expand voluntary fields into environment, transportation, and culture as well as to help and arrange short excursions for volunteers for an additional but reasonable cost. These are high quality, cultural and recreational activities at weekends. Not only do volunteers have opportunities of doing charity work but also savoring Vietnamese scenery and culture.
Location:
Hanoi, The capital of Vietnam.
Special Skills:
Teaching and creative skills would be useful, but a love of children is imperative.
Project Duration:
1 month periods throughout the year.
Details:
The Vietnamese children's day on June 1st, will be our first day in the Kindergarten, so we will hold a party to celebrate their day. Also, we will organize English classes, and do other activities to help the kindergarten, such as cleaning, organizing games for children, etc. Your creativity will be highly appreciated, so you can contribute your ideas about funny games that children can enjoy. It’s very important to let disadvantaged children know that they can trust you, so that you can then begin interacting, and therefore making your time here most meaningful. It will also be a good time for all participants to learn about each others different cultures. This is done by working in a group with both Vietnamese and foreign volunteers.
This is a charity school managed by volunteers for poor street children who have no access to formal education system. The children come from one of the poorest fishing communities, who live under Long Bien Bridge, Red River, Ha Noi. Some of the children are forced to work and earn money by their parents from as young as 4-5 years old. The tasks of the volunteers will range from keeping the school clean, to teaching and cooking a free lunch for the children.
Accommodation and Food:
Volunteers will live in Youth House 1 which has dormitory beds. Water and light is provided. Lunch will be at the work place and dinner at the Youth House 1 after work.
Program:
Work starts at 9 am and rotates in duty. A group (Team 1) will go to the market to buy food for lunch with local volunteers. Team 2: will teach children and Team 3 will clean the house. You will have lunch with children and in the evening you can go out or cook by yourself.
Location:
Our house is close to the city center. Volunteers will have the chance to visit and explore many historical places as well as the local Vietnamese shops.
Participation fee:
We are a non-profit organization with no external income, so we charge volunteers coming from developed countries a participation fee of 150 Euro per workcamp. You can pay in US Dollars or Vietnam Dong, and includes your accommodation, food, scholarship, donation, festivals for disadvantaged children and people, materials, training for locals, local transport and 20% of these fees will be used for SJ Vietnam administration (staff salary, rent, overhead costs, etc).
Hai Duong Orphanage was established in 2002. With about 1,000 disabled and orphan children coming from many parts of Hai Duong province. The orphanage aims to provide basic education and vocational training to create employment opportunities for the teenagers with many different age groups. The orphanage has a wide variety of courses for children ranging from infants to 18 years old. For example, children between the ages of 6 to 12 will be provided with educational courses, and the older children are able to attend vocational training courses at the center. While special education helps to lessen the burden on the childrens families by teaching the disabled to help themselves with personal activities, the vocational training programs enable handicapped children to earn their living and able to live independently in the future.
Work:
Volunteers will help organizing games and educational activities for children in the orphanage and exchanging with local volunteers or staff. Sometimes volunteers can help with some renovation work.
Study Theme:
Disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
Age:
18+
Accommodation:
Shared rooms on project site. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by vols with support from local people.
Location:
Hai Duong City.
Travel:
Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the east.
Qualifications:
Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation
Leisure Activities:
Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
Thuy An Orphanage was founded in 1979, with the aim to provide good shelter and care for orphans and children with disabilities. At this moment, there are about 150 children who are abandoned, or who are from very poor families, that cannot afford caring for the treatment of disabilities. The orphanage is providing housing, education and basic care for the children, as well as providing vocational training, with the hope that they can stand on their own feet, and obtain a job in the future. VPV is working with the orphanage to start up an organic garden, with the aim to provide extra food for the children, and at the same time provide opportunities for labor rehabilitation for them.
Work:
Volunteers will help with taking care of the children and organising social activities for them. There will also be some manual work, such as clearing the site, preparing soil, weeding, planting vegetables and fruit trees, moving bricks for construction, collecting garbage and playing with the children or exchanging with local volunteers or staff. [In VPV37-10, volunteers will also help to organise Christmas and New Year festival for the children in the orphanage].
Age:
18+
Study Theme:
Disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
Accommodation:
Shared rooms in project site. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by volunteers with support from local people.
Location:
Thuy An, Ba Vi, Ha Noi.
Travel:
Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the west.
Qualifications:
Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation.
Leisure Activities:
Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
« The organisation of the camp community was fantastic! The group was great and we bonded quickly, language was always going to be a tricky one, but everyone attempted English and Indonesian so it made the whole experience fun and educational. »
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