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.
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).
The center is an orphanage and vocational school for 1000 orphans and disabled children/ teenagers in Hai Duong province. The work will be flexible and will be confirmed during the orientation of the camp. It can be: preparing food for the children and taking care of orphan babies, renovate the bedrooms of the children, paint the walls, cleaning the center or dormitories.
Accommodation and Food:
Volunteers will stay in the center. Beds are available. The group will have meals with the children at the canteen of the center.
Program:
Your work starts at 9 am to 11:00 am and in the afternoon you work from 2 to 4:30pm. There are different tasks to be done such as preparing food for the children, taking care of orphan babies and painting children’s rooms or beds. In the evening you have free time where you can have leisure activities with kids or exchange culture with local volunteers.
Location:
Hai Duong is about 50km away from Ha Noi city. It is quite calm in the city but there is some “town and club” life around. However, you have to come back the center before 10pm.
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).
Chua La Orphanage is part of Chua La Pagoda located in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). It was built in 1996 when the Head Monk, Thich Truyen Tu, returned to the countryside and sold his parent’s land, in order to purchase 2 hectares of muddy land, in order to build a pagoda in Nha Be town. At first the pagoda was named Huyen Trang, but due to the roofs linking together with coconut leaves it got its name Chua La, meaning Leaf Pagoda. Today, in this peaceful and quiet space in the outskirts of HCM city, the Leaf pagoda is bringing up orphan children and helping old people in need. At the moment, there are about 40 children of ages 4 to 17 years old. In addition, there are 20 elderly people in the Leaf Pagoda, with most of them coming from the surrounding countryside in the South, where they have had a difficult life. Children have had opportunities to learn and speak foreign languages, with English being the most studied. They can also speak some Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. The standard of living here is low, almost all of their food is donated, and they only buy tofu.
Work:
Volunteers will spend time with the children and help improving their English, organising games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help redecorating the houses and classrooms, planting vegetables, and cleaning the area. Volunteers will get closer to the children’s life and try to build up a broader horizon for the children, and encourage them to learn more for a brighter future.
Age:
18+
Study Theme:
Disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
Accommodation:
VPV’s Dormitory in Saigon. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers and toilets available. Food prepared by volunteers with support from local people.
Location:
District 12, Ho Chi Minh City (or Sai Gon – southern part of Vietnam).
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.
Vietnam Friendship Village is a treatment/care center 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/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 100%, and there are 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 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].
Age:
18+
Study Theme:
Disadvantaged children in Vietnam.
Accommodation:
VPV’s Peace House with modest condition. 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).
Travel:
Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive.
Qualifications:
Interest and motivation working with children in difficult situation.
Leisure Activities:
Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc.
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).
The center is an orphanage and vocational school for 1000 orphans and disabled children/ teenagers in Hai Duong province. The work will be flexible and will be confirmed during the orientation of the camp. It can be: preparing food for the children and taking care of orphan babies, renovate the bedrooms of the children, paint the walls, cleaning the center or dormitories.
Accommodation and Food:
Volunteers will stay in the center. Beds are available. The group will have meals with the children at the canteen of the center.
Program:
Your work starts at 9 am to 11:00 am and in the afternoon you work from 2 to 4:30pm. There are different tasks to be done such as preparing food for the children, taking care of orphan babies and painting children’s rooms or beds. In the evening you have free time where you can have leisure activities with kids or exchange culture with local volunteers.
Location:
Hai Duong is about 50km away from Ha Noi city. It is quite calm in the city but there is some “town and club” life around. However, you have to come back the center before 10pm.
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).
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.
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