Interest in working with children with disabilities
Accommodation/Food:
Shared large room, hot shower available. Local food provided.
Participation Fee:
5,000,000VND (about 170Euro)
Project:
Quynh Hoa Orphanage is a non-profit, non-government charitable vocational training center based in Hanoi for the care and training of physically impaired children. Running with a small team of local staff and teachers, the Center provides training for children in sewing, embroidery and handcraft. There are currently approximately 50 orphans and disabled children joining the training program of which 25 are studying and living at the orphanage. The others go home after studying everyday. The orphanage’s operation relies on the donation from community. They also developed a garden that produces vegetable for their own use.
Work:
The main task of volunteers will be gardening. Besides that volunteers can spend time playing with children or teach them some simple English.
« We did a lot of conservation work, building hiking paths, tidying up wooded areas, removing weeds, planting trees, etc. The work was extremely successful and I found it very rewarding. »
