Volunteer in an Orphanage in Vietnam

The Program

Our current placement locations are:

Dan Nang:

Here volunteers will work at two Day Care Centres (home for disabled children), two Baby Orphanages, one social support centre and one orphanage for street children.

At these placements volunteers will teach English, arts, crafts, songs and sports and at the Baby Orphanages volunteers will clean, feed and play with the children. Volunteers will work with staff to teach English at the orphanage placements as well as work as assistants at local language centres.

Tam Ky Placements:

Volunteers in Tam Ky, 70 kilometres south of Da Nang, have the opportunity to work with two community organizations: The Home of Affection, and the Tam Ky Baby Orphanage.

Volunteers will teach English, arts & crafts and sports and will also take care of the children at the orphanages. English teaching within the community is also part of this placement. Volunteers will teach at a local hospital as well as in a small beach village (Tam Thanh).

Tuy Hoa Placements:

Tuy Hoa is the capital of Phu Yen province which is located 100km north of Nha Trang and 400 km south of Da Nang. Here volunteers will work at a Home of Affection for orphans and street children, a social support center for baby orphans and children with disabilities, a rehabilitation school for children with disabilities; a community education center for young children and a high school for needy children.

In the orphanages and support centres there are many children who suffer from mental and physical disabilities. Qualified physiotherapists, occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, behavioural therapists, play therapists, doctors, nurses, orthotist prosthetists, podiatrists and all people with a medical qualification are highly sought after in the Vietnam program.

As a volunteer in Vietnam you must:

* be 18 years or over
(Please note that we also offer a Youth Tour to Vietnam for 15 - 17 year olds: go to http://www.squidoo.com/vietnamyouthtour

* have no health problems
* be enthusiastic
* be a native speaker of English
* no older than 65 years of age

Volunteers are required to arrive in Da Nang at the beginning of the month in which they are volunteering to participate in the training and orientation program.

You can start your placement on the 1st or 15th of each month.

Volunteers can participate in this program from 2 weeks to 5 months.

Not everyone can cross continents to volunteer but as you will read in this story, no matter where you are, it is possible to touch the life of another human being across the other side of the world. This is an inspiring tale of how two women, one a volunteer and one a marathon runner, join forces to ensure disabled children at an orphanage in Vietnam receive the medical treatment they desperately need.

Evelien Masselink returned from her volunteer placement at an orphanage in Vietnam determined to continue helping the children that she had grown to know and love.

Marloes Campo was busy training for the Rotterdam Marathon, determined to make it over the finish line by running the gruelling, long distance of 42 kilometres.

Both of these women were working towards very different goals, but when they met up for a coffee to share their aspirations with each other, two dreams suddenly merged into one. read more