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program for children with disabilities in
Viet Tri Child Care Center Volunteer project: Viet Tri Welfare Center was established in early 1990s to support children who were abandoned or disabled. At this moment, there are about 110 children who have different types of deformities and about 20 of them are abandoned babies. Some of them are victims of Agent Orange (a chemical used by US Army during the Vietnam War). Most of the children stay in the Center where they are provided with housing, medical care, basic education and some vocational training. They are aged between 8-17 years old. Volunteers will spend time playing with the children, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help taking care of the babies, redecorating the houses and classrooms or cleaning the area. The volunteers in September (September 10 - September 23, 2008) will prepare the Full Moon Festival for the children. Study part: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam Special requirements: Interest and motivation for working with children in difficult situation. Language: English Free time activities: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc. Accommodation: In a dormitory with modest conditions. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers are available. Location: Duu Lau, Viet Tri, Phu Tho Province. About 7 km north from Viet Tri City and 90 km north from Hanoi Capital. Terminal: Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the north. Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140 Euro)
Providing care,
social and educational activities for orphans in
SOS Children's Village Viet Tri Volunteer project: Phu Tho SOS Children's Village was built in Viet Tri City in 1999 following the model of the famous SOS International. There are now about 168 orphans living in 15 families under the care of the village mothers and staff. The orphans come from 5 different provinces in the north of Vietnam, and are at the ages between 1-18 years old. They are provided with housing, full care and education. Being orphan/abandoned, children are quite shy and they need more confidence to be involved with regular life in the community as normal children. Volunteers will spend time with the children and help improving their English, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help redecorating the houses and classrooms, planting vegetable, cleaning the area. Volunteers will also join the families to get closer to the children’s life and try to build up wider horizon for the children and encourage them to learn better for brighter future. The volunteers in September (September 10 - September 23, 2008) will prepare the Full Moon Festival for the children. Study part: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam Special requirements: Interest and motivation for working with children in difficult situation. Language: English Free time activities: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc. Accommodation: In a dormitory with modest conditions. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers are available. Location: Duu Lau, Viet Tri, Phu Tho Province, about 100 km north from Hanoi Capital. Terminal: Hanoi Airport, 2 hour drive to the north. Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140 Euro)
Educational and leisure activities for disadvantaged children
in a poor fishing village
Volunteer project:
There are 25-30 children who are street children
and come from a poor fishing village. After 3 years of collaboration
with local volunteer organizations and with the help of volunteers and
“Un Etai pour le Vietnam”, most of the children now have basic education
and study well in a public school. Special requirements: Volunteers should be prepared to work with children having social problems although they are very friendly. The volunteers will work in a different social and cultural environment and have to be flexible. They are expected to be motivated and to participate actively in the running of the project. Language: English
Accommodation: The Location: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 150 Euro
Teaching
and organizing games for disadvantaged kids in
Hai Duong
welfare center
Special requirements: It is important for the volunteers to be flexible and prepared to work in a different social and cultural environment. They are expected to be motivated and to participate actively. Language: English Accommodation: The volunteers will stay at the hostel of the children. They should bring a sleeping bag. Location: Haiduong City, about 50 km from Hanoi Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 150 Euro
Support
for orphaned and disabled youths in the Welfare center “For the future”
Special requirements: We are looking for volunteers who work well with disadvantaged people and who can provide patient and dedicated support. Volunteers will work in a different social and cultural environment and have to be flexible. Language: English Accommodation: In the International Youth House in Hanoi. The accommodation is simple (dormitory style) but well equipped. Volunteers should bring a sleeping bag. Location: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 150 Euro
Teaching
English and running social activities for street children in Hanoi Volunteer project: Cau Moi Street Children Club was founded in 2006 by a group of university students with the aim to help street children have better care and education. The group is running a class for the children in which volunteers come to help with the lessons. Beside the lessons, the group also organizes many activities for the children to provide them with more life skills with the hope that they can have some more happiness that a normal child should have. There are about 10-25 children, who themselves are working very hard to earn their own living in the city, joining the club every day after their work in a small classroom. Volunteers will spend time with the class and will help teaching English to the children, organizing games and other activities for them. Volunteers will also help redecorating the classrooms and if possible, enrich their book store (by collecting/buying books from their home country or in Vietnam). The volunteer group in May (May 14 - May 27, 2008) will prepare and take part in the International Children’s Day. Study part: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam Special requirements: Interest and motivation for working with children in difficult situation. Language: English Free time activities: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc. Accommodation: In the Volunteer Peace House with modest conditions. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers are available. Location: Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city). Terminal: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive. Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140 Euro)
Renovation
project at Hanoi's only School for blind children
Volunteer project: Nguyen Dinh Chieu is a school for blind children
and a center for blind adults. There are 120 blind children who come
from many provinces of Vietnam. They have difficulties in their daily
activities. Special requirements: We are looking for volunteers who work well with disadvantaged people, especially with the blind. Volunteers will work in a different social and cultural environment and have to be flexible. Language: English Accommodation: In the International Youth House, located in a nice area of Hanoi, close to West Lake. The accommodation is simple (dormitory style) but well equipped (washing machine, fridge, shower, etc). Volunteers should bring a sleeping bag. Location: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 150 Euro
Organising
the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations for underprivileged children in
Hanoi
Volunteer project: Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival for
children in Vietnam. The children will have a chance to take part in
many leisure activities. Special requirements: The volunteers have to be willing and ready to be in contact with children who have lethal illnesses such as cancer. We are looking for volunteers who work well with poor and disadvantaged children. Volunteers will work in a different social and cultural environment and have to be flexible. They are expected to be motivated and to participate actively. Language: English Accommodation: In the International Youth House, located in a nice area of Hanoi, close to West Lake. The accommodation is simple (dormitory style) but well equipped (washing machine, fridge, shower, etc). Volunteers should bring a sleeping bag. Location: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 150 Euro
Organic gardening project in support of
Agent Orange victims Volunteer project: Vietnam Friendship Village is a treatment/care centre for Agent Orange victims located in Ha Tay Province, which was opened in 1993 to treat children and veterans suffering from the effects of Agent Orange. 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 vegetable. It is expected that it will cover all the needs and there will be products left for sale to raise funds for the village.
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. Study part: Disadvantaged children in Vietnam Special requirements: Interest and motivation for working with children in difficult situation.
Language: English Free time activities: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc. Accommodation: In the Volunteer Peace House with modest conditions. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers are available. Location: Vietnam Friendship Village is located by the border of Ha Tay Province and Hanoi Capital. It is only about 20 km from Hanoi downtown. Terminal: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive. Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140 Euro)
Beauty
in Diversity Day Volunteer project: The “Beauty in Diversity Day” is an annual event organized by UNDP in cooperation with many local and international organizations in Vietnam to celebrate 3 special days together: the World AIDS Day (December 1st), the Day for People with Disabilities (December 3rd) and the International Volunteer Day (December 5th). The event is dedicated to recognizing 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. 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. Voluteers will also organize discussions with university students on the themes above. Study part: Volunteerism in Vietnam, HIV/AIDS, Disability Special requirements: Interest and motivation for working with social issues. Language: English Free time activities: Vietnamese Day, International Day, self-organized city tour and excursions, etc. Accommodation: In the Volunteer Peace House with modest conditions. Shared rooms. Sleeping on floor. Showers are available. Location: Tay Mo, Tu Liem, Hanoi Capital (western end of the city). Terminal: Hanoi Airport, 1 hour drive Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: VN Dong 3,000,000 (about 140 Euro)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for sick and poor Vietnamese kids
Volunteer project: The volunteers will organize Christmas and New
Year parties for extremely poor children living in the fisher village at
the Red River and the patients of the National Pediatric Hospital in
Hanoi. Special requirements: The volunteers have to bring Santa Claus clothes. They will also collect second hand clothes to give to the very poor children who don’t have enough warm clothes for the winter. Language: English Accommodation: In the International Youth House, located in a nice area of Hanoi, close to West Lake. The accommodation is simple (dormitory style) but well equipped (washing machine, fridge, shower, etc). Volunteers should bring a sleeping bag. Location: Hanoi, capital of Vietnam Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 150 Euro
Happiness
for the poor in the Lunar New Year's
days Volunteer project: Tet (Feast of the First Morning) is the Lunar New Year of Vietnamese people. It is the most important traditional celebration each year in Vietnam. Vietnamese usually spend one or two weeks to visit their families, friends, and relatives, and beautiful places. They also go to pagodas and temples to pray for happiness, luck, success, good health, etc. with holy meanings for the New Year. They also make and enjoy very delicious food and cakes, especially “Chung” cake which is square sticky rice cake that all Vietnamese make only for Tet. However, there are still poor people and street children who do not have money for buying or making “Chung” cake. The international volunteers will join a group of local people and volunteers to make "Chung" cake for the poor people and then give them out as happy gifts for the Lunar New Year. The volunteers are expected to help about 300 people on this special occasion. They will also take part in preparing and decorating houses of the poor people. The volunteers will organize special parties and give gifts to street children to wish them a Happy New Year for better lives and lots of luck. Special requirements: It is important for the volunteers to be flexible and prepared to work in a different social and cultural environment. Language: English Accommodation: In the International Youth House, located in a nice area of Hanoi, close to West Lake. The accommodation is simple (dormitory style) but well equipped (washing machine, fridge, shower, etc). Volunteers should bring a sleeping bag. Location: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 150 Euro
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Volunteer project:
The project is organized in collaboration with
the welfare center in Hai Duong province, 50 km from Hanoi. The welfare
center was established in 1982 in Haiduong City. There are around 1000
children coming from many different parts of Hai Duong province. The
children in the center are from a poor background, disadvantaged,
disabled and orphans. 
Volunteer project: “For the future” is a welfare center for orphaned
or disabled teenagers with more than 60 youths at the age from 14 to 25 years old.
Every day they make handmade products. A team of international
volunteers will help them in their daily job of making simple handmade
products. The volunteers will also organize leisure/social activities
for them during their free time or on the weekends.
The volunteers are expected to create a friendly English-speaking
environment to help the people learn and communicate in English, as well
as feel confident.
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