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The Ki ngdom ofCambodi ai sl oc at ed i n Sout heas tAs i a wi t ha popul at i onofal mos t15mi l l i onpeopl e.Phnom Penhi st hec api t al c i t y of Cambodi a and wher e our pr ogr ams ar e bas ed. Vol unt eer i ngSol ut i onshasmul t i pl evol unt eerwor koppor t uni t i es i nt hec i t yofPhnom Penh.Ouri nt er nat i onalvol unt eer sgett o par t i c i pat ei n di ffer ent pr oj ec t ss uc h as t eac hi ng,c omput er educ at i on,t aki ng c ar e ofc hi l dr en ator phanage and women’ s empower ment pr ogr ams .Vol Solhas affor dabl e vol unt eer i ng pr ogr amsi n Cambodi at hatfit si nt ot hebudgetofhi gh s c hool s t udent s ,t eenager s ,f ami l i esandc or por at esal i ke.Forc or por at e andc ol l egegr oupsVol Solhasflexi bl epr i c i ngpl ansdependi ngon gr oups i z e. Vol unt eerpr ogr amsi nCambodi aar emai nl yl oc at edi nt hec api t al c i t yofPhnom Penh aswel lasi n Si em Reap,Kampong Speu, KampongCham,Bat t ambangandPur s at .Thec api t alc i t yPhnom Penhoffer ss ever al c ul t ur al andhi s t or i c al at t r ac t i onsi nc l udi ngt he RoyalPal ac e,Si l verPagodaandt heNat i onalMus eum.Ther ear e al s oawi devar i et yofs er vi c esi nc l udi ngfinei nt er nat i onaldi ni ng, s i dewal knoodl es hops ,nei ghbor hoodpubs ,i nt er nat i onaldi s c os andmor e.So, i fyouar es omeoneonyourGapyear , c ar eerbr eak, Cambodi ai st he pl ac et o be.Vol unt eer sj oi ni ng t he Teac hi ng Pr oj ec t ar e al s os omet i mes r equi r ed t o wor ki n or phanage pl ac ement swher et heyt eac ht hec hi l dr en
Cambodi aTr i pHi ghl i ght s Ther ear eal otoft empl es ,mus eumsandhi s t or i cs i t est ovi s i ts uc hasToulSl engGenoc i deMus eum, RoyalPal ac e,Nat i onalMus eum andWatPhnom. Youc anal s oj oi nt hel oc alKhmerc ui s i nec ooki ngc l as s esi ft hati nt er es t syou! Youwi l lhavel ongerf r eet i meavai l abl eont heweekendswher eyouc anvi s i tt henear bybeac hesand z oo. Youwi l lbewor ki ngf ort hec hi l dr en,t ot eac ht hem c omput ers ki l l s ,hel pwi t hNGO anddos omeac t ual c ommuni t ydevel opmentwor k
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PHNOM PENH Teachi ngEngl i s hPr ogr am Or phanagePr ogr am Teachi ngComput erSki l l s NGO Suppor tPr ogr am
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0 5 Teachi ngEngl i shPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $400
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Thevol unt eerneedst obeatl eas t18 year sofageatt het i meofj oi ni ngt he pr oj ec t . Cr i mi nalBac kgr oundChec kor Char ac t erCer t i fic at ei sr equi r ed Vol unt eer sneedt ohaveanopenmi nd andflexi bl eat t i t udef orwor ki ngi na new anddi ffer entenvi r onment . Thevol unt eers houl dbr i ngener gyand ent hus i as mt omakeadi ffer enc e. Vol unt eermus tbei ngoodheal t h.
Undert hi spr ogr am vol unt eer sar er equi r edt ot eac hEngl i s ht ot he l oc al Cambodi anc hi l dr en. Teac hi ngEngl i s handhel pi ngi nas c hool wi l l notonl ygi vet heCambodi anpeopl eoppor t uni t i est hatt heymaynot havenor mal l y,buti twi l lal s ogi vet hevol unt eerat as t eofCambodi an c ul t ur e and Cambodi an l i f e.The s t ayi n Cambodi a wi l lbe a gr eat exper i enc e and c hal l enge f ort he vol unt eer .We have c ont ac twi t h t eac hi ngpr oj ec t sal lovert hec ount r y( es pec i al l yPhnom Penh) , s ot hat wec anendeavort ofindas ui t abl epl ac ementf orever yvol unt eerand al mos tever yi dea. Towor ki nt hei ndus t r i esi nt het ownar eas , Engl i s hl anguageandbas i c c omput ers ki l l spr ofic i enc yi snowar equi r ement .Buti nCambodi at he oppor t uni t yt ol ear nands t udyi snotavai l abl ef orever ybody.Soasa
T h e r ei sg r e a tn e e df o r E n g l i s he d u c a t i o ni n Ca mb o d i as oo u re f f o r t swe r e a p p r e c i a t e db yl o c a l s .
J o h na n dS h i r l e y
r es ul tmanypeopl ear ej obl es s .Asavol unt eeri nCambodi a,youwi l l t eac h Engl i s ht os uppor tt he poorpeopl e,mos t l yi ns c hool s ,t hus i mpr ovi ngt heempl oymentpr os pec t soft hes ef ut ur egener at i ons .
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0 6 Or phanagePr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $400
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Thevol unt eerneedst obeatl eas t18 year sofageatt het i meofj oi ni ngt he pr oj ec t . Vol unt eermus tbei ngoodheal t h. Cr i mi nalBac kgr oundChec kor Char ac t erCer t i fic at ei sr equi r ed Vol unt eer sneedt ohaveanopenmi nd andflexi bl eat t i t udef orwor ki ngi na new anddi ffer entenvi r onment . Thevol unt eers houl dbr i ngener gyand ent hus i as mt omakeadi ffer enc e.
Undert hi spr ogr am vol unt eer swor ki nOr phanagesandc ent er sf or c hi l dr enf r om poors l umsoft hec i t y.Vol unt eer swor kwi t hc hi l dr en whoar ei nt heagegr oupof316year s .Vol unt eer sar eneededt ogi ve i nf or maleduc at i onl es s onst ot hec hi l dr en,hel pi ndoi ngdai l yt as ksat t he or phanage s uc h aswas hi ng c l ot hes ,f eedi ng t he c hi l dr en and
T h es t a f fa tt h ep l a c e me n t
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Vol unt eer sar eal s oenc our agedt ot eac hEngl i s ht ot hec hi l dr enand
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engaget hec hi l dr eni ndi ffer entpl ayf ulac t i vi t i es .Youar ewel c omet o us eanyki ndofs pec i al s ki l l syoupos s es s .Hel pi ngi nanor phanagewi l l
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notonl ygi vet heCambodi anpeopl eoppor t uni t i est hatt heymaynot nor mal l yhave,buti twi l lal s ogi vet hevol unt eerat as t eofCambodi an c ul t ur eandCambodi anl i f e.
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0 7 Teachi ngComput erSki l l s St ar t i ngf r om $400
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Vol unt eer smus tbe18year sorol der att hebegi nni ngoft hepr ogr am Cr i mi nalBac kgr oundChec kor Char ac t erCer t i fic at ei sr equi r ed Vol unt eer sneedt ohaveanopenmi nd andflexi bl eat t i t udef orwor ki ngi na new anddi ffer entenvi r onment . Thevol unt eers houl dbr i ngener gy andent hus i as mt omakeadi ffer enc e. Vol unt eermus tbei ngoodheal t h.
Ast henames ugges t s ,vol unt eer spl ac ed undert hi spl ac ementar e r equi r ed t ot eac hc omput ers ki l l st ot he l oc alCambodi an s c hool c hi l dr en. Dependi ngont heneedsofpar t neror gani z at i ons , vol unt eer s maybepl ac edwi t hs c hool s ,or phanagesorNGOswor ki ngt oeduc at e s t aff/publ i corpr ovi degener alI Ts uppor t .Aswi t hal lpl ac ement s ,t he t ypeofpl ac ementanddegr eeofi nvol vementwi l l var yduet opr evi ous exper i enc e and l engt h ofs t ay i n Cambodi a.Vol unt eer s may be wor ki ngi ndependent l yorwi t hapar t nerdependi ngont hepr oj ec t . Ther ei sc ur r ent l yaneedf orvol unt eer si n Phnom Penh,Bat t ambang, Si em ReaporPur s at .Mos tpl ac ement swor kei ghthour sonweekdays wi t hanext endedl unc hbr eak.Vol unt eer sar er ec ommendedt obr i ng
Be a u t i f u l k i d s . Ve r yh a r dt o s a yg o o db y e! Ve r y a p p r e c i a t i v e .Wea r ev e r y h a p p ywi t ht h ep l a c e me n t .
Ama n d a&Da n i e l l e
al apt op t ot hei rpl ac ementi fpos s i bl e,asmos tor gani z at i onsl ac k f undi ngt opr ovi deac omput erf orever yvol unt eer .
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0 8 NGO Suppor tPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $700
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Vol unt eer smus tbe18year sorol der att hebegi nni ngoft hepr ogr am Vol unt eer sneedt ohaveanopenmi nd andflexi bl eat t i t udef orwor ki ngi na new anddi ffer entenvi r onment . Thevol unt eers houl dbr i ngener gy andent hus i as mt omakeadi ffer enc e. Mi ni mum Pr ogr am dur at i on-5weeks
Cambodi ahass uffer edatt hehandsofwar sandt her eper c us s i onsar e appar entont hebas i chumanpr i vi l egesandi nf r as t r uc t ur e.Undert hi s
T h ep l a c e me n twa sv e r y
pr ogr am youwi l ls uppor tanNGO wi t hasmanys ki l l sasyouc an.Our
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l oc alCambodi an par t ner has c ont ac t s al lover t he c ount r yt o Or gani z at i ons wor ki ng i n many di ffer entar eas .Under t he NGO
a n ds t a f fwe r ev e r yf r i e n d l y
Suppor tPr ogr am,vol unt eer s ar e pr ovi ded t he t ype ofpl ac ement
a n da c c o mmo d a t i n g .
mat c hi ngt hei ri nt er es t sandqual i fic at i ons . Forexampl e:A wai t erorhai r dr es s erwoul d be abl et os uppor ta
S t e p h a n i eL o u i s e
voc at i onalt r ai ni ngc ent er .Someonewhohaswor kedi nt hear eaof t our i s m woul ds uppor tanec ol ogi c alt our i s m pr oj ec tt odevel opt hei r s t r uc t ur e.Al awyermays uppor tahumanr i ghtOr gani z at i onwi t ht he devel opmentort hei rhuman r i ght spr ogr ams( s uc h asawar enes s r i s i ng) .Someonewhohass t udi edar tormus i cwoul dbr i ngt hes es ki l l s t o women orc hi l dr en who ar es uppor t ed bya l oc alOr gani z at i on wor ki ngi nt hi sar ea. Afinanc epr of es s i onalors t udentc anvol unt eeri n aMi c r ofinanc ePr oj ec t .
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1 0 Accommodat i onandLi vi ng We ens ur et hat our l i vi ng ar r angement s meet i nt er nat i onal s t andar dsand wet r yt o pr ovi det hebes tpos s i bl es t ayt o our
Accommodat i onHi ghl i ght s
vol unt eer s .Ass oonast hevol unt eer sar r i ve,t heyar epi c kedup f r om t he Phnom Penh I nt er nat i onal Ai r por t by t he l oc al
Ful l yFur ni s hedAc c ommodat i on
c oor di nat ororr epr es ent at i ve.At wodayi nt ens i veor i ent at i oni s
Si ngl es har i ngordoubl eoc c upanc y avai l abl e
pr ovi dedbyt hel oc als t a.Ar easl i kec ul t ur e,gr eet i ngs ,l oc at i ons , t r ans por t at i on,s af et yandvol unt eerpl ac ement sar egi vendur i ng t heor i ent at i on.Vol unt eer sar egi venal oc alt ourofPhnom Penh
Choi c eofhomess t ayorvol unt eer hous e
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3Meal sperdayorasgui dedbyt he pr oj ec t
Forac c ommodat i on,vol unt eer sar epr ovi dedwi t hanopt i ont o
I nt er netf ac i l i t yavai l abl e,l aundr y avai l abl eatanext r ac os t
l i vewi t hahos tf ami l yori navol unt eerhous e.Par t i c i pant si nhos t f ami l yac c ommodat i on pr ovi ded wi t hs epar at er oomsi n mos t c as es . However , i nar ar ec as eyouwoul dbes har i ngt her oom wi t h af el l ow vol unt eer .Al lac c ommodat i onshaver unni ngwat erand el ec t r i c i t y avai l abl e.The Vol unt eer hous e ac c ommodat i on i s c ent r al l yl oc at edandc l os et omos toft hepopul art our i s ts i t esi n Phnom Penh. 23vol unt eer ss har ear oom i nt hevol unt eerhous e. Thehous ei sagr eatpl ac et omeetandi nt er ac twi t hot herl i ke mi nded vol unt eer sf r om di er entpar t soft he wor l d.I nt er net f ac i l i t yi savai l abl ef orvol unt eer st ous eandl aundr yf ac i l i t yi sal s o avai l abl eatext r ac os t .Thr eemeal sperdayar epr ovi dedt ot he vol unt eer s .
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1 1 CostandSt ar tDat es So,whydoIhavet opayf orvol unt eer i ngabr oad?Imean,Iwantt ohel pt hem andal lands t i l lIwi l lhavet opay?Thati sa c ommonques t i onpeopl eas k. Peopl eof t enf or gett hatvol unt eer i ngi sneverf r ee. Vol unt eer i ngAbr oadi sdeďŹ ni t el yac hoi c e, andwhenyouc hoos et odos o,youhavet opay.Forwhat ?Foryourai r f ar e,f oryourl odgi ngs ,f oryourmeal s ,f orl oc al c ommut e,ai r por tt r ans f er ,f oryourpr oj ec tpl ac ementt i eups !Ther ei smor ei nt hel i s t ,butagai n,al lofusdr eadt hewor d " pr ogr am f ee" So,wet houghtwes houl ds i mpl i f yi tf oryou.Yourpr ogr am f ees ol el yai mst opr ovi deyouc omf or t ,whi l eyouvol unt eer abr oad.I ti ss t r uc t ur edt omeetyourmos tbas i cneeds .
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Tr ai ni ng Pl eas eNot e:Anappl i c at i onf eeof$225i sc har gedoverandabovet hepr ogr am f eeasanappl i c at i onpayment .
Expensesot hert hanpr ogr am f ee Ai r f ar e Mobi l ec onnec t i onandr ec har ge Ent r yf eest omonument sors i ght s eei ngpl ac es( i fnoti nc l udedi npr ogr am) Tr ans por t at i onandl oc alt r avel Vi s aFee Per s onalexpens es Ret ur nAi r por tDr op
Expensesot hert hanpr ogr am f ee
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1 2 Whatam Ipayi ngf or ? Mos tpeopl ear es ur pr i s edt oheart hatt heyhavet opayt ovol unt eerabr oad.Whatt heyof t endonotr eal i z ei st hatt her e ar es i gni fic antadmi ni s t r at i ve c os t si nvol ved t o ar r ange f ora wor t hwhi l e vol unt eerabr oad pl ac ement .Vol unt eer i ng Sol ut i onsi snots uppor t edbyanygover nmentf undi ngandr unsi t spr ogr amsent i r el yf r om t hef eet hatvol unt eer spayt o t akepar ti nt hevol unt eerpr ogr ams .Vol unt eer i ngAbr oad, i nvol vesi nc ur r i ngofmanyc os t ss uc hasf ood, ac c ommodat i on, t r ans por t at i on,t r ans f er s ,pr oj ec ts el ec t i onet c .Thepr ogr am f eec har gedbyus ,goesi nt opr ovi di ngyoual lt hes es er vi c es . Themoneyt hatyoupayt ousi sdi s t r i but edatvar i ouss t agest opr ovi deyouameani ngf ulvol unt eerabr oadexper i enc e.
Pr oj ec tSuppor t& Fi el dCos t
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St affr ec r ui t ment
Communi c at i onwi t hvol unt eer sandpar t ner s ,by phone/ emai let c . I nt er nat i onalt r aveldonebyours t afft omoni t or pr oj ec t sandat t endl oc almeet i ngswi t hpar t ner s
Vol unt eerr ec r ui t ment Mai nt ai ni ngoffic eandot herexpens es
Webs i t emai nt enanc e. Gover nmentt axes .
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1 3 Whatam Ipayi ngf or ?( Cont d. ) Admi ni st r at i on I ti snec es s ar yf oranor gani z at i ont oempl oyf ul l t i mes t afft or ec r ui tandmanagevol unt eer s .Ther ei sl otofwor kt hatgoes s i debys i deens ur i ngt hatyouar es uppor t edbef or eanddur i ngyourpr ogr am. Wear ededi c at edt omakeyourvol unt eer i ng abr oadamemor abl eexper i enc eandwar doffofal l pos s i bl ehunc hesatever ys t eps .Ouradmi ni s t r at i onc os ti s28% oft he t ot alc os twhi c hi nc l udeadver t i s i ng,s t affs al ar y,webs i t emai nt enanc e,t axes ,vol unt eerr ec r ui t mentandot herexpens es . Theappl i c at i onpr oc es s i ngf eei spar tofyouradmi ni s t r at i vec os t s ,unl i kemanyot hervol unt eert r avelc ompanywedonot c har geanyaddi t i onal c r edi tc ar dpr oc es s i ngf ee. Thes ec ompani esc anc har geasmuc has6% onyourappl i c at i onf eet aki ng i tt oadi ffer enc eofal mos t$100ext r a.Wehaveaflatr at eandt hati swhatwec har ge.
Tr ai ni ngandor i ent at i on Youmaybeendowedwi t hexc ept i onals ki l l sandac umeni nyourar eaofexper t i s ebutt ofigur eoutyourexac tr ol ei nt he pl ac ementagenc yandt ogai ni ns i ght sofi t soper at i onsr equi r et r ai ni ng.Toknow c ul t ur alpr ac t i c esandet i quet t esi sof s ubl i mei mpor t anc et oc ar r youtyourt as ks .Soyouneeds omeonewhoc oul di mpar tt r ai ni nganddi s pelyourdoubt sat ever ys t ep,obvi ous l yhe/ s hedoubl esasyourf r i endandt r ai ner . Goodgr as poft hel oc all anguagei sanaddedadvant aget hathel psyout oc ommuni c at eeffec t i vel yandl ear nt hec ul t ur e pr ompt l ys oi ns omec as est heyal s oas s i gnl anguaget r ai ner st ohel pyououtwhoi spai dbypr ogr am pr ovi der .
Foodandaccommodat i on We c har ge f orf ood and ac c ommodat i on bas ed on yourpr ef er enc es .You may dec i de t o do home s t ay orgr oup ac c ommodat i on orr el i s ht hec ui s i nesc ooked byhos tf ami l yand payt hem.You mayc ookf oryour s el fi fyou find i t ec onomi c aloryourpl ac ementor gani z at i onmaypr ovi deyoul unc h.Youhavepl et hor aofopt i onst oc hoos ef r om and c har gesar edet er mi nedac c or di ngl y.Hos tor gani z at i onpr ovi desas af eandwel c omi ngat mos pher ef ort hevol unt eer s . Foodandac c ommodat i onc har gesc over40% ofyourt ot alexpendi t ur e.
I ncount r ysuppor t Vol unt eers er vi c eor gani z at i onof t enempl oysi nc ount r ys t aff t opr ovi del oc als uppor tandt omakeyourvol unt eer i ng abr oadexper i enc ememor abl e.Asl ongasyouar evol unt eer i ngout s i dewhi c hmayt akeupt os i xmont hs ,ours t aff i s c ont i nuous l ywor ki ngf oryoubehi ndt hes c r een.Sowepayt hem f r om pr ogr am f eeswer ec ei vedes pi t eot hers our c esl i ke gr ant sanddonat i ons . Not hi ngc an bemor edi s c omf or t i ngt han t os t r uggl ef orget t i ngbas i cs er vi c esl i keheal t hc ar e,banki ngoreven vi s a r evi ewi ngi naf or ei gnl andt hatot her wi s ewoul dhavebeenc ompar at i vel yl es sdi ffic ul ti nanEngl i s hs peaki ngc ount r y.Asa vol unt eer ,youhavenotbeent i edupt ot heagenc yonl ybutyoumayr oam ar oundt hec i t yt owat c hhi s t or i c alpl ac es ,z oo, movi eset c . ands houl dhavet ot al ac c es st oever yt hi ngi nor dert odi s t r es syour s el f . Vol Sol hasi nc r edi bl ei nc ount r ys uppor t ( ar ound12%)t oens ur eyourt r i pr unss moot hl y.
Pr oj ectDevel opment Themos ti mpor t antpar toft hevol unt eer i ngf eesi sont hepr oj ec twhi c hyouhavec hos en.Pr ogr am f eeshel pf undt he pr oj ec tac t i vi t i esandr es our c es .Thusor gani z at i onsneedpai ds t aff membert oens ur ec ont i nui t yofyourpr ogr am and admi ni s t r at i vedut i es .Pr oj ec tdevel opmenti nvol ved11% oft het ot alpr ogr am f ee.
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