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0 3 Thai l andandChi angMaiOver vi ew Thel andoft hef r eeandt hel andoft hes mi l esper f ec t l yc apt ur es t hees s enc eofThai l and.Thi sc ount r yhasever yt hi ngf ora di s c er ni ng t r avel er .Whi t es andy beac hes ,exot i cr es or t s ,l i p s mac ki ngf ood,t hr obbi ngni ght l i f eandt hr i vi ngwi l dl i f e.Youpi c k yourt as t eandThai l andhasi tf oryou.Theani mall over sheadt o Chi angMai ,t hebeac hl overhi tKohSamuiandt hepar t yani mal s s t ayi nBangkok.Thai l anddoesnotdi s appoi ntt hei mpul s i ve s hopper ,t hef oodi e,andt heus ualgl obet r ot t er .Sot her eyougo, ever yt as t et akenc ar eof . Chi angMaii st hel ar ges tc i t yi nnor t her nThai l andandc api t alof Chi angMaipr ovi nc e.I ti sl oc at edar ound700kmsf r om Bangkok, ami ds tl us h gr een mount ai ns .I nr ec entyear s ,Chi angMaihas bec omeani nc r eas i ngl ymoder nc i t yandat t r ac t sappr oxi mat el y onemi l l i onvi s i t or seac hyear .Thec i t yoffer spl ent yofs i ght s eei ng oppor t uni t i esf ort r avel er ss uc hasmus eums ,t empl es ,ni ght mar ket sandt henumer ousr es t aur ant soffer i ngThaic ui s i ne. Vol unt eer i ngSol ut i onsoffer sawi devar i et yofvol unt eerand i nt er ns hi ppr ogr amsi nChi angMai .Youc anc hoos et owor kwi t h el ephant s ,vol unt eeratanor phanage,i nt er natahos pi t al ,t eac h monks ,vol unt eerasat eac heri nas c hoolori nt er ni nt he J our nal i s m pr ogr am.
Pr ogr amsi nChi angMai Chi l dr en' sHomePr ogr am
Chi angMaiTr i pHi ghl i ght s Chec koutt he gl amourofChi ang Maini ght baz aar
El ephantCampPr oj ect
Takeas t r eetwal kandc hec koutt het empl es andt heWat s
Teachi ngEngl i s h
Vol unt eerandwor kf ort hec hi l dr enandt eac h Monks
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Havef unbat hi ngandf eedi ngt heel ephant s Takepar ti nThaiCooker yc l as s esorThai Mas s agec our s e
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0 4 Chi l dr en' sHomePr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $750
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Ages houl dbe18year sandabove Cr i mi nalBac kgr oundChec ki sr equi r ed Fl exi bi l i t yandmot i vat i ont owor ki na di ffer entc ul t ur eands et t i ng
Ie n j o y e dwo r k i n ga tt h e c h i l d r e nh o mea n dd e f f n i t e l y
Vol unt eer swor ki ngi nt heOr phanagepr ogr am wor kwi t hi na Chi l dr en' shome.Thec hi l dr enher ear ei nt heagegr oupf r om 4t o16.
l o v e dt h ek i d s .
Manyoft hec hi l dr enar eofet hni chi l l t r i bedec ent ,whi c hi sdi ffer ent t hanThaiet hni c i t y. Vol unt eer swi l ls pendt i mewi t ht hec hi l dr en,hel pc ook,hel pc l ean,t r y t oengaget hec hi l dr eni ndi ffer entac t i vi t i es–s por t s ,games ,ar t sand c r af t s ,hel pt hem wi t ht hei rhomewor k,et c .Vol unt eer sal s o devot e t hei r ent i r e pr oj ec tt o mai nt enanc et as ks l i ke pai nt i ng,t endi ng gr oundsorfixi ngappl i anc esapar tf r om wor ki ngwi t ht hec hi l dr eni n t he or phanage.The pr oj ec ti nvol ves5 daysofwor ki n a weekf or ar ound45hr s .Thi sc anal s ovar yondayt odaybas i s .Maj or i t yoft he vol unt eer swor ki ngi nt hi spr oj ec ts t ayatvol unt eerhous e ac c ommodat i onandwor katt hec hi l dr en' shome. Atoneoft hepr oj ec t pl ac ement s ,vol unt eer ss t aywi t hi nt heor phanagei t s el fi ns epar at e vol unt eerac c ommodat i on.
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0 5 El ephantCampPr oj ect St ar t i ngf r om $1100
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Ages houl dbe18year sandabove Compas s i ont owar dsani mal sandl ove f ort hem Fl exi bi l i t yandmot i vat i oni nwor ki na di ffer entc ul t ur eands et t i ng
I L o v eL o v eL o v ewo r k i n gwi t h Undert hi spr oj ec t ,vol unt eer swor ki nanEl ephantCamp.Vol unt eer s
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us ual l ywor katt hec ampf r om 7i nt hemor ni ngt o5i nt heeveni ng t hr ought heweek.Weekendsar ef r ee.Thedays t ar t sear l yatt he El ephantPar k.Seveno’ c l oc ki sel ephantbat ht i me,f ol l owedby br eakf as tf ort heel ephant s .Onc et heel ephant sar ef edandbef or e dayvi s i t or smaket hei rar r i val i swhenvol unt eer sandot hers t affc ans i t down,havebr eakf as t .Vol unt eer smayhel pwi t hdi r ec t i onands af et y pr oc edur eswi t hdayt our i s t supont hei rar r i val .Af t erl unc hal l vol unt eer swi l lwor kwi t ht heel ephant sandl ear nhow t obean el ephantt r ai ner . Vol unt eer ss t ayatt heel ephantc amp f r om Mondayt o Fr i dayonl y, dur i ngt heweekend,t heyar es hi f t edt oVol unt eerHous ei nChi ang Mai .I ft heac c ommodat i oni snotavai l abl e,gues torhot el ac c ommodat i oni sar r angedf ort hevol unt eer sandi nt hatc as et hey havet opayext r a.
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0 6 Teachi ngEngl i shPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $750
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Ages houl dbe18year sandabove Cr i mi nalBac kgr oundChec k/ Char ac t er c er t i fic at ei sr equi r edi sRequi r ed Fl exi bi l i t yandmot i vat i ont owor ki na di ffer entc ul t ur eands et t i ng
T h eh i g h l i g h to fmyt r i p Undert hi spr ogr am,vol unt eer st eac hEngl i s ht oThais t udent satone oft he manys c hool ss pr ead ac r os st he c i t yofChi ang Mai .Thes e s c hool sar e under pr i vi l eged and s omet i mess hor ts t affed.I thasa goodmi xofki nder gar t en, pr i mar yands ec ondar yc l as s es .Someoft he
wo u l db et h ec h i l d r e nweme t i ns c h o o la n dma d ef r i e n d s wi t ho t h e rv o l u n t e e r s .
s c hool shaves t udents t r engt hof1000+whi l eot her sar er at hers mal l wi t honl y100s t udent s . Yourr ol ei nc l as sdependsont hes c hoolaswel lasyourownc omf or t l evel .You’ l lbepai r edwi t haThait eac herandhavet heopt i onofgoi ng i nt oc l as swi t ht hi sper s onands i mpl yhel pi ngoutwi t hdai l yl es s ons . However , f oranyonewi t ht hec onfidenc eandt hedr i vet odot hei rown l es s on pl anni ng,not hi ng’ squi t e asr ewar di ngasl eadi ngyourown c l as s .Thes t udent sl ovei t ,and i tgi vesThait eac her st hec hanc et o c at c huponpr oj ec t sandpaper wor k.
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0 7 Teachi ngEngl i shPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $750
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Ages houl dbe18year sandabove Fl exi bi l i t yandmot i vat i oni nwor ki na di ffer entc ul t ur eands et t i ng
Undert hi spr ogr am vol unt eer sar er equi r edt ot eac hBuddhi s tMonks . Thes emonksar ei nt heagegr oupof12and18l i vi ngac r os s5di ffer ent monas t er i esi nChi angMai .AsaVol Solvol unt eeryourt as kwi l li nc l ude " enhanc i ngt heknowl edgeofmonksandnovi c esi nbot hr el i gi ousand s ec ul ars ubj ec t s "and" pr ovi di ngs ec ondar yeduc at i onf orboyswhoar e unabl et oaffor ds uc hoppor t uni t i esel s ewher e. "Al l t hes t udent satt he s c hool sar enovi c emonksandmany,butnotal l ,oft hef ac ul t yand admi ni s t r at i on ar e Buddhi s tmonks .One oft he s c hool shasbot h novi c emonks t udent sandnonmonks t udent ss epar at edby c l as s r oom. Vol unt eer sas s i s tt heThaif ac ul t ywi t hEngl i s h( andopt i onal l yi nar t ) educ at i onr oughl y20hour saweek( Monday–Fr i day) .Youwi l lhave t hec hoi c eofei t herl eadi ngyourownc l as soras s i s t i ngaThait eac her i nhi sorherdai l yl es s ons .
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0 8 Medi calI nt er nshi p St ar t i ngf r om $995
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Ages houl dbe20year sandabove Medi c ali nt er nsar er equi r edt os ubmi t r es ume,s t at ementofpur pos eand r ec ommendat i onf r om doc t or si fany Onl ypr emeds ,medi c als t udent sand peopl ewi t hheal t hc ar ebac kgr oundc an appl y
Medi c al I nt er nsi nt hi spr oj ec twi l l bepai r edwi t haf ul l t i meThai doc t or andwor kfivedaysaweek( Mon–Fr i )8: 00am –4: 00pm. I ns pec i al
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s hadow t heThaidoc t ori nt hei rnor mal ,dai l yr out i nesandas s i s twi t h pr of es s i onalr es pons i bi l i t i es .No mor et han t wo i nt er nsatanyone
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t i mewi l lbepai r edwi t heac hf ul l t i medoc t or .Theamountof“ hands on”i nvol vementwhi l ei nt er ni ngwi l ldependupont hei nt er n’ s exper i enc e,educ at i on,c omf or tl evel ,t hel engt hoft hei nt er ns hi pand t hec ons entofbot ht heat t endi ngdoc t orandt hehos pi t al admi ni s t r at i on.I nt er nswhohavec ompl et edc our s es t udyand r ec ei vedt hei rmedi c al degr eewi l l beabl et oexec ut eamor eac t i ver ol e dur i ngt hei ri nt er ns hi ps . Thehos pi t aloffer st hef ol l owi ngheal t hcar edepar t ment sands er vi ces : 1. Opht hal mol ogy
11.Neonat al( onl yf emal esc anpar t i c i pat e)
2. Mi c r oc hemi s t r y
12.Pedi at r i c s( HI V+Car e)
3. Bi oc hemi s t r y
13.Car di ol ogy
4. Par as i t ol ogi c al
14.Nur s i ng
5. Pat hol ogy( mus ts t udyi nt hi sfiel d)
15.Dent al
6. Phar mac ol ogy( mus ts t udyi nt hi sfiel d)
16.Phys i c alTher apy
7. Fami l yMedi c i ne
17.Sur ger y
8. Obs t et r i c s&Gynec ol ogy( onl yf emal esc anpar t i c i pat e) 9. Or t hopedi c s 10.Emer genc yRoom
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0 9 J our nal i sm St ar t i ngf r om $1400
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Ages houl dbe18year sandabove Res umewi t ht hes t at ementofpur pos e i sr equi r ed,pl usar t i c l espubl i s hed Mi ni mum 4weekofc ommi t menti s r equi r ed
Thef oc usi nt hi spr oj ec ti snotonl yt ogai nexper i enc e,butal s ot o c ont r i but et ot hemagaz i ne.Abr i efor i ent at i onandt ouroft he magaz i newi l lbegi vent onew i nt er ns ,al ongwi t hhel pi nghandswi t h anynew ar eai nwhi c hani nt er nďŹ ndst hems el ves ,howeveri t ’ s i mpor t antf ori nt er nst obei ndependentands el f mot i vat ed.I nt er ns us ual l ywor kf r om Mondayt oFr i dayandanaver agewor kdayl as t sf or ar ound78hour s . However , ons omeoc c as i onsi nt er nswi l l ber equi r ed t owor kont heweekendsaswel l .
AddOnTour BangkokandPat t aya
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1 1 Accommodat i onandLi vi ng Ac c ommodat i onandl i vi ngi soneoft hehi ghl i ght sofChi angMai . Vol unt eer sar epi c kedupf r om t heChi angMaiI nt er nat i onal Ai r por ti nChi angMaibyoneofourc oor di nat or s .Al lvol unt eer s ar epr ovi dedwi t hat wodayor i ent at i ons es s i onbef or et heys t ar t t hei rpr oj ec twor k.TheOr i ent at i ons es s i onc over sar easl i ke,l oc al Thaic ul t ur e,gr eet i ngs ,l oc at i ons ,t r ans por t at i on et c .Vol unt eer s
Accommodat i onHi ghl i ght s Al lmeal si nEl ephantCampPr ogr am pr ovi ded
ar eal s ogi venac i t yTourofChi angMai .
Ful l yf unc t i onalki t c henwi t hr aw s uppl i es
Vol unt eer sar epr ovi dedac c ommodat i oni navol unt eer ’ shomei n
Ful l yf ur ni s hedac c ommodat i on
Chi ang Mai .Ac c ommodat i on i ss har ed wi t h ot hervol unt eer s . Ther ear et hr eevol unt eer shomei nChi angMaiandyouwoul dbe
Nearpr oj ec tl oc at i ons
s t ayi ngi noneoft hem.Al lt hr eear ever yc l os et oeac hot herand haves amef ac i l i t i esandar el oc at edi nt hehear toft hec i t y.For meal s ,al li ngr edi ent sf orbr eakf as tar epr ovi dedandvol unt eer s c anc ookt hei rownbr eakf as t . Lunc hi spr ovi dedatt hes c hool sand t hec hi l dr enshomepr oj ec t sonal lwor ki ngdays .Foral lEl ephant Campvol unt eer sal l meal sar epr ovi dedf r om Mondayt oFr i dayaf t er noon.
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1 2 Cost 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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Chi angMaiEl ephantCampPr ogr am
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Chi ang Mai Teac hi ng Engl i s h, Teac hi ng
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J our nal i s mI nt er ns hi pPr ogr am
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Medi c alI nt er ns hi p
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MonksandChi ndr enHome
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
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1 3 St ar tDat es Chi angMaiChi l dr en' sHome& El ephantPr ogr am St ar tDat es
Chi angMaiTeachi ngPr ogr amsSt ar tDat es
Medi cal& J our nal i sm I nt er nshi pPr ogr am Dat es
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1 3 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 vec os t si nvol vedt oar r angef orawor t hwhi l evol unt eerabr oadpl 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
Food& Ac c ommodat i on
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Pr oj ec tDevel opment
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VOLSOLPr ogr am CostI ncl udes Adver t i s i ngOnl i ne/ Offli ne
Cr edi tCar dpr oc es s i ngc har ges
Sal ar i esf ors t aff
I nc ount r ymai nt enanc eofoffic es ,vehi c l eset c .
NGO financ i alhel p
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 4 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 . Gener al l yyourt r ai ni ngpr ogr am ext endst of ewweeksand t i r el es seffor t soft het r ai nerneedt obepr oper l yr emuner at ed. 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 .
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Thi semai l woul dbef ol l owedbyaWel c omemai l andac ommuni t yemai l wi t hpl at f or mst o hel pyouc onnec twi t hourpas tvol unt eer s .I fyouar eus i nggmai l ,pl eas ec hec kyour pr omot i onsf ol derors pam f ol derandmar kt hem nots pam ands hi f tt hem t oyouri nbox. Ac t i vel ypar t i c i pat ei nVol SolFac ebookpageandGr oupsandal s oj oi nt hes oc i al c ommuni t ymadebyvol unt eer s ,t hatwi l lhel pyoubet t erpr epar ef ort het r i p.
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