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0 3 Thai l andandSur i nOver 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 . Sur i ni sknownast hel andoft hebi gel ephant sandi sal s opopul ar f ors i l k,r os ar y,s weetr adi s h and j as mi ne r i c e.Sur i n El ephant RoundUpi sanannualeventher eandgat her sal otofl oc aland i nt er nat i onalat t ent i on.Al otofc ol l egeandhi ghs c hools t udent s optt ovol unt eeri nThai l anddur i ngt hei rs ummerbr eakorgap year .Ourmos tpopul arpr ogr am i svol unt eer i ngf orel ephant s .I n addi t i ont ot hat ,Vol Solhass ummer ,c hi l dc ar eandheal t hc ar e vol unt eerpr ogr ams .A 2weekss ummers pec i alvol unt eerpl us t r avelpr ogr am i sal s odes i gnedf ort hos ewhoar eont hei r vol unt eervac at i ons .
Pr ogr amsi nSur i n,Thai l and
Sur i nTr i pHi ghl i ght s Havef unbat hi ng, f eedi ngandpl ayi ngwi t h
Chi l dcar ePr ogr am
t heel ephant s Makei nc r edi bl eandadvent ur ousweekend
El ephantCampPr oj ect
Medi calVol unt eerPr ogr am
Teachi ngPr ogr am
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2WeekSpeci al :Vol unt eerandTr avel
Thai l andSummerPr ogr am 2015
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0 4 Chi l dcar ePr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $600
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age18year 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
Undert hi spr ogr am,vol unt eer swor kc l os el ywi t hc hi l dr enoft he c hi l dc ar ec ent ert ot eac ht hem, gui det hem andgi vet hem war mt hand happi nes s .Ther ear easmanyas6070c hi l dr enwi t honl yac oupl eof unt r ai neds t afft ot akec ar eoft hem.Thewor kourvol unt eer sdoi s i nval uabl easi tgi vest hec hi l dr enmor ehumanc ont ac t ,hel pst hes t aff whoar ehugel yover wor ked, andal s ogi vet hec hi l dr ent heoppor t uni t y t oper hapsl ear nnew s ongs ,games ,Engl i s hl anguageandmor e. Wehaveal s os etups mal lpr oj ec t swher eourvol unt eer swi l lhel pt o managet heheal t hands af et yoft hec hi l dr enatt hes ec ent er s . Thi sc an i nvol vebas i cc hor ess uc haspai nt i nganddec or at i ng,bas i cr epai r st o door ,wi ndow f r ames ,c r eat i ngas mal lf ar mabl ear eaands oon. Vol unt eer swor katt hel oc at i onsf r om Mondayt oThur s day, 8. 30am t o ar ound3. 30pm. Al l ofourvol unt eer sar eac c ompani edbyamemberof ourt eam whowi l lhel pt oor gani z et hedayandhel pwi t ht r ans l at i on et c .
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Bangkok
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0 5 Teachi ngPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $600
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age18year 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 er entc ul t ur eands et t i ng
Iwi l l s u r e l yr e c o mme n dt h i s p r o g r a mt oa n y o n ewh oi s
Thi spr ogr am wi l l makeyoumeetoneoft hef r i endl i es tandwel c omi ng c hi l dr en.Asavol unt eert eac heryouwi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt ot eac h
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/hi ghs c hool s .Themaj or i t yofourvol unt eer swor ki npr i mar ys c hool s t eac hi ngc hi l dr enagedbet ween6and12year sol d. Vol unt eert eac her swi l l gi ver ur al Thai c hi l dr ent heoppor t uni t yt ol ear n Engl i s hwi t hanat i ves peaker .Compet enc ei nEngl i s hopenss omany mor edoor sl at eri nt hei rl i ves .Wi t ht our i s m bei ngt hemos ti mpor t ant i ndus t r yi n Thai l and many oft he l ar ge hot eland t ouroper at or s demandac er t ai nl evelofwr i t t enands pokenEngl i s h.Al li nt er nat i onal c ompani eswhi c h oper at ei n Thai l and expec tt hes ame.Byl ear ni ng anddi s c over i ngEngl i s ht hes ec hi l dr enhavet hei rďŹ r s ts t eponar eal l addert os uc c es s .
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0 6 Medi calVol unt eerPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $650
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age18year sandabove
Par t i c i pant ss houl dber eadyt owor k i nr ur als et t i ng Medi c alandheal t hc ar epr of es s i onal s orpr emedsc anonl yappl y
Thi si sani nt ens i vemedi c alpr ogr am bas edi nr ur alThai l andaptf or medi c als t udent s ,qual i fied medi c aland heal t hc ar e pr of es s i onal s . Thr oughoutt hepl ac emental lvol unt eer sar es uppor t edbyamember oft hel oc alThaiHeal t hAut hor i t yandmemberofouri nc ount r y
Me e t i n gn e wp e o p l ea n d c l i n i c a le x p e r i e n c ei n my h e a l t hc a r ep r o g r a mi st h e
s uppor tt eam whowi l lhel pwi t ht r ans l at i ons .
h i g h l i g h t o f myv o l u n t e e r i n g
Ourvol unt eer spr ovi des uppor tt ot her ur alc ommuni t i esofSur i nby
e x p e r i e n c e .
wor ki ngal ongs i del oc al heal t hc ar epr of es s i onal si nt hei rongoi ngc ar e andt r eat mentoft hec ommuni t y.Ac t i vi t i est akepl ac ebot hi nt hel oc al c l i ni c s( muc hl i keaGPpr ac t i c ei nt heUK)andal s oi nt hefiel dwi t h r egul arhomevi s i t sandc hec ksf ort hec ommuni t y.Al t hough heal t hc ar epr ovi s i onhasi mpr ovedenor mous l yi nr ec entyear si n Thai l and,t her ear es t i l lmanyc ommuni t i eswhohaven’ tasyetbeen abl et ot akeadvant ageoft hi sands mal lr ur alc l i ni c sar et hei ronl y r es our c e.
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Bangkok|Pat t aya
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0 7 El ephantPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $750
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age18year sandabove
I dealf orani mall over s Fl exi bi l i t yandmot i vat i ont owor ki na di er entc ul t ur eands et t i ng
Wo r k i n ga tt h ee l e p h a n t Thi spr ogr am i saptf orani mall over sandwhoar er eadyt ogett hei r
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handsdi r t y.Loc at edont heout s ki r t sofSur i npr ovi nc el i est he
e x p e c t a t i o n
c ommuni t yofThaTum. Thi sc ommuni t yi shomet oappr oxi mat el y250 peopl eandover30el ephant s .Thr oughmanyyear sofc ol l abor at i on wear eabl et os uppor tt hi svi l l ageandens ur et hatt hemahout sno l ongerneedt ot aket ot hes t r eet sandgobeggi ngwi t ht hei rel ephant s . I ns t ead,t hec ommuni t yf oc us esongi vi ngvi s i t or st heoppor t uni t yt o l ear n aboutel ephant s ,s pend t i me wi t ht hem and al s o exper i enc e l i vi ngi nt hel oc alc ommuni t y. Ourvol unt eer shaveaver yhands onexper i enc eont hi spr oj ec t .Not onl ywi l lyoul ear nt oi nt er ac twi t ht heel ephant s ;wal ki ngwi t ht hem, was hi ngandf eedi ngt hem butal s oyou’ l lwor kal ongs i det hemahout s pl ant i ngandhar ves t i ngc r ops ,maki ngel ephantdungpaperand expl or i ngt hel oc alc ommuni t y.Vol unt eer ss pend t hr eeni ght seac h weekl i vi ngi nt hehomeoft hevi l l ageel derandhi sf ami l y.
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Phuket
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0 8 2WeeksSpeci alVol unt eer& Tr avel St ar t i ngf r om $800
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age-18year sandabove Lovef orani mal s Mot i vat i onandflexi bi l i t yt owor ki n adi ffer entc ul t ur als et t i ng
Dur i ngt hes eTwoweeksyouwi l ls pendyourt i mei nvol unt eer i ng, t our i ngBangkokandvi s i t i ngEl ephantVi l l agedur i ngoneoft he weekends .Vol unt eer swoul dal s ol ear nThail anguageasapar tof pr ogr am al ongwi t hThaic ooki ngl es s ons .Thi spr ogr am i ses pec i al l y s ui t abl ef orvol unt eer swhodonothavet i met oc ommi tf oramont hor mor eofvol unt eer i ngabr oadbutwoul dl i ket omakes ome c ont r i but i onandal s ot r avelal ongwi t hot hervol unt eer sont he weekendst ooneoft hemos ts pec t ac ul arpl ac esi nnor t her nThai l and. Vol unt eer s have t he opt i on ofbec omi ng a t eac hi ng orc hi l dc ar e vol unt eer ,bot h opt i onsar e ver ys i mi l arwi t ht he maj ordi ffer enc e bei ngt heageoft hec hi l dr en.Ther ei snopr es s ur eonourvol unt eer s , t het eac hi ngandc hi l dc ar ei sbas edonl ear ni ngt hr oughpl ayi ngs ot he onl yr ealr equi r ementi st hatyouandt hec hi l dr enhavef un!Engl i s h c r eat esamaz i ngoppor t uni t i est ot hepeopl eofThai l and,s omet hi ng t hatwe i nt he wes tc an of t en t ake f orgr ant ed.Yourt i me on t he vol unt eerpr oj ec t swi l l bemos tmemor abl eandr ewar di ng, l eavi ngyou wi t hc l as s r oomsoff r i endsandt oomanyhugs .
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0 9 Thai l andSummerSpeci alPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $1049
Pr ogr am Hi ghl i ght s Touroft hehi ghl i ght sofBangkok. Shopf oramaz i ngbar gai nsatt he Sout hEas tAs i a’ sbi gges tout door mar ket ,Chat t uc hak Li veandwor kamongs tEl ephant si na t r adi t i onalThaivi l l age. Vol unt eeral ongs i dear ealThai c ommuni t yonpr oj ec t st hatmat t ert o t hem.
The‘ SummerSpec i al ’ i st heul t i mat ewayf ort hefir s tt i met r avel erand
J ungl eTr ekt hr ought hebeaut i f ul Nat i onalPar kofKhaoYai
exper i enc edadvent ur er sal i ket oexpl or eThai l andr es pons i bl y.J oi nus
Opt i onal7dayext ens i onont he
f orabus t l i ngweekendi nBangkokwher eyouwi l ls eet hebes ts i ght s ,
s t unni ng,par t yi s l andc api t alof
exper i enc et hef unni ghtl i f eandhel ps uppor tt hec i t y’ spoor es t
Thai l and,KohPangnan
c ommuni t i es .Thenwat c ht hec ount r ys i der ol l byasyouj our neyt ot he
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El ephantCapi t al ,Sur i n.Her e you wi l ldi s c overt he i mpor t anc e of
ext ens i on)ands uppor t edbyt he
Sur i n’ sbeaut i f ulSi l kt r adeandt hengets omeamaz i ng‘ f ac et ot r unk’
f r i endl i es tt eam i nThai l and
t i me,l i vi ngamongs tEl ephant saspar tofoneofThai l and’ sf r i endl i es t c ommuni t i es . Nexti t ’ st i met os uppor tt heSur i nc ommuni t y,wor ki ngatal oc al pr oj ec tt ohel pt hec ommuni t y.Bef or eheadi ngbac kt oBangkok,i t ’ s t i met oc hal l engeyour s el fbyt r ekki ngt hr oughoneofThai l and’ smos t beaut i f ulNat i onalPar ksi nt r ueI ndi anaJ onesf as hi on.We’ r et henoff bac kt oBangkokasi t ’ snowt i met obi das adf ar ewel l –ori si t ?I fyou’ r e notr eadyt ol eavej us tyet ,whynotj oi nusf ora7daypar t yont he beaut i f ulbeac hesofKohPangnan! Al lt heel ement sf oraver ys pec i als ummer ,i ndeed.
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1 0 YourAccommodat i on
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1 1 Accommodat i onandLi vi ng AsaVol Solvol unt eeryouar epr ovi dedwi t hbes tofl i vi ng s t andar dsavai l abl ei nThai l and.Ourdedi c at edc oor di nat orand s t affwi l las s i s tyouwi t hyourai r por tpi c kup, s t ay, meal sandeven weekends i ght s eei ngandt r avel .Ar r i vei npeac eandhavet hebes t t i meofyourl i f e. Vol unt eer sar epi c kedupf r om t heSuvar nabhumi Ai r por ti nBangkokbyt hel oc alc oor di nat ororr epr es ent at i veon t hepr ogr am s t ar tdat ei . e. Fr i day. Al l vol unt eer sar epr ovi dedwi t h anor i ent at i onandBangkokc i t yt ourbef or es t ar t i ngt hei r pr oj ec twor ki nSur i n.TheOr i ent at i ons es s i onc over sar easl i ke, l oc alThaic ul t ur e,gr eet i ngs ,l oc at i ons ,t r ans por t at i onet c .Vol un-
Accommodat i onHi ghl i ght s Ful l yFur ni s hed Cl os et obas i cameni t i es Li vi ngi nvol unt eerhous eorgues t hous eswi t hot herl i kemi nded vol unt eer sf r om ar oundwor l d
t eer sar eal s ogi venac i t yTourofBangkok. Vol unt eer sar epr ovi dedac c ommodat i oni naGues t hous e/hot el f ort wo ni ght si n Bangkokon ar r i val( Fr i dayand Sat ur day) .I n Sur i n,l odgi ngwi l lbei noneofourt hr eevol unt eerhous eswher e ac c ommodat i oni ss har edwi t hot hervol unt eer s .Thehous esar e c ent r al l yl oc at edandc l os et os hoppi ng,ATM’ s ,r es t aur ant sand mor e. Dai l yt r ans por t at i ont oandf r om t hepr oj ec tpl ac ementt ot he vol unt eerhous ei spr ovi dedt ot hevol unt eer s .I nSur i nt her ear e manyl oc albar s ,s hopsandr es t aur ant si nt het ownpl usani ght f ood mar ket .Thec i t yi san ext r emel ys af epl ac et os t ay.Sur i n pr ovi nc eonc ebel ongedt ot heKhmerempi r e( now Cambodi a)s o you’ l lfinds c at t er edanc i entt empl esf r om t hes ameper i odast he t empl esofAngkori nCambodi a.Thel andbor derc r os s i ngi nt o Cambodi ai sl oc at edj us tanhourf r om Sur i nandi seas i l y ac c es s i bl ef r om t het own’ sbuss t at i on.Thi sac c es s i bi l i t yal l ow vol unt eer st ot r avelt oCambodi adur i ngweekends .
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1 2 CostandSt ar tDat e Sur i nPr ogr am Cost s( i nUSD) Ext r a Weeks
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El ephantPr oj ec t
$750
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$1150
$1320
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$800
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Sur i nMedi c alPr ogr am
$650
$750
$900
$1000
$1100
$1200
$1300
$1400
$175
Sur i nTeac hi ngandChi l dc ar ePr ogr am
$625
$725
$875
$975
$1075
$1175
$1250
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$150
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$1049
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$295
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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 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 Meal snoti nc l uded-Meal s–Pl eas eal l ow ar ound$810USD/ day Ret ur nt r i pt oBangkoknoti nc l uded
SummerSpeci alThai l and2015
Sur i nChi l dcar e,2WeeksSpeci al& Teachi ngPr ogr am St ar tDat es
Sur i nMedi cal& El ephantPr ogr am St ar tDat 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.
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Food& Ac c ommodat i on
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I nc ount r ymai nt enanc eofoffic es ,vehi c l eset c .
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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 . 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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