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Volunteer in Tibet Volunteer in Tibet

See Volunteering in Lhasa, Tibet, by Tariq El Kashef, for one incisive participant report.

If you do not see the volunteer program you want, look under Worldwide for volunteer programs located in several different regions.

Contact the program directors to confirm costs, dates, and other details (Disclaimer).


United Planet
Teach English to Tibetan Children
The Jyekundo area (Yushu in Chinese) is one of the most remote Tibetan regions with Tibetan culture very much intact. Volunteers are given a very special opportunity to improve the lives of Tibetan children by teaching English, while also learning about and immersing in Tibetan culture.

Cost: Varies depending on the duration of the stay (1-12 weeks).
Dates: Beginning on the first and third Monday of each month.
Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Telephone: 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org

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Global Crossroad
Volunteer in Tibet: Teaching English/Work in Orphanage
Just outside of the cultural capital of Lhasa and near the world-famous Potala place, Global Crossroad volunteers teach English to poor, destitute, and disabled children. Most of the time, volunteers in teaching projects work as instructors or assistant English teachers. However, our volunteer in Tibet program welcomes your participation and help in the school's extra-curricular activities, such as sports, games and other activities, or sanitation programs. Volunteers usually teach two to three hours a day for five days a week, working with children 6 to 13 years old.

Contact: info@globalcrossroad.com, www.globalcrossroad.com/tibet/teaching_in_tibet.php

Pacific Village Institute
From Brahma to Buddha: Cultures of the Indian Himalayas & the Ganges River
In this program, students will have the chance to live and study in the country that gave birth to two of the world's great religions-Hinduism and Buddhism-and to travel amid some of the most incredible landscapes in the world. Based in Varanasi, also know as "The City of Light", we will explore the holiest of Hindu cities located on the subcontinent's plains on the banks of the Ganges River. We will also travel to the Himalayas of Sikkim, a small region sandwiched between Nepal and Bhutan, where we will have the opportunity to experience one of the few places where traditional Tibetan culture remains largely free from external repression.

Contact: jamie@pacificvillage.org, www.pacificvillage.org

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