Volunteer in Thailand

Volunteer in Thailand at an Elephant Refuge Globalteer is a registered charity in the UK providing ethical and affordable volunteering with the amazing elephants of Thailand. The elephant project gives a safe sanctuary to Thailand's domesticated elephants. These animals would otherwise be roaming the streets of big cities, be kept in bad conditions at working elephant camps or be otherwise exploited in the tourist industry. Volunteers provide hands on assistance to the professional Mahouts (elephant keepers) to ensure these beautiful animals live a life as close as possible to their wild relatives. The elephants spend their nights in the forests that their ancestors populated only 25 years before. Volunteers bath and wash the elephants daily, walk them through the forests to forage, clean their enclosure and learn all about these magnificent animals. Dates: 1 to 12 weeks Contact: Globalteer, 54 Woodchester, Bristol, BS37 8TX, U.K. Tel. 07771502816. Email: info@globalteer.com Website: www.globalteer.com

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Volunteer in Thailand at an Animal Rescue Center Globalteer is a registered charity in the UK providing ethical and affordable volunteering with the amazing wildlife of Thailand. The Thailand Wild Animal Rescue Centre is dedicated to the rescue and re-habilitation of Thailand's wildlife. Many of Thailand's animals are illegally traded, abused in the tourist industry or maltreated. The rescue centre was established to provide these animals with a safe home as close to their natural environment as possible. The sanctuary is home to approximately 200 animals from 32 species. Dates: 3 to 12 weeks Contact: Globalteer, 54 Woodchester, Bristol, BS37 8TX, U.K. Tel. 07771502816. Email: info@globalteer.com Website: www.globalteer.com

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AFS Intercultural Programs USA
Global Educators Program to Thailand
AFS-USA and AFS Thailand are pleased to have the support of the US Embassy in Bangkok and the Thai Ministry of Education to offer an innovative, semester-length teaching opportunity in Thailand. Participants will be assigned to schools in cities throughout Thailand, except Bangkok. Participants will work with primary or secondary school students and teachers while living with host families or on the school campus.

Contact: www.afs.org

Ban Nai Soi Community Learning Centre
Volunteer as an English Instructor on the Thailand/Burma
The Ban Nai Soi Community Learning Centre is a Center for Hill Tribe children on the Thailand/Burma border who are not able to attend the local high schools. At NSCLC, we provide the opportunity to learn skills needed to continue to University or to provide aid to the student's communities. We are seeking experienced English instructors to volunteer in the community. Room and board included at no cost to the volunteer.

Contact: info@naisoi.org, www.naisoi.org

Burma Volunteer Program (Thailand)
Volunteers teach English to groups of Burmese refugees for at least 14 weeks. Accommodation and food provided. Volunteers have been placed in Mae Sot (near the western Thai-Burma border), Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Mae Sariang, Sangkla Buri, and Um Pang and refugee camps in the north of Thailand.

Contact: maesotel@loxinfo.co.th; www.burmavolunteer.com.

The Development and Education Programme for Daughters and Communities Centre
Volunteer as a Teacher and Trainer in Thailand
We are looking for foreign volunteers who are willing to teach English and who are willing to train our children in various life skills. These life skills can range from the most practical vocational skills such as sewing, carpentry, agriculture or mechanics to more artisitic and creative skills. We are always looking for visual and performance artists, from classic to contemporary, traditional to modern hip-hop: we are open to many things.

Contact: PO Box 10, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, 57130, Thailand; Tel. +66 (0) 53 733 186; vol@depdc.org; www.depdc.org.

Dragonfly
Volunteer English teaching program in Thailand for 150 fluent speakers. Four to 52 weeks following either 3-day intensive or a 120-hour TEFL training course. Short training course plus placement fee is £350 ($688) for up to 8 weeks plus £10 ($20) per week thereafter. Long training plus placement fee is £1,100 ($2,160). Other volunteer projects in conservation, building, etc.

Contact: 2130 Mookamontri Soi, A. Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand; tel./fax. 011-66-44281 589; martin@thai-dragonfly.com, www.thai-dragonfly.com.

Global Volunteer Network
Volunteer in Thailand
Assist in a wildlife rescue centre in the Petchaburi province of Thailand, feeding, maintaining and caring for mistreated and domesticated animals.

Contact: info@volunteer.org.nz, www.volunteer.org.nz/thailand

Greenway (Cultural Exchange & International Living)
Mid- and long-term volunteering in fields of teaching, ecotourism, etc. The cost is 20,000 baht ($550) for first three months, plus 2,000 baht per month for food.

Contact: P.O. Box 21, Had Yai Airport, Had Yai, Songkhla, Thailand 90115; 011-66-7447-3506; mltv@greenwaythailand.org, pitayasuwan.greenstay.org.

i-to-i Volunteer Travel
Conservation Volunteer Work in Thailand
Working at a government-run center, you could help conserve Thailand’s fish populations by collecting and breeding local species, before sending them to be released into the country’s waterways. Assisting the center's 100 staff, you will help carry out the necessary research to enable local people to produce more fish and promote fish conservation. Duties range from collecting and cleaning fish eggs, monitoring water quality and visiting local farms.
Community Development Volunteer Work in Thailand
Your help is desperately needed within homes and shelters in and around Bangkok. You will be lending a helping hand and warm heart to these impoverished youngsters by assisting with a diverse range of activities from nappy changing and cleaning to games, arts, and crafts. Additionally, a variety of projects need your help to care for underprivileged and abandoned children.

Contact: Director of i-to-i North America, 190 East 9th Ave, Ste 350, Denver, CO 80203. Tel. (303) 991-5402; www.i-to-i.com.

International Volunteer HQ
IVHQ Volunteer in Thailand from $520
International Volunteer HQ’s partner NGO in Thailand requires volunteers NOW! IVHQ has a range of extremely affordable volunteering opportunities available in the Chiang Rai province working with local villages and hill tribes.

Contact: volunteer@volunteerhq.org, www.volunteerhq.org.

Karen Hilltribes Trust
Teaching English as a Volunteer in Thailand
Live with a Karen family in a rural village in north west Thailand, while teaching English in a local primary or secondary school. This unique opportunity to experience life with the Karen people is open to volunteers of all ages for periods of 2 - 12 months. Contact us via our website for more information.

Contact: volunteer@karenhilltribes.org.uk, www.karenhilltribes.org.uk

Khao lak Education Programme
Tsunami Volunteers in Takuapa, Phang Nga, Thailand
Tsunami Volunteer Center located in Khao lak, Thailand urgently needs 20 English teachers to work in our ESL program in 10 schools in the tsunami affected area of Phang Nga province. Local communities and schools have been devastated by the disaster and need support. Volunteers will teach 3 hours a day on average.

Contact: tsunamiteachers@gmail.com, www.tsunamivolunteer.net

The Mirror Art Foundation
Volunteer Teacher Program in Chiang Rai, Thailand
The Foundation enlists the help of the volunteer teachers to accomplish a variety of projects for and with the Mae Yao community as well as other volunteer community service projects in local hilltribe villages.

Contact: mirrorartgroup@yahoo.com, www.mirrorartgroup.org

Non Formal Education Service Center
Short- and long-term volunteer teaching in disadvantaged corners of Thailand.

Contact: Nua Klong District NFE Ctr., Moo 4/6, Tambol Nua Klong, Amphoe Nua Klong 81130, Krabi Province, Thailand; 011-66-7-563-6488; www.volunteerthailand.com.

OpenMindProjects
Volunteer at Homes for Children with AIDS
Volunteers have the opportunity to be involved in a variety of work including taking care of the children, help with the daily chores of the staff, the provision of some education and training for the children. Volunteer teachers can teach English and do some computer training. They may accompany the children to their school and help teachers there too. Volunteers are not required to have teaching or nursing experience, but need to be interested and confident in the above tasks
Teach English to Poor Children Around Thailand in Towns and Villages
Children like to learn when it is fun and useful. Volunteers often manage to make English the most popular subject! Most poor children have very limited chances to learn English, yet English is a key to a better job in Thailand! Volunteers can help them. Openmindprojects promotes learning by doing! The way children naturally learn so volunteers without teaching experience are welcome! You can help students to learn English by practicing 'Listen and Speak' in the classroom and out of class too! Learning vocabulary by going to the market, walking around town, going shopping, using computers etc.
Wildlife Conservation, Ecotourism, and Volunteer Projects in the National Parks of Thailand
National parks need to train their staff to speak English, to take care of foreign visitors and also to learn to use computers. Volunteers teach English to staff at the visitors’ centers or park rangers/guides as well as local villagers. They help to create a local awareness about the need to protect what is left of Thailand's once abundant wildlife, forests and nature.
Volunteer Teaching Computer Training with Thai Children: Learning by Doing!
Volunteers teach students to search the Internet, to learn to use computers as a learning tool when teachers are scarce and classes are big! Openmindprojects promote computer learning by doing! The way all children naturally learn. They see, they imitate, they try, they learn. Volunteers show how to use computers, the students watch, try, learn. You Demonstrate. They Explore, They Discover -- D.E.D.!

Contact: info@openmindprojects.org, www.openmindprojects.org

Projects Abroad
Volunteer Care Work in Thailand
Work with Orphans in Phuket and outside of Bangkok, Thailand.
Volunteer Conservation Work in Thailand
Become PADI certified in diving and then dive 3-4 times per week, cleaning reefs and monitoring fish populations. Some beach maintanence and community work is also done.
Volunteer Sports Coaching in Thailand
Swimming, tennis, athletics and Thai boxing are some of the sports that you could get involved in, but please let us know if there is a particular sport in which you are interested.
Volunteer Teaching in Thailand
Teach English to school children outside of Bangkok, Thailand.

Contact: info@projects-abroad.org, www.projects-abroad.org

SEA Volunteers Program
Volunteer Programs in Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
Offers a variety of volunteer programs, including: teaching English; Child Care; and Community Development. Paid teaching programs, internships, and study tours are also available. See their website for details.

Contact: info@see-thailand.com, www.see-thailand.com

Service Civil International Workcamps SCI US
SCI is an exchange organization that sends volunteers on 2-3 week international work projects and long term 3-12 month opportunities in over 50 countries, including Thailand. The $250 application fee covers lodging, meals, and minimal health insurance. SCI promotes voluntary service to impact social, environmental and humanitarian issues.

Contact: Service Civil International (SCI), 5505 Walnut Level Rd, Crozet, VA, 22932; Tel. 1-206-350-6585.
Email: sciivs.placement@gmail.com
Visit www.sci-ivs.org for an application.

Starfish Ventures Ltd
Volunteer Placements in Thailand
Starfish Ventures is a UK company dedicated to providing long term commitment to projects in Thailand that goes beyond simply placing volunteers. English teaching, turtle conservation, school development and helping hilltribe people are all within our growing list of Ventures.

Contact: enquiries@starfishventures.co.uk, www.starfishventures.co.uk

Thai-Experience.org
Volunteer in Thailand - Teach English or Computer
A unique Thai experience as a short-term volunteer vacation or for personal development during a gap year. Travel to Thailand and show what your skills are worth. Teach what you learned in your life and enjoy being with younger people who value you effort.

Contact: sabine@thai-experience.org; www.thai-experience.org

Thailand Service Corps
Volunteer and Internships in Thailand
Thailand Service Corps is a service and learning organization providing opportunities for internships and volunteer participants in Healthcare, Buddhism, and Education. Live with a Thai host.

Contact: tscatelp@aol.com, www.thailandservicecorps.org

Travel to Teach
Teaching English in Thailand
We offer the most inexpensive, flexible and interesting alternatives for a volunteer vacation. Currently we have programs available in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Mexico. You can volunteer for two weeks or two years, it's up to you!

Contact: darcy@travel-to-teach.org, www.travel-to-teach.org

Voluntourists Without Borders
Volunteer Programmes in Northern Thailand
An initiative aimed at using voluntourist labour and donor funding to alleviate rural poverty, protect forests, and promote sustainable eco-tourism. The Initiative puts volunteer labour, and the funding they secure, to work alongside ethnic minority and rural Thai village groups under a programme to establish a world class eco-tourism industry. Project components include, nature trail development, check dam installation, eco camp development, agro forestry and teaching English.

Contact: tiger@loxinfo.co.th, www.voluntourists-without-borders.com

Volunteers in Asia
VIA offers a variety of programs and services which facilitate dialogue and understanding between people–a powerful tool for building peace. A Stanford program, VIA promotes full-circle exchange by providing volunteer and service-learning opportunities in Asia, and educational programs for Asian students in the United States. Programs in China, Indonesia, Japan. Laos, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Contact: www.viaprograms.org

Where There is No Doctor
Volunteer with a non-profit social organization working in the northern part of Thailand among the poor, underprivileged and marginalised hilltribes.

Contact: hilltribes@wherethereisnotadoctor.org, www.riceflow.com/where/volunteer.htm

Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand
Volunteers, ideally with an appropriate background, work with animals such as rehabilitating gibbons.

Contact:  volunteer@warthai.org, www.warthai.org.

Worldwide Language Study LLC
Volunteer in Thailand Teaching Orphans
Our Volunteer Program in Thailand helps poor children who are orphans. The project's aim is to provide under-privileged children with an opportunity to gain the lifelong gift of education. The basis of the program is the belief that education can break the cycle of poverty and allow the children to take control of their own lives.

Contact: info@WorldwideLanguageStudy.com, www.worldwidelanguagestudy.com