Voluntourism
- Thailand - Laos
 Volunteer
work which is meaningful to all concerned requires careful advance
planning with local communities, and must be monitored while
taking place – whether by individuals or groups, and for
any length of time. Cultural Preservation, Rural Development,
Tsunami Relief, Education and Medical Assistance number among
the types of projects we have facilitated in Thai & Lao
communities.
 GROUPS:
Our guides & liaisons work on-site with groups undertaking
larger result-based projects (water supply systems / building
new schools & community center buildings / training projects
and English Camps). Group projects can last from several days
to several months, but most groups will have a 2-week itinerary
which might include 9 days of volunteer work and several days
visiting important local sites. Many groups will raise money
for their projects. Sometimes we match donor funds with a group
who will supply actual labor.
 INDIVIDUALS:
Because we cannot provide a large support staff for individual
volunteers, we place individual volunteers in village &
school situations located close to one of our two offices; in
either the World Heritage town of Luang Prabang Laos, or the
quiet Mekong-side Nakorn Phanom in “ISAN” (NE Thailand).
Individuals tend to volunteer longer, sometimes staying in-country
as long as 6 or 12 months, teaching at a rural school.
Are you a:
- Doctor (MD, surgeon, trauma specialist, other)?
- Dentist?
- EMT?
- Nurse?
- Teacher?
If so, professionals like those listed above can work for a
short time in areas
where the positive results they create are immediately apparent.
Please be
sure to advise us of your professional qualifications.
Download
Example of Group Voluntourism
(307 Kb PDF file)
This example will act as a guideline re price, services, &
goals.
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