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CAMBODIA
Future Light Orphanage of Worldmate in Phnom Penh, Cambodia has
over 200 children who need attention and care.
The PEPY Ride is a bicycle ride across Cambodia which brings
educational resources to the children there. The school is being built
through American Assistance for Cambodia/Japan Relief for Cambodia.
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EL SALVADOR
MU-JERES INC. Women United – Together Understanding Responsibility,
Education and Health. Help them raise funds to build a community
center and children’s park called La Casa Comunal in La Isla.
"We are excited to work with GO M.A.D. and hope that we will be
able to give the El Salvadoran community the support they need both
financially and physically."
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GHANA
 PROFESA
(Professional Secretarial Academy) strives to improve the general well
being and living conditions of the people of Ghana through an
“holistic total health” approach, with a priority focus on quality job
training. PROFESA works collaboratively with
Longitude, a
US based NPO empowering visionary leaders at a grassroots level.
PROFESA is actively seeking international volunteers to help empower
the people of Ghana aspiring to improve their own situation. We have a
clear vision but need your help to make this vision a reality.
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GUATEMALA
Have a month or more to spend in the jungles of Guatemala? Go as a
volunteer in an environmentally sustainable project, as a Spanish
student, or as an adventurer -or all three! Volunteer Petèn is a NPO
which focuses on environmental education, reforestation, forest
management, medicinal plants, small animal husbandry, and organic
agriculture.
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INDIA
A Future of Children in Bodhgaya Society is a project that aims to
provide a decent education to underprivileged children from the
surrounding poor villages. A six-room schoolhouse was constructed in
2004, and the school currently has 4 full-time teachers who teach
grades K-5 a variety of subjects, including English.
YouthReach India has a variety of projects available for
volunteers. They offer direct participation through different models
of volunteerism and exchange in and around Delhi.
The Tribal Welfare Society (TWS) in India is a team of dedicated
volunteers working to relieve the refugees victimized by the ethnic
conflicts of Northeast India.
Ananda Marga is an organization which has a number of projects
around India. They require (mostly) English Teachers.They also run a girls-only High School dedicated to providing a free education for improverished girls in the rural countryside of West Bengal. Attending school alongside 115 other students are fifteen orphan girls who live at the school and are cared for by Didi Vratiisha. They are looking for women volunteers to stay any length of time and offer their talents and energy to promote the education of their children.
The Association of Relief Volunteers addresses social issues India ranging from human rights to education to hunger to health.
Building Communities-India is hosted by the Association of Relief Volunteers (ARV) and is a project affiliated with the AJET Go MAD Special Interest Group. It seeks to provide the means and resources to build communities, both the physical structures and the support and compassion necessary for a community to thrive. Our mission is to build suitable and permanent housing for Dalit villagers (untouchables) in Andhra Pradesh, India. To help Raise Funds or help Raise Houses please contact us.
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INDONESIA
Bali
Seeds of Hope Children's Home, Panti Asuhan Benh Harapan (Balinese name) is an orphanage is run by a Balinese Christian couple, Tommy and Sandra, and houses around 80 orphans.
Mail Address:
P.O. Box 9
Sempidi (80354)
Denpasar-Bali, Indonesia
Location:
Jln. Panji 1 no 7, Br Kwanji
Desa Dalung, Kecamantan Kuta Utara
Denpasar-Bali, Indonesia
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KYRGYZSTAN
Habitat Kyrgyzstan Foundation builds simple, decent and affordable
houses that are sold to people in need with a long term, no interest
loan. Building projects are from May to September, renovation projects
are all year round.
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LAOS
The Sunshine School in Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, needs teachers at anytime.
Sunshine School is a Lao school with five pre-school classes, ten primary school classes from grades 1 – 5 and one junior high school class. It was established in 1996 and is officially licensed and registered with the Lao government. The school is a non-profit, non-denominational institution dedicated to providing a multicultural, ethically-based education through integrated learning and the holistic development of the child.
The school’s guiding philosophy is based on the concepts of Neo-humanist Education as given by P.R. Sarkar, a 20th century Indian philosopher. Many of these concepts are founded in the ancient science of astaunga yoga.
The school aims to awaken each child's thirst for knowledge while developing their whole personality through:
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creative, child-centered learning
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integrated learning, encouraging children to make connections between disciplines, knowledge and events.
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ethically-based education
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awakening each child’s spiritual awareness
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nurturing a spirit of service and social consciousness
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environmental education
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appreciation of local culture as well as diverse global cultures
Volunteer Duties
There are a wide range of activities open to volunteers:
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Teach English to our kindergarten and primary children andour staff during the lunch breaks.
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Teach or do other creative activities with our kids - music, dance, drama, art, crafts, sports, computers, gardening, etc.
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Help train our teachers to imbibe more progressive, more creative methods of teaching.
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Help us make educational or PR materials for the school.
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Help with fund-raising research and communications.
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Help to improve our facilities by repair work, landscaping, building, decorating, designing etc.
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MYANMAR
Name of the organization: Growing Together
Contact Person: Jyotish Nordstrom
Telephone/Fax Number: N/A
Email Address: contact.gtf@gmail.com
URL:
www.growingtogethermyanmar.org
Mailing Address: 190/A Theingi Street 5, 5th Ward, Thaketa Township, Yangon
Growing Together is a local charity working with Burmese
teachers and foreign volunteers to provide students with the highest
caliber of teaching possible. We support specific needs of lower
income students by providing them with quality English and Burmese
classes. Currently, we have two schools in the Yangon area and teach
approximately fifty pre-school students. We will continue to support
our students as they enter elementary school. We are also developing a
farming project
Our students and schools need books, clothing, classroom materials,
school supplies, educational toys, and sponsors. We also have
positions for long term volunteers, fund raisers for specific
projects, people with specialized skills, and publicists.
Long-term Growing Together aims to provide an alternative in education
as well as to function as a model community center for the all-round
development, self-reliance and sustainability of rural Myanmar.
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NEPAL
Volnepal: The main goal of this program is to
provide volunteer service opportunities for people who are genuinely
interested in learning about new and different communities while
contributing their time and skills to benefit worthwhile community
services throughout Nepal. Currently there are 250 students, with
equal distribution of boys and girls.
New Shrine Foundation is a project dedicated to helping poor
members of the local community receive basic education.
InfoNepal! There’s 2 different organizations by the same name. Both
have short and long-term projects available, lessons in
culture&language included! Apply online!
Teka Samuha Nepal (Kathmandu) is an NGO established with selfless
motives by experienced volunteers who have worked in various
organizations.
SUPO stands for Save the Union Poor and Orphanage.
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TANZANIA
Volunteer Africa is an international 'not for profit' organisation that is run by a team of volunteers spread around the world. Volunteer Africa has been established to give people from around the world the opportunity to work on community initiated projects in developing countries. In return for hosting these international volunteers the host organisation receives donations from the volunteers.
Volunteer Africa is a charity registered in England and Wales (registration number 1097963). Our background can be checked with the
Charity Commission and
Companies House in the UK.
The first projects took place in Tanzania during 2002 in Singida region. Now we operate in Singida, Mwanza and Tabora regions in partnership with three Tanzanian NGOs Health Action Promotion Association (HAPA), Hisani and Health Action Promotion Organisation
(HAPO).
La-No-Che Orphaned Children and Youth Camp operates in Tanzania.
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THAILAND
Baan Unrak Home of
Joy, located in Sangklaburi, Kanchanaburi Province on the Thai/Burmese border, supports over 120 abandoned and orphaned children. The children are cared for by Didi Devamala from Italy and Didi Anuaraga from Norway, who are social workers and yogic nuns of the Neo-Humanist Foundation, a non-profit agency registered with the Thai Ministry of Health.
You can stay at the orphanage or at a Guesthouse in town. Baan Unrak has seen groups of teachers from Japan volunteer there over Christmas holidays since 1999.
As a volunteer, you can care for the children, teach classes, music, or computers, paint murals, put on musicals, organize sports tournaments, do arts&crafts, and write project proposals and grant letters. You can also learn vegetarian cooking, practice yoga and meditation, hike and swim with the kids - there is plenty to do!
Baan Dada Children’s Home provides a loving home, education, a healthy diet, and access to creative learning opportunities to 42 abadoned boys and girls from remote villages on the Thai/Burmese border. The majority of the children are Karen, an ethnic minority not considered full citizens on the Thai side and persecuted by the military government on the Burmese side.
The children are cared for by Dada Ricardo Zoleta, with support from 10 staff members hired from the local community. The Home is located in Huay Ma Lai village, a half hour from Baan Unrak Home of Joy in Sangklaburi, western Kanchanaburi.
Accommodation and 3 vegetarian meals a day are provided for you for 120 baht a day (around $4 CDN a day). You are welcome to stay in the Volunteer House behind the Home, which has electricity, running water, and a private bathroom.
Make a difference on behalf of these amazing children, support community project such as a Dairy Goat Lending Project, help market handwoven bags, fundraise to build a new Girls’ Shelter, construct a building, work on the organic farm, or lend your talents and creative energy for a new project.
You can also learn about village life and Karen culture, practice Thai cooking and daily meditation, and play sports and music. Free yoga lessons are also available upon request.
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VENEZUELA
Peace Villages Foundation - The Peace Villages Foundation is a
sustainable, transparent, grassroots, Non-Governmental Organization
which is funded entirely by financial donations made by volunteers,
and run exclusively by long and short-term volunteers.
Through voluntary community service, it seeks to promote community
empowerment by providing recreational opportunities in humanitarian,
educational and environmental fields, while valuing local knowledge
and working with cultural sensitivity. The Foundation facilitates the
psychological, emotional, physical, cultural, social and vocational
development of disadvantaged children and adolescents, allowing them
to develop their potential and improve their own lives.
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VIETNAM
Friendship Foundation of American-Vietnamese, Inc. - The mission of
the Foundation is "to build bridges of friendship between the people
of Viet Nam and people of other countries." Humanitarian activities
for interested volunteers.
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OTHERS
www.gosprout.org -
programs for people with developmental disabilities
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- Action Without Borders connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.
www.takingitglobal.org
- TakingITGlobal.org is an online community that connects youth to find inspiration, access information, get involved, and take action in their local and global communities. It is now the world's most popular online community for young people interested in making a difference.
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