Programme Outline

Special Group Chiang Mai Volunteer Programme July 09

We are organising a special group volunteer program in Chiang Mai in July that will offer volunteers the opportunity to work with orphans, taking care of and interacting with them. Volunteers will be participating in a range activties such as wall painting, organic vegetable farming, making simple handicrafts for fundraising, or even help in making fish-farming nets. Volunteers might also help teach simple English at the nearby village school.

Details of the Special Group Chiang Mai Volunteer Programme July 09

Dates: 26 - 31 July 2009.
Targeted group size : 8 -12 volunteers
No. of vacancies remaining: less than 6 as of 3rd week April 09. So please enquiry early if you interested to join this group.
Cost: $650 for land components only.

About the Chiang Mai orphanage

At present, over 80 children and youth live at the Chiang Mai orphanage, with the children coming here for various reasons.

The daily basics of the children are taken care of by the permanent staff who are stretched and have little time to spend with the children.

International volunteers may work with the younger children in the area of feeding, playing, and with the older children, in their homework. Volunteers can help teach English to the orphans, and offer encouragement to them.

Other activities volunteers can participate in include wall painting, helping make handicrafts or making fish farming nets. And even volunteers without a 'green thumb' can help out at the orphanage's organic vegetable farm.

The most important contribution is the encouragement, attention and love that volunteers bring, which could profoundly change the children’s perspective of the world that they are in.