VIETNAM / Kaya Responsible Travel
By volunteering in Vietnam, you can work in the Tay Dang Orphanage and Community Shelter, which aims to provide a home whilst caring for orphans who have lost one or both parents, as their relatives are often too poor to take care of them. The centre also cares for older people who have been abandoned by their families or have no relatives to take care of them, but this wing of the centre has its own separate facilities. Currently, there are about 87 orphans from a few months of age to 18 years old. There are about 30 abandoned babies, over 100 homeless old people and people with mental illness. As a direct result of the improved level of English amongst the children attending volunteer classes, 3 pupils in 2010 were chosen for a scholarship to join a hospitality program which trains disadvantaged children for jobs with the world’s top international hotels.
The focus for most volunteers is on the children. In particular volunteers are needed to run English classes, giving an opportunity for the children to improve their spoken language in particular. Volunteers will be assigned a class in which they will attend for the full placement and assist the children with teaching English, playing sports games and creating craft activities. During the day, volunteers can assist the staff with cleaning, food preparation, and teaching for about 40 children who stay at the orphanage and do not going to school but learn various trades such as sewing and carpentry. In the nursery, help is also needed playing and interacting with the small babies each day. Tay Dang has received small numbers of medical and teaching volunteers in the past and those with particular skills like physiotherapy can work with the elderly or those with psychology and social skills can lead group self esteem sessions for example.
For more information please contact a member of the Kaya Team at:
T: +44 (0) 161 870 6212
E: info@kayavolunteer.com
W: http://www.KayaVolunteer.com
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