The Thai Child Development Foundation offers several projects for volunteers.

We have long term projects for people who like to stay for one to three months with us.

In 2008 we started with short term projects for a period of two weeks.

On this page you can read a short introduction of those projects.

For more information on the projects and the conditions you can read the information in the volunteer hand book (click here to download).

As for now, there are seven projects in which you can participate as a long-term volunteer. All projects start on the first Thursday of every month. You can participate for a minimum period of 4 weeks up to a maximum period of 12 weeks. You can choose to participate in the following projects:

1. Education: The World I Live. Whole year, not in April and October. 6 volunteers.

2. Education: Creative Learning Center. Twice a year the English Summer Camp (activities and English language). And every Saturday by the volunteers of Construction, Ecological gardening and Horse back riding.

3. Education: Summer camp April and October. 10 volunteers.

4. Construction: Natural building project and maintenance. Whole year. 3 volunteers.

5. Ecological gardening. Vegetable and flower gardens. Whole year. 2 volunteers.

6. Horseback riding. Taking care, riding the horses and pony club for kids (Saturdays). Whole year. 2 volunteers.

Education:
'The World I live in'.
A project based on English conversation in several schools in the area of Phato. You will work in teams of two volunteers, giving English lessons - based on conversation, games and creativity - in all grades of a local primary school (6 to 12 years old). For group 5 and 6 (11-12 years old) you will do a special culture exchange program set up by the Thai Child Development Foundation (named 'The World I Live In').

During your project you will work in the school for three days. On Monday's and Tuesday's you will stay overnight in one of the students, teachers or school homes (home-stay). On Thursdays and Fridays you will work and live at the Thai Child Development Foundation location, in Paksong village. We have a volunteer house where 10 people can live.
We can place six (6) volunteers in this project.

Click here to download the handbook with the information sheet.
After reading all information you can e-mail us and apply.

Creative Learning Center.

The Creative Learning Center is a project done on the premises of the Thai Child Development Foundation. On Saturdays local children can come to the Thai Child Development Foundation for this program. We will organize -together with the volunteers of the horse back riding project, the ecological garden project and the construction project several creative activities, English lessons, sport and games, art and craft and so on.

You will live at the Thai Child Development Foundation location, in Paksong village. We have a volunteer house where 10 people can live.

Click here to download the handbook with the information sheet.
After reading all information you can e-mail us and apply.

Summer camp Each year in April and in October the students of Thailand have a holiday. We then organize English Summer camps full with activities and games in cooperation with several schools in the area. We need minimum 10 volunteers for this project.

Together with the volunteers we organize a four day program for one school, in which the students are able to participate in English lessons, sport and game activities, and creative activities. Each week we will visit another school.

During your stay you will live in the schools and at the Thai Child Development Foundation location, in Paksong village. We have a volunteer house where 10 people can live.
We can place ten volunteers in this project.

Click here to download the handbook with the information sheet.
After reading all information you can e-mail us and apply.

Construction and maintenance:
Together with Dindang Natural Building Center, the Thai Child Development Foundation organizes projects on clay house building on the premises of the Thai Child Development Foundation. You will learn how to build a small house entirely made of clay. The houses will be used for Thai volunteers who will work and live for a long time with the Thai Child Development Foundation. The work will be done with groups of long-term and short-term volunteers and the staff of Dindang. The work is fun, but physically hard, you will get a great condition working here!

Volunteers interested in maintenance work on our premises (such as on the sport-field, the stables and so on) can also choose to be active on that part.

During your stay you will live at the Dindang location, in Paksong village, close to the Thai Child Development Foundation
We can place three volunteers in this project.

Click here to download the handbook with the information sheet.
After reading all information you can e-mail us and apply.

Ecological gardening:
The Thai Child Development Foundation wants to become self sustainable on growing vegetables, herbs and fruit. To achieve this, we started a vegetable garden and we planted a number of fruit trees on the premises.

Volunteers who are interested to join this project, will work - together with a Thai participant - on daily base in the garden. Preparing, maintenance, growing plants in a greenhouse, watering, weeding and making compost are a few of the jobs that can be done in the garden. Flowers and plants are part of the garden project too, you can help us to make our place even more beautiful. Next to that you will develop information material (signs, info-boards) for visitors with information on the project and garden.

During your stay you will live at the Thai Child Development Foundation location, in Paksong village. We have a volunteer house where 10 people can live.

We can place two volunteers in this project.

Click here to download the handbook with the information sheet.
After reading all information you can e-mail us and apply.

Horse back riding:
Horses can be a wonderful medium to help children to communicate, to learn them about caring for animals, to give them a sense of responsibility and love for living things. The Thai Child Development Foundation started a stable with ponies to do a project on horse back riding for local children. If you love horses, like to work with them and show others how to take care and love these beautiful creatures, you can join the horse back riding project. You will work with (riding, training) and take care of the horses. Every Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning local kids can come and join the pony club, done by the volunteers.
During your stay you will live at the Thai Child Development Foundation location, in Paksong village. We have a volunteer house where 10 people can live.

We can place two volunteers in this project.

Click here to download the handbook with the information sheet.
After reading all information you can e-mail us and apply.

All long-term projects are based on:

• work in the project for 3 days a week

• work in the projects of other volunteers on Thursdays (community work and participate in workshops)

• information and preparation during the weekly seminar every Friday

• start every first Thursday of the month
• a participation fee of 2.500 Baht per week to be paid in advance for the full period

• two free days per week

• a minimum period of 1 month to a maximum of 3 months working on a project

• exchange of culture, learning, working and living in rural area with and amongst local people

• working and living together as a group

• making your meals together and do daily tasks in the place where your live

Within all projects the Thai Child Development Foundation uses creative learning methods, meaning: working and learning in a way that is fun, enjoyable and from which all parties gain knowledge.

Short term projects: two weeks
Starting in 2008, Thai Child Development Foundation starts - together with a local organization (Dindang), short term projects on natural building.

Volunteers can join this project and work together on the construction of a number of houses on the premises of the Thai Child Development Foundation. The houses are entirely made of clay and made by hand by the volunteers and the staff of Dindang. The short term project will be under guidance of Dindang and there is a project leader with the volunteers constantly.

During your stay you will live at the Dindang location, in Paksong village, close to the Thai Child Development Foundation.
We can place seven volunteers in this project.

Click here for the planning and the information-sheet. You can also check the Dindang web site

All short-term projects are based on:

• work in the project for 5 days a week

• two free days per week (except for the one week project)

• a project leader for the organization of the project, work and transport

• working and living together as a group

• making your meals together and do daily tasks in the place where your live

• exchange of culture, learning, working and living in rural area with and amongst local people.

Within all projects the Thai Child Development Foundation uses creative learning methods, meaning: working and learning in a way that is fun, enjoyable and from which all parties gain knowledge.