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 and projects for a period of one week.
On this page you can read a short introduction on
the long-term projects and the short
term projects. For more information you can read the information
sheet you will find with each description.
Long term
projects. 1 to 3 months
As for now, there are seven projects in which you
can participate as a long-term volunteer. You can choose to participate
in the following projects:
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Education: The World I Live. Whole year,
not in April and October. 4 volunteers.
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Education: Creative Learning Center. Whole
year. 2 volunteers.
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Education: Summer camp April and October.
6 volunteers
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Construction: Natural building
project. Whole year. 3 volunteers.
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Ecological gardening. Vegetable
and flower gardens. Whole year. 2 volunteers.
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Horseback riding. Taking care, riding
and pony club for kids. 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 together with the English teachers on English lessons
in all grades of the primary school (6 to 12 years old), do a
special program set up by the foundation (The World I Live In)
and do a social project (decoration in the school, construction,
library work etc.). You will stay in the school for three days
and on Monday's and Tuesday's you will stay overnight in one of
the students, teachers or school homes (home-stay). On Thursdays,
Fridays and weekends you will live at the Thai
Child Development Foundation location, in Paksong
village. We have a volunteer house where 12 people can live.
We can place four volunteers in this project.
Click here
to download the information sheet.
Creative Learning Center. A project done
on the premises of the foundation. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays local children can come to the foundation for this program.
We will organize -together with the volunteers - creative activities,
English lessons, sport and games activities. On Wednesdays you
will work together with the staff of a rehabilitation center for
physically and mentally disabled children: games and songs are
done with the children there.
During your stay you will live at the Thai
Child Development Foundation location, in Paksong
village. We have a volunteer house where 12 people can live.
We can place two volunteers in this project.
Click here
to download the information sheet.
Summer camp Each year in April and in October
the students of Thailand have a holiday. We then organize, together
with a number of schools, English Summer camps. 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 at the Thai
Child Development Foundation location, in Paksong
village. We have a volunteer house where 12 people can live.
We can place six volunteers in this project.
Click here
to download the information sheet.
Construction:
Together with Dindang Natural Building
Center, the Thai Child
Development Foundation organizes projects on clay
house building on the premises of the 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 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!
During your stay you will live at the Dindang
location, in Paksong village, close to the foundation
We can place three volunteers in this project.
Click here
to download the information sheet.
Ecological gardening:
The 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
- under guidance of a Thai project leader - on daily base in the
garden. Preparing, 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.
During your stay you will live at the Thai
Child Development Foundation location, in Paksong
village. We have a volunteer house where 12 people can live.
We can place two volunteers in this project.
Click here
to download the information sheet.
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 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 12 people can live.
We can place two volunteers in this project.
Click here
to download the information sheet.
All long-term projects
are based on:
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work in the project for 3 days a week
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work in the projects of other volunteers on Thursdays (community
work and participate in workshops)
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information and preparation during the weekly seminar every
Friday
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two free days per week
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a minimum period of 1 month to a maximum of 3 month
working on a project
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exchange of culture, learning, working and living in rural
area with and amongst local people
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working and living together as a group
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making your meals together and do daily tasks in the place
where your live
Within all projects the 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 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 foundation.
We can place seven volunteers in this project.
Click here for the information-sheet
Short term projects:
one week
Starting in May 2008, Thai
Child Development Foundation starts one week projects
for (international) volunteers. The project - named Bai
Thong - focusses on environment, recycling and (re)forestation.
We need volunteers who want to help us with replanting trees,
making educational information, build up the building for Bai
Thong Environmental Education and work together with the rangers
of the Ton Nam National Park on gaining information on the rainforest.
Bai Thong will set up a youth
club where young people from Paksong area can learn and work together
on the preservation of the rainforest, learn about garbage control
and recycling.
During your stay you will live at the Dindang
location, in Paksong village, close to the foundation.
We can place seven volunteers in this project.
Click here for the information-sheet
All short-term projects
are based on:
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work in the project for 5 days a week
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two free days per week (except for the one week project)
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a project leader for the organization of the project, work
and transport
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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 foundation uses creative learning methods,
meaning: working and learning in a way that is fun, enjoyable
and from which all parties gain knowledge.
