Volunteering Projects in Vietnam Youth Tour

As well as orphanages, volunteers will share their time between a variety of placements including working with babies and children, and working with disabled children, as well as teaching English to community groups.

The Youth program will also incorporate the following educative components:

• Training and Orientation including Vietnamese language, culture and history
• GVN-Vietnam (our local partner) history and success stories, which will help the participants gain knowledge about international volunteering and how it benefits the local communities in the developing world

Volunteers will have the chance to offer their services to disadvantaged people. Typical activities include:

• Teaching English
• Teaching basic life skills
• Teaching sport, art and craft skills
• Cleaning and painting facilities
• Baby sitting
• Helping with physiotherapy
• Providing cross cultural friendship

Volunteers will also participate in the following tours:

• Weekend trip to the small port city of Hoi An to check out the Old Town and do some shopping!
• Day trip to a remote village, so the students can experience the traditional rural culture of Vietnam

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Fundraising Donation

Another focus of this program is to get the participants involved in fundraising for the Vietnam Orphanage project. We encourage our volunteers to get their family, friends, and community involved in fundraising so that they too can learn about and contribute to the work we are doing in Vietnam.

By requiring a fundraising portion for this trip we hope to give our youth volunteers a taste for fundraising (and volunteering) so that they can continue to take part in these types of programs in the future. Youth volunteers will benefit from seeing first hand how their funds are helping communities in need.

Click here for examples of projects supported by GVN Foundation fundraising.

Volunteers will be required to raise a US$150 program donation which will be included in their program fees. Of course if you are able to raise more than US$150, a larger donation will be more than welcome.

Food and Accommodation

Volunteers will be placed in a guesthouse sharing their room with at least 1 other volunteer of the same gender. A GVN Staff member will also be staying at the guesthouse providing 24 hour supervision.

Despite being housed in a relatively safe and quiet neighbourhood, a night watchman will guard the guesthouse overnight to ensure the safety of our young volunteers. The guesthouse is located within walking distance of the main volunteer house where our volunteers will meet for meals.

The guesthouse is basic and in keeping with the Vietnamese style, however volunteers will enjoy the comforts of Western amenities such as hot showers and flush toilets.

A local Vietnamese staff member will serve lunch and dinner each day and our past volunteers agree that the food is plentiful and delicious! A cold breakfast, typically consisting of bread, spreads and fresh fruit is provided daily.

The Application Process

Your application process is free and seamless, and if you are successful we will provide you with a choice of application fee payment options that include a secure online service. We also are one of the few organisations that allow you to transfer your application fee to another program at no extra cost.

Communication & Support:
Throughout the process, we are committed to working with you to answer any of your questions or concerns. During your placement we are also available as a form of support to you as a volunteer and will email you while in country to discuss how the program is going.

We would like to thank these volunteers for taking the time to write about some of their experiences in Vietnam.

Orphanage Program

• Chelsea Cartwright (During her placement)
• Chelsea Cartwright (After her return)
• Claudine Haber
• Eve Glazer
• Hilary Adamson
• Kim Chinh
• Marny Kilby
• Rosemary Gore
• Sandie McKay

Click here to read more volunteer feedback