Proposed Itinerary

Day 1 (First Sunday of the month): Arrive in Bangkok , transfer to Global Crossroad hotel and rest

Days 2-12 (First Monday of the month): General question/answer session with Thailand staff, 1-2 hours orientation about project, host family, safety issues, and general rules of program. Transfer to project, introduction to project staff, host family and project work start. For the next 12 days, volunteers will work in a disadvantaged children project in Bangkok .

There are many Child Development Centers for children between the age of 2-6 years in nearby cities and industrial areas in Thailand . Close to primary schools, these centers are being run by various groups, such as: the local government, communities, temples or foundations which provide services to the poor families who have low-paid jobs (mostly the factory workers) and cannot afford to hire nannies for their children or send them to private nurseries. The parents drop the children off at these centers before they go to work and pick them up after at the end of their work day. As a volunteer in Thailand for the young children, participants can teach them to speak and write, walk and run, sing songs, play sports and fun games, shape clays, dance, etc. Volunteers can devise their own creative, hands-on plans to conduct classes which suit the needs and interests of the young children. Volunteers working with young children will be provided with teaching and playing materials for the use in the centers. The working hours are between 8:00 am – 12:00 noon. Volunteers will also work in nearby primary schools during the day.

Day 13 (Friday of Second week): Closing of Thailand program, preparation for departure to Sri Lanka

Volunteers Fly to Colombo , Sri Lanka from Bangkok , Thailand (approximately 4-hour flight). Global Crossroad in-country coordinator transfers volunteers to Galle ; a small town 4 hours drive from Colombo

Day 14 (Saturday of Second week): Depart for Sri Lanka . Arrive in Colombo , transfer to hostel, rest

Day 15 (Sunday of third week): Free day

Days 16-27 (Third Monday of the month) : General question/answer session with Sri Lanka staff, 1-2 hours orientation about project, host family, safety issues, and general rules of program, Transfer to project, introduction to project staff, host family and project work start. For the next 12 days, you will work in orphanage in India

As a volunteer in orphanage project, volunteers will teach English (3-4 hours a day) in an orphanage or school (when the orphaned children go to schools during the day). Volunteers will help children stay clean by helping them brush their teeth, shower, and teaching them issues pertaining to personal hygiene. In participants' free time (usually in the evening), volunteers can organize games, teach drawing lessons, singing, dancing, and other creative, educational and extra-curricular activities. In the evening time, volunteers will help children with their homework, monitor academic progress, and make sure the children complete the next day's homework. If volunteers choose not to teach in school during the day time, participants can offer to take care of children remaining in the orphanage (who cannot go to school). Your help is also expected in dressing children, distributing food, assisting in the kitchen, maintaining the garden, and helping with assorted administrative work.

Day 28 (last Friday of the month): Closing of program, preparation for departure to home country.

Program fees

Only $1669 for 4 weeks

•  This is sample itinerary and can change at any time (without notice) to meet changes in field conditions or need of Global Crossroad office.