Working with Disadvantaged Children in Thailand
Overview of the Project
Many childcare/child development centers are located near factories and areas of industry in Thailand. These programs offer quality low-cost/free care to children ages 2 to 6-years-old. The environment is like a day care and programs are facilitated by local governments, communities, temples or foundations to provide services to the poor families who have low-paid and are unable to hire nannies or send their children to private nurseries. As a volunteer, you will be helping disadvantaged children in Thailand in these centers, where you will work with local staffs to take care of children from deprived families.
- Program: Volunteer in Thailand
- Project: Working with disadvantaged Children in Thailand
- Start dates: 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month
- Location: Ayutthaya, Bangkok
- Departure and End Point: Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok
- Accommodation and meals: Host Family or Home base and Thai cuisine three times daily
- Activities: Teach and organize creative activities in a daycare set up for low-paid factory and industry workers
- Working hours: 25-35 hours per week
Role of Volunteer
As a volunteer in working with disadvantaged children in Thailand project, you spend fun-filled days teaching them English, singing songs, playing sports and doing other creative activities. Volunteers can design their own ways to spend enjoyable days with the children. Volunteers are provided with teaching and other materials for the use at the centers. The working hours are generally between 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers may also work in nearby primary schools.
Skills/Qualification Needed
No specific qualifications are required to volunteer in working with disadvantaged in Thailand project, but your understanding of Thai culture and language can help improve the experience for both you and the children. Consider enrolling in our one-week Language & Cultural Immersion program.
Volunteer in Thailand: Project Locations and Free Time Options
While volunteering in Thailand, you will be stationed in Ayutthaya and in Bangkok. Ayutthaya is located about 2-3 hours north of Bangkok, and was once a capital city of Thailand. It was also one of the largest city in Asia, before it was razed to ground by invading Burmese army. Today, Ayutthaya was a modern city that contains many fascinating relics and monuments from medieval times.
Bangkok’s ancient ceremonial name gives an idea of the vast cultural and religious legacies that abound in Bangkok. This ancient name is: Krungthepmahanakhon Amornrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharat Ratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphiman Awatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit and translates to "The city of angels, the great city, the eternal jewel city, the impregnable city of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city – abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated God, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukam". Bangkok is full of a constant parade of new skyscrapers, endlessly diverse restaurants and a frenetic cosmopolitan atmosphere that is simultaneously overwhelming and intoxicating. There are activities to suit every traveler in Thailand. From pristine beaches and ocean activities to urban adventures to lush jungles and dense forests – the menu of day trips and free time excursions is almost as long as the list of ingredients in traditional Thai food!
