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Workcamp Details

Teaching camp for under-privileged students - Ho Chi Minh

This project is part of the SCI North South Programmes. Volunteers should be 20 years old, have previous volunteering experience and take part in the Preparation Workshops organised by their sending branch. More details from your sending branch.

Camp code:

VN-VPV 7.1820

Country:

Viet Nam

Start Date:

24 Sep 2018

End Date:

06 Oct 2018

Topic:

7: Children and youth

Work Types:

Teaching / Work with children / Social

Number of volunteers:

Number of places still available:

Free places last update:

06 Apr 2018

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

16 - 99

Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:

250.00 US Dollar

Purpose of extra costs:

Cost breakdown: for food, accommodation, local travel to project, admin cost, project support & donation.

Required Language:

English

Spoken Language:

Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Japanese

Description: For many under-privileged students in Vietnam, the chance to improve a foreign language, especially with a native teacher from that language is really difficult.

The aim of the project is to help under-privileged students & children in Ho Chi Minh city a chance to improve foreigner language speaking & listening skill and to develop their communication skill on that language. There are 6 languages offered on the project: English, French, German, Japanese, Chinese & Korean. All courses are free.

The local students after joining that project will have more opportunity to find a better job, while children improving their foreign language background. The participants through this project will also have chance to exchange culture with local student/children.

Type of Work: Volunteer will have responsibility for a class. Depending on the skill and experience, volunteer will be assigned on a class with a level from beginning/basic to advance. At all class, volunteer is always working together with a local assistant who know both languages. A lesson lasts for 2 hours. Volunteer will be scheduled to teach from Monday to Sunday (with 2 days off during the week), with a total about 15-20 hours per week, excluded planning time at home.

Study Theme: Free education project for under-privileged children

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a dorm, sharing rooms with other volunteers. Maximum of 7 - 9 people per room, in 9 bunk beds. The house has Toilets & hot showers, and ceiling fans. The house has TV, free WIFI,fridges,and cooking facilities.

Language: English, French, German, Japanese, Chinese & Korean are accepted for teaching. Country language is Vietnamese

Requirements: Volunteers must be 18 years old minimum. Volunteers must show eagerness, creativity and enthusiastic. Related to this, volunteers need to show creativity and initiative when planning and taking classes. Most importantly, volunteers need to have confidence in the classroom and time management skills to ensure an effective lesson.

Approximate Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notes: Insurance : VPV does not provide any kind of insurance. It is volunteers’ responsibility to buy insurance that covers the whole period of his/her stay in Vietnam.

More info will be available in the infosheet

Organization Description: Volunteers For Peace Vietnam (VPV) is a non-profit, voluntary organization founded in 2005 with the aim to promote voluntary service as a mean of cultural and educational exchange among people, for peace and friendship, and as an approach to address social problems. VPV hosts international volunteers from different countries and places them in suitable projects depending on the interest of the volunteers and the needs of local communities. VPV also brings the opportunities for Vietnamese to join voluntary projects around the world. By joining our programs, volunteers will experience inter-cultural living and working environment and have a chance to help those in needs. Over the past 8 years VPV has welcomed over 4,500 international volunteers from over 30 different countries. VPV is working in various locations in Vietnam, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. VPV offers programs for individual volunteers and group volunteers, for duration from 1 week to 1 year. Our projects cover areas of education, child care, animal rescue and care, environment and community development, public health and medical support, cultural heritage preservation and youth action. Since 2008, VPV Ho Chi Minh has welcomed over 2,000 international volunteers.