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Workcamp Details

Social 'Smile' Restaurant for poor people - 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 5.18201

Country:

Viet Nam

Start Date:

24 Sep 2018

End Date:

01 Oct 2018

Topic:

5: Poverty and social injustice

Work Types:

Manual / Peace / 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:

180.00 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:

English

Description: Smile Restaurant was inaugurated in Oct 2012 by HCMC Charity Foundation in order to offer special meal with privileged price for poor students, immigrant & local workers in the area of HCMC. The foundation does fundraising to have enough budget, in order to be able to sell a quality meal with the cost of 2000 VND (about less than 10 USD cent).

Type of Work: Volunteers will get involved in project activities in order to prepare good meals for poor people. Volunteers who have experiences in cooking can join the cooking team.

Most common work are:

Preparing cooking ingredients, washing vegetables or setting up the tables.
Serving food to customers.
Cleaning the tables and washing dishes afterwards.

Working time: 8 A.M. – 1 P.M., from Monday to Friday

Study Theme: Social Welfare

The project aims to provide affordable meals to poor people. Beyond that, this is also a learning experience for participants of the project: they will learn to appreciate what they have and the happiness of doing small things for other people. At the end, everyone, the participants and the customers can all smile.

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: Country language is Vietnamese

Requirements: -Volunteers must be 18 years old or more. -Volunteers should have motivation to work on this project: Hard working, enthusiasm or pay attention. -If volunteers has experience on cooking or was chef, they are very welcomed

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.