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Kyrgyzstan: Youth Volunteer Organization “Leadership” (LSM-01)

Dates

01/04/2022 - 01/04/2024

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Age: 17 - 70

Max number of volunteers: 4

Still room for: 2 Male + 2 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Access with disability: Yes

Nearest airport: Bishkek (Frunze) (FRU)

Nearest bus/train station: We have small station near the parking in airport to join bus station Bishkek to Karakol. Find for more details in the Directions to Meeting point.

Work

Desirable Skills:
• Website design
• Accounting
• Public Relations
• Media
You will be able to work in the following sphere of activities:
 Assist in the coordination of our youth volunteer and the organization of regular meetings as well as motivation and team-building activities.
 Participate in the organization and implementation of various events.
 Plan and implement short-term international volunteer projects and summer camps together with the program coordinator.
 Get involved in fundraising activities.
 Actively participate in our current projects.
 Hold language courses and discussion clubs.
 Create any PR materials for our organization: possibilities include booklets, mini clips, photo exhibitions, etc.

Accomodation and food

Accommodation: Volunteers will live with a local host family; they will provide a private room and all the necessary conveniences. You will join your host family for breakfast and dinner while lunch will be provided at the office with other members of the Leadership.

Location and leisure

Weekend Excursion: On the weekend volunteers will have an opportunity to visit Karakol town and see its sightseeing. Another option would be to hike up to the nearby Altyn Arashan health resort where you can enjoy natural hot springs.

Project hosted by

Leadership is a non-profit organization bringing together young volunteers with the mission of involving youth in civil society through volunteerism, project design, and cooperation both locally and internationally. Leadership was founded on November 1, 2005, as a youth volunteer organization under the auspices of the public association Leader, a center of civic society initiatives.

Directions to meeting point

We confirm the meeting place when we send the volunteer an invitation to participate in the camp.
From the airport to the avtovokzal in Bishkek (bus station)

Option 1: From the airport, you must go to the avtovokzal (or the bus station), where you will then get on a bus that goes to Karakol. From the airport, you can either take a marshrutka, which is a large van type of public transportation. When exiting the airport, this van will be to the right. There is a small sign with a van/bus on it where it comes. The marshrutka comes about every 30 minutes. The cost is standard 60 com. Just tell the driver avtovokzal" and he will tell you when you are there. The ride is about 20 to 30 minutes. Note: If you ask taxi drivers where the marshrutka is or when its coming, they will all tell you that it doesn’t exist or isn’t working that day to try and get you to take a taxi instead.

Option 2: Option 2 is to take a taxi from the airport to the avtovokzal. This is an easier but more expensive route. A taxi from the airport to the avtovokzal costs about 700 com (for the whole car). So if you plan to meet up with someone, you can share a cab for the price of 700 coms. If you share with a stranger however they will try to charge you 700 coms each. For this option, people usually just hire the entire cab for 800 coms and it will take you straight to the avtovokzal. Note: You must haggle and bargain for taxi's. 800 is the usual price, but they will try to charge foreigners as much as up to 2,000 com and try to get away with that price. You must say 700 com and be confident and walk away if (when) they say no. The taxi driver will then say okay and take the 700, or walk away and find another taxi driver. With a taxi the trip is about 20 minutes.

From the avtovokzal (bus stop) in Bishkek to Karakol:

Option 1: At the bus stop in Bishkek, there are a line of about 15 marshrutka's (large van like types of transportation) each with its own destination. The second van goes to Karakol. It will be parked in the second spot underneath the sign that says Karakol. The standard price is 400 com (no aggling/negotiating required) and it will take you to the bus stop in Karakol. The entire trip is around 6 hours, and it stops half way through at a rest area where people can use the bathroom and grab a snack or bite to eat. If you have to go to the bathroom before then, just ask the driver to stop and they will stop on the side of the road (or a public outhouse if you are very lucky and there is one near). They often have them at gas stations so if you are shy about going behind a bush, tell the driver to stop at the next gas station with a toilet (which will be an outhouse).

Option 2: The second option is a taxi. Some haggling is again required (they won't try to rip you off as much as at the airport, but they might say a price several hundred com above the normal price). Again say you know the price is 600 and they will usually agree to that price. However, in the summer it can be around 600 com and sometimes even up to 700 com. Step wagons (cars with 7 seats) will cost about 600 com, where a car with only 4 seats will cost about 600 coms. Aim for 600, as it is possible. As above, the trip is about 6 hours, maybe slightly faster (I usually take the marshrutka as there isn't much of a difference but its cheaper). The taxi will also stop half way through at a rest stop and will stop alongside the road if you say you need to go to the bathroom (men will just turn away from the road several meters behind the taxi, where women will find a bush to hide behind when a bathroom stop is needed).

Note: Some taxi drivers will drop you off at the avtovokzal in karakol (same as option 1), but some will take you straight to your home address (for no additional cost). This is something that must be negotiated before you leave. Simply ask the driver if they will drive you to the avtovokzal, or all the way to your home.

Additional comments

Why Kyrgyzstan?

We offer unique opportunity for people who are not afraid of travel hardships, adventures, who enjoy hiking, kayaking, swimming in the lake, living in yurt, camping in the mountains and learning new culture and languages.

Our organization is flexible in receiving couples, friends, not upper-limit aged people.

Note: A volunteer is requested to have basic skills working with disabled people, as well as basic Russian or Kyrgyz language skills. New methods/approaches are always welcomed.

Requirements

Program Requirements
Language: Though the working language of international volunteers is English, at least basic knowledge of Russian is recommended to communicate efficiently with local volunteers and staff members of the organization. Beginner’s Russian/Kyrgyz language lessons are provided in the participation fee. Knowledge of other world languages is welcome; this will enable you to hold language courses with local volunteers and other youth in Karakol.

Other skills: To participate in the program you are expected to have past experience with volunteer work, working as a part of a team, and depending on which project, working with teenagers. For certain projects, it is recommended to bring literature and CDs with language teaching programs. We also expect you to be motivated and to actively participate in your own program’s implementation and evaluation process.

Duration of the Program and Your Schedule
To be admitted you must be able to participate for at least one month while the maximum period of involvement is one year. Your work will range from 6 to 8 hours per day, depending on a mutual agreement and the needs of the host organization. Normally volunteers work Monday through Friday, though special events and activities sometimes require their presence during weekends.

Note: We welcome all volunteers who are enthusiastic, creative, and motivated to work with orphan children. Alcohol and drugs are not permitted during the camp or at the accommodation venues. Smoking is not allowed while volunteers are with children.

Insurance: Volunteers should come with their health and accident insurance.

Cambodia: Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) (CYA2251)

Dates

10/10/2022 - 22/10/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 12

Still room for: 6 Male + 6 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Phnom Penh (PNH)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers are going to work in various activities such organizing ceremonies and events with local people, teaching English, music, arts, and sports to children, create vegetable farms, and working with local people in income generation program.

Accomodation and food

The volunteer accommodation is located right at the Center facility. There are two toilets and bathrooms next to the house where the volunteers are staying. The room is shared by four people. Everybody has their own bed, blanket and pillow and a mosquito net. The dorm is aligned to our kitchen, where all volunteers cook together.

Accommodation outside the project during the free day is excluded so volunteers are asked to cover your own expenses.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites such as Teuk Chhou, Bokor national park, Rabit island, and more.. that you can explore during your free day. CSD is on open space in there mote area so beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Project hosted by

After 4 years of progress, we are now transforming CYA - Learning Center (CLC) into the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) where we will expand our work from education into community development. The center will include activities such as vegetable farm, solar Installation, and improve the quality and expand the market for soap products. Of course, we are continuing to improve our education program for local children and teenagers. We will include computers, arts, and music into its existing English classes. CSD is located in a remote area of Kampot province. It takes about 2 hours 30 minutes from Phnom Penh. We are looking forward to working with you and your volunteers!

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who participate in the CSD, we would like to suggest you fly to Phnom Penh Int’l airport. Everyone will gather at the CYA office in Phnom Penh for the orientation session. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. We would like to ask volunteers to arrive at our office between 8:30 - 10:30 am as the orientation session will be conducted at 10:45.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal.
- Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: Trapaing Sangke Fishing Community (TFC) (CYA2252)

Dates

10/10/2022 - 22/10/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 12

Still room for: 6 Male + 6 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Phnom Penh (PNH)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Organize workshops with local people to promote the understanding of mangroves forest to people lives and collect mangrove seeds, seedling, and planting mangroves in TFC protected area while maintaining the planted mangroves.

Accomodation and food

Volunteer will stay together in share bungalows at community center that CYA rents. The basic meals in Cambodian dishes will be cooked by volunteers in daily shift.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites such as Teuk Chhou, Bokor national park, Rabit island, and more.. that you can explore during your free day. TFC is on open space in the remote area so beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Project hosted by

Trapaing Sangke Fishing Community (TFC) is a community based organization aims at preserve and protect mangrove forest to maintain ecology system and increase lives in the sea such as crap, fish, shrimp, etc. so that fishermen can stay and earn income in their community without migrate to other countries. CYA have been working with TFC since 2012 to support their initiative and through our cooperation in 2014, TFC became a popular eco - tourism site receiving hundreds of tourists every weeks. TFC is a successful project because of the strong support of our volunteers and as usual volunteers are still in needs to work hand in hand with local people in supporting its growth and to make sure local people will keep TFC cleans and more mangroves are plants and nursing.

Directions to meeting point

All Volunteers are recommended to flight to Phnom Penh International Airport for the on arrival training & orientation. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. Volunteers are requested to arrive at CYA office between 8 - 10am so that they can join the orientation session where more information about CYA and its projects will be shared. All volunteers will departure to their project site in the afternoon after lunch. Our project coordinator/camp - leader will help to arrange their transportation but volunteers will pay on their own.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing game and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- More clothes or you will need to wash it every day as you are going to work a lot in the water.
- Shoes that can walk in the mud and water will be good to bring with you.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

Volunteers are read and understood this information. Be in time and stay the entire length of work camp.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service, especially International - - Work Camp which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with your team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc).
Volunteers should understand about the aims of the work camp and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative. Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain because the changing schedule during the camp, it’s depending on condition and situation. So bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: CYA - Global Education Center (GEC) (CYA2253)

Dates

17/10/2022 - 29/10/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers

Still room for: 4 Male + 4 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Siem Reap (REP)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers will working on organizing different workshop, training, and activities to support students learning and development. Volunteers will also teaching English to students and join construction activities to renovate GEC classroom, beautify the campus, and build building for GEC office, library, and computer room.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers are going to stay in GEC's office, which is located in Chhrey village nearby the Siem Reap stadium. It takes about 10 minutes by bicycle form the office to the center. Volunteers need to share room and bathroom. The accommodation provides simple sleeping mattresses, blankets, pillows and mosquito nets.

- Accommodation outside the project during the free day is excluded so volunteers are asked to cover your own expenses.

3 meals per day will be covered by the participation fee. Volunteers need to help cooking, washing the dishes and taking care of the house.

- Food during free day outside the project will be excluded so we would like to ask you to bear your own expenses for that.

Location and leisure

Siem Reap is city of world heritages including a very famous Angkor Wat. More than a hundred of ancient temples are located in Siem Reap province so you can easily using your free time. GEC is at open space so you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Volunteers will have a weekend off to explore some tourist spots around the project area. We will not arrange any tour for everyone therefore, you can discuss with your friends where you would like to spend the weekend. There are some interesting options for the team to explore, and the project coordinator will introduce you to some attractions but still, the decision is yours. He/she also can help to arrange the transportation for you as well if you needed, but the cost will be on your own expenses.

Project hosted by

CYA – Global EDUCATION CENTER (GEC) aims at providing free alternative education for children and teenagers to develop their self - confident, support them in creating their dream for the future, and to make education their first priority. At the same time, children and teenagers enroll in GEC get free access to learn languages, computer, and to have access to global education/information through internet and our library. The center is located in Svay Thom Village, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province. We welcome all motivated volunteers to join us in making change in this community and learn great thing from this community as well.

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who are going to participate in the GEC project, we would like to suggest that you fly to Siem Reap Int’l airport. Everyone will gather at GEC’s office about 7 km from Siem Reap downtown on the first day of the project. GEC’s office is located in Chhrey village near the Siem Reap stadium (you may search ‘’GEC office’’ in google map and get to the office by yourself). You may use Tuk Tuk or grab as the transportation to the office. We would like to ask you to arrive the office in the morning between 9:30 am - 10:30 am as the orientation will be conducted at 10:45 am. In case you would like to arrive earlier than 9;30 am or later in the afternoon, please inform us in advanced.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal.
- Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: Development for Cambodian Children (DCC) (CYA2254)

Dates

17/10/2022 - 29/10/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 8

Still room for: 4 Male + 4 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Siem Reap (REP)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers are going to participate in different activities such as teaching English and computer for DCC students, organize sport activities with teenagers, and participate in social development and environmental protection with local people. Beside, volunteers will also have opportunity to learn from local community through community challenge & mapping and learn from other volunteers through sharing sessions and free time activities organize by camp leader during the camp.

Accomodation and food

Volunteer will stay together at a hosting family inside the village. Food will be prepared by hosting family but they will be asked to serve, clean, and wash dishes by yourself. three meals per day will be provided with the basic Cambodian dishes.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites located in or nearby Battambang province for example: Phnom Sampov, Prasat Phnom Banan, Phnom Yat, and more.. Volunteer can explore by themselves during their free day. DCC is not far from Battambang city therefore, beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Volunteers will have a weekend off to explore some tourist spots around the project site or places in Battambang province. We will not arrange any tour for you therefore, you will need to manage it by yourself or with other volunteers of where you would like to spend the weekend. There are some interesting options for you to explore. The project coordinator can introduce you to some attractions but still, the decision is yours and He/she also can help to arrange the transportation for you as well if you needed.

Project hosted by

Development for Cambodian Children (DCC) is a community based organization which has been working to provide local children and teenagers English competency, computer skill, and engage them in community development since 2002. DCC believes that through voluntary service, we will be able to create a better future for our local children and teenagers while helping local people to protect and preserve their protect forest in the area of their management. Above activities will also provide you a lots of exciting experience and life learning for yourself as well.

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who participate in the DCC program could fly to Phnom Penh Int’l airport as you are going to gather at the CYA office in Phnom Penh for the orientation and on arrival training session before departure to your project. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. CYA office hour: 08:00 am - 16:00 pm so in case you arrive later please contact our staff members in advance. For your convenience, we would like to ask you to share with us your flight information so that we can help you arrange your pick-up. Or volunteers could fly to Siem Reap International Airport then take a bus to DCC by themselves.

For your convenient, we would like to suggest you to fly to Phnom Penh because that way we can find a transportation for you to DCC and you do not have to worry about finding a transportation yourself.

Additional comments

what to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal. - Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) (CYA2255)

Dates

31/10/2022 - 12/11/2022

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Fee

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 12

Still room for: 6 Male + 6 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Phnom Penh (PNH)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers are going to work in various activities such organizing ceremonies and events with local people, teaching English, music, arts, and sports to children, create vegetable farms, and working with local people in income generation program.

Accomodation and food

The volunteer accommodation is located right at the Center facility. There are two toilets and bathrooms next to the house where the volunteers are staying. The room is shared by four people. Everybody has their own bed, blanket and pillow and a mosquito net. The dorm is aligned to our kitchen, where all volunteers cook together.

Accommodation outside the project during the free day is excluded so volunteers are asked to cover your own expenses.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites such as Teuk Chhou, Bokor national park, Rabit island, and more.. that you can explore during your free day. CSD is on open space in there mote area so beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Project hosted by

After 4 years of progress, we are now transforming CYA - Learning Center (CLC) into the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) where we will expand our work from education into community development. The center will include activities such as vegetable farm, solar Installation, and improve the quality and expand the market for soap products. Of course, we are continuing to improve our education program for local children and teenagers. We will include computers, arts, and music into its existing English classes. CSD is located in a remote area of Kampot province. It takes about 2 hours 30 minutes from Phnom Penh. We are looking forward to working with you and your volunteers!

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who participate in the CSD, we would like to suggest you fly to Phnom Penh Int’l airport. Everyone will gather at the CYA office in Phnom Penh for the orientation session. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. We would like to ask volunteers to arrive at our office between 8:30 - 10:30 am as the orientation session will be conducted at 10:45.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal.
- Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: Trapaing Sangke Fishing Community (TFC) (CYA2256)

Dates

31/10/2022 - 12/11/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 12

Still room for: 6 Male + 6 Female

Languages spoken: English

Nearest airport: Phnom Penh (PNH)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Organize workshops with local people to promote the understanding of mangroves forest to people lives and collect mangrove seeds, seedling, and planting mangroves in TFC protected area while maintaining the planted mangroves.

Accomodation and food

Volunteer will stay together in share bungalows at community center that CYA rents. The basic meals in Cambodian dishes will be cooked by volunteers in daily shift.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites such as Teuk Chhou, Bokor national park, Rabit island, and more.. that you can explore during your free day. TFC is on open space in the remote area so beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Project hosted by

Trapaing Sangke Fishing Community (TFC) is a community based organization aims at preserve and protect mangrove forest to maintain ecology system and increase lives in the sea such as crap, fish, shrimp, etc. so that fishermen can stay and earn income in their community without migrate to other countries. CYA have been working with TFC since 2012 to support their initiative and through our cooperation in 2014, TFC became a popular eco - tourism site receiving hundreds of tourists every weeks. TFC is a successful project because of the strong support of our volunteers and as usual volunteers are still in needs to work hand in hand with local people in supporting its growth and to make sure local people will keep TFC cleans and more mangroves are plants and nursing.

Directions to meeting point

All Volunteers are recommended to flight to Phnom Penh International Airport for the on arrival training & orientation. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. Volunteers are requested to arrive at CYA office between 8 - 10am so that they can join the orientation session where more information about CYA and its projects will be shared. All volunteers will departure to their project site in the afternoon after lunch. Our project coordinator/camp - leader will help to arrange their transportation but volunteers will pay on their own.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing game and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- More clothes or you will need to wash it every day as you are going to work a lot in the water.
- Shoes that can walk in the mud and water will be good to bring with you.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What we expect from you?

Volunteers are read and understood this information. Be in time and stay the entire length of work camp.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service, especially International - - Work Camp which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with your team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc).
Volunteers should understand about the aims of the work camp and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative. Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain because the changing schedule during the camp, it’s depending on condition and situation. So bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: CYA - Global Education Center (GEC) (CYA2257)

Dates

07/11/2022 - 19/11/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 8

Still room for: 4 Male + 4 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Siem Reap (REP)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers will working on organizing different workshop, training, and activities to support students learning and development. Volunteers will also teaching English to students and join construction activities to renovate GEC classroom, beautify the campus, and build building for GEC office, library, and computer room.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers are going to stay in GEC's office, which is located in Chhrey village nearby the Siem Reap stadium. It takes about 10 minutes by bicycle form the office to the center. Volunteers need to share room and bathroom. The accommodation provides simple sleeping mattresses, blankets, pillows and mosquito nets.

- Accommodation outside the project during the free day is excluded so volunteers are asked to cover your own expenses.

3 meals per day will be covered by the participation fee. Volunteers need to help cooking, washing the dishes and taking care of the house.

- Food during free day outside the project will be excluded so we would like to ask you to bear your own expenses for that.

Location and leisure

Siem Reap is city of world heritages including a very famous Angkor Wat. More than a hundred of ancient temples are located in Siem Reap province so you can easily using your free time. GEC is at open space so you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Volunteers will have a weekend off to explore some tourist spots around the project area. We will not arrange any tour for everyone therefore, you can discuss with your friends where you would like to spend the weekend. There are some interesting options for the team to explore, and the project coordinator will introduce you to some attractions but still, the decision is yours. He/she also can help to arrange the transportation for you as well if you needed, but the cost will be on your own expenses.

Project hosted by

CYA – Global EDUCATION CENTER (GEC) aims at providing free alternative education for children and teenagers to develop their self - confident, support them in creating their dream for the future, and to make education their first priority. At the same time, children and teenagers enroll in GEC get free access to learn languages, computer, and to have access to global education/information through internet and our library. The center is located in Svay Thom Village, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province. We welcome all motivated volunteers to join us in making change in this community and learn great thing from this community as well.

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who are going to participate in the GEC project, we would like to suggest that you fly to Siem Reap Int’l airport. Everyone will gather at GEC’s office about 7 km from Siem Reap downtown on the first day of the project. GEC’s office is located in Chhrey village near the Siem Reap stadium (you may search ‘’GEC office’’ in google map and get to the office by yourself). You may use Tuk Tuk or grab as the transportation to the office. We would like to ask you to arrive the office in the morning between 9:30 am - 10:30 am as the orientation will be conducted at 10:45 am. In case you would like to arrive earlier than 9;30 am or later in the afternoon, please inform us in advanced.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal.
- Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: Development for Cambodian Children (DCC) (CYA2258)

Dates

07/11/2022 - 19/11/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 8

Still room for: 4 Male + 4 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Siem Reap (REP)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers are going to participate in different activities such as teaching English and computer for DCC students, organize sport activities with teenagers, and participate in social development and environmental protection with local people. Beside, volunteers will also have opportunity to learn from local community through community challenge & mapping and learn from other volunteers through sharing sessions and free time activities organize by camp leader during the camp.

Accomodation and food

Volunteer will stay together at a hosting family inside the village. Food will be prepared by hosting family but they will be asked to serve, clean, and wash dishes by yourself. three meals per day will be provided with the basic Cambodian dishes.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites located in or nearby Battambang province for example: Phnom Sampov, Prasat Phnom Banan, Phnom Yat, and more.. Volunteer can explore by themselves during their free day. DCC is not far from Battambang city therefore, beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Volunteers will have a weekend off to explore some tourist spots around the project site or places in Battambang province. We will not arrange any tour for you therefore, you will need to manage it by yourself or with other volunteers of where you would like to spend the weekend. There are some interesting options for you to explore. The project coordinator can introduce you to some attractions but still, the decision is yours and He/she also can help to arrange the transportation for you as well if you needed.

Project hosted by

Development for Cambodian Children (DCC) is a community based organization which has been working to provide local children and teenagers English competency, computer skill, and engage them in community development since 2002. DCC believes that through voluntary service, we will be able to create a better future for our local children and teenagers while helping local people to protect and preserve their protect forest in the area of their management. Above activities will also provide you a lots of exciting experience and life learning for yourself as well.

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who participate in the DCC program could fly to Phnom Penh Int’l airport as you are going to gather at the CYA office in Phnom Penh for the orientation and on arrival training session before departure to your project. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. CYA office hour: 08:00 am - 16:00 pm so in case you arrive later please contact our staff members in advance. For your convenience, we would like to ask you to share with us your flight information so that we can help you arrange your pick-up. Or volunteers could fly to Siem Reap International Airport then take a bus to DCC by themselves.

For your convenient, we would like to suggest you to fly to Phnom Penh because that way we can find a transportation for you to DCC and you do not have to worry about finding a transportation yourself.

Additional comments

what to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal. - Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) (CYA2259)

Dates

21/11/2022 - 03/12/2022

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Manual Work

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 12

Still room for: 6 Male + 6 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Phnom Penh (PNH)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers are going to work in various activities such organizing ceremonies and events with local people, teaching English, music, arts, and sports to children, create vegetable farms, and working with local people in income generation program.

Accomodation and food

The volunteer accommodation is located right at the Center facility. There are two toilets and bathrooms next to the house where the volunteers are staying. The room is shared by four people. Everybody has their own bed, blanket and pillow and a mosquito net. The dorm is aligned to our kitchen, where all volunteers cook together.

Accommodation outside the project during the free day is excluded so volunteers are asked to cover your own expenses.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites such as Teuk Chhou, Bokor national park, Rabit island, and more.. that you can explore during your free day. CSD is on open space in there mote area so beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Project hosted by

After 4 years of progress, we are now transforming CYA - Learning Center (CLC) into the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) where we will expand our work from education into community development. The center will include activities such as vegetable farm, solar Installation, and improve the quality and expand the market for soap products. Of course, we are continuing to improve our education program for local children and teenagers. We will include computers, arts, and music into its existing English classes. CSD is located in a remote area of Kampot province. It takes about 2 hours 30 minutes from Phnom Penh. We are looking forward to working with you and your volunteers!

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who participate in the CSD, we would like to suggest you fly to Phnom Penh Int’l airport. Everyone will gather at the CYA office in Phnom Penh for the orientation session. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. We would like to ask volunteers to arrive at our office between 8:30 - 10:30 am as the orientation session will be conducted at 10:45.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal.
- Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: Trapaing Sangke Fishing Community (TFC) (CYA2260)

Dates

21/11/2022 - 03/12/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers

Still room for: 6 Male + 6 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Phnom Penh (PNH)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Organize workshops with local people to promote the understanding of mangroves forest to people lives and collect mangrove seeds, seedling, and planting mangroves in TFC protected area while maintaining the planted mangroves.

Accomodation and food

Volunteer will stay together in share bungalows at community center that CYA rents. The basic meals in Cambodian dishes will be cooked by volunteers in daily shift.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites such as Teuk Chhou, Bokor national park, Rabit island, and more.. that you can explore during your free day. TFC is on open space in the remote area so beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Project hosted by

Trapaing Sangke Fishing Community (TFC) is a community based organization aims at preserve and protect mangrove forest to maintain ecology system and increase lives in the sea such as crap, fish, shrimp, etc. so that fishermen can stay and earn income in their community without migrate to other countries. CYA have been working with TFC since 2012 to support their initiative and through our cooperation in 2014, TFC became a popular eco - tourism site receiving hundreds of tourists every weeks. TFC is a successful project because of the strong support of our volunteers and as usual volunteers are still in needs to work hand in hand with local people in supporting its growth and to make sure local people will keep TFC cleans and more mangroves are plants and nursing.

Directions to meeting point

All Volunteers are recommended to flight to Phnom Penh International Airport for the on arrival training & orientation. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. Volunteers are requested to arrive at CYA office between 8 - 10am so that they can join the orientation session where more information about CYA and its projects will be shared. All volunteers will departure to their project site in the afternoon after lunch. Our project coordinator/camp - leader will help to arrange their transportation but volunteers will pay on their own.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing game and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- More clothes or you will need to wash it every day as you are going to work a lot in the water.
- Shoes that can walk in the mud and water will be good to bring with you.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What we expect from you?

Volunteers are read and understood this information. Be in time and stay the entire length of work camp.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service, especially International - - Work Camp which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with your team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc).
Volunteers should understand about the aims of the work camp and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative. Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain because the changing schedule during the camp, it’s depending on condition and situation. So bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: CYA - Global Education Center (GEC) (CYA2261)

Dates

28/11/2022 - 10/12/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 8

Still room for: 4 Male + 4 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Siem Reap (REP)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers will working on organizing different workshop, training, and activities to support students learning and development. Volunteers will also teaching English to students and join construction activities to renovate GEC classroom, beautify the campus, and build building for GEC office, library, and computer room.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers are going to stay in GEC's office, which is located in Chhrey village nearby the Siem Reap stadium. It takes about 10 minutes by bicycle form the office to the center. Volunteers need to share room and bathroom. The accommodation provides simple sleeping mattresses, blankets, pillows and mosquito nets.

- Accommodation outside the project during the free day is excluded so volunteers are asked to cover your own expenses.

3 meals per day will be covered by the participation fee. Volunteers need to help cooking, washing the dishes and taking care of the house.

- Food during free day outside the project will be excluded so we would like to ask you to bear your own expenses for that.

Location and leisure

Siem Reap is city of world heritages including a very famous Angkor Wat. More than a hundred of ancient temples are located in Siem Reap province so you can easily using your free time. GEC is at open space so you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Volunteers will have a weekend off to explore some tourist spots around the project area. We will not arrange any tour for everyone therefore, you can discuss with your friends where you would like to spend the weekend. There are some interesting options for the team to explore, and the project coordinator will introduce you to some attractions but still, the decision is yours. He/she also can help to arrange the transportation for you as well if you needed, but the cost will be on your own expenses.

Project hosted by

CYA – Global EDUCATION CENTER (GEC) aims at providing free alternative education for children and teenagers to develop their self - confident, support them in creating their dream for the future, and to make education their first priority. At the same time, children and teenagers enroll in GEC get free access to learn languages, computer, and to have access to global education/information through internet and our library. The center is located in Svay Thom Village, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province. We welcome all motivated volunteers to join us in making change in this community and learn great thing from this community as well.

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who are going to participate in the GEC project, we would like to suggest that you fly to Siem Reap Int’l airport. Everyone will gather at GEC’s office about 7 km from Siem Reap downtown on the first day of the project. GEC’s office is located in Chhrey village near the Siem Reap stadium (you may search ‘’GEC office’’ in google map and get to the office by yourself). You may use Tuk Tuk or grab as the transportation to the office. We would like to ask you to arrive the office in the morning between 9:30 am - 10:30 am as the orientation will be conducted at 10:45 am. In case you would like to arrive earlier than 9;30 am or later in the afternoon, please inform us in advanced.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal.
- Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: Development for Cambodian Children (DCC) (CYA2262)

Dates

28/11/2022 - 10/12/2022

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Fee

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 8

Still room for: 4 Male + 4 Female

Languages spoken: English

Nearest airport: Siem Reap (REP)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers are going to participate in different activities such as teaching English and computer for DCC students, organize sport activities with teenagers, and participate in social development and environmental protection with local people. Beside, volunteers will also have opportunity to learn from local community through community challenge & mapping and learn from other volunteers through sharing sessions and free time activities organize by camp leader during the camp.

Accomodation and food

Volunteer will stay together at a hosting family inside the village. Food will be prepared by hosting family but they will be asked to serve, clean, and wash dishes by yourself. three meals per day will be provided with the basic Cambodian dishes.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites located in or nearby Battambang province for example: Phnom Sampov, Prasat Phnom Banan, Phnom Yat, and more.. Volunteer can explore by themselves during their free day. DCC is not far from Battambang city therefore, beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Volunteers will have a weekend off to explore some tourist spots around the project site or places in Battambang province. We will not arrange any tour for you therefore, you will need to manage it by yourself or with other volunteers of where you would like to spend the weekend. There are some interesting options for you to explore. The project coordinator can introduce you to some attractions but still, the decision is yours and He/she also can help to arrange the transportation for you as well if you needed.

Project hosted by

Development for Cambodian Children (DCC) is a community based organization which has been working to provide local children and teenagers English competency, computer skill, and engage them in community development since 2002. DCC believes that through voluntary service, we will be able to create a better future for our local children and teenagers while helping local people to protect and preserve their protect forest in the area of their management. Above activities will also provide you a lots of exciting experience and life learning for yourself as well.

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who participate in the DCC program could fly to Phnom Penh Int’l airport as you are going to gather at the CYA office in Phnom Penh for the orientation and on arrival training session before departure to your project. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. CYA office hour: 08:00 am - 16:00 pm so in case you arrive later please contact our staff members in advance. For your convenience, we would like to ask you to share with us your flight information so that we can help you arrange your pick-up. Or volunteers could fly to Siem Reap International Airport then take a bus to DCC by themselves.

For your convenient, we would like to suggest you to fly to Phnom Penh because that way we can find a transportation for you to DCC and you do not have to worry about finding a transportation yourself.

Additional comments

what to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal. - Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: CYA - Global Education Center (GEC) (CYA2265)

Dates

12/12/2022 - 24/12/2022

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 8

Still room for: 4 Male + 4 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Siem Reap (REP)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers will working on organizing different workshop, training, and activities to support students learning and development. Volunteers will also teaching English to students and join construction activities to renovate GEC classroom, beautify the campus, and build building for GEC office, library, and computer room.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers are going to stay in GEC's office, which is located in Chhrey village nearby the Siem Reap stadium. It takes about 10 minutes by bicycle form the office to the center. Volunteers need to share room and bathroom. The accommodation provides simple sleeping mattresses, blankets, pillows and mosquito nets.

- Accommodation outside the project during the free day is excluded so volunteers are asked to cover your own expenses.

3 meals per day will be covered by the participation fee. Volunteers need to help cooking, washing the dishes and taking care of the house.

- Food during free day outside the project will be excluded so we would like to ask you to bear your own expenses for that.

Location and leisure

Siem Reap is city of world heritages including a very famous Angkor Wat. More than a hundred of ancient temples are located in Siem Reap province so you can easily using your free time. GEC is at open space so you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Volunteers will have a weekend off to explore some tourist spots around the project area. We will not arrange any tour for everyone therefore, you can discuss with your friends where you would like to spend the weekend. There are some interesting options for the team to explore, and the project coordinator will introduce you to some attractions but still, the decision is yours. He/she also can help to arrange the transportation for you as well if you needed, but the cost will be on your own expenses.

Project hosted by

CYA – Global EDUCATION CENTER (GEC) aims at providing free alternative education for children and teenagers to develop their self - confident, support them in creating their dream for the future, and to make education their first priority. At the same time, children and teenagers enroll in GEC get free access to learn languages, computer, and to have access to global education/information through internet and our library. The center is located in Svay Thom Village, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province. We welcome all motivated volunteers to join us in making change in this community and learn great thing from this community as well.

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who are going to participate in the GEC project, we would like to suggest that you fly to Siem Reap Int’l airport. Everyone will gather at GEC’s office about 7 km from Siem Reap downtown on the first day of the project. GEC’s office is located in Chhrey village near the Siem Reap stadium (you may search ‘’GEC office’’ in google map and get to the office by yourself). You may use Tuk Tuk or grab as the transportation to the office. We would like to ask you to arrive the office in the morning between 9:30 am - 10:30 am as the orientation will be conducted at 10:45 am. In case you would like to arrive earlier than 9;30 am or later in the afternoon, please inform us in advanced.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal.
- Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

Cambodia: Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) (CYA2263)

Dates

12/12/2022 - 24/12/2022

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Manual Work

Fee

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Age: 16 - 35

Max number of volunteers: 12

Still room for: 6 Male + 6 Female

Languages spoken: English

Vegetarian food: Yes

Nearest airport: Phnom Penh (PNH)

Nearest bus/train station

Work

Volunteers are going to work in various activities such organizing ceremonies and events with local people, teaching English, music, arts, and sports to children, create vegetable farms, and working with local people in income generation program.

Accomodation and food

The volunteer accommodation is located right at the Center facility. There are two toilets and bathrooms next to the house where the volunteers are staying. The room is shared by four people. Everybody has their own bed, blanket and pillow and a mosquito net. The dorm is aligned to our kitchen, where all volunteers cook together.

Accommodation outside the project during the free day is excluded so volunteers are asked to cover your own expenses.

Location and leisure

There are plenty of tourist attraction sites such as Teuk Chhou, Bokor national park, Rabit island, and more.. that you can explore during your free day. CSD is on open space in there mote area so beside your free day touring you can also have fun by interacting with local people, teenagers and children during your free time by organizing different activities so bring your flexibility and creativity.

Project hosted by

After 4 years of progress, we are now transforming CYA - Learning Center (CLC) into the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) where we will expand our work from education into community development. The center will include activities such as vegetable farm, solar Installation, and improve the quality and expand the market for soap products. Of course, we are continuing to improve our education program for local children and teenagers. We will include computers, arts, and music into its existing English classes. CSD is located in a remote area of Kampot province. It takes about 2 hours 30 minutes from Phnom Penh. We are looking forward to working with you and your volunteers!

Directions to meeting point

Volunteers who participate in the CSD, we would like to suggest you fly to Phnom Penh Int’l airport. Everyone will gather at the CYA office in Phnom Penh for the orientation session. There are several means of transportation you can take in Phnom Penh such PassApp, Grab, Buses, and others. You can download the app to your phone and use it. The map below will show you how to get to the office or you go to google maps and type "Cambodian Youth Action" as your destination. We would like to ask volunteers to arrive at our office between 8:30 - 10:30 am as the orientation session will be conducted at 10:45.

Additional comments

What to bring?
- Positive energy to work and live the local lifestyle
- Idea for energizing games and activities during you free time
- Knowledge, education, and information about your country so that you can share with other participants
- Sunscreen: It would be helpful for outside activities and traveling since the Cambodia sun is brutal.
- Hand sanitizer: always useful just in case you can’t wash your hands at a particular moment
- Clothes: Cambodia is hot all year round, even in rainy season – the heat and the humidity combine to make most people sweat a lot.
- Comfortable clothes and shoes for daily and activities, and a set smart clothes. Covering up in a hot climate might sound mad, but it’s great protection against the sun.
- Some personal medicine such as allergy, mosquito repellent, and other emergencies medicine though we will provide first aids for basic condition.
- Traditional cloth that you might want to wear in the international night
- Food and ingredients for international dinner and snack so that you can share with local people.

Requirements

What do we expect from you?

Volunteers read and understood this information. Stay the entire length of project.
Volunteers are aware about the concept of international voluntary service which is not a cheap way of spending your holiday but a voluntary activity that need your high motivation and willing to achieve a certain goal together with team.
Realize that living condition in Cambodia is much difference from your home country (no warm water, no air-conditioning, not easy to access to international phone and internet, no soft beds, and the food is also differences etc). Volunteers should understand about the aims of project and realize that learning about Cambodian way and social contact is more important than manual work.
Volunteers are open minded, leave prejudice behind and show initiative.
Volunteers should understand the situation of spending time with local people who do not speak English very well.
Volunteers should try the effort in trying to communicate in basic Khmer language or other way of communicating (work, pictures, gestures, etc). If you will try, you will be amazed how quick you will learn basic Khmer language.
Do not complain if any activities do not happen as planned. It is depending on condition and situation. So, bring some flexibilities and you will stay relax and avoid a lot of stress and frustration for yourself.

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