We occasionally look for volunteers to work in our Chiang Mai office (minimum required stay three months, preferably longer). We only offer the volunteering opportunities posted below and do not host volunteer teachers. To volunteer means to do challenging work and to be exposed to difficult situations, but it also means an outstanding opportunity to develop your personality and to experience life-enriching moments.
Volunteers need to provide themselves for accommodation, transportation, etc. We only consider volunteer applications from candidates over the age of 20, completed in English language. Volunteers are entitled to 5 working days of annual leave per 3 months of work. We would, however, prefer volunteers to take their holidays before or after the volunteering assignment with Child’s Dream.
Thai authorities have become much more restrictive recently in issuing visas for volunteers. To obtain a volunteer visa is not always possible and takes time (our recent experience shows this may take 4-8 weeks).
Important reads before you consider volunteering
▪ On Western ‘Do Gooders’
▪ Plan to visit Cambodia?
▪ Orphan Business
▪ Cambodia’s orphan tourism
▪ from ‘The Guardian’
▪ ChildSafe Traveler Tips
▪ CNN Go ‘Voluntourism’
▪ BBC: ‘Is gap year volunteering a bad thing?’
Download Volunteer Application Form
Please note that only completed application forms will be accepted.
Volunteer Vacancies