Volunteer in Vietnam 2010

  Vietnam

• Hanoi: 
Hanoi

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: All year round. Volunteer projects start every 1st Monday of the month. Min. 4 wks. Max. 6 mos.

Description:
Vietnam Program
Our Volunteer Vietnam Program is a fantastic opportunity to be a responsible traveler and make a positive contribution during your stay. You will be placed in a local school, where you will have the possibility to give a positive input into the life of the Vietnamese children. Volunteers are invited to teach English in a creative way. During this week, you will have the chance to learn more about the cultural diversity in Vietnam. You will also visit a typical Vietnamese village and spend time inter-acting with the locals. This will be a unique experience that you will remember for the rest of your lifetime.

Cultural Excursions: You will explore the most of the remote Vietnam! Visit the Sapa region and experience a homestay in a remote village and camp in the forest. You will also do an Environmental Trek through the jungle, with the chance to swim in a waterfall. Vietnam also has amazingly beautiful beaches and it is also home to one of the Worlds Heritage - Ha Long Bay! You will enjoy a day out on the boat, seeing the wonders of Ha Long Bay, swimming and relaxing. During the daytime everyone can do as they would like to: relaxing, reading, swimming or anything else you wish. This is also the time to be together with the other Active in Asia participants and to make an evaluation of the previous weeks. The itinerary will change accordingly to the season; in case of cold weather (October-March), the visit to Ha Long Bay will be shortened, and we will visit instead the Thanh Thuy Hot Mineral Water Mine, located in La Phu and Bao Yen communes, Thanh Thuy district. Hot mineral water contains sodium, calcium, etc, especially radon - a rare and precious kind of radon for the first time discovered in Vietnam, which is very good for health!

Highlights:
- Volunteer Placement Prior to Departure
Cultural Embrace pre-arranges your complete program before you leave home to ensure an easy and hassle-free transition to your new life abroad.
- Room & Board
All accommodations and meals are included during the program. Housing will be located at either host family or volunteer sites. Your first night of arrival will include one night's accommodation in a standard hotel in Hanoi.
- Arrival Assistance
An airport pick-up and transfer to a standard hotel in Hanoi will be included upon arrival.   
- Arrival Orientation
Comprehensive orientation will be included. The orientation introduces the local community, Vietnamese cultures, basic Vietnamese language, and Vietnamese cuisines/cooking.
- Excursions and Activities
Enjoy a variety of activities and visit local sites in this beautiful country.
- Visa Assistance
Cultural Embrace will assist you with the information to obtain a visa, but we have no control nor the ability to guarantee of government issuances and visa availability.
- Traveler's Medical Insurance
Cultural Embrace includes a comprehensive international health insurance during your time on our program.   
- Cultural Embrace Kit
Useful tips, advice, and information to prepare you for the amazing adventure of living and working abroad.
- Full-time Representation
Cultural Embrace provides representation in the United States and Vietnam.

Qualifications:
* Volunteers must be at least the age of 18. Or, if younger than 18, you must have parental
    or guardian consent
* Minimum commitment of 2 weeks, maximum 6 months
* Enjoy working and serving others in an underprivileged and struggling environment
* Open to foreign cultures and living abroad.
* Responsible and dedicated to full-term of commitment.

Cost in US$: From 1,276 for 2 weeks. Contact Cultural Embrace for customized pricing.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Volunteers must be at least the age of 18, or, if younger than 18, you must have parental or guardian consent. Minimum commitment of 4 weeks, maximum 6 months Enjoy working and serving others in an underprivileged and struggling environment. Open to foreign cultures and living abroad. Responsible and dedicated to full-term of commitment.

Age Range: 18-70 years old, minors need adult consent

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Vietnam Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Cultural Embrace's Mission Statement: Our mission is to encourage people to recognize and appreciate cultural diversity. We believe that visiting a place firsthand allows one to truly experience the authenticity of a culture and develop his/her own impressions. Our goals are to provide quality service and opportunities for people to explore their world and enlighten their eyes, mind and heart. Traveling is a reciprocated flow of communication and interaction between people...the more you seek, the more you learn. "Discover the Similarities - Share the Differences"