Cross Culture Training for Volunteers, Travelers and Ex Pats
Thailand
Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Every month
Description:
OpenmindProjects is an Aid, Development and International Volunteer Organization with experience of training over a thousand volunteers in Thailand. This is your way to prepare in becoming a successful volunteer and visitor to another country. Feel comfortable, welcome in SE Asia. We assist you in making good use your talents in a different culture and new environment. We help volunteers and travelers to a quality cross culture experience. As a volunteer and ex pat, you need social, cross culture skills and self-confidence, along with patience, curiosity, and flexibility. Our training is designed to make volunteers and travelers alike feel comfortable in an unfamiliar environment.
Highlights:
You learn about culture codes, do's and dont's, how to dress and behave in Thailand and the rest of SE Asia. You learn and practice South East Asian culture and how to socialize and work with local people. Volunteers and ex pats get advice on planning and working with people who have different work habits. You learn what to consider when teaching and how to teamwork with local colleagues. The training is activity based with a focus on learning by doing. For 3 days, you interact intensely with local people. The training is mainly conducted by our own young and enthusiastic staff. They have been especially trained to teach and assist you, so it is a true authentic experience because they know what they are talking about. They come from the very projects where volunteers go. A very valuable and enjoyable experience say previous participants! The training is highly recommended not only by volunteers, but also local teachers, managers, and headmasters. Arrange your traveling to come for the training a day before start. You are welcome to stay at our Nongkhai Training Center in Nongkhai, located by the Mekong River on the border of Laos. You can take some extra days to visit Laos too.
Qualifications:
English
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Travel Types :
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- 4th World Studies
- BackPacking Abroad
- Cooking
- Dancing
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- Eco Tours
- Ecology
- Heritage Tourism
- Native Culture Studies
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- Student Tours
- Tours
- Volunteering
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Cost in US$: 415
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Cost Includes :
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- Food
- Housing
- In-country orientation/Training
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- In-country staff support
- Language instruction
- Pre-departure orientation/Training
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- Registration fees
- Written materials abroad
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Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- community development
- community organizing
- conflict resolution
- cooking
- culture
- curriculum planning
- eco-tourism
- education
- environment
- grassroots organization
- human rights
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- managerial consulting
- minority groups
- office work
- orphans
- popular education
- primary education
- professional services
- public education
- recreation
- secondary education
- self help
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- seniors
- social services, social work
- teaching
- technical assistance
- tourism
- volunteer management
- volunteering
- youth
- youth development
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Typical Volunteer: Independent and curious
Age Range: 18 plus
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Typically Participants Work
in Groups of 10-20
Application Process Involves:
Post-Program Services Include:
- Job and Internship Network
Open mind projects's Mission Statement: Open Mind Projects is a bridge to knowledge and cross-cultural understanding, bridging digital and knowledge divides between rich and poor.
Open Mind Projects arranges placements for international volunteers to schools, Orphan Homes, other institutions and projects, in Thailand and Laos. Open Mind Projects cooperates with these schools and institutions with learning ideas, technology and international volunteers.
Schools and other learning/youth institutions in developing nations are understaffed and under resources. New information technology and international volunteers help offset this advantage.
Open Mind Projects wants to facilitate valuable cross-cultural experience, personal development, for volunteers and local childeren and students.
An opportunity to learn about other cultures while making local and international friends, within an affordable backpacker budget.
Year Founded: 2001
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