Gap Year In Asia

Volunteer at an orphanage in Siem Reap, Cambodia at this is an orphanage with 35 children. The focus is on developing Khmer Arts as a skill for the children. The orphanage is in a beautiful rural location just near the most ancient of the Angkorian complex, Bakong Temple. Volunteers with art, music or dancing skills and English teachers are most welcome!

WLS International is funding the salary for a local English teacher who teaches full time at this orphanage and this teacher will also help with all the WLS volunteers support, coordination and translation to help in the … Continue Reading

Volunteer in Vietnam at this is a shelter for street children in the center of Ho Chi Minh City. The charity provides education, recreational activities and opportunities for street children so they can get a job when they grow up and go back home to integrate with their own families.

Volunteers at this project offer valuable support and education to the children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. You will be conducting English classes and offer support to the children whilst being a positive role model for the children. You will become involved in a variety of activities, … Continue Reading

This project helps children whose parents have died from AIDS by providing an education so they can develop their skills to earn for living and allows them to become self-supportive. Also to be able to be part of a family and lead a quality life so they will become members of society and contribute their capability back to their society. There are 40 children, both boys and girls. These children are affected by Aids but not infected. Their parents passed away from aids. The goal is to help each of the children grow develop … Continue Reading

Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand is home to interesting and colorful ethnic minorities, known as the hill tribes. Most of the hill tribes have migrated into the region during the past 100 years from the Asian interior and have preserved their traditional ways. There are seven broad hill tribe groupings: Karen, Lahu, Hmong, Lisu, Akha and Mien.

Volunteer in Chiang Mai Thailand with our hilltribe program in Chiang Mai you will live in a traditional hilltribe village in a homestay with the Hilltribe people which will enable you to get to know the Hilltribe culture in a practical … Continue Reading

I volunteered for a week in Vietnam with WLS and it was truly one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. Hang the coordinator, is so kind, patient, smart, and helpful. I was taken to see a few different programs available for me to volunteer at, and then I could choose the one where I felt the most comfortable and where I thought I could contribute the most.
I worked mainly tutoring and playing with the young boys at the Shelter for Street Children. They are so smart, fun, energetic, and happy, and in … Continue Reading

Join the WLS Volunteer Program in Chiangmai, Thailand for a wonderful experience! The volunteering program in Chiang Mai offers volunteer projects such as teaching English, working at an orphanage and volunteering with hilltribe people.

The volunteer program in The Philippines is based in Metro Manila and the nearby cities. After the airport pickup in Manila volunteers are provided with an orientation that will familiarize them with the city and the surrounding area, the Philippine culture and receive an orientation on their volunteer program.

To make volunteers feel welcome, a traditional Philippine dinner will be prepared especially for volunteers the first evening. During the first orientation week, volunteers will collaborate with the social workers & orphanage staff to become familiar with the program & the children.

The accommodation is a home stay with … Continue Reading

Volunteer in Vietnam at the Orphanage for children with disabilities cares for abandoned children with mental or physical disabilities and agent orange victims and helps to educate them to the fullest extend of their capabilities, both physical and intellectual, and to help them, as much as possible, towards independent living.

There are about 400 children. Volunteers can talk/play with the children, help the physiotherapists when they do the therapies for the children, feed the children and teach some children to feed themselves and take them on their wheel chairs for a walk in the orphanage’s front garden.

Volunteering in Nepal will give you a unique opportunity to make a real contribution to Nepali society, while experiencing the rich culture and difference aspects of urban and rural life in Nepal during your volunteer program in Nepal.

To volunteer in Thailand is one of the most popular meaningful travel choices. And for a good reason! Thailand and its people are wonderful!Two great destinations are Chiang Rai and Ayutthaya.

The volunteer program in Chiang Rai is near Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand. Chiangrai is a great location to experience the real Thailand. The town is developing as a tourist destination with more and more tourist arriving, so it is a very comfortable place to go. But it is not crowded with tourist so you will … Continue Reading