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Teach English - VPO Cambodia
Location: Cambodia: Siem Reap
Program Duration: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad), 1-2 years, over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: year round
Call Us
Phone: 0044 (0) 208 327 0155
Description
Are you interested in making a real difference in a developing Country? If so it doesn't get much more real than this.
Cost from GBP 150 / USD 250 for 1 week
What will I be doing as a teaching and care volunteer
You will be working within the Atvea community and you will be well supported by local staff. The main project is to provide an education in English language to the local community - currently over 200 students attend classes.
As well as this volunteers will also spend time within our day nursery (mornings) where we support families via the provision of nursery care, thus allowing the parents to work and the older kids to go to school.
We'd also encourage volunteers to play an active role in the community, attending and participating in our sports, hygiene and drama programmes.
Don't just take our word for it Cambodia Kath's Story.
Just spent 2 amazing weeks in Siem Reap working in the school on the Atvea project. The work VPO is doing on the project is inspirational. There are so many needs being met in on such a grass roots level, education, medical, building; it makes it so worthwhile to see the impact and hope that practical help makes in the everyday lives of the children and the families in the surrounding villages.
What will I achieve by volunteering and supporting Que Rico work?
The mission of the project is to break the cycle of poverty by giving the children the opportunity to learn English thus enabling them the chance of a better future.
The rewards for this placement are truly immeasurable and an experience neither you nor the children will ever forget. You dont need to be a teacher but you do need to want to see change!
Apart from enabling these children a chance of a future away from abuse ,poverty, and begging. Your presence enables us to continue our work and develop our projects to help more children and families. We can now offer free education to the poor children in the communities that have no access to education otherwise, because of people like you who take an interest and care enough to do something to help
It is our belief that a balanced Khmer and Western education and social interaction is key for the childrens development.
Highlights
Does it make a difference?
You get what you put in. If you have work hard and have a good attitude, then yes it does.
Five things you should know about VPO:
1. Not-for-profit: all profits are invested into our project partners: all are charities
2. Low prices: plus free accommodation and superb in-country support
3. Worldwide: 7 countries, 3 continents, and growing fast
4. Flexibility: Minimum stay of 1 week, and no extra fees after 3 months
5. Ethical volunteering: you are urgently needed to train and support local staff
"20 years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than the ones you did. So, throw off the bowlines & sail away..." - Mark Twain
Qualifications
All you need is initiative and enthusiasm.
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:
From USD 300 / GB 200 for 1 week
Cost Include Description:
Our Prices:
1 week GBP200 / USD300 each subsequent week = GBP100 / USD150
What's Included
* Your accommodation - Own room in a central guest house in Siem Reap
* Airport Pickup
* 24 hour in country support
* Daily transport to the project site
What's NOT Included
* Food
* Flights
* Visa
* Insurance
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- adult education
- childcare/children
- teaching
- volunteering
- youth
Age Range
18+This Program is open to
American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African, Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Families and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Guest House
Application Process Involves
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
- Transcript
Typically The Application Process Time is
24 hoursQue Rico's Mission Statement
Committed to fighting injustice and for an end to poverty. We are a UK registered charity and your donation (volunteer fee) goes to support our work in country directly. In the last year we've together done the following; - Funded a 14 bed burns rehabilitation unit in Bolivia - Developed a burns prevention programme - Built houses for impoverished families in Cambodia - Paid for care assistants in Tanzania - Supported the building of water wells in the Masai Tanzania But the work doesn't just stop when you return many people continue to support us with our projects worldwide, helping us build for the future. Any donations you make we guarantee 100% will go to the project not 1 cent / penny will go on admin (apart from evil banking charges).
Year Founded
2003
