Volunteer Projects and Internships in Thailand
Friends for Asia currently offers seven Volunteer Projects and two Intern Projects, all within the province of Chiang Mai, Thailand. Our volunteer and intern projects are diverse, successful, beneficial and fun. You’ll certainly find a project to fit your experience and skill set below.
Orphanage Volunteer Project
Waking up with a fish pond and rice paddies outside your window, mountains in the distance and more than 50 children waiting for your attention – this is what volunteering in Thailand is all about! Volunteers in this project stay on the project site five days a week, enjoying well-earned rest and relaxation over the weekend in Chiang Mai city.
At $895, this project is only available during the first two weeks of each month.
Trafficking Prevention Volunteer Project
Trafficking Prevention Volunteer Project
Be a part of a team of international volunteers that works to offers sanctuary, education and support to girls who are at risk or have fallen victim to the exploitation of the South East Asian sex trade.
Minimum Project Duration starts at a fee of $795 for two weeks.
Additional weeks are $150/week.
English Education Volunteer Project
English Education Volunteer Project
Assisting in the English education of Thai students in poorly funded public schools through the city of Chiang Mai. Giving the gift of the world’s international language.
Minimum Project Duration starts at a fee of $695 for two weeks
Additional weeks are $100/week
This project is available in both Chiang Mai and Surat Thani.
Build and Garden at a Home for Single Mothers
Building and Gardening at a Home for Single Mothers in Crisis – From sustainable gardening to bamboo construction, life at the single mothers’ home is about more than just babysitting. As a gardening and construction volunteer, you’ll play a role in steering disadvantaged single mothers onto the path to self-sufficiency.
Minimum Project Duration of four weeks at a fee of $895
Additional weeks are $100/week.
International University for Monks
Volunteer at an International University for Monks 
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Buddhism has always been a catalyst for higher education across Asia, and in this assignment, volunteers step into an authentic university setting. The student body is budding Buddhist monks from across Asia, fostering a dynamic international atmosphere. This is an ideal opportunity for candidates with an interest in the higher teachings of Buddhism.
Minimum Project Duration starts at a fee of $695 for two weeks Additional weeks are $100/week
This project is available in Chiang Mai.
Caregiving at a Home for Single Mothers
Caregiving at a Home for Single Mothers in Crisis – Sometimes, it can be difficult for volunteers to evaluate their own impact, but at the single mothers’ home, the equations are simple. Success is measured in diapers changed, infants comforted and toddlers coaxed into naptime. The stakes are high for these mothers, and your watchful eye frees them up to invest in education and skills that will better their family’s future.
Minimum Project Duration of four weeks, with a project fee of $895
Each additional week is $100/week
Volunteer at a Children’s Home
Children’s Home – Aside from assisting with direct childcare and helping the full-time nannies, the orphanage staff asks that volunteers spend individual time with the children, giving hugs, attention and love. An act as simple as holding the hand of a single child and spending time walking with him or her around the grounds of the children’s home is a major contribution to that child’s welfare.
Minimum Project Duration is two weeks at $695
Additional weeks are $100/week
Volunteer at an Elephant Camp
Elephant Camp – Bathing elephants, shadowing mahouts and interacting with Thailand’s ethnic minorities – frame it just right, and it’s hard to believe you’re actually working. Yes, this is the project for all animal lovers. Oh, and did we mention the tree house you’ll be living in?
Minimum Project Duration starts at two weeks with a fee of $995__
__Additional weeks are $250/week
Volunteer at an HIV Orphanage
HIV Orphanage – Easily one of the most profound experiences in the mix, volunteering at the HIV orphanage puts you on the frontlines of one of Thailand’s most pressing concerns. By partnering with this international foundation, you’ll transform these children’s summer vacation into an epic event.
Minimum Project Duration is two weeks, with a fee of $695
Additonal weeks are $100/week
Internship Project at a Magazine
Magazine and Muti-Media Intern Project – Editorial, Marketing, Web Design, Photography, Print design, and Multi media. Interested in one or more of these areas? This project is for you. Learn and work with the best in Thailand, and all in English spoken environment. Think of what this will do for your resume!
The Project Minimum four weeks at a fee of $1295
Additional weeks are $100/week
Volunteer Teaching Novice Buddhist Monks
Teaching English to Novice Monks – Saffron robes, morning alms and novice monks – and not a tourist in sight. It’s hard to believe that such a staunch traditional life still thrives in the 21st century, but Chiang Mai’s temple schools are a world away from “everyday.” As a volunteer English teacher, you’ll experience the difference first-hand.
The project minimum duration is $695 for two weeks
Additional weeks are $100/week
This project is available in Chiang Mai.
Medical Internship
Medical Internship – Shadow full-time doctors conducting surgeries in the OR and making rounds in one of Chiang Mai’s private hospitals. Thailand is the preeminent medical tourism destination, and for our interns more relevant experience than just about any internship in the West could offer. Return to medical school with a clear-cut advantage over your peers.
The Minimum Project Duration is two weeks at a fee of $995 Additional weeks are $200/week
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