Placements are available in Siem Reap working with a local NGO. Volunteering in Cambodia may be varied so students will need to be adaptable and willing to try their hand at a mixture of roles. The NGO placement includes the following options:
PROJECT WORK
Teaching
Free classes are held daily for primary school children to aid them in their education and learning of English. Teaching follows a flexible syllabus and involves conversation exercises, games and songs. Volunteers will generally teach for two to three hours a day and there is decent support for lesson planning and resources.
Organic Farming and construction/renovation workâ¨
When work is available students may get involved with projects such as maintaining the organic garden, building a football ground or developing a workable drainage system, painting classrooms and helping renovate the local school
Health, Physiotherapy, OT, Speech Therapy
Students studying a health-related discipline may shadow staff at the chosen organisation. This may include working in different departments and where possible we can match interests and experience.
Cambodian policy stipulates that students have observer status only. Students are not allowed to perform procedures on patients and students will be supervised at all times by local staff. An elective placement in Cambodia offers invaluable experience and insight into health practice in a tropical, resource-poor setting.
To profit from this experience, health students must be flexible, self-sufficient and able to direct their own learning. Interested applicants need to provide a copy of their resume, a letter of recommendation and proof of student status.
Health Promotion
There is a need for health education in Cambodia that includes teaching and practising hand-washing, teeth-brushing, first aid and general sanitation. You do not need a background in health yet any prior experience in conducting health education workshops and camps will be useful.
ACCOMMODATION
Students will live in a centrally located, family run guesthouse, sharing a room with other Antipodeans Abroad students. The guesthouse is close to all the action in Siem Reap and is well-run, very clean, safe and secure. There is a restaurant on site that will provide breakfast and lunch yet students need to fund their own dinner. This can range from $2-$5 depending on your placement.
What’s included?
Pre-departure training
Meet and greet on arrival
Transfers to and from airport and placement
Food and accommodation
Orientation
Volunteer project work
24-hour back up and emergency support
Wide range of additional optional activities
Mobile phone
What’s not included?
Airfares
Visas
Vaccinations
Travel Insurance
FREE TIME SUGGESTIONS
Siem Reap is an exciting place to be in evenings or on weekends with its many bars, cafes, museums and art galleries. There are many places to visit whilst in Cambodia from the hip and happening cultural city of Phnom Penh, about a six hour drive away from Siem Reap, to the beaches in Sihanoukville or of course the Angkor temples in Siem Reap.
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