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V2T

Our Mission

Our Mission

We help children and
create unique opportunities 

Through our project, the children from this region receive a better education and good basic values by learning hand in hand about the Thai and Western cultural perspectives.

We want to create the best possible conditions for the children's future and empower them to succeed by equipping them with self-confidence, foreign language skills and a broad understanding of the world as well as intercultural experiences.

Help to create a future for the children

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Volunt2Thai is a village development project with a focus on children. Because in Thailand, especially in North East Thailand people are very poor. Individual, family members are often forced to leave their children and elderly for longer periods of time, in order to travel to urban centers or abroad to work. The situation is very bad for the development of the children who are left behind without their parents.

To overview the Projects click here or go to Teaching English at school, Teaching Sports at School, Teaching the children computer, Teaching Art & Craft Classes, Teaching Music, All kind of Social Projects, Thai Cooking Classes, Agricultural Projects, VT2 Pottery and Clay Studio, Spend some Time in the Temple, More about Group Volunteering

The children have to take care of their siblings and  of the old people as well. The school system is barely developed, the Schools are in need of material and teachers. Therefore Volunt2Thai's most important task is to provide those underprivileged children a chance for education. We do this  via volunteers, which we send to the schools we work with.

....At V2T Campus & Cultural Centre we welcome people from all walks of life whatever your age or experience. As a  volunteer you will live independently in a commune surrounded by Thai villages we work with and take responsibility for your own day to day life within the campus. Your primary task as a V2T volunteer will be to interact with the locals and provide support at the schools teaching basic English language skills through games and classroom work. Additionally, depending on the date, volunteers can receive a Free Teacher Training- respectively classroom / teacher training for our volunteers / English Camp

We provide three wheeled 'taxis' (tuk tuks) which you will drive by yourself and use to reach our various projects, including the 6 schools within our current area of responsibility (an area of approximately 10 square kilometres)

Read what people think about V2T, reviews and testimonials (French / English) and volunteer testimonials/projects Get off the usual tourist trails and experience authentic rural Thailand with Volunt2Thai.

V2T Campus consists of a number of bungalows, a modern Club House with , Sports Center (Thai Boxing Training Center) Communal Kitchen incl. Herb Garden (Farm and Food Forest Project) a Language Cafe, an elevated Natural Life Resort building with a Family Room, a Art&Craft Workshop (including Pottery/Kiln), Seminar Corner and a Library. The complex is integrated within a traditional farm at the edge of a rice field and surrounded by similar farms and small villages.

Volunt2Thai work with the villages

You will have the unique opportunity of seeing village life at first hand and experience a culture that has little changed over time. In return for what must be an unparalleled volunteering experience in Thailand, you will have the chance to give something meaningful back to the community through your work teaching the children and adults English.

Whether you are interested in volunteering after college, just made your TEFL, TESOL & CELTA certificate, need practice to become a teacher or Interest in joint intercultural learning. You may think about sabbatical for local engagement or maybe you need some orientation for a new job or training for a Social job.

Students, Professionals, Retirees & Veterans, we accept voluntary helpers all year round for teaching English, music, art & crafts in addition to sports both during school term and at V2T summer school at the village temple. In addition, we also offer participation in projects in agriculture & construction and you may also be required to help organize events, seminars, and training days at the V2T campus.

V2T is the project of the people in our area. The program is led by V2T but is also supported by the local village mayors, school directors, teachers and district authority representatives.
Volunt2Thai is a unique opportunity for you to learn. The people of the village have known each other for generations. They grew up together, live together and will also be buried together. Everyone knows each other’s life stories of joy and sorrow. The Buddhist life of the community characterizes everyday life.

We devote our volunteer work as a thank you to the village community which, open-hearted and warmly, welcomed us and allowed us to integrate into the village life. We have a respectful partnership with the village and the villagers will show you special attention.

The number of voluntary helpers is being kept deliberately low so not to interfere with daily routines and the intimacy of the village.

As a volunteer you are given the chance to help build and become a team member of a quickly emerging Rural Development Project. You can apply your knowledge in various fields such as agriculture, medicine, sports, construction, education etc..

Through your input Volunt2Thai is growing and prospering continuously and developing into a sustainable organization. Your ideas concerning the project and its further development are always welcome.

The people in the communities, especially the children, benefit from the education and contact with you "Westerners". This creates an incomparable win-win situation for everybody involved.
One thing has to be said: You have to be aware that this is an Rural Development Project and that certain expectations have to be fulfilled by you.

You will have to cope with difficult situations and probably leave your comfort zone on various occasions. Through your volunteer work you will have unique experiences in the social field, as well as developing your own social skills. In the end you will be rewarded with an experience that will greatly influence you and your character.
After your stay you will be happy and grateful to have made the decision to contribute to this project. Not only have you evolved on a personal level but you have also drastically changed the lives of the local people for the better.

On top of that the money you spend here directly creates additional income for the local families.

Do I need a work permit? What are the duties of volunteers? What are the cost to participate as a volunteer/intern? Questions and answers can be found on our FAQ page

The Realization

All what we do and whatever we do it's all about the children. Many children in Isan living without their Parents for a variety of reasons, including: parental separation, domestic violence and neglect, disease - including, increasingly, AIDS. Individual, family members are often forced to leave their children and their elderly for longer periods of time, in order to travel to urban centers or abroad to work.

Many of the people who leave fall into a life of crime and prostitution. Our work here is supported and realized through the help of volunteers.    Different to SOS Children's Villages model where children are grouped into a house with an SOS mother, the children get our care but sleep with the remaining family members in the villages around.

Volunt2Thai works as a center from whereof the carers/volunteers stay in touch with the children and families through the partner schools, join public activities, and educational activities on our campus.
With the presence of volunteers and through ongoing projects with the villagers, new structures are created which will allow further development of the area.

Volunteers get the opportunity to take part in interesting new experiences and new knowledge is acquired through cooperation and collaboration with the villagers. Volunteers get a practical introduction to everyday country life and help in the ongoing projects. They will learn and practice traditional crafts, gain knowledge about nature, culture, and will get an introduction to the Thai language.