Volunteer in Thailand
The kingdom of Thailand draws travelers from all over the world with its renowned hospitality, delectable cuisine, and breath-taking natural retreats. The mountainous region of the north contains a host of ancient ruins and the southern region is lined with stunning beaches and tropical islands for hundreds of miles.
Cultural Canvas Thailand (CCT) and its artistic outreach program Art Relief International (ARI) provides opportunities for volunteers to work with disadvantaged poplulations--including Burmese refugee children, disabled individuals and former sex workers.
Volunteer Abroad Program Overview — Thailand
Arrival & Orientation - Housing - Placements - Program Fees - Payment Schedule
Arrival & Orientation
When you arrive in Chiang Mai, you will be met by CCT staff and taken to the volunteer home base.
Orientation will be completed in one day at the Cultural Canvas office (transportation is provided). This will prepare you further for your placement and help you settle in after your arrival, giving you a chance to meet staff members and other volunteers. Our In-Country director will ensure you have a grasp on Chiang Mai, taking you around the city and helping you settle into your home base.
Housing
Volunteers are housed in the Cultural Canvas Thailand home-base, conveniently located in the old city center. Here all of your basic needs are taken care of, including lodgings, meals, and transportation. The home-base is located in a safe, conveniently situated neighborhood. It is a clean, basic Thai-style accommodation with shared occupancy rooms.
Placements
There are two different types of placements. You can either work with a community program, where you volunteer with a local non-governmental or community-based organization, or the art relief program, which is an artistic outreach placement. Please check the ‘Project Page’ for more details.
2012 Program Fees*
- 3 weeks – USD 1605
- 4 weeks – USD 1850
- 5 weeks – USD 2055
- 6 weeks – USD 2270
- 7 weeks – USD 2450
- 8 weeks – USD 2590
- 9 weeks – USD 2735
- 10 weeks – USD 2940
- 11 weeks – USD 3055
- 12 weeks - USD 3265
- 18 weeks – USD 3910
What’s Included:
Registration fees, donation to the host organization, pre-departure orientation materials, in-country orientation and city tour, in-country transportation to and from placement, accommodation, meals six days a week, Thai language training, in-country staff support, and 24-hour emergency assistance.
What’s Not Included:
Travel to and from Thailand, travel health insurance, meals on Sunday, personal spending money.
Payment Schedule
A deposit of 20% of the total program fee is required with your application. It is non-refundable upon notification of acceptance and is applied to the total program fee.
The balance of the program fee is required 30 days prior to departure.
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation after acceptance and prior to placement confirmation – the deposit is forfeited.
- Cancellation after confirmation of placement – 50% of the program fee is forfeited.
- No Show or Early Departure from Program – 100% of the program fee is forfeited.
