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TABLE OF CONTENT
About us
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Our activities
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Our contact
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Our holidays
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Workcamp calendar
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Group wokcamp calendar
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Long-term projects
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Participation fee and our bank account
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ABOUT US
SJ Vietnam (www.sjvietnam.org) is an international youth NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) that
promotes values of solidarity, peace, tolerance through young citizenship projects to improve society
during and after the voluntarism. It was set up in 2004 by and for national and international young
volunteers.
SJ Vietnam is an independent Vietnamese branch of SJ France, a full member of CCVIS (UNESCO) and
NVDA, a partner of Alliance. SJ Vietnam is a non-political and non-religious organization which opens
to everybody without any distinction of nationality, race, philosophy, financial resources, and education
or sex.
OUR ACTIVITIES
1. Workcamps
Workcamps organized by SJ Vietnam seek to provide an experience that connects solidarity, intercultural
learning, and community life to help disadvantaged, street, poor and blind children, needy children in
paediatrics hospital and disabled, old, homeless people.
2. Long-term volunteer projects and European Volunteer Service (EVS):
Long-term (LTV) and EVS projects (from 2 to 12 months) are organized in Hanoi, Hai Duong, Ho Chi
Minh, Ben Tre and around Vietnam with topics related to environment and society to support sustainable
development. Long-term volunteers will live and work like local people.
3. Training courses, seminars and conferences
SJ Vietnam organizes regular workshops, seminars, conferences and training for its members, which
provide young volunteers with knowledge in global education including conflict management, leadership,
intercultural learning and volunteering skills, etc.
4. Sending Vietnamese volunteers abroad
Through a network of international partners, SJ Vietnam offers Vietnamese volunteers chances to join in
workcamps,
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OUR CONTACT
Our office opens from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm GMT +7.
Office address: Suite 904, Building 3B, Block Resco, Pham Van Dong Street, Tu Liem District, Hanoi,
Vietnam
Tel: + 84.4. 37525190/+ 84.4.22154993
Fax: + 84.4. 37525190
Website: www.sjvietnam.org
General email: info@sjvietnam.org
Incoming: in@sjvietnam.org
Workcamp: workcamp@sjvietnam.org
Group workcamp: group@sjvietnam.org
Long term projects: ltv@sjvietnam.org/ltv2@sjvietnam.org
Public relations: pr@sjvietnam.org
For partnership, please contact our director at: phuc@sjvietnam.org
Explore the modern but traditional beauty of Vietnam through SJ Vietnam’s workcamps and projects
now!
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OUR HOLIDAYS
01/02 & 02/02/2012: New Year
20/01 to 31/01: Lunar New Year
31/03 to 02/04: The Death Anniversary of the Greatest Hung King
30/04 &01/05: The National Reunification Day and International Labor Day
2/9 &3/9: Independence Day
From 01/10 to 31/10: Summer break for excursion and plan for 2013
31/12/2012 & 01/01/2013: New Year
From 04/02/2013 to 17/02/2013: Lunar New Year
We are NOT going to host volunteers these days. Therefore, kindly keep your eyes on
this and inform your volunteers before sending.
Thank you so much!
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LONG –TERM PROJECTS 2012
Code
Name of project
Location
Type
Age
No of
Vols.
SJV-L1201 Xuan Thuy National Marine Park
Nam Dinh
ENVI/MANU/
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2
18+
4
22+
2
22+
2
20+
2
18+
2
18+
3
18+
2
18+
2
22+
1
22+
1
18+
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SOCI
SJV-L1202 Fun and non-formal education provision
Hai Duong
for disadvantaged children in Hai Duong
SOCI/MANU/
DISA/KID
welfare center
SJV-L1203 Culture exchange and tourism
Hoa Binh
development at the museum of Muong's
RESEARCH/
CULTURE/
Culture
SOCI
SJV-L1204 English teaching for disadvantaged and
Yen Bai
remote-area children in Yen Bai
KID/SOCI/
MANU/EDU
SJV-L1205 International Joint training programs
Thanh Hoa
EDU/SOCI/
TRAIN
SJV-L1206 Non-formal education provision for poor
Hanoi
and street children at Youth House in Red
KID/SOCI/
MANU/EDU
River bank in Hanoi
SJV-L1207 Interact and take care orphans at Bo De
Hanoi
Pagoda
SOCI/KID/
DISA/MANU
SJV-L1208 Interact with patient and disadvantaged
Hanoi
children in National Pediatrics Hospital
EDU/KID/
SOCI/RENO
and Aspiration center
SJV-L1209 Support for social and educational
projects of the E&C NGO
Hanoi and
EDU/SOCI/
other
CULTURE
provinces
SJV-L1210 Long-term Volunteer Department
supporter at SJ Vietnam
SJV-L1211 Website and PR Department supporter at
SJ Vietnam
SJV-L1212 Workcamp Department supporter at SJ
Vietnam
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Hanoi and
ADMIN/
project sites
MANU
Hanoi and
ADMIN/
project sites
MANU
Hanoi and
ADMIN/
project sites
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SJV-L1213 English teaching and interacting with
Phu Yen
disadvantaged children at Luong Van
EDU/SOCI/EV
20+
2
18+
2
20+
2
22+
20
22+
3
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18+
2
ENT/
Chanh high school
CULTURE
SJV-L1214 English teaching for poor and ethnic
Phu Yen
minority children at CEC center in Phu
SOCI/KID/
EDU
Yen
SJV-L1215 Culture exchange and interaction with
disadvantaged with architect students
Ho Chi
EDU/
Minh City
WORKSHOP/
SOCI/TRAIN
SJV-L1216 Supporter for the Management Boards of
UNESCO PROTECTED SITES in
Vietnam
UNESCO
ENVI/MANU/
protected
EDU/
sites
RESEARCH/
PHOTO
SJV-L1217 Supporter for students in exchanging
culture and organizing events at
Colleges/Universities of Vietnam
Hanoi, Da
SOCI/EDU/
Nang,
EVENT
Thanh Hoa,
Ben Tre
SJV-L1218 Environmental education for poor and
Hoa Binh
disadvantaged people at Ngoc Son Ngo
EDU/ENVI/KI
D/SOCI
Luong nature reserve
1. Xuan Thuy National Marine Park
SJV-L1201 Xuan Thuy National Marine Park
Nam Dinh
ENVI/MANU/SOCI
Work: Do farming activities such as rice harvesting, honey making process and growing mushrooms
depending on the season; organize trainings and English classes for the young people from villages close
to the National Park as well as for staffs of the park to improve their English skills; raise awareness of the
local people in protecting environment through workshops; participate in the elaboration of books
gathering information about the ecosystem of the park.
Location: Xuan Thuy National Park, Giao Xuan, Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province.
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Terminal: Noi Bai Internal Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in the guesthouse at the national park with basic and
simple facilitation. Meals are provided at the canteen of the park.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, laptop, info materials and pictures of your country.
This project fits with lovers of nature and environment, and with people able to do labor work.
2. Fun and non-formal education provision for disadvantaged children in Hai Duong welfare center
SJV-L1202 Fun and non-formal education provision
Hai Duong
for disadvantaged children in Hai Duong
SOCI/MANU/
18+
4
DISA/KID
welfare center
Work: Organize game activities with the kids such as singing, drawing, painting and performing plays;
help the staff to prepare the lunch of the children to learn how to prepare Vietnamese food and have
cultural exchange with the local people.
Location: Hai Duong Welfare Center, Hai Duong, Hai Duong province.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will live in the host family with basic conditions where they can
have culture exchange. Meals are provided by the host family.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, material to teach, info materials and pictures of
your country, toys and learning materials for the children if you have. Knowing how to deal with
problems of disabled people is an asset as the interaction with the kids can be very difficult. Volunteers
need to have a high level of motivation and patience.
3. Cuture exchange and tourism development at the museum of Muong's Culture
SJV-L1203 Cuture exchange and tourism
Hoa Binh
development at the museum of Muong's
Culture
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Work: Teach English lessons for the Museum’s staff focusing on listening and speaking skills of the
interpreters; manage and develop the website of the museum; support the exploitation and development
potential of cultural tourism community in activity such as translating the description of Muong culture
artifacts; support the coordination of international cooperative programs, camps, art creation and
international exchange programs at the Museum; support the local staff in daily life activities such as
cleaning, helping to prepare meals for guest and staffs.
Location: The Museum of Muong culture, Hoa Binh city, Hoa Binh province.
Terminal: Noi Bai Internal Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will live inside the open-air museum and share a traditional wood
Muong house. Meals are provided by the Museum or volunteers can join cooking with the staffs of the
museum.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, laptop, info materials and pictures of your country.
Volunteers need to be enthusiastic, patient and have cultural sensitivity. They must be fluent in English
and if possible have a previous experience in teaching it. Be ready to adapt to new culture and promote it.
Hieu, the director of the museum, is also a famous Vietnamese painter, which can give lessons of
paintings.
4. English teaching for disadvantaged and remote-area children in Yen Bai
SJV-L1204 English teaching for disadvantaged and
Yen Bai
remote-area children in Yen Bai
KID/SOCI/
22+
2
MANU/EDU
Work: Teach English to children and create a friendly environment in order to encourage them to
communicate in English; organize leisure activities in English (games, interactive activities, etc.) by
providing the self-study materials; train teachers of English on speaking and listening skills, writing skills
in various forms, and teaching methods.
Location: Yen Bai Centre for Continuing Education, Yen Bai city, Yen Bai province.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Meals are provided by the Centre.
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Remarks: Sleeping bag, sleeping mat, prove-water clothes, raincoat, info materials and pictures of your
country. Volunteers need to be enthusiastic, full of energy and have strong English writing skills.
Experience in working with children is preferred.
5. International Joint training programs
SJV-L1205 International Joint training programs
Thanh Hoa
EDU/SOCI/
20+
2
TRAIN
Work: Be a mentor for students in English club to help them improve their English speaking; organize
workshops about soft skills for children; teach English in “International Education Center” at least 16
hours/week; organize social activities for students together with the staff at the university such as
volunteer work, charity and etc.
Location: International Education Center - Hong Duc University, Thanh Hoa City, Thanh Hoa province.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in a guestroom of the university. Meals are provided at
the canteen of the university or self-cooked.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, sleeping mat, prove-water clothes, raincoat, info materials and pictures of your
country. Experience of teaching English is an asset.
6. Non-formal education provision for poor and street children at Youth House in Red River bank
in Hanoi
SJV-L1206 Non-formal education provision for poor
and street children at Youth House in Red
Hanoi
KID/SOCI/
18+
MANU/EDU
River bank in Hanoi
Work: Teach English for children not going to school; help the local volunteer to keep the Youth House
clean and prepare the lunch; participate to promoting activities such as giving English lessons in private
school to raise funds to pay the Youth House children fees to go to public school.
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Location: Nghia Dung Street, Ha Noi.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in a host family with basic conditions where they can
have culture exchange. Meals are provided by the host family.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, info materials and pictures of your country, toys
and learning materials for the children if you have. Volunteers need to have a high level of motivation and
patience as children come from the street and are difficult to handle.
7. Taking care of orphans at the Bo De Pagoda
SJV-L1207 Taking care of orphans at the Bo De
Hanoi
Pagoda
SOCI/KID/
18+
3
DISA/MANU
Work: Take care of babies and organize leisure activities such as learn games, figures, alphabets,
painting, sing a song; coordinate the following activities for kids: play with children, prepare crafts and
music activities, provide physical care, coordinate “daily teeth cleaning” and “washing hand”; clean up
the kindergarten every day after the activities; model correct behavior for the children and nannies
regarding non physical discipline, healthy eating, mouth and hand hygiene and fair play.
Location: Bo De Pagoda, Hanoi.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in a host family with basic conditions where they can
have culture exchange. Meals are provided by the host family.
Remarks: Volunteers should be enthusiastic, optimistic, and patient. People with experience with children
in a hospital environment (children from 0 to 3 years) are highly appreciated. Physiotherapists are more
than welcomed as some children have problems to walk and move.
8. Interact with patient and disadvantaged children in National Pediatrics Hospital and Aspiration
center
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SJV-L1208 Interact with patient and disadvantaged
Hanoi
children in National Pediatrics Hospital
EDU/KID/
18+
2
SOCI/RENO
and Aspiration center
Work: Teach English and organize leisure activities for children in Hospital for children and Aspiration
center; prepare a performance with the children every month; encourage children and students to speak
English a lot so that their English can be improved.
Location: Hanoi.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in a host family with basic conditions where they can
have culture exchange. Meals are provided by the host family.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, sleeping mat, prove-water clothes, raincoat, info materials and pictures of your
country. Volunteers should be enthusiastic, patient, optimistic, creative and full of energy and ready to
work with children with different levels of disability. Working experience with disadvantaged kids is an
advantage.
9. Supporter for social and educational projects of the E&C NGO
SJV-L1209 Supporter for social and educational
projects of the E&C NGO
Hanoi and
EDU/SOCI/
other
CULTURE
18+
2
provinces
Work: Support work for the E&C NGO; develop, facilitate and evaluate specific projects to meet the
needs of disadvantaged communities; provide educational opportunities to children, disadvantaged youth,
university students, people with a disability, parents and other groups; develop projects that introduce the
best of modern knowledge of teaching and educational methods to Vietnamese audiences and
professionals; liaise and partner with professionals, government, other NGOs and international
organizations for the benefit of disadvantaged communities in Vietnam.
Location: Hanoi and other provinces
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
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Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in a host family with basic conditions where they can
have culture exchange. Meals are provided by the host family.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, sleeping mat, prove-water clothes, raincoat, info materials and pictures of your
country. Volunteers should be enthusiastic, optimistic, and patient. They need to have experience in
teaching or social fields/ related fields.
10. Long-term Volunteer Department supporter at SJ Vietnam
SJV-L1210
Long-term Volunteer Department
supporter at SJ Vietnam
Hanoi and
ADMIN/
project sites
MANU
22+
1
Work: Be considered as a staff members of SJ Vietnam; help the coordinators to manage the work of
long-term department such as coordinating the relationships among long-term volunteers and SJ Vietnam
staffs to ensure a good and friendly working environment, to work with both local & international
partners, to build strategies for the department’s development; take part in LTV meeting with all the longterm volunteers and SJ Vietnam staffs to discuss the SJ Vietnam’s projects.
Location: SJ office building in Hanoi and project sites.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in a host family with basic conditions where they can
have culture exchange. Meals are provided by the host families.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, laptop, info materials and pictures of your country.
The volunteer should be enthusiastic, optimistic, and ready to deal with differences. They need to adapt
quickly with new environment both in nature and life style. Volunteers are supposed to have managing
skills.
11. Website and PR Department supporter at SJ Vietnam
SJV-L1211 Website and PR Department supporter at
SJ Vietnam
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Work: Be full members of the national and international SJ Vietnam organization; work with PR
coordinator; manage and update the website of SJ Vietnam; join different projects of SJ Vietnam in order
to understand more about those activities; work with local volunteers to look for information so they can
update news and write articles about SJ Vietnam.
Location: SJ office building in Hanoi and project sites.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in a host family with basic conditions where they can
have culture exchange. Meals are provided by the host family.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, laptop, info materials and pictures of your country.
The volunteer should be enthusiastic, optimistic, and ready to deal with differences. They need to adapt
quickly with new environment both in nature and life style. Volunteers are supposed to have managing
skills.
12. Workcamp Department supporter at SJ Vietnam
SJV-L1212 Workcamp Department supporter at SJ
Vietnam
Hanoi and
ADMIN/
project sites
MANU
18+
1
Work: Be full members of the national and international SJ Vietnam organization; assist SJ Vietnam’s
workcamp coordinators for working on projects and logistic of projects as well; run workcamps, build
working schedule for short-term volunteers, make orientation as well as evaluations, update the infosheets of workcamp department, setup regulations and build strategies for workcamp department.
Location: SJ office building in Hanoi and project sites.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in a host family with basic conditions where they can
have culture exchange. Meals are provided by the host family.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, laptop, info materials and pictures of your country.
The volunteer should be enthusiastic, optimistic, and ready to deal with differences. They need to adapt
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quickly with new environment both in nature and life style. Volunteers are supposed to have managing
skills.
13. English teaching and interacting with disadvantaged children at Luong Van Chanh high school
SJV-L1213 English teaching and interacting with
Phu Yen
disadvantaged children at Luong Van
EDU/SOCI/EV
20+
2
ENT/
Chanh high school
CULTURE
Work: Teach English for the children; organize leisure activities for the children; organize some training
courses or seminars to support teaching methods for Vietnamese teachers of English.
Location: Luong Van Chanh Gifted High School, 05 Phan Luu Thanh, Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen, Vietnam
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
Accommodation and food: Basic ccommodation and meals are provided by the School.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, info materials and pictures of your country.
Volunteers need to be enthusiastic, full of energy and have strong English writing skills. Experience in
working with children is preferred.
14. English teaching for poor and ethnic minority children at CEC center in Phu Yen
SJV-L1214 English teaching for poor and ethnic
Phu Yen
minority children at CEC center in Phu
SOCI/KID/
18+
2
EDU
Yen
Work: Teach English for the children; organize leisure activities for the children; organize some training
courses or seminars to support teaching methods for Vietnamese teachers of English.
Location: Phu Yen Continuing Education Center, Tuy Hoa City, Phu Yen, Vietnam.
Terminal: Noi Bai International Airport
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Accommodation and food: Phu Yen Continuing Education will provide food and accommodation at the
center.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, info materials and pictures of your country.
Volunteers need to be enthusiastic, full of energy and have strong English writing skills. Experience in
working with children is preferred.
15. Culture exchange and interaction with disadvantaged with architect students
SJV-L1215 Culture exchange and interaction with
disadvantaged with architect students
Ho Chi
EDU/
Minh City
WORKSHOP/
20+
2
SOCI/TRAIN
Work: Support the local students to improve their English skills and take an active role in coordination of
all the activities; organize cultural exchanges workshops for the students; organize soft skill trainings for
students; assist in preparing proposals for international conferences and calling for cooperation to develop
these programs from universities, ministries, agencies, entrepreneurs and organizations in Vietnam and
abroad; assist to manage the library café.
Location: Ho Chi Minh City
Terminal: Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Accommodation and food: Basic accommodation and meals are provided by the University.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, sleeping mat, prove-water clothes, raincoat, info materials and pictures of your
country. Experience in architecture/art/graphics/restaurant/librarian is an asset.
16. Supporter for the Management Boards of UNESCO PROTECTED SITES in Vietnam
SJV-L1216 Supporter for the Management Boards of
UNESCO PROTECTED SITES in
Vietnam
UNESCO
ENVI/MANU/
protected
EDU/
sites
RESEARCH/
PHOTO
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Work: Support staff of the site management board; give English training to the staff and the local
community; conduct research about sustainable tourism development and management, and protection of
the tropical forests; write handbooks, leaflets and guidebooks.
Location: Ha Giang Province, Nghe An Province, Quang Nam Province, Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Hoa
province, Ca Mau Province and Dong Nai Province.
Terminal: Depends from the site
Accommodation and food: Volunteer will be provided a basic and simple accommodation at the sites.
Meals are provided at the canteen of the site.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, prove-water clothes, raincoat, info materials and pictures of your country, laptop
if possible for music activities. Background/experience in environmental management, heritage
management or tourism management is preferred.
17. Supporter for students in exchanging culture and organizing events at Colleges/Universities of
Vietnam
SJV-L1217 Supporter for students in exchanging
Hanoi
culture and organizing events at
EDU/SOCI/
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2
CULTURE
Colleges/Universities of Vietnam
Work: be a mentor for students of English club/department to help students improve their English skills;
organize together with the local staff social activities for students (such as charity/voluntary work in the
community, fundraise for those activities, etc); connect with other humanity and non-profit organizations
to organize activities.
Location: Hanoi, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa, Ben Tre.
Terminal: Depends on the site
Accommodation and food: The college/university will provide simple accommodation. Meals are usually
at the canteen of the college and vegetarian catering is possible.
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Remarks: Sleeping bag, sleeping mat, prove-water clothes, raincoat, laptop, info materials and pictures of
your country. Volunteers with Bachelor degree in fields of Social Science, Social Administration, Social
Planning and Development, international relations, public relations, development studies or equivalent are
preferred.
18. Environmental education for poor and disadvantaged people at Ngoc Son Ngo Luong nature
reserve
SJV-L1218 Environmental education for poor and
disadvantaged people at Ngoc Son Ngo
Hoa Binh
EDU/ENVI/KI
+20
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D/SOCI
Luong nature reserve
Work: Improve English skill, computer skill for local staff, local people, to teach the children living skill,
organize activities with children, guide local people about eco – tourism, to manage the website and
organize activities protection environmental, forest.
Location: Ngoc Son Ngo Luong, Hoa Binh province.
Terminal: Noi Bai
Accommodation and food: The host family will provide simple accommodation and meals.
Remarks: Sleeping bag, sleeping mat, prove-water clothes, raincoat, laptop, medicine info materials and
pictures of your country.
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PARTICIPATION FEE
WORKCAMP
160 Euro
FEE
GROUP WORKCAMP
Around 110-250 Euro depending
LONG-TERM PROJECT
250 Euro/month
on the duration of the workcamp.
INCLUDED
Accommodation, food, transportation to project site, necessary materials for projects
EXCLUDED
Bank transfer fee
Free-time at the weekend
OUR BANK ACCOUNT
Account name: SJ Vietnam
Account number: 4054928
Address: ANZ Hanoi branch - No.14 Le Thai To street, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Swift: ANZBVNVX
Tel: +84 438258190
Fax: +84 438258188/9
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