Volunteer in Vietnam

Projects in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Shelter for street children

This is a shelter for street children in the center of Ho Chi Minh City. The charity provides education, recreational activities and opportunities for street children so they can get a job when they grow up and so that they can go back home to integrate with their own families. Volunteers at this project offer valuable support and education to the children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. You will be conducting classes and offer support to the children whilst being a positive role model for the children. You will become involved in a variety of activities, including teaching English, outdoor activities, arts and crafts activities, games, songs and social education. Volunteers will also be teaching life skills and helping with domestic duties. This charity is located in the center of Saigon close to the famous Ben Thanh Market.

Soup Kitchen

This is a charity in Ho Chi Minh City which provides free food to poor people. You will help in the food preparation and delivery of the food to the poor. The project is located in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City. The volunteers at the project prepare around 2000 meals per day and deliver them by hand to poor people around the city.

School for children with special needs

This is a school for children with special needs and learning disabilities. The children are aged from 3 to 18. The school has about 50 children, both girls and boys. There are many possibilities for volunteers at this school such as taking care of the children, teaching English, classes in drawing/ music, playing games with the children. Also volunteers can teach any special skills or qualifications that could be useful to the children. Your efforts will have a great impact on the children’s lives as you help contribute to their overall development. This charity is located in the center of Ho Chi Minh City.

Thanh Tam Charity

This is a charity providing shelter, food and career support for misfortune pregnant girls who can stay at this place until they give birth to their child. After that, they can continue to stay here if they want for some time. This charity is good for female volunteers, especially those who have medical qualifications to provide some help such as teaching them some primary health care education. This charity is located about 20 minutes from the center of Ho Chi Minh City.

School for Deaf Children

This school has about 130 deaf students from 3-22 years old. The volunteers help teaching English, computer skills, drawing or playing with the students. Volunteers can do these activities with the assistance of the teachers there or they can learn some sign language. This charity is located about 15 minutes from the center of Ho Chi Minh City.

Shelter for Blind Children

This charity was established 15 years ago and there are there are more than 20 blind children who live here (boys and girls, aged from 6 to 20). There are a variety of activities for volunteers including teaching English, outdoor activities, arts and crafts activities, games, songs and social education. The staff is very friendly and speaks some English. Located very near downtown Saigon.

Orphanage for Children with Disabilities

The Orphanage for children with disabilities cares for abandoned children with mental or physical disabilities and helps to educate them to the fullest extend of their capabilities, both physical and intellectual, and to help them, as much as possible, towards independent living. There are about 400 children. Volunteers can talk/play with the children, help the physiotherapists when they do the therapies for the children, feed the children and teach some children to feed themselves and take them on their wheel chairs for a walk in the orphanage’s front garden. The location is about 15 minutes from Ben Thanh market.

Client Testimonials

“I thought the programme was great! I really enjoyed myself and my coordinator was brilliant, she was always there for us when we needed her, with lots of love and support! So I was very pleased, the guesthouse couldn't have been nicer, thanks so much for everything.”
- Ailleann O'Rourke (Ireland)

“The WLS Volunteer Program was exactly what I was looking for, it was flexible and offered me great opportunities to get to know the people living in Vietnam. My coordinator instantly became a friend and was a great support to all of the volunteers. She went far beyond the role of a coordinator and reached out to all of us. She helped teach us about the Vietnamese culture to ensure we became well adapted. We will never forget our summer, as all of our experiences there were life changing.”
- Nicomi Levine (USA)

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