Volunteering
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Rainbow Orphanage Volunteer. As you may have guessed by now, spending time with the Rainbow Orphanage children and village children will be a rewarding experience for you as well as being a worthwhile contribution to the lives of these young people.
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Teaching Volunteer
Most of our volunteers are teach English to children in the orphanage and village schools in the rural province of Siem Reap - either close to the Orphanage or to their homestay (family’s house). Volunteers will have the opportunity to experience daily life in Cambodia first hand and provide these children with the chance to learn some English with a native speaker. English is a competence which opens so many more doors later for their future, especially since tourism is the No1 industry in Siem Reap Angkor.
Teaching at the Rainbow Orphanage:
38 Children are currently living in the orphanage and there are about 250 village children that come for their free English classes at Rainbow every day from Monday to Satursday. The classes are separated depending on their English level ,with an average class size of 15 to 30 children. Volunteers follow the teaching schedule supervised by our resident English teacher and he will sit down with you and provide some guidance before you enter the class by yourself the next day.
Working day: Monday to Satursday
Working time: 08:00 am to 11:00 am and 01:30pm to 05:00pm
Arrival at: Siem Reap Airport, port and Bus station.
Arrival date: Volunteers pick their own dates.
Project runs: All year round
Duration: 3 days to 12 weeks
Available to: Art volunteers, spot volunteer, couples volunteering together, group volunteers, family volunteers, school & youth group volunteers, disabled volunteers, student volunteers, corporate volunteers, long term skilled volunteers.
Teaching at village school:
Currently we are cooperating with 10 schools around our orphanage, and there are about 3000 village children studying at these government schools. In 2011 we are providing basic English to young children from grade 1st to 6th at Reul primary school and they are studying with local student volunteers (Volunteer Youth Programs)and our older children from the Orphanage who have reached a reasonable level of competence. Many of these children also attend the after-school classes at the orphanage.
Most of our local student volunteer we selected from poorest families who are interested in studying hard and they in turn can pass on knowledge to their kids at village schools and perhaps educate young children in Khmer who have not started school yet.. etc. These volunteer youth can work as assistants when foreign volunteer like you come and work in our learning communities. Volunteers can access these school by walking or by bike. We provide desks, chairs and some basic teaching materials - but more contributions would of course be greatly appreciated.
Working day: Monday to Saturday
Working time: 08:00 am to 11:00 am and 01:30pm to 05:00pm
Arrival at: Siem Reap Airport, port and Bus station.
Arrival date: Volunteers pick their own dates.
Project runs: From: September to June ( Jul -Aug is school holiday)
Duration: 3days to 12 weeks
Available to: Art volunteers, spot volunteer, couples volunteering together, group volunteers, family volunteers, school & youth group volunteers, disabled volunteers, student volunteers, corporate volunteers, long term skilled volunteers.
Medical Volunteer
We welcome medical, physiotherapy and nursing students to work as volunteers at the orphanage or at the Health Centre near by. Our aim is to support the rural people of Cambodia with volunteers assisting existing medical services or joining our outreach programs to bring care to the door of the most needy.
Cambodia’s rural poor have very little or no access to alternative treatments and we need to hear from more physical therapists who can make an unbelievable difference to the daily lives of these people, some of whom are among the poorest in Cambodia. All Medical volunteers work in association with the local doctor at the Health Center. In order for our work and use of funds to become more efficient, we have decided to cooperate with Siem Reap s’ Department of Public Health and Health Center leaders.
Working day: Monday to Saturday morning
Working time: 08:00 am to 11:00 am and 02:00pm to 04:00pm
Arrival at: Siem Reap Airport, port and Bus station.
Arrival date: Volunteers pick their own dates.
Project runs: All year round
Duration: 3 days to 12 weeks
Advertise / IT Volunteer
We are a local charity project, and staffed by Cambodians with much to do, consequently all our posts are entirely voluntary. We are looking for IT volunteers to help in a number of areas, especially computer training for local staff, school teachers and older children. We would appreciate your ideas and experience in developing our website to easy for search by internet .
Working day: Monday to Friday
Working time: 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Every day
Arrival at: Siem Reap Airport, port and Bus station.
Arrival date: Volunteers pick their own dates.
Project runs: All year round
Duration: 3days to 12 weeks
Available to: Art volunteers, spot volunteer, couples volunteering together, group volunteers, family volunteers, school & youth group volunteers, disabled volunteers, student volunteers, corporate volunteers, long term skilled volunteers.
Building Volunteer
Rainbow Orphanage is a place that our communities and local villagers trust on, and we want it to become a centre for vocational training center for poor, abandoned and vulnerable children in rural areas of Siem Reap province. In addition to teaching English, we provide some opportunities for the children to access classes in mathematics, training in sewing and in traditional Khmer crafts building.
To improve these services we need the buildings to develop our projects and house our training facilities. If you have some experience in building or in trades then this is a real opportunity for you to help us expand our facilities . We are especially interested in hearing from groups - whether you are friends, colleagues or at school together - to arrange a volunteer project. This is an opportunity for your group to make an incredible difference to the lives of Cambodian people.
Working day: Monday to Saturday morning
Working time: 08:00 am to 11:00 am & 02:00pm to 04:30pm
Arrival at: Siem Reap Airport, port and Bus station.
Arrival date: Volunteers pick their own dates.
Project runs: All year round
Duration: 3days to 12 weeks
Available to: Art volunteers, spot volunteer, couples volunteering together, group volunteers, family volunteers, school & youth group volunteers, disabled volunteers, student volunteers, corporate volunteers, long term skilled volunteers.
Rainbow Eco Farm
We started our farm at the orphanage in 2008. At the time we had little skills or experience but since then the staff and the children have received training in cropping and feeding from the National Agriculture Department, NGOs and individuals with particular expertise.
We have limited land and the crops are very seasonal - needing water supplies in the dry season and coping with flooding during the rainy season.
In an attempt to solve the problem we are working towards developing a master plan for an Eco-Farm where we can grow vegetables and fruit and breed fish and pigs in a push to become self sufficient. To achieve this goal we need support and donations from schools, institutes, NGOs and charitable people around the world - your help is important. See detial at Eco Farm menu.
Real Help - Real Hope.
Working day: Monday to Saturday morning
Working time: 08:00 am to 10:30 am / 02:30pm to 05:30pm
Arrival at: Siem Reap Airport, port and Bus station.
Arrival date: Volunteers pick their own dates.
Project runs: All year round
Duration: 3 days to 12 weeks
Available to: Art volunteers, spot volunteer, couples volunteering together, group volunteers, family volunteers, school & youth group volunteers, disabled volunteers, student volunteers, corporate volunteers, long term skilled volunteers.
VISITORS
If you only have a few days or hours and would still like to visit - no problem - please contact Mr. Pean at 012 963 870 to arrange a visit to Rainbow Orphanage. Use the services of your Hotel or Guest House if you are not confident about making the call . Note : a car or van ( 4 seats)from Siem Reap to Rainbow Orphanage cost USD 30 per day ( go/ bak).
What’s included in the volunteer with our projects
■ Accommodation: The volunteers will either stay with family house that organized by WFC, or at basic volunteer’s house at Rainbow Orphanage . We offer simple but clean, comfortable living spaces. Volunteers will stay either in a single or shared (same gender) room, depending on the host situation and peak versus off-peak seasons. Volunteers are provided with towels, bed linens and blankets but Volunteers may want to bring their own sleeping bags is Okay.
■ Pick up by motorbike: From Airport / Bus station / port / Hotel or Guesthouse to Rainbow Orphanage about 30 km from Siem Reap Angkor Wat.
■Food : We offers three meals a day same we offer the children in our care (Breakfast 07:30am, Lunch 12:00am & Dinner 06;30pm).
What is NOT included for volunteer ?
■ Pick up by Tuk Tuk will pay by own account from USD 10 to USD 15
■ Pick up by car will pay by own account from USD 25 to USD 30
■Transfer back from Rainbow Orphanage to Siem Reap town or any where.
■ For special food order outside the children’s food is charge USD 10 per person a day there are the locally available food, fresh and nutritious food throughout your project the bottled water on site as well as tea and coffee in the morning.
■For tour of interesting places or visits to Angkor Wat. But we can arrange up on request
■Flights to Siem Reap International Airport can be accessed from Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok or Singapore, all of which are accessible from most major airports worldwide.
■Insurance: We would advise you to purchase travel insurance whilst you are working with us. Search for back packer insurance‚ on google.com and you will find numerous options available from as little as $20 per month.
■Visas : Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of entry for you to enter Cambodia. A tourist visa is available for about $25, and a business visa is about $45 for 3 months.: Visas are available on entry at Siem Reap International Airport.
■Vaccinations: Seek advice from your doctor regarding appropriate vaccinations you will need.
■Day-to-Day Living Expenses . You should bring some extra cash to make sure you can afford to see the many sights and sounds of the surrounding area, and do some travelling on the weekends and/or after your placement.
How to make applying ?
Please Download & complete WFC-Application Form from our website: wfc-kh.org at right side of home page.
Sent us the application form / tell us which projects you interested / when , how is your plan to arrive Siem Reap.
No deposit require … we understand that you will be quite worry / difficulty to send money or give us credit card number… we do not need … But we need only you show up on the day you start to volunteer… NOW what we need?
Need you to make application NOW ! then reconfirm you apply and give us your arrival date details, 3 days before arrival. If no re-confirmation … your application will be CANCEL by us.
We happy if you can donate some money or items to support the children in our care, because the Orphanage it doesn’t has budget to support volunteer but we are trying and open our heart to welcome and hosting you.
Your kind donation would be appreciated and have to be done directly to Orphanage when you arrived there
Real Help- Real Hope.
Bank details for transfer of donation.
Canadia Bank PLC
265-269 Ang Duong Street, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
S.W.I.F.T: CADIKHPP
Beneficiary Customer:
Account No: 080 030 600 5124
Account Name: Working For Children
