Thailand
Placement options: Gap Year Team: 5.5 and 4.5 months
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This team will be working with Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities, a partner organisation in Bangkok, placed in one of four day care centres for children with disabilities. Activities involved in this Team include playing with the children, teaching them to feed themselves, encouraging movement, helping their speech and most importantly just showing them love. It will be a challenging, but wonderful experience. This would particularly suit those with physiotherapy, teaching, children's work or other healthcare experience, but a heart for children and a willingness to serve are just as important!
Due to the nature of this placement and its specific challenges, it may not be right for everyone who applies, so please select a second choice country option when applying.
April 2011
Dates: early April - end August 2011
Training dates: 23rd - 26th March 2011
Minimum age: 18+
Cost: £4100 - new cost for April 2011
Application deadline: 31st Dec 2010
September 2011
Dates: early October 2011 - end March 2012
Training dates: 14th - 17th September 2010
Minimum age: 18+
Cost: £4300
Application deadline: 31st July 2011
"My time in Thailand challenged, changed, renewed and inspired me in all areas of my life."
Natalie Aitken, past Thailand team member at CCD
"I loved working with the staff and the kids out there, they changed my life! Just the fact that they need people to play with them and give them some attention made me feel useful...I loved doing music therapy as well, it meant I got to meet so many different kids, and spend my days in different projects, it was an amazing opportunity.
All the projects are so different but I loved working at them all and I can’t wait till I can go back again!"
Sarah Phillips, past Thailand team member at CCD