Thailand

Starry Starry Night!!!

Submitted by Amusicum on 4 August 2011 - 10:27am

 This is Aoife reporting again from the art volunteer base! This morning proved to me that if you wish and wish upon a star, all your dreams can come true!

Washout at MTV Exit!!!

Submitted by Amusicum on 3 August 2011 - 9:58am

Hello all, My name is Aoife, reporting from the art volunteer base in Thailand! This build-up to the big MTV Exit event this Saturday was immense. The event, held at the 700 Year Stadium in Chiang Mai, aimed to raise awareness of human trafficking

What determines success is in the word "VOLUNTEER"!

Submitted by Lena on 27 October 2010 - 11:51am

Deidre Kelly, from  Co. Laois, spent two months volunteering in Thailand. Read her story...

Feedback from our volunteer coordinator in Thailand: "More great participants from EIL Ireland!"

Gerardine was a great person and her work helped tremendously changing so many lives, especially her work at the special needs children center. We appreciated very much her hard work and effort plus her lovely personality as well. Thanks to you for sending her over. We are looking forward to meeting her again in the future...  Once again, thank you so much for sending wonderful volunteers over. It was a pleasure knowing each of them. Also I am looking forward to meet more Irish volunteers in the future.

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Deirdre tells us about her first two weeks in Thailand

If you read this blog and are considering doing volunteer work...My advice is just do it...Its a great experience. My only regret so far is hat my time here will end too soon.

Tell me another story!

Suzanne recently returned from volunteering in Thailand. Together with a group of Burmese students, she created a small story - book with stories from the Shan people from Burma now living in Chiang Mai. She is now planning to do similar project in Irish schools and introduce the Shan book to students in Ireland and tell them about the way of life for some kids in Northern Thailand.

Naomi Meani from Cork volunteered for 4 weeks in a centre for single mothers

I am 100% sure that I wouldn’t have swapped this experience for anything in the world. I learned so much from lots of different people, especially the women and children, and I got to meet some amazing people, while being able to spend my time acting like a child, playing away happily. It was a unique experience and one that I will never forget.

Ciara Slattery from Cork volunteered for 4 weeks in a centre for single mothers

I loved every minute working here as the women and children were very welcoming and friendly and the day was very varied and busy. I arrived at 9am and spent the morning in the day-care centre with eight very active and energetic children and the afternoons teaching English to some of the mothers and helping in the garden until 4pm. There was much to do throughout the day and the work was certainly challenging at times, especially in relation to effectively communicating with Thai toddlers!

Katrina, a 25 year old volunteer from the US, worked at the Burmese Women centre

Working with Thai and Burmese women was very eye-opening. I think there is a western stereotype that Asian women are passive and soft-spoken. This was definitely not the case in my volunteer placement. I was surrounded by strong, intelligent, outspoken women leaders. They taught me a lot about Thai society and culture, especially about workers rights, traditional gender roles, and family dynamics.