The Department of Social Welfare in Chiang Mai (Northern Thailand) is supporting an elderly home. 140 Elderly people, (94 female and 46 male) are provided shelter in this Chiang Mai Elderly Home. This home provides shelter, care, therapeutic aid and counseling to the needy senior citizens of Thailand who are above the age of 60. They need mental as well as physical support others. They should be looked after almost all the time. Volunteers to Chiang Mai can use their education, skills, and time making meaningful contributions in the life of elderly people in this home and make their life worth living.
This home has its own housing complex. The home has well managed office with more than 3 dozen active and dedicated staff serving those needy people. Though English is not spoken widely, some staff members can communicate in English. Along with serving the senior people, volunteers can feel the situation that is to come in their own life. Thus volunteering in old care home is to see the upcoming life for own self. This properly designed project, warmly welcomes volunteers who have love, respect and compassion for the old and want to make a momentous contribution by making the life of older people worth living.
Volunteer’s Activities
As a volunteer, you will be helping elderly citizens in their various activities. You help in kitchen work such as cooking, serving; entertaining them by singing, and fun making. If you have any sort of skill then you can perform and share to them. You will also help them in therapeutic activities if they need.
You can utilize your free time enjoying the beautify city of Chiang Mai which is surrounded by hills and mountains, streams, lakes, waterfalls, caves, forests and green fields. You may visit the ancient temples and engage in exciting activities like adventurous rafting, buffalo riding, elephant ridings and trekking.
Project Skills Require
No specific qualification is needed for the volunteers working in Elderly Care Home. The basic requirement you need is genuine interest and commitment to the Thai culture and open to learn and serve older people. Prior experience/knowledge about nursing/care of elderly people will be an advantage. Our staff will give basic training (1-2 days) on physiotherapy to all volunteers before starting the work.
Arrangement of Food and Accommodation
Asia Horizon manages food and accommodation to its volunteers in Chiang Mai. Volunteers can stay either in guest house or in hostel. Three meals a day will also be served to the volunteers. Volunteers will be well supervised and they will have 24/7 access to our contact person and phone number of our coordinator. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 1-2 week interval as a part of program. Our country coordinator will welcome the volunteer at the airport and introduce him/her to the host family and the host organization.
Project Location
Our placements are located in Chiang Mai city which is also known as the Land of Smiles. There are more than 300 ancient temples in Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city enclosed by hills and mountains, streams, lakes, waterfalls, caves, forests and green fields. Chiang Mai Zoo, Sankamphheng Industrial Area, Mae Sa valley, Doi Pui National Park, Tribal Villages etc are other attractions of Chiang Mai. Shopping centers, famous night markets, hospitals, Chiang Mai University are in accessible distance. During weekends and free time, there are unlimited travel options, impressive Buddhist temples, fantastic scenic views, adventurous rafting, visits to local handicraft outlets, and many more unusual experiences such as buffalo/ elephant ride, trekking, and meeting hill tribes.
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