We focus on support to tsunami victims at tsunami affected primary and secondary schools, vocational colleges, orphanages and Non Formal Education Centers for grown ups. We believe that one of the most helpful things a tsunami volunteer can do to help tsunami victims, is to help young tsunami victims to learn for a better future, to teach English, computer skills. A tsunami volunteer going to a tsunami village must, however, be prepared for simple life and difficult work conditions!
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Tsunami Volunteer at schools

	Teach English to tsunami victims, computer skills or combinations.
	At primary schools that are now capable of receiving volunteers. Volunteers must, however, be prepared to teach alone and to accept quite simple living conditions! The teachers and host families may also be tsunami victims but they do a appreciate a tsunami volunteer! A school without walls in the Phang Nga Province
	At secondary schools where life is often more normal and it is easier, more comfortable stay.
	At orphan schools in Pang Nga and Krabi where many young tsunami victims, orphan children are sent.

Tsunami Volunteer at regional vocational colleges in Phuket, Krabi

Teach English and IT, also vocational subjects such as mechanical, electrical engineering, hotel and tourism management. The reconstruction work that colleges were involved in is over. Boat construction at the Thai Muang Vocational College

Tsunami Volunteer coordinator

	Help to set up computer training and other curricula
	Coordinate our volunteer work with tsunami affected and other schools and institutions
	Help to create international support networks for tsunami victims, Thai students and teachers (with the help our Internet Community and your own contacts)

APPLY for more information about work as a tsunami volunteer! Read our Newsletters!

Direct Aid to Tsunami Victims! Another way to help as a tsunami volunteer in Thailand.
We will be happy to advise you how!

Many people have contacted us after the tsunami. How to help the tsunami victims? Some wanted to donate money. We have been able to help some to help. Where, to whom and what to give.
We have helped an adult education center to get new computers. We could help tsunami volunteers and international visitors to help the tsunami victims in a village directly, to buy what is needed or to do give money directly to a tsunami affected school, village.
Direct aid to the tsunami victims who still need support is one of the best ways to help but you must know whom to help, when and how!
If you do, you avoid delays caused by bureaucracies, losing money in overhead costs or outright corruption.
Handing out money and aid indiscriminately to tsunami victims has little if any effect. It may even be confusing and counterproductive!
We and the tsunami volunteer on placement frequently learn of tsunami victims, people, tsunami affected schools and villages that need help, but did not yet receive much!
If you want information about tsunami victims who need your help, you may contact info@openmindprojects.org but you must be prepared to do the admin and other work, making contacts and follow up yourself since we do not have any resources to do so.

School and Orphan Home Projects Fees in Euros.

	Length of stay	Euros
	2 –3 weeks	495
	4 weeks	595
	6 weeks	740
	8 weeks	885
	12 weeks	1175
	16 weeks	1435
	20 weeks	1695
	24 weeks	1955
	Additional weeks	65

To check the amount in USD, CAD, AUD, GBP, SEK or other currencies you can go to this Link to a currency converter.            
All fees include a Euros 300 non refundable administration fee. We refund the fee, less the administration fee, if you cancel at least one month before arrival. If you, due to disease or another valid reason, need to terminate your volunteer stay before your period is up, you will receive a refund for the remaining period less a Euros 200 administration fee. All meals and lodgings at the volunteer placement are included in the fee. If you prefer to stay for another period of time, we can arrange that too. Since our operations are  based in Thailand, our fees are quite moderate. Check on how the fees are spent
and read more on our frequently asked questions page.
Did you know?

Your fee ends up in the local economy, the country where you are going! It helps the local economy, not that of the countries where most volunteers come from and most volunteer organizations are based.

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Tsunami victims at tsunami affected schools and villages need you, the tsunamii volunteer, who is serious about your work, willing to accept simple life and difficult working conditions amongst tsunami victims, at tsunami schools, in tsunami villages. To be a tsunami volunteer in Thailand is very rewarding but everybody is not up to being a tsunami volunteer! Please consider to be tsunami volunteer in Thailand if you feel up to it! Tsunami volunteer in Thailand!