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PAYATAUNG

Burma Farming Construction Education Children Social work Farming Construction +3 Fixed dates

About the project

PAYATAUNG

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Payataung youth development centre monastery and COM hosted this project since 2013. Payataung youth development centre monastery is a young charity development centre founded since 1982. There are over 900 students with diverse races Paoh, Lesu, Kayan, Kayah, InnThar, Danu, Shan and Taung Yoe. The students come from different villages and stay the whole year as dormitory in the monastery to attend government high school near monastery. The area is surrounded with mountains and the lake.

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteer will participate in the activity of monastery and helping to the local community. Volunteer will also work in cleaning and cooking for the students together with local volunteers from monastery. Teaching English, sharing social knowledge, working in the farm and construction are also including in the work. Playing with the kids from kindergarten is also included.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: Volunteers will be accommodated by Buddhist monastery. The monastery provides pillows, blankets, mosquito nets and maps for volunteers. They also provided locally cooked fresh food to volunteers.

📍 About the location

Location: It is located in Naung Shwe township in Shan State but near to Kayah State. That area is Pa Oh self administration region and sea level is above 2000 feet. The landscape is surrounded with mountain and water from lake. The area is peaceful and clam area and the main agriculture area. The mode of transportation one village to another village is mainly by boat.

ℹ️ Additional information

200 USD extra fee

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📅 Available sessions

COM/7-16

12/10/2016 → 25/10/2016

Closed
Volunteers registered 2 / 15
♂ 0/7 ♀ 2/8

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

180.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Paya Taung, Myanmar (Burma)

Burma

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Kyat (MMK / K)

Exchange rate

1 MMK = 0.000426 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Burmese