Social Smile restaurant for poor people-Ho Chi Minh

Name: Social Smile restaurant for poor people-Ho Chi Minh
Start: 2017-03-13
End: 2017-03-25
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Vietnam Social work Manual work Social work Manual work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Social/Smile Restaurant was inaugurated in Oct 2012 by HCMC Charity Foundation in order to offer special meal with privileged price for poor students, immigrant & local workers in the area of HCMC. The foundation does fundraising to have enough budget, in order to be able to sell a quality meal with the cost of 2000 VND (about less than 10 USD cent). The restaurant located at the central of HCMC. The project also has some new project locations in the nearby are in central part of HCM. Volunteer will involve on a charity project and it help them to understand a part of the life in HCMC where the life is changing very fast and there is a big gap between people in the same city.

💼 What the programme involves

volunteers will work at restaurant to help for food preparation and serving at table to support poor students, immigrants & local manual workers. Working time: 7:30-13:30, from Monday to Friday

🏠 Accommodation on site

VPV’ Dormitory in Sai Gon. Shared rooms. Sleeping on bunk-bed with mattress. Showers and toilets are available. WIFI free at volunteer house. Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by volunteers. Lunch is provided at the project.

📍 About the location

The dormitory is located in an urban area of Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamese day, International day, self-organized city tour or excursions, etc.

⚠️ Requirements

-Volunteers must be 18 years old or more. -Volunteers should have their motivation to work on this project: hard working, enthusiasm, and pay attention.

ℹ️ Additional information

If volunteers have experience on cooking or were the chefs, they are very welcomed.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

VPVS17-05

13/03/2017 → 25/03/2017

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

250.00 USD ≈ 224 EUR

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

📍 Location

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Vietnam

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Viet Nam Dong (VND / ₫)

Exchange rate

1 VND = 0.000035 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Indochina Time

Local time: 21:58 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Vietnamese