VPVS - Social Welfare 5: Gia Dinh special school for autistic children

Name: VPVS - Social Welfare 5: Gia Dinh special school for autistic children
Start: 2016-09-30
End: 2018-09-30
Location: Vietnam

Vietnam People with disabilities Children Social work People with disabilities Children +1 Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Volunteer for Peace Vietnam - The South Program - International Cultural Youth Exchange

💼 What the programme involves

THEME/TYPE OF PROJECT: Caring for autistic children AIMS OF THE PROJECT: To help autistic children with special needs such as training and educating children with intellectual impairment in the areas of early intervention, specialization in skill development, social integration, and career development. PROJECT’S ACTIVITIES The Gia Dinh special School is located at Binh Thanh District, HCMC. Volunteers need to take 2 buses from volunteer house to the school ( Bus no.34 and no.18) The school was founded with the aim at providing children both mental and physical activities: - Typical physical movements, such as walking, standing, running, jumping, and balancing - Fine motor skills, such as hand-eye coordination - Self-control in eating, dressing, bathing, swimming, and more - Language, communication, and social skills - Reading, writing, and math skills - A colorful, sociable personality in all aspects of life - Skills in weaving, sewing, cooking, arranging flowers or another craft of their choice There are currently 86 children studying at the school, their age range is from 3 to 16. VOLUNTEER’S TASKS: - Volunteers will spend most of their time in the day-care room working with autistic children - When working with the local staff you will be required to assist them in providing basic exercises and therapy treatment for children. The staff will guide you and help you understand the need of each individual child - When caring for the children, you will soon realise that despite their disabilities they are simply regular children who want to play and have fun as much as any other child does! Volunteers are encouraged to share their love, patience and enthusiasm through playing and educating with games, music and arts. Group activities with the children through songs or games always have a positive impact on interaction development. While playing and interacting with the children volunteers must set a positive example and remember to be firm with misbehavior to help them understand what is right and wrong.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in a dormitory, sharing rooms with volunteers of other nationalities joining the same program. Normally, rooms are arranged with about 2-6 volunteers per room. During peak season, the maximum can go up to 7 or 9 volunteers per room, in 5 bunk beds (9 beds in total). Western toilets and showers are available. Air-conditioner at night time (9PM - 6AM), hot water is also available. The house has TV, PC, free WIFI, fridges, cooking facilities, and a common room & terrace. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided at the dorm. Food is typical Vietnamese meal, prepared by a local cook. The main types of food will be rice, meat, fish, and vegetables. For vegetarians, the choice is usually limited to rice, bread, vegetables, egg, and tofu. During the working day, volunteers will stay at the project site for lunch and for taking a lunch-break.

📍 About the location

The dormitory is located in an urban area of Ho Chi Minh City. It is 5 minutes away from ATMs, two local markets, multiple convenient stores, 20-30 minutes from the nearest supermarket and Banks. Laundry services are 3 minutes away, and cost $0.50 to $1.00 per kilogram. Various choices of restaurants ranging from BBQs, Vietnamese local foods, to other foreign foods such as Korean foods, or Thailand foods. Bowling alleys and Karaoke stores available within 2 kilometers radius.

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteers must be 18 years old minimum. Volunteers should like to work with children, show maturity and an initiative spirit. Besides this, volunteers should be patient, open-minded, creative and active in that working environment. Volunteers without experience or background will be able to join in the daycare room work, as children are very excited when meeting volunteers. Minimum of staying is 2 weeks. The extra fee is 300 EUR for first 2 weeks, and 80 EUR per extra week.

ℹ️ Additional information

Maximum 7 volunteers can work at this project. Volunteers need to check with the hosting organization in advance to see if the project is still available.

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