Asia provides several amazing opportunities to immerse yourself in the culture. Whether you are looking to travel and volunteer in Thailand, Malaysia, Philipines, China, Laos, or anywhere else. If finding cheap or Free Volunteer Programs in Asia is on your bucket list, the people, cuisine, and culture are sure to exceed all your expectations.
The following is a list of low-fee or Free Volunteer Programs in Asia.
Volunteer in Cambodia
Pepy Ride – Its full name is Promoting Education, emPowering Youth. They believe that education is the only way to sustainable change. Since it started working in 2005, it has helped over 3,500 kids. They require a 6 to 12-month commitment from volunteers.
AHHA Education – NGO which provides holistic education to the underprivileged youths and kids in Cambodia. They teach English, IT and leadership skills through 60 province centers around the country.
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Volunteer in Malaysia
Fuze Ecoteer – Fuze Ecoteer Outdoor Adventures is a social enterprise that focuses on conservation projects. It is also a Malaysian registered tour operator with conservation and research experience. Founder Daniel Quilter has shared his thoughts with the True Travellers community on Starting a Career in Conservation.
Volunteer in India
AIM abroad – This organization provides volunteering opportunities on different projects, including teaching, taking care of orphans, providing medical services, and assisting women, among others.
EduCARE – You can find this NGO in west India. They have several programs and projects that focus on education, empowerment, environmental conservation, microfinance and health. They have a volunteer internship program. The duration can be anything between 8 weeks and 1 year.
Friends of IACC – This is a volunteer community project to fix, maintain and improve the “Integrated Animal Care Center, Auroville” to continue to care for stray dogs and other animals.
Heeals – Its name is taken after its main objectives: “Health Education Environment and Livelihood Society.” They have opportunities for volunteers, internships, gap years and even online volunteer. Heeals works with local and international volunteers/interns and always welcomes support. They have opportunities if you have six months, a week or a few hours.
Indian Social Service Institute – ISSI is devoted to providing education for children, income generation for women, water and sanitation facilities in villages and small towns, community-based rehabilitation for disabled and old-aged people and eco-farming and tree plantation programs for the community. They take 2 long-term and 4 short-term volunteers per year, so applications should be received no less than one month ahead of the earliest requested day of arrival.
Sadhana Forest – This is a great option for nature lovers. The organization is devoted to transforming 70 acres of land through reforestation. They also teach about sustainable living to locals. They receive volunteers any time of the year. The requirements are volunteers should not smoke cigarettes, use drugs, or drink alcohol, inside or outside of Sadhana Forest, during their entire stay.
Sambhali Trust – Sambhali Trust provides underprivileged Rajasthani women and girls with educational, vocational, and social skills to help them to become confident and financially independent. They offer volunteering opportunities for 1 month or more. People interested in volunteering for Sambhali Trust shall be committed and dedicated to this work and take it seriously.
SANKALP Volunteer – It is an organization working with the overall development of several communities in the most isolated areas of India. Volunteers can teach English, street children education, orphanage volunteer work, child care program, women empowerment, sports and health internships.
Sarah’s Covenant Homes – The vision of Sarah’s Covenant Homes is to provide children with the next best thing to a traditional home. They appreciate people that can help them with fundraising and working with children.
Servants of the King Development Aid and Welfare Society – This organization was founded to help advance peace, racial reconciliation, and mutual international understanding between people of diverse cultures through volunteer service on long-term community development programs. Volunteers will teach/train small groups of children or adults for 4 hours per day and help with administrative and marketing work.
Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) – SECMOL is a group of young Lasakhis working to reform their community’s educational system. They usually have one or two volunteers through the winter and six to eight in summer. Our Founder Andrew Wahba spent some time with this organization. It was incredibly well run. The projects that the students are involved with are simply incredible. He highly recommends this organization!
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Volunteer in Nepal
Alliance – They work to raise the lives of locals through education. The Learning Centre allows villagers to learn computer skills, dressmaking, and other income-generating activities while acting as an information resource centre.
Annapurna Community Development Forum (FEE) – ACDF provides volunteering opportunities in teaching, health environment and cultural Exchange.
EHN Nepal – This is another organization that works with orphans by providing protection and education. Volunteers will be involved in these two activities as they get immersed in the local culture.
FACE (FEE) – FACE wants to achieve social, environmental, and health development in Nepal. As volunteers, you can get involved in any specialized tasks or personalize your task according to your skills.
Hands for Help – They offer many different volunteering and internship projects in different places in Nepal. They also facilitate tours to places as amazing as Everest.
Third Eye Foundation – TEV offers a variety of programs for volunteers. A few of them include: working at an orphanage, at a monastery, teaching and taking care of kids. Third Eye Volunteers Nepal provides programs from two weeks to ten months.
Volunteer in Philippines
Green Earth – This is a 100-hectare farm, a reforestation site, and a place for agricultural development. Volunteers are essential to them, and they accept any nature lover or person with knowledge in agriculture.
Volunteer in Indonesia
Slukate Learning Centre – SLC has a school that provides free after-school education to children in the Gianyar village. Volunteers can be involved in teaching English, Teaching Computers, Organic Farming or Recycling programs.
Volunteer in Sri Lanka
Foundation of Goodness – This organization seeks to empower disadvantaged communities by providing basic services, tools, and skills to achieve sustainable development.
Tea Leaf Trust – The Tea Leaf Trust is committed to providing educational resources for the tea-pluckers and the poor farmland communities that border the tea plantations.
Volunteer in Thailand
Baan Unrak – Its name is translated to “House of Joy.” It is a children’s home and community development center. Currently, they are taking care of 130 kids. They also try to be as sustainable as it is ´possible to them.
Camillian Social Centre – Chang Rai – CSCC is a catholic organization that provides quality education, clothes and shelter. Even being religious, they believe in maintaining the cultures and religions of their students and communities they work with alive.
Liter of Light – This project began in 2011. They use empty water bottles to provide light without using electricity. They are called solar bulbs; this saves millions in electricity bills and provides illumination for communities without electricity services.
Minmahaw Education Foundation – They provide education to the country’s ethnic minorities, border migrant communities and youth from political backgrounds. As you can imagine, they need volunteers to help them with teaching for at least 6 months.
Thai Animal Sanctuary – They take care of animals and try to raise awareness about animal welfare. Volunteers work in several activities such as nursing animals, caregiving, accompanying animals to new homes, and other activities.
Volunteer Work Thailand – This organization has a list of volunteering organizations that offer opportunities for a wide range of needs and wants.
Volunteer in Vietnam
Vina Volunteer Service – VVS offers volunteering opportunities and internships in Vietnam. They have programs in community development, organic farm, work camps, among others.
Volunteer in Throughout Asia
Humanitarian Affairs Asia – This is a London-based NGO working towards encouraging and nurturing next-generation leaders. Volunteer tasks include working as photographers, journalists and camerapeople.
Educasia – They provide low-cost, context-appropriate teaching resources and assistance to adult education programs throughout Asia.
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Armenian Volunteer Corps – Whether you’re looking for a professional internship or something less formal, you’ll find what you need in Armenia any time of year with AVC! From one month to one year. Placements are available year-round in a wide variety of sectors and organizations, including business, education, environmental sciences, arts and culture, finance, health, governmental and non-governmental agencies. In addition to placements, AVC provides all logistical support from airport pick-up, to host-family living arrangements, Armenian language classes, and more.
If you know of a free volunteer program in Asia or one with a low fee, please share it in the comments. We will be sure to add the organization to the list!
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