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About Thailand - Africa and Asia Venture

About Thailand

Land of smiles ... and bustling Bangkok......and beautiful beaches. But there is another Thailand - a simpler, gentler land, full of warm people in tune with the rhythms of rural life.

Here the hill tribes (peoples whose origins may lie in China, Burma or Laos) and the rural Thais rub happily along together. Their children share the same school but, since not all hill tribe children attract government funding, the schools need help with spoken English.

Thailand's English syllabus is entirely written and only a few can actually speak the language. Volunteering in Thailand with AV you can go straight to the heart of this wonderful country full of astonishing beauty - natural, human and architectural.

The Thailand Venture

Teaching among the Hill Tribes on the Burma Border

Our gap year projects and volunteering opportunities in Thailand join forces with the Maekok River Village Project in the Fang Valley. You can volunteer at primary or middle schools among children who come from that Thai village and from nearby hill tribe villages. Your volunteer placement will involve you teaching spoken English to the children, and perhaps to teachers and villagers. After teaching for one term, you will have a 4 week
period to explore Thailand.

The Thailand Mini Venture

Got 'the bug' but not the time?Our 5 week Venture will offer you the opportunity to make the most of your summer. Experience teaching in rural mixed Thai and hill tribe schools on the Burma border. Volunteering in Thailand with AV combines a worthwhile teaching period with fun and adventurous weekend activities. This might just be the best summer of your life!!