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Volunteer Opportunities for Tsunami Disaster Relief in Thailand

The world has shown overwhelming generosity in addressing the impact of this horrible disaster. We receive hundreds of emails each week from people who want to offer their time, money and resources to affected communities. We are incredibly grateful for each of these offers.

Our organization, however, has limited capacity to accomodate volunteers. We encourage you to review our mission, requirements and needs and consider whether or not you are a good fit. If you continue to pursue the volunteer opportunities described, we will contact you for further conversation.

We believe that communities themselves possess the best resources to solve their own problems, even in the most dire of times. Our organization supports the work of local intiatives to develop long-term, sustainable solutions. We believe that volunteers can provide important support for these initiatives. It is critical that volunteers share our mission.



Volunteer Requirements:

v Volunteers must commit to working with us for a minimum of one month.

v Volunteers must prioritize the needs of the community first over their own sense of fulfillment.

v Volunteers must understand our organization and mechanisms for working with the community.

v Volunteers must show respect and consideration to the affected communities.

v Volunteers are encouraged to donate 100 baht per day to help to cover the cost of operating the Khao Lak Nature Resort.

More details are available at Tsunami Volunteer Center at Khao Lak Nature Resort, Phang-Nga.

Volunteer Opportunities

It is overwhelmingly helpful and appreciated if you have or can bring a laptop computer



Web Site

Web & Graphic Designer for www.tsunamivolunt...
Writing articles & web materials
Web content developer
10 people needed



IT Support

Programmers
Computer and network installation
Network troubleshooting


Translators

Translation of Web site and other written materials from Thai to English
Spoken translation
Thai native speakers with proficient English


Volunteer Coordinators

Co-ordination of various volunteer actitivies
Support for volunteers
Co-ordinators with experiences wanted
2 people needed



Special Activities Co-ordinator and staffs

Long-term volunteers who share our values and approach are welcome to assist in ongoing volunteer activities including:

Beach clean-ups
Financial Management
Organizing 100 day Tsunami memorial service for April 4th, 2005
Outreach to families of disaster victims
Tsunami Museum curation
Marketing

Product design and production
Marketing and PR


Directions

Transportation is inexpensive and widely available throughout Thailand. Local songthaew taxis are on all the main roads. Those who want to volunteer must take responsibility for all personal expenses. If interested, please report to:

Tsunami Volunteer Center

Khao Lak Nature Resort

Old Petchkasem Rd. (next to Khao Lak National Park)

Takuapa District, Phang Nga Province

Our location is marked by a large “Tsunami Volunteer Center” sign on the road; you can’t miss it. We will provide accommodation and food for the duration of your stay.

For more information, read the FAQs on our website, or contact us directly at:

Khun Oy or Khun Boy (Thai) 09.882.6187

Nicole or Seiji (English) 09.882.8840

(Landline) 076.420.179

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