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WARNING

regard this listing as a directory - these are links to potential resources, NOT recommendations - there can be no substitute for careful, thorough, critical research

be especially wary of "for profit" organisations that receive substantial funding for recruiting unpaid volunteers and who are so eager/desperate to recruit more that they repeatedly spam the Thorn Tree with disingenuous self-recommendations; also bogus "projects" which amount to nothing more than websites set up to solicit donations

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about this thread

it's a permanent "kept topic" - in other words, it's a thread that won't automatically expire, so it won't disappear unless a moderator deletes it

it's linked to from (amongst other places) these threads:

Thailand branch FAQ
South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula branch FAQ
The Gap Year & RTW travel branch FAQ
The Long Haul - Living and Working Abroad branch FAQ
Responsible Travel branch - "wanted" thread

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sincere thanks to all contributors - here, on other branches/threads, and by e-mail

if you know of any more resources please feel free to post a reply and I'll do the necessary - TIA

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other Lonely Planet resources_

tsunami relief & recovery:
  - Thorn Tree Post Tsunami recovery branch
  - volunteering for the tsunami relief effort

general volunteering info:
  - arranging a volunteer placement
  - humanitarian projects abroad

permanent "kept topic" volunteering threads on other branches (NB - be wary of disingenuous posts):
  - South America branch - volunteer work in South America

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Brunei

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www.ifrc.org/address/bn.asp - Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=brn - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.travellersworldwide.com/14-brunei/14-brunei-about.htm - conservation & education project opportunities

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Cambodia

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Angkor Association for the Disabled (AAD) - Sem Sovantha (Siem Reap)

Donate your blood & time in Siem Reap, Cambodia! thread

Lighthouse Orphanage - info / disambiguation / feedback thread

Pencils etc. for Cambodian children thread

Short-term volunteer opportunity at orphanage Phnom Penh thread

www.aacf.ws/help.html#cambodia - teach undergraduate students at Maharishi Vedic University, Cambodia’s only rural based university

www.angkor.de - German language site supporting Angkor Hospital for Children

www.asac.gr.jp/indexe.html - Japanese based non-profit NGO volunteer organization running education & well-digging projects

www.buildcambodia.org - supporting healthcare, education, and the rule of law

www.c3missions.org - orphanages

www.cambodialandminemuseum.org - the new "Aki Ra" site

www.cambodiaprogram.org - Cambodia Outreach Program

www.cambodia-school.org /....com (same)

www.cambodiaschools.com - build a village school with your name on it!

www.cambodiatrust.com ­ (previously www.cambodiatrust.org.uk)

www.cwcccambodia.org - The Cambodian Women's Crisis Centre (Phnom Penh; Banteay Meanchey)

www.cyclocentre.org - Cyclo Centre (Phnom Penh)

www.dac.org.kh - Disability Action Council (DAC)

www.dfid.gov.uk/countries/asia/cambodia.asp - anti-poverty campaign

www.enfants-dasie-aspeca.com/camb1.htm - Enfants d'Asie - ASPECA

www.freethebears.org.au/?d=projects&p=cambodia

www.friends-international.org/projects.html - Friends International - The Street Children Network

www.fwab.org/Pages/engindex.htm - Angkor Hospital for Children (Siem Reap)

www.globalcareunlimited.org/html/AboutUs/CVCD.htm - Cambodian Volunteers for Community Development (previously www.cvcd.org)

www.habitat.org/intl/ap/35.aspx - Habitat for Humanity - eliminating poverty housing and homelessness

www.handicapinternational.be/content.asp?lng=1&cID=27 - (Banteay Meanchey; Kompong Thom; Siem Reap; Takeo)

www.mag.org.uk/magtest/magwproj/projcam.htm - Mines Advisory Group (MAG) - landmine/UXO clearance & related humanitarian/community projects

www.mekongblue.com - Stung Treng Women's Development Center (SWDC)

www.mloptapang.org - M'Lop Tapang community outreach for street children (Sihanoukville)

www.mlup.org/www.mlup.orgenglish/mlup baitong/Volunteer note link.html - Mlup Baitong environmental education NGO (Phnom Penh)

www.msf.org/msfinternational/countries/asia/cambodia - Medecins Sans Frontieres

www.nclo.org/Volunteer.htm - No Child Left Out

www.ngoforum.org.kh - NGO forum

www.online.com.kh/Klink/ngo.shtml - NGO links

www.oxfam.org.au/world/asia/cambodia - Oxfam Australia in Cambodia
www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/cambodia - Oxfam UK in Cambodia

www.plan-uk.org/wherewework/asia/cambodia - Plan - child welfare & community support projects

www.rainbowkids.com/2004/08/humanitarian/kaisvillage.chtml - Kai’s Kids Village (www.kaiskids.org now defunct?)

www.redcross.org.kh - Cambodian Red Cross

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=khm - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.roomtoread.org/cambodia.html - providing education facilities & scholarships

www.saga.co.uk/sct/project.asp?country=cambodia - Kok Kreul School project (Romeas Heak, ~20km from Siem Reap)

www.sccambodia.org - Schools for Children of Cambodia (Siem Reap)

www.seva.org/volunteerinfo.php ­ (well worth a look just for the e-cards!)

www.starfishcambodia.org - The Starfish Project (Sihanoukville)

www.streetfriends.org - Mith Samlanh - a program for street children, their families & community (Phnom Penh)
­ - see also www.friends-international.org/projects.html

www.sunrisechildrensvillage.org ­ (Phnom Penh; Siem Reap)

www.travel-to-teach.org/cambodia/cambodia_home.html - non-profit organisation providing affordable volunteer opportunities - English/IT teaching, conservation, eco-tourism, community developent, etc

www.vso.org.uk/about/cprofiles/cambodia.asp - Voluntary Service Overseas - international development charity

www.wcs.org/international/Asia/Cambodia - Wildlife Conservation Society

www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=75 - WildAid Cambodia Conservation Program
www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=16&PID=141 - WildAid / Asian Conservation Awareness Programme

www.worldanimalnet.org/new.asp?co=CAMBODIA - index of animal protection & welfare organisations

www.worlded.org/weiinternet/Projects/ListProjects.cfm?Select=Country&ID=38 - World Education - dedicated to improving the lives of the poor through economic and social development programs

www.wwfindochina.org/cambodia/cambodia-programme.htm - WWF conservation projects

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.cambodiatrust.org.uk - now www.cambodiatrust.com

www.cvcd.org - Cambodian Volunteers for Community Development - try www.globalcareunlimited.org/html/AboutUs/CVCD.htm

www.kaiskids.org - try www.rainbowkids.com/2004/08/humanitarian/kaisvillage.chtml

www.landmine-museum.com - now www.cambodialandminemuseum.org

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/Cambodia/index.html - NGO listing

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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East Timor

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www.alolafoundation.org - The Alola Foundation - working for the advancement of the women of East Timor

www.cvtl.tp - Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Leste (CVTL) - National Red Cross Society of East Timor

www.geocities.com/etngoforum/list.htm - FONTIL - NGO database / forum

www.habitat.org/intl/ap/238.aspx - Habitat for Humanity - eliminating poverty housing and homelessness

www.msf.org/msfinternational/countries/asia/easttimor - Medecins Sans Frontieres

www.oxfam.org.au/world/asia/east_timor - Oxfam Australia in Timor-Leste
www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/east_timor - Oxfam UK in Timor-Leste

www.plan-uk.org/wherewework/asia/easttimor - Plan - child welfare & community support projects

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=tls - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/East_Timor/index.html - NGO listing

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Indonesia

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Where to See Orangutans? thread - essential reading, very comprehensive, covers many related issues

www.fas.harvard.edu/~gporang ­ (related links)
www.orangutan.com ­ (related links)
www.orangutan.org/tours/volunteer.php ­ (related links)
www.orangutans-sos.org ­ (related links)
www.savetheorangutan.info ­ (related links)

www.acehchildreninneed.org - Aceh Children in Need

www.ashcharity.com - community & orphanage support (Bali)

forums.backpacker.com/thread.jspa?threadID=64562 - Rijani Trekking Club windproof/waterproof jacket appeal

www.balistreetdogs.org.au/volunteer.htm - Bali Street Dog Fund volunteer vet program

www.childrenofsumatra.org - helping children with cleft lip & palate

www.electriclamb.org (previously www.tolong.net/electriclamb) - The Electric Lamb Mission

www.globalvolunteers.org/1main/indonesia/volunteer_in_indonesia.htm - Global Volunteers - community development assistance - (Cilacap, Java)

www.habitat.org/intl/ap/95.aspx - Habitat for Humanity - eliminating poverty housing and homelessness

www.heiferindonesia.org - NGO working to reduce hunger and poverty in rural farm families (Sumatra)

www.iboih.com / www.rubiah.com (same) - help Pulau Weh

www.idepfoundation.org/idep_volunteerops.html - volunteer opportunities with Yayasan IDEP Foundation

www.kehati.or.id/english/index.php - Yayasan Kehati - Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation

www.mercycorps.org/items/317 & www.mercycorps.or.id - Mercy Corps

www.msf.org/msfinternational/countries/asia/indonesia - Medecins Sans Frontieres

www.oxfam.org.au/world/asia/indonesia - Oxfam Australia in Indonesia
www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/indonesia - Oxfam UK in Indonesia

www.palangmerah.org/default.asp?stat=eng - Palang Merah Indonesia - Indonesian Red Cross Society

www.plan-uk.org/wherewework/asia/indonesia - Plan - child welfare & community support projects

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=idn - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.savethechildren.org/one_world/indonesia.asp - Save the Children

www.surfaidinternational.org - health & community support programs (Mentawai Islands)

www.terangi.or.id - Indonesian Coral Reef Foundation

www.viaprograms.org/programs_in_asia/indonesia/index.html (Borneo; Java; Sumatra)

www.vibefoundation.org - Volunteers and Interns for Balinese Education

www.vso.org.uk/about/cprofiles/indonesia.asp - Voluntary Service Overseas - international development charity

www.eng.walhi.or.id - WALHI - Indonesian Forum for Environment / Friends of the Earth Indonesia

www.wcs.org/international/Asia/Sumatra - Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (Sumatra)

www.worldanimalnet.org/new.asp?co=INDONESIA - index of animal protection & welfare organisations

www.worlded.org/weiinternet/Projects/ListProjects.cfm?Select=Country&ID=168 - World Education - dedicated to improving the lives of the poor through economic and social development programs

www.wwf.or.id - WWF conservation projects (limited English language content)

www.yamp.com/KupuKupu/volunteering.htm - Kupu-Kupu Foundation - medical volunteer opportunities (Bali)

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/Indonesia/index.html - NGO listing

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Laos

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attention all in Luang Prabang - blood donors needed thread

www.enfants-dasie-aspeca.com/laos.htm - Enfants d'Asie - ASPECA

www.friends-international.org/laopdr.html - Friends International - The Street Children Network

www.go-mad.org/projsunshine.php - Sunshine School (Vientiane)

www.habitat.org/intl/ap/111.aspx - Habitat for Humanity - eliminating poverty housing and homelessness

www.handicapinternational.be/content.asp?lng=1&cID=66 - disability support & prevention

www.ifrc.org/address/la.asp - Lao Red Cross

www.itinisan.org - "Third World Computer Learning Initiative"

www.laofarm.org - "Vangviang Organic Farm" (Phoudindaeng, Vang Vieng)

www.mag.org.uk/magtest/magwproj/projlao.htm - Mines Advisory Group (MAG) - landmine/UXO clearance & related humanitarian/community projects

www.msf.org/msfinternational/countries/asia/laos - Medecins Sans Frontieres

www.openmindprojects.org / www.openmindprojects.nu ­ (same)

www.oxfam.org.au/world/asia/laos - Oxfam Australia in Laos

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=lao - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.roomtoread.org/countries.html - providing education facilities & scholarships

www.theboatlanding.laopdr.com/projects.html - ecotourism projects (Luang Namtha)

www.thelanguageproject.org - community-based TESL project operated by volunteers

www.vso.org.uk/about/cprofiles/laos.asp - Voluntary Service Overseas - international development charity

www.wcs.org/international/Asia/laos - Wildlife Conservation Society

www.worlded.org/weiinternet/Projects/ListProjects.cfm?Select=Country&ID=204 - World Education - dedicated to improving the lives of the poor through economic and social development programs

www.wwfindochina.org/lao/lao-programme.htm - WWF conservation projects

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/Laos/index.html - NGO listing

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Malaysia

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www.bethanyhome.org.my - training & education for the disabled (Perak)

www.coralcay.org/expeditions/forest/my2/ - Coral Cay Conservation Volunteers

www.elephantappeal.org - the Malaysian Elephant Centre at Kuala Gandah (Pahang)

www.habitat.org/intl/ap/124.aspx - Habitat for Humanity - eliminating poverty housing and homelessness

www.kustem.edu.my/seatru/volunt0.htm - turtle conservation (Pulau Redang, Terengganu)

www.mercy.org.my/getinvolve.asp - Mercy Malaysia - healing across borders

www.orangutan.com/theprojects/Hutan/hutan.htm - "Project Hutan" - Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project (Sabah)

www.raleighinternational.org/volunteer/hcv/sabah.html - Raleigh International - for volunteers aged 17 to 25 (Sabah)

www.redcrescent.org.my - Malaysian Red Crescent Society

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=mys - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.travellersworldwide.com/11-malaysia/11-malaysia-about.htm - teaching & conservation project opportunities

www.trekforce.org.uk/expedition_programmes/sabah__sarawak - Trekforce - jungle expedition specialists (Sabah & Sarawak)

www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=16&PID=142 - WildAid / Asian Conservation Awareness Programme

www.worldanimalnet.org/new.asp?co=MALAYSIA - index of animal protection & welfare organisations

www.wwfmalaysia.org/wwfm/volunteers.htm - WWF conservation projects

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/Malaysia/index.html - NGO listing

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Myanmar

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teach English in Myanmar (Meiktila) thread

orphanage in Myanmar (Pyin-U-Lwin) thread

helping out in Yangon thread (Andrew Orphanage, Yangon - PM:tongzhi ­ or e-mail:tongzhi@asiamail.com)

myanmar.inlelake.info/orphanages.html - orphanage development projects (Minethauk, Inle Lake)

www.friends-international.org/myanmar.html - Friends International - The Street Children Network

www.geocities.com/maesotbvp - Burma Volunteer Program (BVP - based in Thailand - +previously www.burmavolunteers.com+)

www.habitat.org/intl/ap/33.aspx - Habitat for Humanity - eliminating poverty housing and homelessness

www.ifrc.org/address/mm.asp - Myanmar Red Cross Society

www.msf.org/msfinternational/countries/asia/burma - Medecins Sans Frontieres

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=mmr - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.savethechildren.org/countries/asia/myanmar.asp - Save the Children

www.wcs.org/international/Asia/hukaungvalley - Wildlife Conservation Society / Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=73&PID=101&SUBID=114 - WildAid / Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.burmavolunteers.com - now www.geocities.com/maesotbvp

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/Burma/index.html - NGO listing

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Philippines

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Volunteers Required - Badoc, North Luzon, Philippines thread

www.abs-cbnfoundation.com - ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. - in the service of the Filipino child

www.coralcay.org/opportunities - Coral Cay - tropical forest & coral reef conservation group

www.enfants-dasie-aspeca.com/phil1.htm - Enfants d'Asie - ASPECA

www.geocities.com/he_cares_foundation - Streetchildren Caring Center (Quezon City)

www.habitat.org/intl/ap/160.aspx - Habitat for Humanity - eliminating poverty housing and homelessness

www.handsonmla.org +(if website not available, try handsonmla@edsamail.com.ph for newsletter)+

www.haribon.org.ph - Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources

www.iirr.org/Asia/lcpbicol.htm - International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (Bicol)

www.ivolunteer.ph - Philippines volunteerism portal

www.kidsworldwide.org/kids/philmaharlika.htm - "building an ecologically balanced & empowered community for economic upliftment and sustainability"

www.kythe.org/volunteers.html - uplifting the spirits of pediatric patients and their families

www.littlechildren.org/Volunteer.htm - aid for children of low-income families (Dumaguete)

www.msf.org/msfinternational/countries/asia/philippines - Medecins Sans Frontieres

www.oxfam.org.au/world/asia/philippines - Oxfam Australia in The Philippines
www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/philippines - Oxfam UK in The Philippines

www.plan-uk.org/wherewework/asia/philippines - Plan - child welfare & community support projects

www.pnvsca.neda.gov.ph - Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) - government agency in charge of promoting/coordinating all volunteer service matters in the Philippines

www.projectseahorse.org - marine conservation (Bohol)

www.redcross.org.ph - Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC)

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=phl - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.savethechildren.org/countries/asia/philippines/index.asp - Save the Children

www.vasia.com/virlanie/about.htm - Virlanie Foundation - support for disadvantaged children (Manila)

www.visayans.org/volunteer_projects.cfm - NGO providing social welfare, education and ecology support services (Visayans)

www.vso.org.uk/about/cprofiles/philippines.asp - Voluntary Service Overseas - international development charity

www.worldanimalnet.org/new.asp?co=PHILIPPINES - index of animal protection & welfare organisations

www.worlded.org/weiinternet/Projects/ListProjects.cfm?Select=Country&ID=304 - World Education - dedicated to improving the lives of the poor through economic and social development programs

www.worldendeavors.com/Philippines - World Endeavours volunteer programs

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/Philippines/index.html - NGO listing

www.seahorse.mcgill.ca & seahorse.fisheries.ubc.ca - now www.projectseahorse.org

www.wwf.org.ph - try www.wwf.org

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Singapore

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www.foodheart.org/home.php - voluntary food distribution program

www.nparks.gov.sg/news/volunteer.shtml - National Parks Board

www.nvpc.org.sg - National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)

www.redcross.org.sg - Singapore Red Cross

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=sgp - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.spca.org.sg/volunteer/type_volunteer.asp - Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=16&PID=143 - WildAid / Asian Conservation Awareness Programme

www.worldanimalnet.org/new.asp?co=SINGAPORE - index of animal protection & welfare organisations

www.youthchallenge.org.sg/programmes/eldercare/be_a_volunteer.html - ElderCare volunteer program

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/Singapore/index.html - NGO listing

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Thailand

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NB - elephants: - all Thai-elephant-related links have been moved to the FAQ resources :: elephants in Thailand thread

NB - visas: - think very carefully indeed before committing to do voluntary work in Thailand on a Tourist Visa (or tourist visa exemption) - it's illegal

should an organisation that you have to pay money to (even if it claims to be "non-profit") tells you that it's OK to work for them (makes no difference that you don't get paid) on a Tourist Visa then they are operating illegally and you should definitely look elsewhere

see also the warnings at the top of the thread - all are especially applicable to Thailand

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Babies, Babies and warm fuzzy feelings thread

please visit this orphanage in Bangkok thread

Gibbon Rehabilitation Project, Phuket thread / www.gibbonproject.org

Building a hotel for disabled travellers in Thailand thread

www.aidstemple.th.org - Buddhist temple providing 400 beds for AIDS sufferers (Lopburi)

www.akha.org

www.akhathai.org/english

www.angelfire.com/hero/gatonelay/11.html - teaching English (Umphium Mai Refugee Camp)

www.animalpayam.org - AnimalCarePayam - Non Profit Projekt Animal Care (German language only)

www.bangkokpost.net/outlookwecare - huge index of charitable projects, updated weekly

www.c3missions.org - orphanages

www.care4kids.info - Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive - helping underprivileged children (Pattaya)

www.childsdream.org/en/volunteer.asp - Child’s Dream - helping underprivileged children (Chiang Mai)

www.crossculturalsolutions.org/thailand/

www.depdc.org/english/volunteer_information_eng.html - support for disadvantaged & vulnerable children (Mae Sai)

www.dpf.or.th/eng/index.html - Duang Prateep Foundation - Klong Toey Slum projects (Bangkok)

www.ecoventurethailand.com - "community-based, community-run adventures for the eco-minded traveller"

www.eaglehouse.com/HELPINGHANDS.html - various charitable social projects throughout Northern Thailand

www.empowerfoundation.org - Empower Foundation - outreach program for sex workers

www.fatherjoe.org - Human Development Foundation - "a partnership with the poor"

www.freethebears.org.au

www.friends-international.org/thailand.html - Friends International - The Street Children Network

www.geocities.com/~nesst - "Network for Environmentally & Socially Sustainable Tourism"

www.geocities.com/maesotbvp - Burma Volunteer Program (BVP - Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Song, Mae Sariang, Mae Sot - +previously www.burmavolunteers.com+)

www.geocities.com/maesotesl/positions_available.htm

www.gibbonproject.org / Gibbon Rehabilitation Project, Phuket thread

www.globalcrossroad.com/thailand - teaching, health, conservation, and other volunteer opportunities

www.globalservicecorps.org/thailand/thailand_main.html

www.greenway.bizland.com

www.habitat.org/intl/ap/205.aspx - Habitat for Humanity International - eliminating poverty housing and homelessness

www.heiferthailand.org/English/index.html

www.imjaihouse.com - caring for children with AIDS (Chiang Mai)

www.disabled.infothai.com/volunteerinfo.htm - Chiang Mai Disabled Center

www.itinisan.org - "Third World Computer Learning Initiative"

www.karenhilltribes.org.uk/teaching.htm

www.karenni.org/about_kite.php - Karenni Refugee Camps (Mae Hong Son)

www.kinderleben.org/index_eng.htm - food, refuge, healthcare and education for street children (Mae Sai)

www.mekongactivities.org ­ (Nong Khai)

www.mirrorartgroup.org - The Mirror Art Group - non-profit NGO (Mae Yao, Chiang Rai)

www.msf.org/msfinternational/countries/asia/thailand - Medecins Sans Frontieres

www.naucrates.org - Friends of Sea Turtles

www.neohumanistfoundation.org/baanunrak - Baan Unrak "House of Joy" - orphanage for destitute children (Sangkhlaburi)
www.neohumanistfoundation.org/vidyadharma - Ananda Vidyadharma community support project (Huay Ma Lai, Sangkhlaburi)

www.openmindprojects.org / www.openmindprojects.nu ­ (same)

www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/thailand - Oxfam UK in Thailand

www.pacthailand.org - non-profit veterinary clinic (Ko Pha Ngan)

www.pangaea.org/street_children/asia/thai.htm

www.pattayaorphanage.net

www.pattayaorphanage.org.uk

www.phyathaibabieshome.com

www.plan-uk.org/wherewework/asia/thailand - Plan - child welfare & community support projects

www.raintreecenter.org ­ (volunteer coordinator: bclark@chmai.loxinfo.co.th)

www.redcross.or.th/english/ - The Thai Red Cross Society

www.rejoicecharity.com/rejoice2/volunteer/volunteer.html - numerous charitable projects (Chiang Mai)

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=tha - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.saga.co.uk/sct/project.asp?country=thailand

www.samuidog.org - Dog Rescue Centre Samui (...& cats too)

www.sarnelli.siam.de/index.htm?sp=en - home & medical care for children with AIDS (Nong Khai)

www.school-for-life.org/en/school-for-life.html - orphanages (Chiang Mai & Namkem)

www.smilingalbino.com/community

www.soidogfoundation.org/Introduction.htm

www.soidogrescue.org

www.suanmokkh.org/ds/helping.htm

www.sulak-sivaraksa.org/network27.php - Suan Nguen Mee Ma Company - Garden of Fruition "Sustainable Community Venture"

www.thai-experience.org/contact.html ­ (Nong Khai & Hua Hin)

www.thaiwave.com/atigaro - voluntary visiting vet project (Phuket)

www.travel-to-teach.org/thai/thai_home.html - non-profit organisation providing affordable volunteer opportunities - English/IT teaching, conservation, eco-tourism, community developent, etc

www.members.tripod.com/highlandfarm - primate sanctuary (Tak)

www.volunteer.org.nz/thailand - wildlife care/rehab (Petchaburi)

www.volunteerthailand.com

www.vso.org.uk/about/cprofiles/thailand.asp - Voluntary Service Overseas - international development charity

www.warthai.org/volunteer.htm - Wild Animal Rescue Foundation

www.wcs.org/sw-around_the_globe/Asia/thailand

www.wfft.org/volunteers.htm

www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=73 - WildAid / "Surviving Together" programs
www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=16&PID=139 - WildAid / Asian Conservation Awareness Programme

www.worldanimalnet.org/new.asp?co=THAILAND - index of animal protection & welfare organisations

www.worlded.org/weiinternet/Projects/ListProjects.cfm?Select=Country&ID=380 - World Education - dedicated to improving the lives of the poor through economic and social development programs

www.worldendeavors.com/Thailand

www.wwfthai.org/wwc/en/eyesandears/watchdog_volunteer.asp - WWF conservation projects

"Social Issues & Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)" directories:-
­ - www.aboutthailand.info/social.asp?mode=social
­ - www.thaiwebsites.com/social.asp?mode=social

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.burmavolunteers.com - BVP - now www.geocities.com/maesotbvp

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/Thailand/index.html - NGO listing

www.ymcainternational.org/GOGlobal/new/Thailand.shtm

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Vietnam

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KOTO cafe Hanoi thread

Vietnam Orphanages thread

Visit an orphanage in Phnom Penh thread

www.1saigon.net/html/nonprofits.html - links/info for more than 50 non-profit organisations, including some orphanages and shelters and other smaller charities that don't have web pages of their own

www.15mayschool.org / info@15mayschool.org ­ (Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon)

www.adoptvietnam.org/vietnamese/aid-agencies.htm - adoption agencies with humanitarian projects in Vietnam
www.adoptvietnam.org/vietnamese/aid-organizations.htm - organizations with humanitarian programs in Vietnam

www.avvrg.au104.org/Projects.htm - Australian Veterans Vietnam Reconstruction Group Inc projects

www.bdcf.org - Blue Dragon Children's Foundation (Hanoi)

www.cncf.org/howtohelp/volunteers.asp - Christina Noble Children's Foundation

www.dfid.gov.uk/countries/asia/vietnam.asp - anti-poverty campaign

www.eastmeetswest.org - East Meets West Foundation - education, health, and other community support projects for the very poor in rural areas

www.educationfordevelopment.org - delivering services directly to disadvantaged street/working/migrant/poor children (Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon)

www.enfants-dasie-aspeca.com/vietnam.htm - Enfants d'Asie - ASPECA

www.globalcrossroad.com/volunteerabroad.php - Global Crossroad

www.habitat.org/intl/ap/221.aspx - Habitat for Humanity - eliminating poverty housing and homelessness

www.handicapinternational.be/content.asp?lng=1&cID=37 - disability support & prevention

www.mag.org.uk/magtest/magwproj/projviet.htm - Mines Advisory Group (MAG) - landmine/UXO clearance & related humanitarian/community projects

www.msf.org/msfinternational/countries/asia/vietnam - Medecins Sans Frontieres

www.ngocentre.netnam.vn/ngores_e/index.htm - VUFO-NGO resource centre

www.oranzovyprojekt.com - Nadacni Fond - Oranzovy Projekt - Agent Orange Help Project

www.oxfam.org.au/world/asia/vietnam - Oxfam Australia in Vietnam
www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/vietnam - Oxfam UK in Vietnam

www.plan-uk.org/wherewework/asia/vietnam - Plan - child welfare & community support projects

www.primatecenter.org - Endangered Primate Rescue Center (Cuc Phuong National Park)

www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=3&cc=vnm - ReliefWeb - emergency & disaster relief updates

www.roomtoread.org/vietnam.html - providing education facilities & scholarships (Ho Chi Minh Province, Mekong Delta, Hue)

www.saga.co.uk/sct/project.asp?country=vietnam / www.15mayschool.org ­ (Ho Chi Minh City - Saigon)

www.saigonchildren.com/h_volunteer.php
­ - annual "Saigon Cyclo Challenge" (Feb~Mar): 2004 report
­ - more info: search or e-mail cyclochallenge@saigonchildren.com

www.savethechildren.org/countries/asia/vietnam.asp - Save the Children

www.streetvoices.com.au - "KOTO" - vocational training for street kids (Hanoi)

www.theprojecthope.org - The Hope Project - 2005 :: building a school for the blind (Ninh Binh)

www.travel-to-teach.org/vietnam/vietnam_home.html - non-profit organisation providing affordable volunteer opportunities - English/IT teaching, conservation, eco-tourism, community developent, etc

www.viaprograms.org/programs_in_asia/vietnam/index.html ­ (Bac Giang, Dalat, Danang, Hanoi Hue, Long Xuyen)

www.vnrc.org.vn/index_e.asp - Vietnam Red Cross Society

www.volunteer.org.nz/vietnam - Global Volunteer Network (Da Nang; Hoi An; Tam Ky, Quang Nam)

www.vso.org.uk/about/cprofiles/vietnam.asp - Voluntary Service Overseas - international development charity

www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=72 - WildAid

www.worldanimalnet.org/new.asp?co=VIETNAM - index of animal protection & welfare organisations

www.wwfindochina.org/vietnam/vietnam-programme.htm - WWF conservation projects

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.kianh.co.uk

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts/Vietnam/index.html - NGO listing

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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worldwide / international / other

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www.acdivoca.org/acdivoca/acdiweb2.nsf/joinus/searchopportunities?opendocument - volunteer opportunities with ACDI/VOCA

www.alertnet.org - Reuters Foundation - "alerting humanitarians to emergencies"

www.australianvolunteers.com/volunteer - Australian Volunteers International (previously www.ozvol.org.au / www.osb.org.au)

www.beyondtourism.com/search.rhtml?loc=Asia&cat=Volunteering - volunteer opportunities listing provided by Let's Go

www.bolt.icestorm.com/lyric/volunteer.html - hundreds of volunteer opportunities around the world, categorized by region

www.carryforkids.org - improving the lives of underprivileged children in developing countries

www.charityfocus.org - "Helping Others Help Others - an experiment in the joy of giving"

www.compassion.com - "releasing children from povety in Jesus' name"

www.dfid.gov.uk/countries/asia - "leading the British government's fight against world poverty"

www.doctorswithoutborders.org/volunteer / www.msf.org/msfinternational/volunteer - Medecins Sans Frontieres

www.eco-web.com - "Green Pages" - global directory for environmental technology

www.ecovolunteer.org - "giving conservation projects a chance to get the manpower they need"

www.earthwatch.org/region/asia.html - "Earthwatch Institute" - Asia expeditions page

www.energizeinc.com - Volunteer Management - resources for volunteer directors

www.e-volunteerism.com - The Electronic Journal of the Volunteer Community

www.go-mad.org/mainenglish.html - volunteer opportunity resource intended primarily for JETs

www.hvousa.org/faq.cfm - Health Volunteers Overseas

www.i-to-i.com - providing travel/volunteer experiences, also TEFL training

www.iave.org - International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)

www.idealist.com/ip/volunteerOpportunitySearch?MODULE=VOLUNTEER_OPPORTUNITY - "Find Volunteer Opportunities" page
www.idealist.org/ip/volunteerOpportunitySearch?MODULE=VOLUNTEER_OPPORTUNITY - "Find Volunteer Opportunities" page

www.ifrc.org - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

www.iirr.org/Asia/lcpmekong.htm - International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (Mekong River region)

www.interaction.org/jobs - American Council for Voluntary International Action

www.lonelyplanet.com/subwwway/links.cfm?categoryID=9#341 - subWWWay > Modes de Voyage - Volunteering

www.networkforgood.org/volunteer - Resources for Nonprofit Organizations - "volunteer search" page

www.onlinevolunteering.org/volunteers - online volunteering service

www.oxfam.org/eng/getinvolved_vol.htm - volunteer opportunities with Oxfam International

www.planetedu.com/category/volunteer/ - worldwide volunteer directory

www.reliefweb.int - serving the information needs of the humanitarian relief community

www.seaturtle.org/links/Jobs/Volunteer - turtle-related volunteer opportunities

www.tearfund.org/Volunteering - opportunities for committed evangelical Christians

www.trafficindo.org - TRAFFIC in Indochina - joint WWF/IUCN programme focussed on wildlife trade issues

www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/work/volunteer - volunteer opportunity resources

www.unites.org - United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS) - a global volunteer initiative to help bridge the digital divide

www.universityoptions.co.uk/students/5/1.asp - big list of "Year Out" organisation web sites

www.unv.org/volunteers/index.htm - United Nations volunteer opportunity resources

www.usafreedomcorps.gov/content/for_volunteers/overview - volunteer opportunity resources

www.vfp.org - Volunteers For Peace international workcamps

www.volunteerabroad.com / www.volunteerabroad.org (same) - directory of international volunteer programs

www.volunteer.org.nz - connecting people with communities in need

www.volunteerinternational.org - international volunteer and internship search site

www.volunteermatch.org - recruitment service for nonprofits and would-be volunteers

www.volunteertoday.com - the electronic gazette for volunteerism

www.wildasia.net - promoting the exploration, documentation and conservation of natural areas in Asia

www.worldanimal.net/jobs.htm - animal protection/welfare resources

www.worldvolunteerweb.org - information about volunteerism worldwide

www.workingabroad.com - international networking service for volunteers and travellers on volunteer projects

www.wwf.org & www.wwfindochina.org - World Wildlife Fund

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others: (not necessarily with specifically South-East Asia content)
­ - www.aapn.org/links.html - organisations acting in the interests of asian animals
­ - www.giveabicycle.org - Give A Bicycle
­ - www.habitat.org/gv - Habitat for Humanity International "Global Village" trips
­ - www.ivpsf.org - International Volunteer Program (IVP)
­ - www.mercyships.org - global charity operating a fleet of hospital ships providing medical care & relief aid
­ - www.motherswithoutborders.org/volunteer.html - Mothers Without Borders
­ - www.vita.org/volunteers.htm - Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)
­ - www.letsgo.com/search?keywords=volunteer
­ - search.lonelyplanet.com/query.html?nh=100&qt=volunteer+OR+volunteering+OR+voluntary

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previously available links/resources that look like they may have bitten the dust:

www.ajet.net/vsig/volun.php - volunteer opportunities for JETs (from "others" section)

www.osb.org.au & www.ozvol.org.au - now www.australianvolunteers.com

www.signposts.uts.edu.au/contacts - NGO listings

for South-East Asia: SEAFAQ | Good Causes & Volunteer Opportunities
for The Thorn Tree: enhanced TT search | Firefox TT search & PM plugins

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Sadly here's an instance of 'no good deed goes unpunished':'

Seven foreign teachers who have been teaching orphans at a Buddhist monastery in Mandalay had been expelled from Burma by the local authorities of State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).