Volunteer Action
Here at Thai Volunteer Service (TVS), we define ‘a volunteer’ more specifically as meaning a person who firmly intends to (physically and mentally) contribute him/herself for social development, especially for disadvantaged and marginalized groups in society.
Features of Voluntary Work at TVS
We provide an opportunity to people who wish to work for society to gain experience of development work. By working with TVS the volunteer has the opportunity to develop their understanding of both the ‘on-the-ground situation’ in a community and the problems of disadvantaged groups in society.
Through working with appropriate NGOs and spending substantial time with the problems/issues that interest them, the TVS volunteers have the opportunity to develop their capacity and commitment to the disadvantaged in society.
Volunteer in Actions
So far TVS has trained more than a thousand such volunteers who today contribute in development and human rights scene in various communities.
Full Time Volunteers: Young Thai people with a commitment toward social development, are recruited and trained to work with NGOs for a period of two years. TVS provides on the job trainings and mentoring along with host organization.
Village Volunteer: Active Thai local people participating in community development,selected by a community-based organization to join the forums are given in issues related to their work.
Human Right Lawyer Volunteer: Young lawyer graduated Thai people with a commitment towards social development, are selected and trained to work with grass root people who faced with human right violation through human right NGOs or PO.
Part-Time Volunteer: Anyone interested in social problems and development issues, in order to work for TVS or other NGOs on a voluntary basis Learn about social problems by experiencing them, subject to time available.
Mekong Region Volunteer: TVS organizing, sharing and assisting to develop program for volunteer placement that serve as a forum and opportunity for youth to get involved with social and community development and the work of NGOs.
Cambodia: Cambodia Volunteer for Society (CVS)
China: The Young Internship Program (YIP)
Laos: Huam Jai Asasamak (HJA ) and Laos Youth Network
