About Volunteering in Cambodia
Eligibility
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at least 18 years old.
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previous travel experience
essential.
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previous experience
of living and working overseas preferred.
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flexible, adaptable
individuals who are willing to work hard and accept that conditions in Cambodia
are not as safe, secure or comfortable as in their home country.
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fluent English with clear
pronunciation.
Programme Length
The minimum time for volunteering in Cambodia for all programme participants
is 8 weeks, but
Interweave stresses that a minimum of 12 weeks is preferred where possible. We believe that it takes volunteers in Cambodia
at least one month to acclimatise, getting to know the people they work with and understand their own role within a Cambodian
organisation. At the same time, hosting a volunteer creates a certain amount of work for the host organisation. A minimum
commitment of 8 weeks therefore allows volunteers to make a positive contribution and the host organisation to benefit.
All programme participants attend a three-day arrival orientation including
important
information on living and working in Cambodia and an introduction to customs and local laws, a Siem Reap town tour, a 2-hour
Khmer language class and visits to the temples of Angkor and the floating village at Chong Kneas, before volunteering.
Application procedure
Interweave currently works with 5 overseas partner-organisations in 10
different countries: BUNAC in the UK and the USA and its
subsidiary International Exchange Programs (IEP) in Australia and New Zealand, Activity International in The Netherlands
and Belgium, TravelWorks in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
and X-Plore in Norway.
In line with Interweave’s Child Protection Policy all programme
participants are screened by these organisations via an application procedure including an interview, reference checks and
a police check.
To find out more, go to Contact Us
Child Protection Policy
Interweave works with a Child Protection Policy designed in cooperation
with ChildWise Australia and is specially made for foreign volunteers working in Cambodian organisations.
All volunteers sign Interweave’s Child Protection Code of Conduct on arrival.
