There are some excellent organizations that run volunteer programs in Thailand. You can be a youth volunteer in Thailand and help the weaker section in that society find their feet. There are several kinds of opportunities and you can opt for the one that you like. You just need to have an aptitude and no formal training or knowledge is necessary. For instance, you could be a volunteer in teaching English to beautiful and small children. You may opt for orphanages or primary schools and secondary schools or children that have special needs. If you have love for animals, you could find yourself in exotic destinations such as Phuket or Rayong or Surin. You will be engaged in the most enjoyable task of bathing elephants and taking good care of wild and threatened gibbons and sea turtles or dogs that have been rescued.

There are volunteer opportunities in caring for the sick and the orphaned. The medical volunteers work in Surin in its rural community clinics and childcare centers. The volunteer organization runs its outreach program with the cooperation of the public health department. Unfortunately, all the rural people of Thailand do not enjoy full medical care throughout the year. Therefore, with the help of youth volunteers who could be student nurses on internship or qualified doctors and nurses, the outreach program attempts to plug the gap in medical care for the under privileged. The caring for children does not stop with playtime but also includes the improvement to their health and hygiene and of course their safety. So, you will be involved in these activities that will help keep them cleaner and safer as well.

As a volunteer in Thailand, you will be discovering another culture while helping others. Placements are offered in Surin, Maehongson, Rayong and Phuket. You will experience a totally different Thailand from the one thats frequented by the routine tourists. You will also be able to rub shoulders with villagers and get to learn that they are friendlier. You can explore the local countryside during the extended weekends and when the program is over, the local staff will guide you in seeing a bit of the real Thailand.