Vietnam Volunteering

VCV is such a cool place to work and very rewarding. From the moment you start to teach you’re encouraged to talk and interact with the students, and they are more than happy to hang out with you too. The staff helping at VCV are brilliant and always willing to help you out and support you during your time here. I cannot recommend a place more, you have to work here!

Also don’t worry if this is your first time teaching I think that this style of teaching is perfect for any native English speaker to jump right in and start.

I volunteered teaching English with VCV for 3 months and I'm so glad I did. Everyone was so welcoming and kind, although I'd never lived in a place anything like Vietnam before it was easy to feel at home.

The Vietnamese VCV staff are really helpful with anything you need and easy to make friends with. The classes had a relaxed atmosphere, so it's a good way to try out teaching if you've never done it before. The students were wonderful in class and made it enjoyabe, they were friendly and eager to learn, not to mention grateful. Usually you just teach about 3 hours of class per day so there's enough time to get out and explore Hanoi, plus see more of Vietnam on the weekends.

Personally, I had so many amazing memories with VCV and in Vietnam that I'm really happy I decided to go for, because I hesitated on the decision for a little while. If you're in a similar position now, I can't encourage you enough to just give it a shot. You'll be volunteering with a solid organization, with supportive people, in an exciting location, so your experience at can be whatever you make of it.

This was the best experience of my entire life. I met amazing people, I ate amazing food, and made many new friends. Vietnam is a beautiful country which deserves to be visited, and vietnamese people are so kind. There I learned so many things about a different culture as well as about myself. I would go back tomorrow if I only could. I genuinely recommend such an experience because it helps growing up and opening up towards differences. A special thank you needs to be addressed to Phuon, a young vietnamese woman who has been a sister and a firend for me while living in Ha Noi. Go there!!

VCV has given me the opportunity to explore a new country and learn about Vietnamese culture in an extremely special way. I believe Vietnamese people are among the kindest I've ever met in my life. With VCV I was able to work with kids and adults, living with other volunteers and eating the amazing meals cooked by Phuong. During the weekends I travelled around the North of Vietnam and saw incredible views, such as the rise fields in Sapa.
I believe that this experience has deeply enriched me, I grew a lot as a human being. Living in the US is very much work fucused and there is a lot of competition. But in Vietnam I was able to slow down and enjoy more the simple moments, such as getting lost in the streets of Hanoi or eating fresh fruit from the streets markets. Hopefully, one day I'll go back and stay longer at VCV, living in Vietnam is the best experience anyone could ever have!

Volunteering with VCV was one of the best decisions I've ever made. It was so nice to spend time with local people beside classes, and the teaching experience has been a blast. I've learnt more than what I taught, I've met some of the nicest people ever, not only other volunteers, but also helpers were amazing (their food too :D).
Ms. Hay is the heart and the smile of this project, you'll feel like home from the first moment.
I highly recommend this experience to everybody, you won't for sure regret it!