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    • Hanoi
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Program Details

Language
English
Timeframe
Spring Break Summer Winter Year Round
Housing
Guesthouse

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Price Details
-- Accommodations in a volunteer guest house
-- 3 meals per day
-- Airport pickup and drop off to/from Hanoi Airport
-- Culture & Etiquette guide book
-- Medical/Accident insurance
-- 24-hour emergency support
-- Pre-departure and arrival orientations
-- Personal assistance from a Greenheart Travel program manager
-- Certificate of Completion upon request for successful completion of the program
What's Included
Accommodation Meals
Aug 27, 2018
Oct 17, 2017
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About Program

Greenheart Travel’s volunteer program in Vietnam partners with two children’s education centers in Hanoi. Here, children suffering from the Down syndrome and developmental disabilities can receive care and education to help them integrate into society.

How You Will Make a Difference:
-- Assist local staff in playing with children and entertaining/educating them with games, music, and arts when required
-- Help with fundraising
-- Collect useful information and documents from different sources
-- Organize charity campaigns for books, clothes, and shoes for the children
-- Assist with the edible gardening project

Program Fee:
-- 2 weeks: $1,040
-- 3 weeks: $1,200
-- 4 weeks: $1,360
Please visit our website for additional program length options.

Volunteers stay in a residence on the outskirts of Hanoi along with the staff. Usually there will be 2 to 4 volunteers sharing one room.

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We appreciate that everyone has a unique worldview and value everyone regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, ability, military status, religion, sexual orientation or political view. We are committed to building relationships and ensuring everyone we encounter feels welcomed, respected, and accepted. Greenheart is committed to helping anyone find the best program fit and will go the extra mile to make sure our participants feel safe and supported wherever they end up.
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While most of our programs could be a good fit, we also know that certain cultures and countries are more accepting of and prepared to host LGBTQ+ people than others. We are committed to working with LGBTQ+ people to determine which experiences may be the right fit for them. Please reach out if you want to discuss which of our programs might fit you best ahead of applying or set up a phone call with us.
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Program Highlights

  • Accommodations and 3 meals per day included in the program
  • Make special connections with the children, staff and fellow volunteers at the project
  • Assistance from a personal program manager before, during and after your program
  • 24-hour emergency support during your time in Vietnam
  • Pre-departure and arrival orientations included

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Katherine
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Trip of a Lifetime

Oct 17, 2017

I volunteered with Green Heart Travel over the summer of 2017. Initially I was hesitant to go to Vietnam alone for 5 weeks as I had never been to Asia and didn't speak any Vietnamese. However, as soon as I arrived in Hanoi I began having an amazing time. The volunteer coordinators were amazing. Most of them were young in their late teens or early twenties and so were most of the volunteers so we all got along really well. They showed me how to take the bus to my volunteer location and after riding with them a few times I had no problems going by myself (but I usually took an Uber motorbike because it was a lot more fun ;) ). I volunteered with autistic 2 year-olds at a private preschool on Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 to 4:00 with a long lunch/nap break in the middle of the day. On the weekends most of the volunteers would group together and travel to some other part of Vietnam. Some of the things we did on the weekends were hiking, sightseeing, and even a cruise! The volunteer helpers (not their officially title, I'm just not really sure what to call them) told us about a great travel agency that we usually went through. The volunteer helpers were super helpful when we wanted to book bus, train and plane tickets. Lots of people would ask for a couple days off and visit Cambodia or Laos on the weekend too (I would seriously recommend getting a multiple entry visa!).
Overall, I loved Hanoi! It has probably been the best travel experience I have ever had (I've been to over thirty countries). There was so much to do every weekend and every night we were never bored! I loved Hanoi so much that when I graduate I want to move there and spend a year teaching English. Since doing this program I have been to several other Asian countries and Vietnam is definitely my favorite. If you have never been to Asia, or even if you have, this is the place to go!

What would you improve about this program?
The breakfast at the volunteer house could be improved.
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Greenheart Travel is a 501(c)3 non-profit, mission-driven organization based in Chicago, USA. We are passionate about providing immersive cultural experiences for teenagers and adults in countries all over the world. We believe in the power of travel; a power that broadens perspective and turns strangers into family. It’s this belief that motivates...

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