Safe volunteer programs

Volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year based on the needs of individual programs. Due to the high volume of interest expressed in our intern and volunteer opportunities, we are unable to respond to every request. If your interest and skills match a current need, a Safe Horizon staff person will contact you to further explore the opportunity. All opportunities are published on this page as they become available. Please check back periodically if there are no opportunities currently listed.

Find Us Job Opportunities. Get Help Now. Our Services. Our Issues. Volunteers joining the NGO Support Program in Cambodia can commit their time for these people and provide the necessary support required, matching their skills, qualifications, and interests. For example, A waiter or a hairdresser will be able to support at a vocational training center. Someone who has worked in the area of tourism will support an ecological tourism project to develop its structure.

A lawyer may support a Human Rights Organization with the development or get involved in programs such as creating awareness. Someone who has studied art or music will focus on imparting these skills to women or children who are supported by local organizations working in this area. A finance professional or student can volunteer for a Microfinance Project, so on and so forth.

Volunteers must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the program. Volunteers need to have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. The volunteer should bring energy and enthusiasm to make a difference. Participants must be physically fit and in good health at the time of joining the program. Participants should have no criminal convictions and should provide a clean criminal background check before joining the project.

Volunteering Solutions is an international volunteer placement match organization and hence all our living arrangements meet international standards. Our Volunteers have to literally arrive with their bags packed and that is it.

We provide the best possible stay for our volunteers. Volunteers are picked up from the Phnom Penh International Airport by the local coordinator or representative. Those volunteers who are arriving overland or are already in Cambodia will be picked up from the bus station or at a meeting point decided beforehand.

Volunteers are provided accommodation in family operated and centrally located guesthouse in Phnom Penh. The accommodation is located at the centre of Phnom Penh and most of the famous tourist attractions are easily accessible.

Each room has its own bathroom with western-style facilities and showers. All rooms have fans and a separate bathroom is attached to every room. Air-conditioning is also available for an additional cost. Volunteers can have the opportunity to relax, to eat and to socialize with other volunteers on the second floor of the guest house.

The communal area for the volunteers is set up there. The guest house has a very family friendly atmosphere and participants enjoy their stay there. The house is a great place to meet and interact with other like-minded volunteers from different parts of the world.

The accommodation has Wifi service available and laundry service is also available at an additional charge. For those participants wishing to stay at a homestay, host family accommodation is also available. A two-day intensive orientation will be provided by the local staff. Areas like culture, greetings, locations, transportation, safety, volunteer placements are explained during the orientation.

Volunteers are given a local tour of Phnom Penh city as well as welcome dinner. Three meals per day are provided to the volunteers. Lunch and dinner will be rice, a bowl of soup, fried meat chicken, beef. Breakfast usually comprises of Tea, Bread, Coffee, Jam and fruits. Lunch is usually packed or eaten at the guesthouse depending on your schedule. Cambodian food is light and healthy and is not very spicy and hot.

Cambodian cuisine is a fusion of cuisines from other countries in South East Asia such as Vietnam and Thailand. Phnom Penh has a lot to offer and you will always find something of interest to do and see during your free time. You can also join the local Khmer cuisine cooking classes if that interests you! You will have longer free time available on the weekends where you can visit the nearby beaches and the zoo. Southern Asia. Eastern Asia. South East Asia. North America. The Caribbean.

Central America. Latin America. Suitable For. Our Volunteers have to literally arrive with their bags packed and that is it. We provide the best possible stay for our volunteers. Volunteers are picked up from the Phnom Penh International Airport by the local coordinator or representative. Those volunteers who are arriving overland or are already in Cambodia will be picked up from the bus station or at a meeting point decided beforehand.

Volunteers are provided accommodation in family operated and centrally located guesthouse in Phnom Penh. The accommodation is located at the centre of Phnom Penh and most of the famous tourist attractions are easily accessible. Each room has its own bathroom with western-style facilities and showers. All rooms have fans and a separate bathroom is attached to every room. Air-conditioning is also available for an additional cost. Volunteers can have the opportunity to relax, to eat and to socialize with other volunteers on the second floor of the guest house.

The communal area for the volunteers is set up there. The guest house has a very family friendly atmosphere and participants enjoy their stay there. The house is a great place to meet and interact with other like-minded volunteers from different parts of the world. The accommodation has Wifi service available and laundry service is also available at an additional charge. For those participants wishing to stay at a homestay, host family accommodation is also available.

A two-day intensive orientation will be provided by the local staff. Areas like culture, greetings, locations, transportation, safety, volunteer placements are explained during the orientation. Volunteers are given a local tour of Phnom Penh city as well as welcome dinner. Three meals per day are provided to the volunteers. Lunch and dinner will be rice, a bowl of soup, fried meat chicken, beef.

Breakfast usually comprises of Tea, Bread, Coffee, Jam and fruits. Lunch is usually packed or eaten at the guesthouse depending on your schedule. Cambodian food is light and healthy and is not very spicy and hot. Cambodian cuisine is a fusion of cuisines from other countries in South East Asia such as Vietnam and Thailand. Phnom Penh has a lot to offer and you will always find something of interest to do and see during your free time. You can also join the local Khmer cuisine cooking classes if that interests you!

You will have longer free time available on the weekends where you can visit the nearby beaches and the zoo. We recommend our volunteers to come with their colleagues, friends or families. Also, we can design special group programs for groups of 5 or more.

Our programs are designed to be safe, affordable and offer a great group volunteering experience to the volunteers. If you are planning to come for multiple programs during your trip, you will have to pay the application fee just once. Your application fee is valid for a year's time from the date of application. You will not have to pay the application fees again if you come within the mentioned time frame. Citizens of most countries can receive a day tourist Visa on arrival.

You can apply for an E-Visa before going to Cambodia. For volunteers planning to stay in Cambodia for more than 30 days, business Visa is recommended. In Cambodia, accommodation is provided in a family run guest house in central Phnom Penh or with a Cambodian host family depending on your preference, availability and the final project allocation.

Our volunteers usually stay with middle-class families.