Volunteer Program
Volunteering with COCD provides an opportunity for both foreign and local students to learn from and work with the COCD management team. The placement will involve field visits at the community grass-root level and providing support and assistance to COCD in Cambodia.
Objectives:
- To increase funding to support COCD’s operations
- To improve COCD’s approach to seeking new fundraising opportunities
- To build the capacity of students to operate in a non-profit workplace
Benefits for volunteers:
- Learn from COCD staff about non-profit management and leadership.
- Work with community development groups from the highest to the grass-root level
- Learn how to develop and write project proposals for funding
- Experience a new culture and develop cross-cultural communication skills
- Use your ideas, skills, and knowledge to help vulnerable communities in the most remote areas of Cambodia
Target criteria:
- University student of Cambodia in at least Year 4
- High school and university students with fluent English, or with a group representative able to communicate in English.
- Skilled professionals from overseas with native or fluent English
Supervision fee:
Type of volunteer
Duration
Supervision fee
Other expend
Cambodian student
unlimited
free of charge
COCD will not cover their travel, food, and accommodation during their period of volunteer at COCD. In case of the project’s requirement to a community in sometimes, COCD will cover the travel, accommodation and food base on the COCD policy.
High school/university Foreigner student
one week
80 USD per a student
COCD will not cover their travel, food, and accommodation during their period of volunteer at COCD. In case of the project’s requirement to a community in sometimes, COCD will cover the travel, accommodation and food base on the COCD policy.
High school/university Foreigner student
2 weeks
160 USD per a student
COCD will not cover their travel, food, and accommodation during their period of volunteer at COCD. In case of the project’s requirement to a community in sometimes, COCD will cover the travel, accommodation and food base on the COCD policy.
High school/university Foreigner student
3 weeks
240 USD per a student
COCD will not cover their travel, food, and accommodation during their period of volunteer at COCD. In case of the project’s requirement to a community in sometimes, COCD will cover the travel, accommodation and food base on the COCD policy.
High school/university Foreigner student
4 weeeks
315 USD per a student
COCD will not cover their travel, food, and accommodation during their period of volunteer at COCD. In case of the project’s requirement to a community in sometimes, COCD will cover the travel, accommodation and food base on the COCD policy.
High school/university Foreigner student
6 weeks
390 USD per a student
COCD will not cover their travel, food, and accommodation during their period of volunteer at COCD. In case of the project’s requirement to a community in sometimes, COCD will cover the travel, accommodation and food base on the COCD policy.
High school/university Foreigner student
More than 2 months
300 USD per month a student
COCD will not cover their travel, food, and accommodation during their period of volunteer at COCD. In case of the project’s requirement to a community in sometimes, COCD will cover the travel, accommodation and food base on the COCD policy.
University graduated student (no Cambodian)
unlimited
60 USD per month a person
COCD will not cover their travel, food, and accommodation during their period of volunteer at COCD. In case of the project’s requirement to a community in sometimes, COCD will cover the travel, accommodation and food base on the COCD policy.
Professional volunteer (Foreigner and Cambodian)
unlimited
Free of charge
COCD will not cover their travel, food, and accommodation during their period of volunteer at COCD. In case of the project’s requirement to a community in sometimes, COCD will cover the travel, accommodation and food base on the COCD policy.
Note:
1. This contribution may be used to cover the following costs:
- Supervision of students
- Staff time spent liaising with students/student’s representative to develop and prepare for student activities
- Overheads associated with hosting students ( e.g. phone cost, internet, electricity etc)
- Activity materials including printing, technical materials etc
- Student workplace orientation
- Student support sessions
- Program management
2. The contribution does not cover any of the following fees which should be discussed with the in-country provider and incorporated into the student project fee:
- Accommodation organized by COCD/other partner ( including field trip accommodation)
- Transport to activity related meetings and outings
- Translator (if required)
Contact person for more information of this program:
Mr.Tel Sophat, Program Manager of COCD
Email: cocdprogramanager@gmail.com or sophattel@gmail.com
Tel: +855 12519695
Skype: sophat tel