Volunteer Program

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