Global Volunteers Offers New Volunteer Abroad Program in Vietnam

St. Paul, MN (Mar. 20) Global Volunteers, the nation's longstanding "volunteer
vacation" leader, will inaugurate a new international service program
opportunity in Vietnam, beginning July, 2008.  In its 25th year, Global
Volunteers engages short-term volunteers to work on long-term human and
economic development projects on five continents in 21 countries, including
the USA. 

This new development partnership is with the Department of International
Cooperation in the Ministry of Education and Training to teach conversational
English to high school and university students in Hanoi.  Inaugural teams,
beginning July 26, September 27, and November 22, 2008, will teach 12- to
17-year-olds at Nguyen Binh Khiem High School, and college students at
Hanoi University and the prestigious Foreign Trade University.  Programs will
resume in March 2009 and next summer at an English language summer camp
for orphaned kids at the SOS Children's Village. 

Experienced educators are especially needed although any native English
speaker can teach conversational English.  Volunteers with professional
expertise in economics, law, business and finance are also needed for special
teaching assignments at the university level.

The service program fee is $2,595 for a two-week program and $2,195 for a
one-week program, after an internet discount.  Additional discounts are
available for former volunteers, students and groups. 

The service program fee directly supports the ongoing development work of
the host community, and covers project materials, the volunteer's meals,
lodging and ground transportation, emergency medical evacuation insurance,
team leader services and other project expenses.  Airfare is additional; all
project-related expenses, including airfare, are tax-deductible for U.S.
taxpayers. 

For details, call 800-487-1074 or visit www.globalvolunteers.org. 


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