Volunthai: Volunteers for Thailand, founded in 2000, was one of the first international volunteer organizations to take advantage of the internet to bring volunteers to home stay in rural Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

. The project brings young volunteers to rural schools in Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 to teach English for a month or longer. Unlike many volunteer projects that charge high fees to join, Volunthai has remained a true non-profit organization and keeps costs as low as possible. Around 100 people join Volunthai each year, mainly from America, Canada, and England. Articles about Volunthai have appeared in the Washington Post, The Nation

The Nation

The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...

, and the Bangkok Post

Bangkok Post

The Bangkok Post is a broadsheet, English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand. The first issue was sold on August 1, 1946. It had four pages and cost 1 baht, a considerable amount at the time....

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