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Rescue Team Assistant Songkhla

, Thailand

In partnership with

Thong Sia Siang Teung Foundation has worked as the rescue in emergency
case since 1956. They are the rescue professional as all of working
volunteers and staffs has been trained before working on rescue situation.
As well as Thong Sia Siang Teung hospital under Thong Sia Siang Teung
Foundation.

Hatyai city is the tourist attractive of Malaysian and Singapore. In the
rescue team most of Thai volunteer could not speak English or Chinese
which is main language of tourist in Hatyai.


Description of the Work

Volunteers work as an assistant and the supporters in rescue term,
helping first aid, take the patient to the hospital, and any other
work to help people from an accident or emergency case. The
rescue is working 12 hours in one team from 8 am – 8 pm and from
8 pm – 8 am Volunteer would work only from 8 am – 4 pm


Accommodation & Food

Volunteer will stay at local host family. Private room or share with other
volunteer (if there are more one volunteer at that time). Volunteers expect to
eat Thai food. A local host family will prepare the food for the volunteer.
Volunteer expect to help in cooking and exchanging their national food
ingredient.


Location & Leisure

Address: Address:
Thong Sia Siang Teung Foundation, Hatyai City, Songkhla

Leisure Activities: Hatyai city, Samila Beach, Old Town


Appointment

Meeting Point At Vspace

13:00, 1st of every month

How to go to VSpace

TERMINAL: Hatyai International Airport

Please download Grab application or Maxim application to get to
VSpace from Hatyai International Airport (similar to Uber) Cost 200-
300 Baht per trip

There is wifi at the airport and/or you can buy Thai sim card, there are
2 companies, AIS and True


Host Organization

Volunteer Spirit Association (ex Sawasdee) is a non-profit (NPO)/non-government (NGO) / a peace organization that coordinates international voluntary projects for people of all ages, cultures, religious and economic backgrounds. Our work is based on the belief that all people are capable of living together and cooperating with mutual respect and without recourse to violence to solve conflicts. Through international voluntary work we aim to give people the chance to experience this way of living whilst contributing in a useful manner to the community. Volunteer Spirit Association had started its activities in 2008 and organized first international workcamp in 2009. The first group of international volunteer was from NICE (Never-ending International workcamps Exchange) Japan Check out the website: http://volunteerspirit.or.th