http://www.visayans.org/Volunteer for the Visayans (VFV), is a registered non-profit, non-government organization located in Tacloban City, Philippines. It is registered with the local Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to distribute planned and professional social welfare services to assist underprivileged and underserved local communities.
Since being founded in 2004, VFV has dedicated itself to contributing towards sustainable developments in the areas of child welfare, community development, education and public health through its broad based social welfare programs. In particular VFV has invested time and resources to develop a number of long term Community Projects as well as a comprehensive Child Sponsorship Program which combined have led to over 150 children from disadvantaged backgrounds to have the means to go to school and pursue mainstream education.
Year after year, VFV has been recruiting international volunteers to help provide energy, skills and support to a number of ongoing Volunteer and Community Projects whilst at the same time educating the volunteers on the unique people and culture of the Philippines.
Over the last decade, VFV has tailored its Volunteer Program to provide not only the best volunteer projects for those looking to volunteer in the Philippines but has also provided a program that includes some of the best methods of cultural immersion, allowing each volunteer to truly experience the one of a kind ‘Pinoy’ culture. Today, VFV still takes pride in providing one of the most unique volunteering and service based learning environments in the world.
ORGANISED TOURS AND PROGRAMS
Teach Children in Performing Arts in the Philippines
From 2 weeks
From $800 USD
If you’ve got a flair for the performing arts, then VFV’s teaching children fine arts project is just be the volunteer project you’re looking for. You probably have seen YouTube videos of Filipino street children break dancing, Filipino prison inmates dancing to Michael Jacksons’ Thriller, ...
Volunteer as a VFV Media Intern in the Philippines
From 2 weeks
From $800 USD
As a grassroots non-profit organization, we understand the need for a comprehensive and precise media strategy that will help us best portray and explain our various donation-based projects to global audiences. Unfortunately we do not have the capacity to hire additional staff to cover this importan...
Volunteer at the VFV Community Centre in the Philippines
From 2 weeks
From $800 USD
By volunteering at a community centre, individuals will get the opportunity to come into contact with a number of different local demographics, all of whom actively use the Volunteer for the Visayans Community Center on a weekly basis. The Community Center in Bliss, Sagkahan is the heart of all Volu...
Teach English at a Rural Elementary School in the Philippines
From 4 weeks
From $960 USD
There is a strong national emphasis on the importance of being able to speak, read and write English as all good jobs require proficiency in English. Learning English is incredibly important and getting off to a good start in elementary school is critical. Unfortunately, many rural elementary schoo...
Volunteer with a Special Education Project in the Philippines
From 4 weeks
From $960 USD
By volunteering on a deaf education project, you will be able to apply specialist skills to assist children with hearing and visual impairment and autism with their day-to-day learning. Students with physical, mental or developmental disabilities can often find it frustrating when trying to learn in...
Volunteer with Youth in Conflict with the Law in the Philippines
From 4 weeks
From $960 USD
By volunteering with youths in conflict with the law, you can help coach and mentor young male adolescents who need to alter the course of their lives. As a volunteer, you not only put yourself into the position of a role-model, but also have the opportunity to empower the boys by sharing your talen...
Volunteer at a Women's Shelter in the Philippines
From 4 weeks
From $960 USD
By volunteering in a women’s shelter, you can help promote female empowerment to some of the most disadvantaged and abused women in the Filipino society. Issues such as domestic abuse, trafficking and abandonment can leave many women in the Philippines feeling isolated and despondent. Many situati...
Volunteer on a Nutrition Project in the Philippines
From 2 weeks
From $800 USD
By volunteering on a nutrition project, you can help us in addressing a critical local public health issue whilst at the same time working closely with VFV staff and local community members to tailor projects to combat hunger and improve food security. Nutrition tends to be an issue that is overlook...
Volunteer at a Rural Health Clinic: Tacloban, Philippines
From 4 weeks
From $960 USD
By volunteering at a health clinic, you can help augment support to understaffed and underfunded health clinics in rural towns outside Tacloban City. This volunteer project is great for volunteers looking to experience the healthcare industry in the Philippines or looking to implement their profess...