Friends For Asia
Why choose Friends For Asia?
Friends for Asia was created in 2007 by Todd Cikraji, experienced teacher and former Peace Corps volunteer. Since then, it has given thousands of international volunteers the opportunity to participate in both short and long-term community placements throughout Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal, and Bali. Friends for Asia’s two-fold mission centers around providing people the chance to improve living condi...
Friends for Asia was created in 2007 by Todd Cikraji, experienced teacher and former Peace Corps volunteer. Since then, it has given thousands of international volunteers the opportunity to participate in both short and long-term community placements throughout Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal, and Bali. Friends for Asia’s two-fold mission centers around providing people the chance to improve living conditions in host countries as well as to become a part of the local community. As an independent organization, it is completely run by program fees, which are kept as low as possible and are invested directly in volunteer projects. Whether it’s childcare, medical internships, teaching camps, elephant camps, women’s empowerment, magazine internships, or student volunteer groups, participants will rece...
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Volunteer at an Elephant Camp in Thailand. You will work in a camp located about 40 miles from Chiang Mai. The area has a stream dividing it in t...
Teach English to Buddhist Monks in Thailand. Volunteers work with novice Buddhist monks within the age range of 12-18 years old. The school aims ...
Get involved in building and gardening at a home for single mothers in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Volunteers help single mothers acquire the skills ne...
Work as a Teacher’s Assistant at the International University for Monks. The monks study Buddhism and meditation in the morning, and take classes...
Be part of a Medical Intern Project in Thailand. You get the chance to find out firsthand why Thailand has become a medical center for much of A...
Chiang Mai has many foreign ex-patriots and there are multiple publications catering to that community. The largest and most widely recognized of...
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Wanwisa “Imm” Sirikhampa
Interviewed in 2014
Wanwisa Sirikhampa, nicknamed Imm, was born in Phrae, a small and quiet province in the north of Thailand. Before working for Friends for Asia, he was...
Wanwisa “Imm” Sirikhampa
Interviewed in 2014
What inspired you to travel abroad?
I lead the Medical Internship program. It’s located in Chiangmai, Thailand.
Todd Cikraji
Interviewed in 2014
Friends For Asia offers international volunteer projects in Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam, which assist local communities in overcoming chal...
Todd Cikraji
Interviewed in 2014
What inspired you to travel abroad?
What inspired you to establish Friends for Asia?