Marist Asia Foundation welcomes Volunteers who come for 6, 12, 24 months and visitors who stay for a short time to help in our programmes in many ways.
Volunteer opportunities are open now for 2025 Due to immigration and legal documentation to be a volunteer in Thailand preference now is given to volunteers who can come for a period of at least 6 months.
Each year we require 2-3 volunteers who can help in our English and Social Studies classes. Qualified Teachers are also able to help with teacher mentoring and training.
For more information download the Volunteer Agreement 2025
- Step 1: Make contact.
- Step 2: Complete application forms.
- Step 3: Online Video conversation.
- Step 4: Letter of acceptance.
Click on the advertisement below to download and share with some of the stories below of our Volunteers and Visitors.
Volunteer Reflection – Dr. Sharmaine Anne Alcantara
“Someday, I’d like to go back…Someday, I’ll see you again.” These were the exact last words in my journal entry when I left Ranong eight years ago. And sometimes, I wonder why I have that deep longing to return, and I just realized maybe because the experience in Ranong just gave me so much. So Read More
9 visits to Ranong
I first came to the Marist mission in Ranong in 2007 to work there for 3 weeks by teaching the children of Burmese migrants. Asia is not Europe It was a strong and moving experience. Heat and rain made their presence felt on an Irishman. The mission had just begun and I was teaching in Read More
An experience of Marist Mission
In Ranong, the busy fishing port in Southern Thailand bordering Myanmar’s most southern point, the Marist Asia Foundation serves the poor through well-run education and health programmes. From Myanmar, easily visible just across the strait, a short trip in small open boats transports thousands of Burmese seeking refuge in Thailand. If they do find work Read More
They taught me about the simplicity and joy of life
Teacher Monica, a ‘Kiwi’ from Australia volunteered over the summer break and shares her experience of two months in Ranong. Early December 2015 I began my volunteering adventure. I flew to Bangkok in Thailand and then on to Ranong where I taught Burmese migrants during my summer holiday. My cousin is Frank Bird who is a Read More
Volunteering: A life changing opportunity
Andrew and Leeann from New Zealand volunteered for 3 months and share their experience. Arriving in Ranong in August was a bit of a culture shock, as we had spent the past six months in the UK and Europe, working and travelling. The biggest challenges were the heat, especially for Andrew who would literally drip Read More