For one week requests, we can only offer weekend assignments. We are always happy to have help with food distribution and support for playtime on campus at the beginning of Kids Church. For weekend volunteering opportunities please register for our ICF Experience

Thank you for your heart to serve with us! Please contact us and share your thoughts. Then we will find out if there is an opportunity for you to volunteer with us.

In principle, ICF Cambodia does not pay wages to international volunteers. All of them have their own donors, who support them financially. After working with ICF Cambodia for 12 months, a volunteer will receive a small monthly bonus. All volunteers can partake in free lunch from Tuesday to Saturday at our office. If you volunteer at church on the weekends, you will also have the option of free meals.

The cost can vary and depends on your standard of living. There are some things that are not expensive in Cambodia like local food or a phone plan. Other things like electricity (air conditioning and refrigerator), and western food are expensive. Means of transportation can also vary depending on your preferences. For one year volunteering in ICF Cambodia we recommend a minimum budget of USD 1000 per month. This is the minimum and does not include emergency expenses, help financially in an emergency or the possibility to be generous. Also there are some one-time expenses, like Flight costs, buying a moto, Visa and Insurance cost. For these expenses we recommend providing a minimum amount of USD 5000. If you are going to work with us, we will assist you in preparing a personal budget.

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer accommodation. We recommend staying in a guesthouse for the first two weeks and finding a place to live through local real estate or Facebook groups. We believe it is important to experience life in Siem Reap and then use these impressions to find the right accommodation.

We do not recommend living with a local family in a village. The local housing conditions are often different from the western world. We suggest finding accommodations in the city of Siem Reap.

After successful completion of the application process, we will work closely with you through the visa application process at the nearest Cambodian Embassy in your home country.

There are several requirements and options for purchasing a visa. The type of visa is determined by the duration of the assignment. Here, too, we accompany our future volunteers and help them apply for a visa.

If a visa extension is necessary, the ICF Cambodia Human Resources Department will help you to handle this process on site.

There are different types of visas and correspondingly different prices. A volunteer who stays for a longer period of time will be assisted in obtaining an NGO visa, which is free of charge. For assignments with a shorter duration, a "Business Visa" is also possible, which costs per month around $30.

You can take private lessons or attend a good language school here. We recommend our long-term volunteers invest in learning the local Khmer language.

Generally, we work 40 hours, with a 6-day workweek. Monday is our official day off. This can vary based on your job description and is supervised by the leader you work with.

Normally we would like to have volunteers who can invest and work with us full time. Exceptional part-time engagements are possible based on personal family situations or other work assignments.

We recommend you take one week of vacation every three months to support a healthy lifestyle. Holiday guidelines will be communicated and explained at the beginning of an assignment.

Generally, only our local staff works with families in the village. It is important to understand and speak the local language in order to efficiently work with families.