Earn academic credits while making a difference with a student internship.

Volunteer with OpenmindProjects. You can use your volunteer experience to earn academic credits.

Unique internship opportunities abroad with an NGO in Thailand.

Intern, study abroad, with OpenmindProjects, a nonprofit, NGO.

Are you studying at a university or college? Is an internship included in your program? If so, you can do it with us! Combine volunteering with your internship, a great experience and opportunity with an NGO, charity. Study, learn and gain practical, volunteer and cross culture experience with us.

We help you, discuss and agree on your intern work with you and your university or institution. You work in one of our projects and get opportunities to teach local students, work with social media or fundraising. We discuss and plan together what you will do. We support you during your internship, help gather information and find people for you to interview, more. After your internship you may need a document from us for your school; we fill in, sign. Please note, you can apply for funding, a scholarship, to volunteer in connection with your thesis! And we can help you.

Benefits for all. Contribute to addressing social and environmental problems. Help the local community and young students. Help us in our mission while you study, learn and gain valuable experiences for the future. You boost your career. Intern with an NGO and stand out on your CV. Gain international, cross-cultural and social skills while you learn about nonprofit work, a special merit, reference. Employers like graduates with overseas experience. Having interned with an NGO abroad speaks volumes, about taking initiatives, being independent, dedicated and focused. Our resources are limited but ambitions high. As our intern you have many opportunities to help us and local people. You can learn much with an award-winning nonprofit in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Nepal.

Great opportunities to study and volunteer abroad on an internship abroad with an NGO, nonprofit. Test drive a future career! Interning with us allows you to take on several tasks and develop useful skills in many areas. Use your knowledge to develop new skills in a nonprofit project that makes a difference to someone else. Boost your confidence and help people!

Our support to you on our internship abroad.

Before you go

• Apply and tell us about your internship ambitions. We’ll reply with suggestions.
• We send predeparture information and meet you online to discuss your internship.
• We agree on your internship with you and your university, college, institution.
• We help arrange for your local work and accommodation.
• We send our Volunteer/Intern Handbook.
• And we can have additional online meetings to introduce you to your internship.

During your internship,

• We introduce you to your work as an intern, including to our people, your work schedule, other practical details..
• We work together, discuss and plan your tasks before and during your internship.
• Enjoying your free time in a foreign country and culture is important too! We often arrange free time activities to meet people and enjoy nature and culture.

When you finished your internship

• We have a debrief meeting about your work, your experience with a nonprofit NGO abroad, and help you with your Internship Report.
• We submit any required documents to your university, college etc.
• We provide an Internship Certificate or Letter of Reference on request.
• And we’ll surely want to have a nice farewell dinner with you and want to stay in touch with you after you finished as one of our great Intern Alumni!

Your donation goes to support you and to local people!

Read about our projects

• The OpenSkills Project
• Creating Lifelong Learners
• Innovative Learning Camps
• Empower Women

Volunteer with OpenmindProjects. You can use your volunteer experience to earn academic credits.