-	To conserve the nature reserve, its diverse ecosystem and its wildlife through tourism
-	To reduce the exploitation of natural resources by educating the local people and creating alternative income opportunities
-	To create general public awareness on the importance and benefits of waste management, recycling, composting using renewable energy for lights and water heating
-	To provide environmental education and create awareness building for tourists and creating alternative livelihood in surrounding areas

Volunteer Duties: Volunteers help in several ways. You can help for the propagation of seaweeds farm. Diving house reef, Volunteers can also help in implementing the Bauan sanctuary project with regular patrols, beach clean-ups and education on the needs and benefits of the project. Volunteers will be asked to understand and cooperate with the local people. This way, you can help preserving their culture and nature!

This program is based in Metro Manila and the nearby provinces of Laguna & Batangas city. The project includes an outreach program for the street children, free education program and day centers. The project focuses on the young and vulnerable to assist them in finding a way out of the trap of poverty and to train them in vocational skills so that they can become contributing members to their families and society.

Volunteer duties: provide the children with English classes, arts & craft, music, sports, computer literacy and various vocational training. Volunteer on this project would spend their days with the children, so all skills to keep the children entertained and happy are welcome.

This program is based in Metro Manila and the nearby provinces of Laguna & Batangas city. The project includes an outreach program for the street children, free education program and day centers Environment research & Medical Health Education.

Philippine laws provide for a community health centre in each of its 41,000 barangays (communities). Sadly, not all communities have their own health centers and those that have one are woefully under-equipped and understaffed. Medically-trained volunteers may help in community health centers and hospitals, and may perform medical tasks depending on their skills and qualifications. They may also conduct training and workshops to teach people on hygiene, health care, reproductive health care, first-aid, and other health concerns.

Volunteers may also help set up clinics in public schools and train teachers and students to become effective health officers and clinic custodians. Community and municipal health centers are open only from Mondays to Fridays. Saturday and Sunday are days off. There are no set working days for disaster relief operations. This program is offered all year round.

Only volunteers who are in their final year of study or who are professional doctors or nurses can participate in the Health Program. Medical students are most welcome. Student-volunteers are welcome to conduct research projects if they so wish, provided they do not in any way interfere with the mandate of the program.

Volunteers may choose between rural or urban placements in this program. Short-term volunteers may like to consider an urban area placement. The work of the volunteers is subject to the needs of the particular health centers or hospitals.

The Philippine educational system is patterned after the American education system. The medium of instruction in most subjects is English. Volunteers are asked to follow the set curriculum of local schools. Volunteers may also like to arrange extracurricular activities for the students. Do you have a special skill or talent? Please remember parents' permission is needed for out of campus extracurricular activities.

Class size averages 45 students in rural areas while urban areas can reach up to 60 to 80 students. Confidence is vital as volunteers will be the sole teacher in the class room. Since classes cannot proceed when you are not available, please notify the school staff as soon as possible to allow them time to find a replacement during times of sickness or unavailability.

Volunteer Duties:

Day Care Centers: Volunteers teach children ages 3 to 5 in a day care centre for 2 to 4 hours a day. They will teach children the alphabet and basic concepts like colors, shapes, sizes, days of the week, and the like through songs, stories and play.

Elementary and High School: Volunteers on the program teach elementary and high school students in public schools for two to four hours a day. Subjects taught include English, math’s, science, health, and basic computer skills (only in schools where computers are available).

The high mortality rate for mothers during childbirth, as well as the short life expectancy in general, leaves thousands of children without parents each year. As a result, most of these needy children are deprived of education and find work as child laborers in restaurants, factories, hotels, slaves, and as trash collectors. These disadvantaged children need attention, love, care, and the opportunity to further their education.

Child care Centers provide these kids with daily meals, a bed, and some hope. Volunteering in the Child care centres or Rehabilitation is a really great opportunity to experience the obstacles and rewards of serving helpless people. Volunteers will be placed either in Centre or host facilities near to the placement, where they will spend most of their time with the children, assisting them in their day-to-day routines.

Volunteers Duties:

As Volunteer in this Program you will work in Child Centers or Rehabilitation assisting children with various activities including games, sports, teaching, hygiene & education.  You will also assist the local staff with helping them in administration work where possible. You can get involved in art & craft and organizing short trips to local destinations with the children. Once you get involved you will not want to leave as the kids give so much love and affection to you. Volunteers who would wish to help the orphanage in routine tasks as well as initiate special activities.  Volunteers can help in cleaning, feeding and playtime activities for the abandoned, neglected, surrendered and street kids in the community.

Volunteers in the Philippines offer you the opportunity to experience the charm of the Country through three program locations.

The First & Second Program is based in Metro Manila and the nearby cities. The project includes an outreach program for the street children, free education program and day centers, Teaching English & Medical Health & Education The project focuses on the young and vulnerable to assist them in finding a way out of the trap of poverty and to train them in vocational skills so that they can become contributing members to their families and society. In this program you can enjoy both a combine volunteering & adventures tours.

Program in Metro Manila is more suited for short term volunteers of two weeks to one month. As one of the world's biggest cities, it is as cosmopolitan as any city can get. But being third world, it has wide swaths of poverty-stricken districts existing side by side with skyscrapers and sprawling malls.

Health volunteers will be taken to both urban and rural placements, depending on where medical missions will be conducted by T2h-Asia community partner health organizations. They will also conduct on-site visitations to both public and private hospitals for them to be given a more complete appreciation of the health care system of a developing country.

Our third Project is in Batangas City (bätän´gäs), city is a province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island of Mindoro and to the west lies the South China Sea.

Batangas City (1990 pop. 184,970) An important port on the Calumpan River near its mouth on Batangas Bay, it has a large oil refinery and serves a fertile farm area noted for its fruits, cacao, and coffee. Tourist attractions in Batangas province include Lake Taal, with its active volcano (which erupted in 1965, causing extensive damage and many deaths), and the popular summer resort city of Tagaytay.

Some of the environmental, teaching, and school building maintenances volunteers will be placed there. There are banks that accept Visa, Master card and Plus ATM cards. There are internet cafes in the town centres. Volunteers must be ready to tackle challenges. But they will be rewarded with some of the countries more pristine and gorgeous sceneries and beaches.

You will be met at the airport by CCSV-Philippines Volunteer Coordinator and take you to CCSV HQ where you will share accommodation with other volunteer. All volunteers will receive initial training after arriving in Manila. The training is designed to help you settle into The Philippines and to ensure you are fully prepared for your volunteer placement: A typical training period is as follows:

The first stage of the training is in Manila and will be held in CCSV HQ, where the volunteers will also be housed. They will then proceed to their placements where stage two of training will take place before volunteer work begins. The cost of travel from Manila to placement is included in the program fee.

Volunteers should expect to share a room at the CCSV HQ.

Phase 1 (Day 1 & 2) Training includes

Day One

-	Introduction to the Philippines (demographics and facts, interesting sites, weather, food, laws regarding foreigners, and others)
-	Philippine Customs and Traditions
-	Language Training

Day Two

-	Continuation of Language Training
-	Introduction to their Chosen Program
-	City Tour

Please be aware that this schedule is a guide; volunteers may experience some variation in the training program. Please also be aware that if you are participating in the teaching program, you will not be given specific instruction on how to teach. If you do not have experience in this area it is up to you to research prior to your arrival in the Philippines.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with snacks shall be provided each training day a dinner out side CCSV HQ is provided during the city tour on the second day. Additional snacks and drinks during city tours shall be shouldered by the volunteers.

Volunteers may choose to undertake additional sightseeing and shopping outside the prescribed tours on their own or with the assistance of hired guides. Metro Manila, suburbs and much of the country are generally tourist-friendly.

Phase II of Training:

The second stage of training will be held at the program location and will last for 2 to 3 days. Volunteers will be introduced to the local language, local laws and customs of their program location. Volunteers will also be given an orientation of their project sites.

In the first stage of the training, you will be housed in a CCSV-Philippines HQ, where the training will also be held. If you are a 2 week volunteer, you will spend your placement in Manila and will stay at the CCSV-Philippines HQ.

Once the program starts volunteers (who stay longer than 2 weeks) will live with, and be integrated into local families, and will share their food and way of life. Volunteers shall be given rooms of their own although homes are Spartan in keeping with the average Filipino family's lifestyle. All volunteers shall be in charge of their own laundry.

Volunteers all live as local people do. This will mean developing conditions and basic facilities. Not all Philippine houses have telephones, but almost all households have at least one mobile phone. In rural area placements, the houses may not have running water and toilets have to be flushed using buckets of water.

Volunteers shared accommodation is provided either with a host family, or in CCSV HQ.
Volunteers are required to bring their own sleeping bag.
Two meals a day are provided as part of the programme - lunch, and dinner and snacks.
Food will be healthy, nutritious, and locally sourced.

Placements range from 2 weeks to 3 months (but it can be extended up to 6 months depending on your visa allowances). Please be aware that a volunteer month is equal to 28 days. Volunteers are welcome to extend the length of their stay while volunteering in the Philippines.

• International flights are not included.
• Participants should need to book your own flight to the international airport In Manila Philippines, where you will be met and taken to start your training program.

Please note: When applying for your tourist visa you must state the purpose of your visit to be "tourism" or "touring". Do not state anywhere on your application that you will be volunteering.

-	You do not need any formal teacher training or experience to participate, but whatever experience you do have will be taken into account when arranging your day-to-day activities.
-	A good command of oral and written English
-	A basic computer skills
-	Volunteers need to be independent, enthusiastic and adaptable, hard-working with an open-minded attitude.