The posts available vary each year depending on our partners’ needs and opportunities in the region. Not all of the posts listed may be available, and new posts may be added as we receive updates from our partners.
Indonesia
In 2023, VIA celebrated 55 years of collaboration and connections in Indonesia. Our current long-term program includes posts at environmental and community development NGOs, as well as English teaching positions at universities. Fellows work to improve the English skills of local NGO staff, design and implement community training modules, act as liaisons between staff and international funders, translate project reports, and conduct research.
- Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta
- Alma Ata University, Yogyakarta
- Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta
- Jember University, Jember
Myanmar
Due to the military coup that started in February 2021, we do not expect to fill any posts in Myanmar at this time.
Myanmar is in the throes of rapid change, and our Myanmar fellows have the extraordinary opportunity to witness this transformation first-hand. As the political landscape shifts, educational access has never been more important – offering dynamic teaching opportunities at innovative institutions, including a bustling monastery school in Mandalay, a vocational school in the middle of the famous Inle Lake, and several rigorous English-language programs in the country’s lively capital of Yangon.
- Parami University (remote), based in Chiang Mai, Thailand – 3 positions
- Pre-Collegiate Program, Yangon
- 360°Ed, Yangon
- Inle Heritage Hospitality Vocational Training Center, Inle Lake
- KoeKoeTech, Yangon
- Connect University, Yangon
Thailand
VIA’s post in Thailand is in Chiang Mai, where many migrants and refugees from Myanmar have settled. Fellows teach English to Burmese migrant students and design curriculum to meet students’ needs in a rapidly changing region.
Vietnam
VIA began sending volunteers to Vietnam in the early 1960s but paused its program during the Vietnam war. In 1990, five years prior to the resumption of formal relations between the governments of Vietnam and the U.S., VIA was invited to resume sending fellows.