My name is Evie, and I'm currently a second year university student from London. I first heard about the International Humanity Foundation's work through my sister, who has volunteered as a Co-Director in both the Medan and Chiang Rai centres. I quickly found myself fascinated and impressed by the charity's efforts, so it seemed absurd to not seize this amazing opportunity and apply for a Work-Study volunteer placement.

I soon joined my sister in Chiang Rai, and it was honestly one of the best decisions I have ever made, not only a chance to volunteer with thirteen incredible children for a great cause, but also to discover a country as beautiful as Thailand for myself.

IHF Thailand is a home for children from the Northern Thailand hill tribes, who have have found themselves in vulnerable situations. It creates a family, support network and provides education to empower the children, alleviating them from marginalisation and poverty. My time at the centre is spent either online - completing work to assist the charity's efforts, or locally - be this cooking dinner, helping the children with their homework, or mostly, just spending memorable, quality time with the children.

Working in Chiang Rai has motivated me to travel in the future. The knowledge and experience I have gained here is invaluable, learning about the IHF through its various mechanisms- fundraising, recruitment and the importance of media for example - I've gained an incredible introduction to the NGO sector, something I was relatively unaware of before.

The time I've spent with the children has proved invaluable, and inspired me to cherish every second of this opportunity.