Cambodia
Cambodia GSC Program volunteers enjoy a 6-day orientation and training session to start their program. This includes pick-up at the Pochentang Airport and accommodations during the first week in a Phnom Pehn hotel with fellow volunteers. On Day One, volunteers are taken on sightseeing trips to some of the famous sites in Phnom Pehn that include the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, the National Museum, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the Killing Fields at Cheoung Ek and an evening conversation with a Khmer Rouge survivor.
On the Days two through six, participants are provided a five-day cultural orientation and technical training program. This includes Khmer language lessons, an introduction to Khmer Buddhism, a visit and introduction to your project, and the necessary training for your placement. The orientation will also include group meals to sample the delicious Cambodian cuisine and a traditional Khmer performance, which may consist of dance, music, shadow puppetry, or a circus.
Thailand
Thailand GSC Program volunteers enjoy a 6-day orientation and training session to start their program. This includes pick-up at the Suvarmabumi Airport and two nights/three days accommodations in Bangkok with fellow volunteers and the in-country coordinator. Volunteers are taken on sightseeing trips to some of the famous sites in Bangkok that include the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Volunteers are also taken out for group meals to sample the deliciously spicy Thai cuisine! 
On the third day, participants are taken to the GSC orientation center in Nonthaburi for cultural and program specific orientation and training. This includes Thai language training, discussions on Thai culture, an introduction to the specific project work, a tour of the local Bangyai village area, and an overnight Buddhist immersion experience at a local Wat (Buddhist temple). GSC’s In-Country Coordinator, who is a certified Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) teacher, also provides basic training in TEFL for those who will be teaching English to either local students or novice monks during their program.
Tanzania
Orientation and training in Arusha is conducted for all Tanzania GSC Program participants. This includes pick-up at the Kilimanjaro Airport and three nights’ accommodations at a hostel in central Arusha with fellow volunteers, and four nights accommodations at your homestay where you will reside for the remainder of your program. During the first week, volunteers will be accompanied on a tour of Arusha to get a flavor of this portal to Tanzania’s world-famous northern tourist destinations. Volunteers are accompanied by GSC staff and counterparts for group meals to get accustomed to the international and local cuisine. 
The first week orientation emphasizes specific training on culture, health, and safety issues and Swahili language lessons, as well as an introduction to various GSC projects. The HIV/AIDS Prevention and Nutrition Education Program includes training on HIV/AIDS in a Tanzania specific context and instruction on how to conduct community trainings. Instruction covers the etiology of the virus and disease, cultural factors that influence its spread and transmission in Tanzania, methods of prevention, testing and treatment. The Sustainable Agriculture Program provides training on HIV/AIDS issues as mentioned above plus technical training on nutrition and bio-intensive agriculture (BIA). Topics covered in BIA training include double digging, composting and companion planting. During the second weekend, a day safari to one of Tanzania's famous game parks provides participants a taste of the unsurpassed geographic beauty and wildlife of this region.
