Educate Slum and Street Children

location
2 - 12 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

rating  Excellent 4.8  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Moderate response rate


Especially good for

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

Experience our colourful Indian culture and teach children and women a range of different subjects.

Each  and every child is provided equal opportunity to get Education,Health,Nutrition and Skill Building Services so as to develop them as the Responsible human being on this earth.

About the Program

Our proposed program will engage and provide identified children,specially slum,street and orphan ...

About the program

Each  and every child is provided equal opportunity to get Education,Health,Nutrition and Skill Building Services so as to develop them as the Responsible human being on this earth.

About the Program

Our proposed program will engage and provide identified children,specially slum,street and orphan children in various activities.These will include Education,Health and Hygiene education,Personality Development,so as to build and provide them an opportunity to develop themselves as the responsible citizen of the country. This will further help them to live into the main stream of society.

We believes education is at the heart of improving the children’s prospects – not just for the children, but for their parents, too. We see it as equally important to engage with their parents and community leaders in the slum area to help them understand the value of education, as a way to help the whole family’s prospects in the long term. Through building relationships with the parents over the past few years, We gained their trust and support, which is critical to ensuring that the children continue to attend school for as long as possible. The first we are in the heart of the slum, and we regularly invite parents to special events at our new schoolroom in a basement nearby.

We also put a strong focus on fun and social skills at the Shrestha school. We celebrate festivals and birthdays with the children, which gives them a lot of happiness, and each school day ends with a session of sports and games, to make sure they always leave with a smile.

Project Needs  

We want  to address the education deprivation among the underprivileged and marginalized community living in the city of Jaipur.

Children in this program come from slum area in the beginning it was not easy to bring them for education the reason is in slum area each family have five to six children and parents have not fix work there earning is not enough. Children want to go school and study but the parents want to send them on work just like begging,shoe polish,garbage collection etc. So lot of talking and field work some are ok to send children for education at our center. And now continuously children come everyday. On this project we are work since 2010.

Volunteers Role

At the project volunteers will help us in various ways such as they can teach the children English, maths and computing, in a friendly and supportive atmosphere, and also assisting in their moral development how they can behave they also do health and hygiene lessons art and craft, wall painting etc. they can prepare some educational games and sports activity for these children overall development.

Staff Support 

During your volunteer work our staff with you we are assist you in translating and as much as required field.

Program Location and Living 

Organisation will arrange your accommodation in the center of Jaipur city so after your daily work you can visit near area or Jaipur city market. Accommodation is on the sharing bases in one room two person.

Daily transport from guest house to project and project to guest house will be arrange by organisation.

What we expect from the volunteers

As we are a local Indian grass-roots NGO who serves and supports children and women in need we expect our volunteers and interns to:   

  • Be ready to learn about Indian culture and deal respectful with intercultural differences
  • Be relayable and flexible or be as open minded as possible 
  • Behave and dress respectful according to conservative Indian society

We want you to enjoy every day of your precious time with us.

What Volunteers can expect from us 

During there placement time we are always available for assist them.



Typical day

On first day our staff or coordinator is available Jaipur Airport for pickup volunteers and this is the relax day but as per there choice if they want. 

Volunteers are working with us from Monday to Friday from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM after in the evening time they can walk and visit Jaipur City market ...

Typical day

On first day our staff or coordinator is available Jaipur Airport for pickup volunteers and this is the relax day but as per there choice if they want. 

Volunteers are working with us from Monday to Friday from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM after in the evening time they can walk and visit Jaipur City market and busy street.

Saturday and Sunday in weekend you are free on these days so you can plan to visit Jaipur city and monuments and you also have a chance to visit near city just like Agra, Pushkar and many.


Free-time activities

On Weekend volunteers will visit Wind Palace, City Palace, Amber Fort, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort & Water Palace, Birla Temple, Monkey Temple, Monkey Palace, Albert Museum, Bollywood Movie Show at Rajmandir Cinema, Amber Sound & Light Show and Chokhi Dhani Resort..

Free-time activities

On Weekend volunteers will visit Wind Palace, City Palace, Amber Fort, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort & Water Palace, Birla Temple, Monkey Temple, Monkey Palace, Albert Museum, Bollywood Movie Show at Rajmandir Cinema, Amber Sound & Light Show and Chokhi Dhani Resort..


Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (basic level)

Education Requirements

English,Maths,Computer and language at level

Criminal Background Check

required

Required Documents

CV

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11:00 - 16:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by SHRESTHA

This Cost include accommodation on sharing room bases with same gender volunteers and max 2 person in one room, Internet availability, Jaipur Airport pickup, transportation from Guest house to center and center to guest house, Program supervision, volunteer support administration cost and support for organization project funds, staff salary etc.

Airport Pickup at Jaipur Airport

Shrestha arrange your pickup on Jaipur airport. Our staff member are help you to reach the project location and your accommodation from the Jaipur Airport.

Accommodation

You will be staying with a host family, within a rented house or a hostel and volunteers will stay either in a single or shared room. Our host families are carefully screened and selected based on requirements. All our families are middle-class and live in safe neighborhoods. The distance from the project varies. The family will provide three meals a day usually, except on some unforeseen circumstances.

Food & Beverages

You will be getting 3 Meals per day (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner), the food is vegetarian,traditional but very nutritious.
Volunteers will arrange there own drinks just like water or soft drink its not include in the program fees.

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Jaipur Airport (JAI) in Jaipur. We assist you to find cheap flights to India. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for India provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

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Details on arrival

Availability
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Program fees

2 weeks (min. stay) 298€
3 weeks 447€
4 weeks 596€
5 weeks 795€
6 weeks 994€
7 weeks 1,094€
12 weeks (max. stay) 1,591€
Average fees 140€/week

Program fees

140€ per week 2 - 12 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

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NO CREDIT CARD FEES


Duration

2 - 12 weeks

Deposit

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.


Final Payment

Your final payment will be agreed with SHRESTHA during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.


Meet your organization

SHRESTHA

Excellent 4.8 rating (17 reviews)

Non-profit - founded in 2010

Verified by Volunteer World

  Moderate response rate

Coordinated by

Nitesh

About the project

SHRESTHA strives to improve the lives and life-chances of orphans, slum and street children in Jaipur, north-west India.

Meet your organization

Who We Are

In Jaipur alone there are about 50 thousand children on the streets. Studies and observations about street & slum children in several cities including Jaipur in India highlight the magnitude of this problem.They are mainly in the formative group of 6 to 15 years and most of them are illiterates and school dropouts.

Society for health, Education and Vocational Training for Slum,Street,and Poor Orphan Children (SHRESTHA) was established under Rajasthan Society Registration Act.1958 with the overall aim and objectives of helping and supporting children especially Slum, runaway, orphans and street children in Jaipur.

SHRESTHA is successfully implementing its various activities and programs through which children are being provided with and supported for fulfilling their Educational, Socio-Psychological Counseling, STIs, HIV/AIDS Counseling, Skill Building, Vocational Training, Rehabilitation and Referral requirements.

We work with children and their families living in an established slum area on the outskirts of Jaipur, in the desert state of Rajasthan.In this slum area, the families are from different states, including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. They live in houses made with mud or in less substantial tent-style homes. Families tend to be fairly large, with typically five or six children, so there’ll be an average of about eight people in each household, sharing one single room. 

People in the slum area do not have a fixed job. Instead, they’ll do garbage collection, shoe polishing, begging and lots of similar work to try to generate an income. They generally do not earn enough money to fulfil their daily needs. Often, parents are not able to provide food and clothing for their children or even medicine when children fall ill.

The children want to go to school and study like ‘normal’ kids, but their parents don’t earn enough to send them to a good school. These children have lots of talent and are eager to learn but their family situation means they’ve often no choice but to work along with their parents.

Breaking the cycle

Shrestha works to break the cycle of poverty that diminishes these children’s life chances. Without a good education, their economic prospects will be as limited as those of their parents, sentencing them and their future children to a similar life of hardship.

SHRESTHA is getting support and motivation from various concerning government departments and other agencies Our project aims at identifying underprivileged children especially from slum areas, streets & orphans and then providing them with formal as well as informal education, Health & Hygiene education, Vocational training & working for their Personality development so as to create opportunity for these children to develop themselves as responsible citizens of the country & further helping them to live into main stream society.

SHRESTHA is dedicated to helping impoverished children lead healthy, fulfilling lives and reach their full potential into adulthood – and you can help.

17 reviews · rating4.8

Ines Arroba rating5

2024 at Educate Slum and Street Children

teach children and play games. I really love teaching children and learning things about here culture, style live . I look forward to stay here because they want to learn a lot new ...
Gabriela rating4.8

2024 at Educate Slum and Street Children

I spent an entire month living in Nitesh's house and was very well received by his family. His wife cooks the best food! The shrestha project does a very important work with the kids in the community, it was really great to be with them and exchange some knowledge, play and dance and learn ...
Julie Lowenstein rating5

2023 at Educate Slum and Street Children

Thank you every one So much for the most memorable and rewarding experience of my life. Nitesh and Chitra the work you do is amazing and you both so much dedicating your lives to such an important project. Thank you for letting us to be part of it. We so excited to continue helping in any way we ...
Francisco Salgado rating5

2023 at Educate Slum and Street Children

During my volunteer period at Shrestha I enjoyed the hospitality of its founders. We were able to work together with the children and see the great work of Nitesh and his ...
Pierre Le Saout rating5

2023 at Educate Slum and Street Children

We were welcomed in the organization by Nitesh, who provide us all the information needed about the location, the tasks and the objectives of the NGO. We spent time teaching to the children, there were extremly demanding about knowledge, their behaviour was excellent and we feel really useful for ...
Ariel Lewis rating5

2023 at Educate Slum and Street Children

Thank you to Nitesh,Chitra and everyone else at Shrestha for welcoming us into the Shrestha family with open arms and loving heart. We have loved every minute that we have spent with each and everyone of you and look forward to continue our incredible friendship for many more years to come. you all ...

Location

Asia > Southern Asia > India > Jaipur

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