• Good Health And Well-Being

Underprivileged Girls Empowerment

location
2 - 24 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+
rating  Fantastic 4.5  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Good response rate

Highlights

  • Bring smile to poor children
  • Explore India and Indian
  • Volunteering to bring peace around
  • Community Service
  • Visit Incredible India

Especially good for

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

Exciting volunteering opportunities in India for international volunteers to help SMILE NGO to bring a smile to the most neglected girl children living on the street.

Do you like to help SMILE NGO to bring a smile to the most neglected girl children living on the street. 

Work type: Teaching spoken English,beautician training ,art and craft training

The project

This project is all about bringing smile to all underprivileged refugee grown up girls from the ...

About the program

Do you like to help SMILE NGO to bring a smile to the most neglected girl children living on the street. 

Work type: Teaching spoken English,beautician training ,art and craft training

The project

This project is all about bringing smile to all underprivileged refugee grown up girls from the downtrodden families of Kolkata. Providing informal basic education like english teaching, hygiene, basic health care, family planning education, playing, organising entertainment program, food distribution for these girl children of this downtrodden community would be the main target of the volunteers in this camp. Helping girls from the underprivileged community( mostly refugees) of India to get basic education, vocational and hygienic training etc. Daily more than 200+ families receiving support at our different centres around.

Volunteer work

Most important target of the project is to bring smile among these children and provide confidence and moral support to them. Volunteer would use different way of informal education technique to present a unique and attractive way of education programs for these kids. Most of these kids speaks local Bengali / Hindi language but they are very smart and intelligent. So teaching them with the support of local coordinator would not be so difficul, ,just little bit of patience and involvement can solve this problem easily. 

All volunteers would go through orientation on arrival and local language session during this camp. There would also be a workshop every evening when volunteers would prepare the next day lesson plan of action. 

Volunteers would also help local coordinator in other activities like giving shower food distribution, organising drama, story telling and entertainment games for the children. The whole camp would be run under the supervision of very experienced local project coordinator.

Saturday and Sunday would be free days(6am-4pm) when volunteers can take rest or tour around the city or near by places. More over if anyone get a chance to live with the local host family then that brings extra bonus to any traveller. It helps to learn the culture, tradition, language while staying within the normal people of the society. Living on any hotel can never give any traveller such wide scope to know the society and communities as a whole. SMILE society always tries to give international volunteers a big scope to know about the local communities and understand the family environment. Smile Society (ngo) had started their activities since 2003 !
 

Typical day

Example Daily Schedule: Wake up early morning: 9 am

Breakfast: 9:30 am ( self service)

Work : 10am-12noon (painting, farming, cleaning etc.)

Late afternoon:3pm - 5 pm workshop 

Dinner : 7 :30pm ( volunteers required help themselves in serving ,washing )

After 7:30 pm exit door would be closed.No one ...

Typical day

Example Daily Schedule: Wake up early morning: 9 am

Breakfast: 9:30 am ( self service)

Work : 10am-12noon (painting, farming, cleaning etc.)

Late afternoon:3pm - 5 pm workshop 

Dinner : 7 :30pm ( volunteers required help themselves in serving ,washing )

After 7:30 pm exit door would be closed.No one allowed to go out or come in the accommodation after 7:30 pm everyday including weekends.
9:30 bed time
 
** Please remember that programme schedule or project site can be changed or altered by the Project In-charge if required and all volunteers are requested to cooperate with our local members and partners. All schedule should be followed and mandatory for everyone to participate and contribute **

Free-time activities

Volunteers are Free during weekends (6am-4pm). They can travel city centre and around. 

Kolkata, the city of joy was known before as Calcutta since the colonial time. This ancient city was used to be the capital of British colonial period. This city has full of heart, people are basically belongs to ...

Free-time activities

Volunteers are Free during weekends (6am-4pm). They can travel city centre and around. 

Kolkata, the city of joy was known before as Calcutta since the colonial time. This ancient city was used to be the capital of British colonial period. This city has full of heart, people are basically belongs to the middle class. There are also rich and poor people all around. City Kolkata is know for its busy traffic, huge population, warm welcome and poverty around the street corners! It is a great place to visit for every tourist coming to India.

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

N. A at High school level

Criminal Background Check

required

Required Documents

CV, passport and background check report

Nationality Restrictions

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

Other Skills

Flexibility, patience, hard work

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

What's Included

What's Included

Services by SMILE Society, India

Host family dorm shared Accommodation with common toilet,  3 meals(breakfast, lunch and dinner) , training, material, language classes, orientation, Airport pickup (6am-6pm),limited wifi. 

Airport Pickup at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport

On arrival between 6am-6pm on same day or next day morning. 

Accommodation

Shared accommodation 2-4 volunteers in any single room (bunk bed & common toilet western type) 

Food & Beverages

3 meals(breakfast, lunch and dinner)  from local host family. Foods are Indian cuisine mostly vegetarian. 

Internet Access

Limited access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport (CCU) in Kolkata. 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

If you are intending to volunteer in India you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for India. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

Round the year

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

2 weeks (min. stay) 348€
4 weeks 447€
6 weeks 696€
8 weeks 895€
12 weeks 1,193€
16 weeks 1,392€
20 weeks 1,591€
24 weeks (max. stay) 1,789€
Average fees 124€/week

Program fees

124€ per week 2 - 24 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

2 - 24 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 SMILE Society, India during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your organization

SMILE Society, India

Fantastic 4.5 rating (18 reviews)

Non-profit - founded in 2003

Verified by Volunteer World

  Good response rate

Coordinated by

Kamala

Spoken languages: English

About the project

SMILE NGO is one of the prestigious International Youth Volunteering organisation from India. SMILE is also member of various international Volunteer Exchange networks.

Meet your organization

SMILE Society ( Situational Management & Inter Learning Establishment Society) is a registered NGO / NPO working in the field of International voluntary Service ( IVS) . SMILE is a member of CCIVS (an international volunteer network under UNESCO), NVDA and WANGO. SMILE is also working with many international reputed voluntary organizations including members from European Alliance Network and other IVS networks from around the globe.

Our foremost goal is to "Bring a Smile to Every Child." We ensure that all volunteers are provided with a safe and enriching experience. Our flexible approach means that you will be given a placement to suit your needs and time scale. There are many other attractions that SMILE volunteers can enjoy, including discounted rates for trekking, rafting, and various safari trips including the Ganges.  All international students are also welcome to take part in our Internship Programme. Our unique placements could become the trip of a lifetime.

International workcamp for youth volunteers , students groups, and long & middle term volunteer participants are welcome in India.SmileNgo offers exciting volunteering opportunities like special group & Teen group projects in India and abroad. Be a Volunteer to help in different noble causes which can change other's life forever. There are many short,middle & long term and group volunteering opportunities available round the year. Inter cultural exchange youth & student exchange projects are also available to know each other's culture and tradition.

Lets volunteer to bring smile around !

Languages Spoken

India is a big country with many local languages, hindi is the national language though there are many other languages spoken in the different states of India. There are local people in every city know English. Volunteers need to speak basic English as their Indian host families speak with them in English. 

Wo are we looking for?

We simply ask that volunteers are open-minded, flexible, and respectful of cultures and traditions, determined and motivated. Any special qualifications you may have are always useful. Volunteers can seek placement and/or accommodation with a friend/ friends. Please indicate in your application, and we will do our best to place you in the same accommodation and/or project. Please keep in mind that this is subject to availability.

18 reviews · rating4.5

Andrea Montoya Garcia rating5

2024 at Cultural Exchange and Community Work

I came from Spain to Smile NGO to volunteer in the a Cultural exchange and Community work program, but in the end I have learned and participated in everything. I have done yoga, known the important work they do here in Smile and traveled around India also. But the time shared with the children ...
Remy Thomasson rating5

2024 at Repainting and Renovation Of School

I absolutely loved my experience at Smile Society! Living with the amazing host family was an enriching experience, and being able to contribute to helping underprivileged children was incredibly fulfilling. I urge others to join this program; not only will you make a difference in the lives of ...
Bruno Fischer rating4.4

2024 at Repainting and Renovation Of School

Belle expérience de vie, qualité d'accueil et de nourriture excellente. Des personnes très gentilles avec lesquels on peut échanger sur la culture et la façon de vivre en Inde. Un plaisir d'aider les enfants du quartier qui nous le rendent bien avec leurs jolis sourires. Pratique du yoga, ...
Frédérik Tchoungui rating3.8

2024 at Care Assistant for underprivileged children

My smile experience was more than perfect. The hosts are really adorable and caring. During this experience, I had the opportunity to spend a lot of good and generous moments with the children. These are captivating and stimulating, their smile is an immediate reward that fills you with happiness. ..
My experience with Smile in Kolkata was simply amazing... I have been warmly welcomed and I felt at home my all stay ! The family is so kind and will help you with whatever you need. The house is very clean and the food excellent. You will have the opportunity to live and experience real yoga, and ...
Alan Alderson rating4.8

2023 at English Teacher for Street Children

I visited Kolkatta last November in order to carry out some decorating to the Smile India school. Whilst there, I also helped to teach the children basic English and keyboard navigation. From the minute I arrived, Kamala and everyone else made me feel so welcome . After breakfast, I would paint the ...

Location

Asia > Southern Asia > India > Kolkata

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