The
program
In
this program our volunteers teach to local area families’ children, who aren’t
able to provide good education to their children. The main tasks of a teacher in
rural villages are improving the children’s grammar and computer skills, and giving
health education.
About
8 to 9 million of the children in India grow up without any basic education and
facility to join schools, because they are too poor. This mainly affects orphans,
children of single parents and children with sick family members. With the help
of our volunteers we are trying to decrease this number of uneducated children.
Volunteers
can participate in different cultural activities to enjoy and understand the
rural India.
Volunteers
can join our programs for a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 12 weeks.
Clothing
India
is a very diverse country with cultural and weather fluctuations. It is good to
wear decent and comfortable clothes. It not only protects from the extremes of
weather, but also protects you from mosquitoes. It is also suggested for the
volunteers (especially for female volunteers) not to wear exposing clothes, as
it is not preferred in Indian culture.
While
going to project sites it is highly recommended that all our participants wear
long trousers or pants and round neck t-shirts or shirts, which will help you
gain lots of respect in the communities we work in. We also arranged Indian
traditional clothes for our female volunteers (salwar kameez) that will cost
extra small charges.
What
you should pack
Bring
clothes, sleeping bags and sleeping sheets according to the local weather
conditions of the project area. Furthermore you will need sunscreen, mosquito
repellent, a headlight or a torch, a water bottle, a raincoat or an umbrella
for the monsoon season, which is from late July to early September. The cold
season is from late October to early March and the summer season is from early
April to late June.
We do
not provide any toiletries or towels, hence bring some along with your clothes.
In case of extra requirements, they can be purchased from nearby markets.
Visa
In
order to work as an English language instructor, we strongly recommend a
tourist visa, which can be obtained by post from the Indian Embassy/ Indian
High Commission in your home country.
Security
and health
The
volunteers’ security is our first priority! All the volunteer placements sites
are perfectly safe. The volunteer house in situated in a safe neighbourhood and
comes with a security (night) guard.
First-aid
is available in the volunteer house, however any specific medication should be
brought along with proper prescription.
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