Volunteer Program in India

Very few countries can compete with India when it comes to diversity. Whether we are talking land formation, religion or spirituality, India surely ranks one of the highest in the world. Volunteering is a unique way to discover the country, its culture and people whilst doing meaningful volunteering work. Our volunteer program in India is a great experience with different projects available in Delhi, Rajasthan, Dharamsala and Palampur.

 

 

 

The Program

You can start the program on any date of your choice throughout the year. At the beginning of the program you will be picked up from the airport in New Delhi or from the airport or bus station in the other locations. You will then be taken to your accommodation. After that you will be introduced to your projects to start your volunteering.

We offer great flexibility to our volunteers. Our volunteer program in India starts on any date of your choice throughout the year. You can join the program from 1 week up to 24 weeks.

All meals are included in the program. There are 3 meals per day. For accommodation you will stay in a homestay, at the project or in a guesthouse depending on the project where you will be volunteering, sharing a room with other volunteers.

Program Location

There are four locations available : Delhi, Jaipur, Dharamsala and Palampur.

New Delhi, the capital and the third largest city of India is a fusion of the ancient and the modern. The capital city, Delhi, unwinds a picture rich with culture, architecture and human diversity, deep in history, monuments, museums, galleries and gardens.

Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan known as “pink city” is a part of Golden triangle (Delhi-Jaipur-Agra). This is also renowned for the land of Rajputs, a group warriors controlled this part since the medieval periods. This is truly exotic and colorful land. The city consists of forts and palaces, making one of the best destinations to explore in India.

Dharamsala is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh, famed for its large Tibetan community centered around the Dalai Lama. When the Dalai Lama fleed Tibet during the Chinese occupation of Tibet, he walked through the Himalayas and ended up in Dharamsala, and this is where he has been living in exile ever since. The scenery is spectacular in Dharamsala. Take a walk through the mountains and breathe in some cool, fresh air.

Palampur is a fascinating green hill station and a municipal council in the Kangra Valley in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, surrounded on all sides by tea gardens and pine forests before they merge with the Dhauladhar ranges. Palampur is the tea capital of northwest India but tea is just one aspect that makes Palampur a special interest place.

 

Program Requirements

The minimum age for joining the program is 17. There are no specific qualifications needed to join the volunteer program in India . Volunteers are expected to be flexible and patient as well as possess a passion for helping others.

 

Volunteer Activities

These are the different volunteer activities that are available.

1. Working at an orphanage
Though India has been surpassing its development goals, poverty still remains a serious problem, mostly affecting the kids in the rural areas / poor families / disadvantaged sections. Luckily, efforts have been made by different social organizations to protect these children, by providing them safe and secure home environment, food, clothing and most importantly education. As a volunteer, you will share your time, energy and skills to support these Children and show them the path for a better tomorrow.

Volunteer’s Activities:
* Teaching English to the children making small groups
* Helping in cleanliness
* Teaching sanitation
* Helping in food distribution
* Playing with and caring for children.
* Teaching drawing or paintings
* Teaching rhymes and songs
* Helping with homework

2. Teaching English
These are children who are socially and economically backward, disadvantaged, abandoned, destitute, physically challenged, and normal children at ordinary schools, special schools, residential schools and rehabilitation centers. In India, English is still required for better job opportunities. This is why volunteers are required to this field.

Volunteer’s Activities
* Teaching English to the children
* Playing with them and caring children.
* Teaching drawing or paintings
* Teaching rhymes and songs

4. Health Project
Many volunteers before starting their medical education or while studying, they want to come here and practice under doctors’ supervision. We provide you the opportunity for those volunteers. On the other many rural areas lag hospitals and doctors, our volunteers go to these areas with a team of doctors and do health check up and distribute medicines on the spot.

Volunteer’s Activities
* Helping doctors and nurse
* Helping patients
* Distribution of medicines
* Checking up patients, blood pressure, etc
* Learning about the different diseases

 

The Projects

We have different volunteering projects available in India:

Street Children Projects in Delhi , Jaipur, Dharamsala and Palampur
Orphanages in Delhi and Jaipur
Health Projects in Delhi
Teaching Children Community Projects in Delhi , Jaipur, Dharamsala and Palampur
Teaching Children Projects in Dharamsala and Palampur
Teaching Children Project along with Indian Dancing in Jaipur
Teaching Buddhist Monks near Dharamsala
Childcare in Dharamsala and Palampur
Women and Children Project in Delhi

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