Volunteer Program in India

Volunteer in India with our program in Rajasthan. The program starts and finishes in Delhi. Our partner will pick you up from Delhi airport and bring you back at the end of the program.

The program runs on a monthly basis. These are the start dates:

Some people think that the first time traveling to an unknown country like India may not be safe and comfortable. To keep our international volunteers free from this trauma, volunteers will get full support and guidance through our representative, right from the moment of their arrival to the time of departure.

All time availability of support staff for cooking, driving, maintenance of the facilities and to assist volunteers in all their activities.

All transportation to and from project placements are provided for comfortable and safe travel with hired means of transport. Volunteers are accompanied and supported during all the activities throughout the programs.

Volunteers are greeted immediately upon their arrival at Delhi airport and transported directly to a hotel for relaxation. You are provided with detailed written information regarding the next day schedule, shifting to the project location and orientation about the first days at the camp.

On the first and second day in the camp, volunteers are given detailed presentation about the staff, accommodation, volunteer work, project area, cultural sensitivities, dress code, dos and don’ts, safety and other issues relevant to the volunteer work. At the same time, volunteers pay their visit to all our work areas to get familiarized with the community and the children. Then, after taking volunteer’s interest and choice into consideration, they are being allotted their work area.

During your whole volunteer stay, informative and interactive information sessions related to India’s history, geography, culture, languages etc. are organized.

Accommodation

You will stay in the homebase where all the volunteers stay. You will travel to your project every day and back, all transport will be arranged and is included.

click here for a location map of the homebase

* The camp is being managed independently by our partner.
* Project Executives and cooking staff, who are all familiar to the local community and the projects are present at all times
* All time presence ensures, total comfort and safety of the volunteers and also creates a platform for holding meetings, socializing, dine and prepare for the project in co-operation with the supporting staff.
* The camp is located with a host family in a rural area, and is a quite big Indian farm with a big spacious courtyard, where buffalos, cows and goats have their own places.
* Volunteers are accommodated in well ventilated twin sharing rooms with fans.
* The common area for relaxing, socializing and workshops is quite spacious, with mattresses and pillows in an authentic Indian style.
* There is a recreation room with a TV and DVD Player.
* A refrigerator to store food/drinks.
* Purified water in water tanks
* Some indoor- and outdoor games
* European toilets and shower possibilities with warm water if needed
* Internet access with at least two computers within the house
* Incoming telephone facility within the house.
* Telephone facility for making international calls within very short walking distance from the house.
* A cafe with sweets, potato chips, nuts, soft drinks and hygiene items.
* Volunteers can also share the kitchen to practice Indian cooking or to prepare a meal of individual choice.

Food : Home-made fresh Indian food and tea/coffee – breakfast, lunch and dinner

Here the volunteers are integrated in a genuine Indian family in their farm in the rural area. You are one of them, in the middle of their daily life – not a tourist observing from a distance. The volunteers are working and living with the local community not as a traveler but as their fellow resident.

To experience the Indian traditions, customs and the Indian life style the volunteers get plenty of opportunities to visit the fascinating textile- and jewelry markets for shopping, local fairs and festivals. The volunteers may probably get the opportunity to participate in social celebrations like – a wedding, birthday party etc if such events occur during the volunteer weeks. The villagers are very proud and happy to have international guests during their celebrations!

Volunteers are offered a variety of professionally organized cultural workshops that include theory and practical activities relating to Yoga, meditation, language lessons, Indian cooking, Indian dressing and henna painting.

Orientation sessions
Good and careful information about the different projects, safety, accommodation, transports and other relevant issues is naturally delivered during the first days in the camp – section Support and Information.

Informative and interactive sessions are organized and scheduled for participants to learn about India - in general, its economy, life of the people, geography, history, culture, caste system and the languages, including some Hindi lessons.

Projects in India

» Day Care Centers
» Education
» Empowerment of Women
» Health Awareness
» Mentally Challenged Children
» Physical and Recreational Education
» Sports Coach
» Support to Street Children
» Renovation / Construction

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