There are about 100 million street children in India who do not attend any school and spend most of their time on the streets. In Delhi, the capital city, it is estimated that there are close to 1, 75,000 street children of which 7-10 % are runaways. In fact there are more than 2500 children who live in and around New Delhi Railway Station. They can be seen scavenging the rubbish heap for a meal , sleeping between the tracks , often beaten and sexually abused , falling prey to drug peddlers , pimps and child traffickers .
There is so much missing from their lives – food, security, health, love & education and a place to play sleep and dream.
Volunteers can bring smile on the faces of these disadvantaged street children by helping to create an environment conducive for their holistic development in order to enable them become a part of mainstream society . Volunteers can work at the contact points, being run by various organizations, which serve as day care centers for these street children. They can assist in providing love, care, basic literacy, recreation and most importantly spend time and shower affection on them. It can make a world of difference to their lives.
Program Information
Your Role in the Program
Volunteers work with street children program in India to help educate, feed and take care of children coming to the street shelter homes. The shelter homes are set up by the government or by various NGO's in and around Delhi Bangalore and Kolkata.Volunteers work 4-5 hours, 5 days a week to help children with providing basic education.. Volunteers also spend time with children playing games and sports and doing art and craft activities with them.
Skills and Educational Requirements
There is no educational requirement for this project; anyone with a heart to help is welcome on this project ! However proficiency in English is required. People should be patient, commited and willing to learn.
Project Location
Volunteers have the option to choose their locations. The project is located in New Delhi the capital of India, Bangalore and in Kolkata in east India.
Language & Orientation Week in Delhi
You have the option to start your volunteering with a week long language & culture orientation week in New Delhi. (Starts 1st and 3rd Monday of every month) The week aims to provide important Language instructions, safety tips, and cultural knowledge before volunteers start their work. Volunteers would also be give a 2 day tour around Delhi to see the beautiful sights it has to offer.
Fact file
What we provide
Airport Receive/ Transfer: Our representative will greet you at the airport and will transfer you to your hotel/placement/home stay.
Orientation: A half day orientation will be provided by our staff. We cover areas like, culture, greetings, locations, transportation etc.
Start your volunteering experience by taking the 1 week language & culture orientation week in Delhi
Lodging: Accomodation is provided in a host family or in a volunteers home.
Food: 2 Indian meals will be provided in this project depending on accommodation type.
Insurance: All participants are covered for full comprehensive travel and medical insurance for their time of stay in our project.
In – Country travel assistance: If participants like to travel around, we provide with full support for bookings & arrangements to travel with India or Nepal.
In-country support: 24 hours support provided by our local staff.
Pre-departure information: After we receive full and final payment all participants are provided by a pre-departure information booklet by e-mail which will have all vital information about your program.
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Project & India Facts
Arrival/Start Point - Delhi International Airport, New Delhi - INDIA
Airport Code- DEL (New
Delhi), BLR (Bangalore), CCU ( Kolkata airport)
Arrival Date - Arrive 1 day prior to your start date and Volunteering Solutions would arrange pickup and accommodation.
Working Hours - 20-25 hours per week
Food Type - Vegetarian
Accommodation Type - Host Family or Volunteers home. Volunteers share room with fellow volunteers.
Local Transport - Volunteering Solutions does not provide any local transport. All volunteers usual use auto-rickshaws which are safe and cheap mode of
transport in India.
Fee & Start Date
Start Dates
Start on any date! Volunteering Solutions provides complete flexibility and you can start on any date on the year to join our programs. (Unless you join the Language and Culture week in Delhi, which starts 1st and 3rd Monday of every month throughout the year, followed by volunteer program of your choice in India.)
Program Costs
Volunteering Solutions strives hard to keep costs low and offer you the lowest prices with professional services to volunteer abroad. Compare our prices and services to other organizations and you would be surprised to see the difference.
Application Deposit - $200 - An application deposit is required along with the application to process your application. This is not a seperate fee but is part of your total fee.
Program Fee India Volunteer Program
NEW DELHI ,
BANGALORE & KOLKATA- ( Prices in USD )
--Every Extra week is charged at $100 extra.
What's Included ?
» Pre Departure Information
» Airport Pickup
» Orientation
» Food
» Accommodation
» Travel Insurance
» Staff Assistance and visit
What's NOT Included ?
» Airfare
» Visa and Visa extension fee
» Airport drop, airport taxes and local transportation
» Any personal expenses
» Gifts to project staffs and host family
» Laundry
» Telephone
» Immunization
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