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Health / HIV –AIDS Program
India is a fast developing country where financial inequalities are widespread and affect the daily lives of the people. It’s a land where people come from abroad for having specialized surgeries and other medical treatments. Rich Indians have access to world-class healthcare whereas on the other hand a vast number of people are deprived of basic healthcare facilities, more so in poverty stricken rural areas. Even urban areas reflect the glaring gaps in access to healthcare in different strata’s of society.
Volunteer support in the field of healthcare can be of tremendous value. They can work in hospitals, small clinics, old age homes, orphanages and shelter homes to assist the staff in the treatment of patients. They can educate and guide these disadvantaged people about sanitation, hygiene, nutrition and provide first aid to people with small injuries.
Students studying medicine, nurses and doctors are preferred for health programs because of the special skills required for the same.
India has the largest number of cases of HIV / AIDS in the world. It can be attributed to lack of education and abject poverty in certain areas of country. Volunteers can help various organizations engaged in spreading awareness about this gigantic problem. They can provide counseling, educate HIV/AIDS patients and assist other groups engaged in HIV related programs.
Program available in – Delhi, Jaipur & Mumbai (Bombay)
Volunteer’s life on the field
Once you get over the initial culture shock of coming and working in India, you will realize that helping the orphans/women will give you immense satisfaction and you will view life with a different perspective. A typical volunteer helping in an orphanage would help the children with their day to day activities such as: doing homework, making notes, playing with children, helping staff organize the orphanage, providing mental and physiological support, exchanging cultural views, teach them about health and hygiene.
Quick Project Facts
Duration
2 weeks to 6
months
Location
Delhi, Bangalore, Jaipur & Mumbai
Start Dates
All year round, you can choose your own dates
Working hours
6
- 7 hours a day
Food
2-3 meals a day, depending on project
Accommodation
Host family or residential within project
Educational Requirement
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.
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. Each participant will be provided with a local Map of the city.
Lodging: Almost all placements have residential accommodation arrangements, however if that is not available volunteers will be staying with a local welcoming and educated family.
Food: 2 Indian meals will be provided in this project.
Insurance: All participants are covered for full comprehensive travel and medical insurance for their time of stay in our project. Please find details here.
In – Country travel assistance: If participants like to travel around, we provide with full support for bookings & arrangements to travel with India or Nepal.
Language Books: We provide participants with English to Hindi language handbooks.
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.
Cost and Start Dates:
We have programs running throughout the year for your convenience.
Duration in Weeks
Application Fee *
2
3
4
5
6
7
8**
Cost (USD$)***
$200
$450
$550
$650
$750
$850
$950
$1050
Cost (GBP£)***
£104
£234
£286
£338
£390
£442
£494
£546
*A non-refundable application fee is charged above this fee for all projects, which includes – advertising, staff salary, communication , administration, application processing and overhead charges) The program fee covers – insurance, food and accommodation, transportation, orientation, in-country support etc.
**Please add $100 / £52 for additional week
***All payments will be processed in INRs (Indian Rupees) with weekly applicable currency rates. Please check for applicable rates on www.xe.com
As programs have limited availability we advise volunteers to apply are far in advance as possible to reserve a confirm placements for them.
What we do not provide
Return airfare to India
Personal expenses
Visa charges
Local city
Transportation (except placement drop)
Anything else that is not listed above
