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Women Empowerment & Girl Education Program in Jaipur
Women Empowerment & Girl Education Program in Jaipur

Jaipur, India

Women Empowerment & Girl Education Program in Jaipur

Trip Highlights

  • A volunteering opportunity for people enthusiastic about women’s causes in the spirit of Global sisterhood 
  • Work in a local slum center. Responsibilities include engaging deeply with adolescent girls, women and delivering educational workshops on various topics
  • Get to know about women’s issues in India and challenges adolescent girls face in Rajasthan
  • Opportunity to pick up local language and learn about local culture 
  • Meeting women/fellow volunteers from all over the world
  • Volunteer work goes on for 5 days during the week. Weekends are free for exploring the city and taking weekend excursions to Taj Mahal, Pushkar, Delhi, etc. 
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Overview

Overview

Today, one of the major issues in the Rajsthani society is the discrimination against women and lack of parents encouragement of education to their girls as a result of which in 2011 it was estimated that illiteracy rate in India is 17.86% for men and 34.54% for women while in Rajasthan which is a traditional and conservative state, the figure is worse, female illiteracy rate is 47.88%. 

Volunteers working in Jaipur can bring a positive change for women and adolescent girls empowering and supporting them through education, skill development and personal counseling. Their efforts can provide a chance of self-realisation through basic education and vocational training so that girls and women can get socially strong. Currently, with the help of our volunteers we are running free stitching classes and beautician classes empowering girls who start their own business and secure a stable financial income. Volunteers are required to support the project with new ideas to boost the empowerment programs. Important to note is that women don’t speak English which means the main method of teaching should be interactive sessions, visual arts, non-verbal communication. Adolescent girls understand some English and are much interested in personality development, career orientation and life skills. Volunteers joining the program need to be adjustable and flexible as they will be working with culturally sensitive and challenging field. 

 


Program Requirements

Program Requirements

Volunteers must be 18 years or older at the time of joining the project. You need to have an open mind and a flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. The volunteer should bring energy and enthusiasm to make a difference. Participants must be fit and healthy at the time of joining the program. If there is a medical condition then the local team needs to be informed in advance to ensure the match of a correct project or accommodation type. The Participants should have no criminal convictions and should provide a clean criminal background check report. English language intermediate level is required. 


Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities

Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities

Volunteers working for women empowerment in India will be expected to fulfill the following tasks on a daily basis;
  • Working with adolescent girls in the age group of 12-17 years and conduct English classes for them so that they can improve their language skills before beginning their career.
  • Work with women, married ladies or pregnant ladies for sessions on their health and hygiene, vocational education (make-up courses, stitching, making handmade items, etc.)
  • Provide counseling and monitoring.
  • Provide seminars on nutrition, family planning, importance of education, etc. 
  • Assist the local staff in organizing adult literacy classes for women.
  • Help and give computer, leadership and life skill training to those girls who are interested.

Volunteer Work Schedule

Volunteer Work Schedule

Volunteers joining the women empowerment program in India are required to follow a basic routine on a daily basis. This covers everything from meals to volunteer work and back. It must be noted that every placement functions at a different pace and on separate timelines making the schedule slightly differ at times. A generic daily schedule for volunteers is as follows;

  • Saturday: Arrival in Jaipur
  • Sunday: Orientation presentation and familiarization of the neighborhood. The orientation session will be conducted by the local coordinator, covering topic areas; such as safety, culture, language, places to visit, behavior, food, and other suggestion over things to do in Jaipur. 
  • Monday: Observation visit to the project and needs assessment or meeting with the local team/ staff/ project/ beneficiaries
  • Tue to Fri: Volunteer work
  • Breakfast - 07:30 am onwards
  • Working hours at the placement – 1pm (volunteers leave the accommodation by 12:30 am) to 6:00 pm
  • Lunch - anywhere between 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm (in the accommodation)
  • Dinner – 7:30 pm onwards

The same volunteer work schedule continues from the second week onwards-Monday to Friday. 

Weekends: Free to explore the city 

Note: Please note, the schedule may vary depending on the particular project the volunteer is participating in. 

 


Living

Living

When you choose to volunteer in Jaipur, we make sure that your altruistic journey is comfortable and enjoyable. As a VolSol volunteer, you will not have to worry about the airport pick up, your accommodation or your food and stay. 

Airport Transfer
Volunteers are picked up from the Jaipur International Airport by a member of the local coordinating team in Jaipur. Participants already in country can also be picked up from the Jaipur Railway Station or Jaipur International Airport. This needs to be communicated beforehand. We also arrange your drop to the airport when the project is completed. 

Accommodation
While volunteering in Jaipur you can choose among staying at one of our Volunteer home base in North of Jaipur or with a host family. The accommodations are neat and clean and provide volunteers a home away from home experience. 
Our home is equipped with wifi internet, filtered drinking water, geysers, air coolers, washing machine, western toilets and bunk beds. The home is close to useful amenities like banks, ATMs, currency ex-changers, restaurants, cafes and shopping arcades. 
Host-families are local Indian welcoming families ready to receive you in their home. Rooms are dual sharing and hosts have common wifi, fridge, cooler, geysers, washing machine and purified water. 

All placements are around 20 - 30 minutes from the homes and we help the volunteers use local transport applications such as Uber. 

Orientation
A half day orientation will be provided by our staff on the next day after your arrival. We cover areas like culture, greetings, locations, transportation etc.

Meals
Indian food is famous around the world for its diverse flavours, colors and aroma. While staying at the Volunteer home, you would be provided with self-served breakfast and freshly cooked lunch and dinner, we have cooks who work with us from their homes and prepare meals for the volunteers and deliver to our accommodation. A sample of the meals you can expect are mentioned below.

Self-served breakfast - Bread, Tea (chai), Jam, Butter, Porridge, Poha, eggs,  etc.
Lunch and dinner - Dal (lentils), vegetable, rice, roti (indian bread), yogurt may be provided along with some sort of curry.

Volunteers staying at home-stays will have a more traditional Indian breakfast like Poha, Paratha, Poori-sabji, toast, etc. while lunch and dinner are same traditional vegetarian food. 

During Your Free Time
During the free time volunteers can visit the local markets, visit internet cafes and the different restaurants in Jaipur and try out the different Indian cuisines. During weekends volunteers visit Agra, Pushkar, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh. Our specialised Travel Desk can help you to book tours to any part of India or to neighbouring countries like Nepal or Sri Lanka. 


Dates

Dates

2024

2025

January

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27

February

03

10

17

24

March

02

09

16

23

30

April

06

13

20

27

May

04

11

18

25

June

01

08

15

22

29

July

06

13

20

27

August

03

10

17

24

31

September

07

14

21

28

October

05

12

19

26

November

02

09

16

23

30

December

07

14

21

28

January

05

12

19

26

February

02

09

16

23

March

02

09

16

23

30

April

06

13

20

27

May

04

11

18

25

June

01

08

15

22

29

July

06

13

20

27

August

03

10

17

24

31

September

07

14

21

28

October

05

12

19

26

November

02

09

16

23

30

December

07

14

21

28

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Costs

Costs

2 Weeks $545
3 Weeks $675
4 Weeks $810
5 Weeks $935
6 Weeks $1075
7 Weeks $1195
8 Weeks $1325
Extra Week $170

Please Note: -An application fee of $229 is charged over and above the program fee as an application payment. (A 5% international banking fee is charged at the time of payment)

What are you Paying for?

  • 24 hrs Assistance and support from staff
  • Comprehensive Pre- Departure Information
  • Airport Pickup in Jaipur
  • Orientation 
  • Food (3 times a day)
  • Accommodation 
  • Travel & Medical Insurance (Available at an extra cost)
  • Certificate Of Completion (Upon Request)

What's NOT included?

  • Airfare
  • Local SIM card 
  • Local Transportation
  • Visa Fees
  • Vaccinations
  • Personal expenses

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