Volunteer in India

  India

Bangalore,  Bombay (Mumbai),  Madras

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Year-round

Description: We offer the following programs in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and surrounding rural areas: Teaching English, Volunteering at Orphanages, Medical Volunteering, and 28-day Cultural Tour of South India.

Highlights: Participants live with a local host family who has been carefully screened and briefed. Most family members will speak good English. Your family will provide you with all meals, a private room, laundy service (usually), and inclusion in regular family activities. It's a unique opportunity to gain real insights into Indian culture, practice one of local languages like Hindi, make some lifelong friendships. Orphanage volunteers can often stay at the orphanage itself in a private room. As with the host family stay, all meals are included in the program fees.

Qualifications: Cosmic Volunteers simply requires of participants fluency in English, enthusiasm, and an open mind. The only exception is for medical volunteering - participants must be studying or practicing in the healthcare field, such as doctors, nurses, EMT's, medical students, and nursing students.

Cost in US$: Starts at $789 for 1 week

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Students, professionals, retirees of all ages, backgrounds, and countries

Age Range: 16+

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to India Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Cosmic Volunteers's Mission Statement: Cosmic Volunteers is a US-based non-profit organization that offers volunteer and internship programs abroad in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, and Vietnam. Our volunteers are placed at schools, hospitals, newspapers, orphanages, HIV/AIDS clinics, women's groups, and other organizations who ask us for assistance. Our volunteers are mostly from the US, Canada, and Europe, from all walks of life, and range in age from high school to retirees.

Year Founded: 2001