International volunteer camp in India

  India

Calcutta

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: 1st-14th & 16th-30th

Description: International Workcamps:

Types of work: *Teaching English (TE), *Social Work (SW, washing /cleaning/food distribution etc), *Construction/ Reconstruction (Cons), *Art and Craft (AC), *Health Care (HC).
Working Hours: 4-8 hours/day
Place of work: India
Accommodation: Halls, Lodges, Host Family, Guest House, School House etc.
Food: 3 times local food available.
Age: 16+
Duration: 2 weeks
Experience: None
Sex: Any
Language: Basic English
Education : None
Minimum period of stay: 2 weeks
Application Deadlines: Applicants should book their position as soon as possible
Weekends : No Work (volunteers can travel nearby places)

Application process: online/fax/post

Documents needed :
a. Police clearance certificate from your local place (with your photograph).
b. Reference letter from your college/university/organization (if you are a student or working in any organization).
c. Our complete application form with your signature and photograph (you can easily download our application format from our homepage).
d. Copy of your passport (photo page & visa page).
e. If you are below 20 yrs. then we need approval letter from your parents/ legal guardian.
f. Any proof of experience copies (photos, certificates etc), if you have?
g. Copies of educational certificates (if you have)
h: 3 copies of your recent photograph.

Basic Qualification:
a) Responsibility to keep rules of SMILE & its partners to run the Workcamp.
b) Respect local cultures, dress cores, tradition very closely.
c) Open and flexible with the local food, accommodation set up ,systems etc.

List of the International Work Camps 2007 (IWC 2007)

CODE                LOCATION            DATES                   TYPES    No .of Volunteers
SMILE(IWC 41) Madhyamgram, w.b1st -14th Jan    TE/ Cons.       10
SMILE(IWC 42) Bishorpara,      w.b16th-30th Jan      TE/SW/AC       8
SMILE(IWC 43) Madhyamgram, w.b1st -14th Feb    SW/Cons         12
SMILE(IWC44) New barracpor, w.b14th-28thFeb      TE/SW/AC         8
SMILE(IWC 45) Madhyamgram, w.b1st -14th Mar    TE/ Cons.       10
SMILE(IWC 46) Bishorpara,      w.b16th-30thMar      TE/SW             8
SMILE(IWC 47) Madhyamgram, w.b1st -14th Apr    SW/Cons/AC    12
SMILE(IWC 48) New barracpor, w.b14th-28th          AprTE/SW          8
SMILE(IWC 49) Madhyamgram, w.b1st -14thMay    TE/ Cons.       10
SMILE(IWC 50) Bishorpara,      w.b16th-30thMay      TE/SW             8
SMILE(IWC 51) Madhyamgram, w.b1st -14th Jun    SW/Cons          12
SMILE(IWC 52) New barracpor, w.b14th-28th Jun    TE/SW               8
SMILE(IWC 53) Siliguri,            w.b1st -14th Jun       TE/ HC/SW.       15
SMILE(IWC 54) Bishorpara,      w.b16th-30th Jun    TE/SW/AC          8
SMILE(IWC 55) Darjeeling,       w.b1st -14th Jun      SW/TE/HC       15
SMILE(IWC 56) New barracpor, w.b14th-28th Jun    TE/SW/AC          8
SMILE(IWC 57) Darjeeling,       w.b1st -14th Jul       TE/ SW/AC.       15
SMILE(IWC 58) Darjeeling,       w.b1st -14th Jul       Cons/SW/HC    15
SMILE(IWC 59) Darjeeling,       w.b1st -14th Jul       SW/TE/AC         15
SMILE(IWC 60) Siliguri,             w.b16th -30th Jul    TE/SW/HC         15
SMILE(IWC 61) Madhyamgram, w.b1st -14th Aug TE/ Cons.          15
SMILE(IWC 62) Siliguri,             w.b16th-30thAug    TE/SW/HC         20
SMILE(IWC 63) Madhyamgram, w.b1st -14th Sep   SW/Cons          12
SMILE(IWC 64) New barracpor, w.b14th-28thSep    TE/SW                8
SMILE(IWC 65) Madhyamgram, w.b1st -14th Nov   TE/ Cons.         10
SMILE(IWC 66) Bishorpara,       w.b16th-30thNov    TE/SW               8
SMILE(IWC 67) Siliguri,             w.b1st -14th Nov      SW/TE/HC       20
SMILE(IWC 68) Darjeeling,       w.b1st-14th Nov    TE/SW/AC         15
SMILE(IWC 69) Madhyamgram, w.b16th-30thDec   TE/ Cons.          8
SMILE(IWC 70) Bishorpara,       w.b16th-30thDec    TE/SW               8
SMILE(IWC 71) Madhyamgram, w.b16th-30thDec   SW/Cons          12

All volunteers have a chance to work closely with the Street,Slum and many underprivileged kids at our places.

SMILE also Organizes Internship Programmes (2-12 weeks); Long/Middle/Short term Programmes (4-48 weeks); Tour & Voluntary Programmes (2-4 weeks) for all International Students and Volunteers on the following fields:

1. Teaching English
2. Health problem among street /slum kids
3. Indian culture & tradition
4. Education system         
5. Women's issue (Teen aged girls)
6. Rural development sector
7. Language learning (Bengali/ Hindi)
8. Yoga learning (only for interns)

Qualifications: We welcome all volunteer without any prior experience just capable of basic English communication.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Minimum of US$ 250

Supports excluded in Program cost: Air ticket, Entry fees, Visa cost, Insurances cost, Medical cost, personal cost and any other cost which are not mentioned as included in the programme cost.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: We are looking for all international Volunteer with soft feelings about street and slum children of the society.

Age Range: 16-80

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

Participants Travel to India in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 6-20

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

SMILE -Society [Situational Management & Inter-Learning Establishment Society]'s Mission Statement: SMILE Society [registered NGO and member of CCIVS (UNESCO) & WANGO] was established on 31st.August 2003 by it's Founder & President 'Mr. Debabrata Chakraborty' [Deba]. SMILE's main purpose is to "Bring a smile to all the Kids" around the world. The children who cannot eat properly, cannot go to school, have to beg money & food every day on the street, have lost their parents or have nobody to support them, children who cannot live their life because of the essential requirements of human beings, We Like To Support Them. "SMILE" is trying to provide Love, Support, minimum Education & minimum requirements to Live and Study to the children in such stage. At the same time "SMILE" gives all the Volunteers the Opportunity to work with the needy children in the developing countries like India. So that they can also realize the actual picture of the children who are in need. "Happy Home Project" We have our own "Happy Home's first ,second & third centres are located in Kolkata(Calcutta) with our SMILE's kids from Slum & Street. We are trying provide them everything like food, clothing, education and planning to give them permanent night shelter very near future. We are looking for the long term volunteers to work with our children directly. All these children that we have at present are up to 13 yrs. old and they need real love and attachment from our volunteers. Our dream is to establish a free school & vocational training center for our "Happy Home" in near future. We like to build a person with more confidence & knowledge. It is our dream to make a man with soft feelings about other children too. Today's children will be tomorrow's Father/Mother. We believe that good children can make the good society and also the better world to live in.

Year Founded: 2003