Work with Street Children in India

  India

Bangalore,  Chennai (Madras),  New Delhi

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks and 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Description: There are about 100 million 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 1,750,000 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 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.

Highlights: Affordable programs starting as low as $650

Qualifications: Minimum High School

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Starting at $650

* 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.

Experience Required: no

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

Participants Travel to India Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Resume
• Written Application

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