HIV/AIDS Project in India

  India

Delhi

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: All Year Round

Description: In India , people have a very limited knowledge pertaining to HIV/AIDS. Many impoverished people in India are not educated enough to understand the causes of AIDS and how it is transmitted. People who become infected are often excluded from their own family's home as well as from society. Participating volunteers foster awareness of the disease and work to change attitudes and behavior towards those unfortunate enough to be infected.

Highlights: In Delhi , many local community organizations are working to disseminate HIV/AIDS awareness, education, and the care of HIV-infected patients. There organizations aim to foster awareness of the disease and work to change attitudes and behavior towards those unfortunate enough to be infected. Many of these organizations/clinics provide shelter for HIV/AIDS patients, as well as offer counseling for HIV-positive people and their families. Said organizations also treat HIV-positive patients, and run a variety of skills development programs such as wood-working, candle-making, and tailoring, ensuring that infected people have an opportunity to earn a living

As volunteers, participants will often be involved in counseling activities, skill-sharing and training activities, rendering help in treatment (trained volunteers with a health care background only), helping to prepare and present educational programs, as well as any related help requested by local organizations.

Qualifications: There is no specific education, experience, skills and/or qualifications needed to join the HIV/AIDS project. However, volunteers are expected to be flexible and patient as well as possess a passion and love for the poor and HIV-infected people.

Cost in US$: starts USD648

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 or above

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to India Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Institute For Field Research Expeditions's Mission Statement: The mission of our volunteer abroad program is to offer meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers and to seek sustainable solutions for education, health, conservation, and development issues through international volunteering. We hope to achieve this goal by offering community orientated volunteer programs where the efforts of our volunteers go directly to the poor people and their communities. Many grass-root organizations working in developing countries are poor in resources. These organizations are doing a commendable job to address development, education, health, and conservation issues by launching a variety of programs but these organizations are in a great need of help and support. IFRE promotes these local organizations by making donations and sending volunteers.

Year Founded: 2005