India Quest: Rajasthan - Different projects for ages under 30 and 30+
India
Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks and 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Description:
United Planet's Quest Volunteer Abroad program offers you or your group a life-changing opportunity to interact with local communities through customized work experiences, cultural activities, and home stays. United Planet Quests are offered in 50 countries from 1-52 weeks. India is a large country in South Asia and in terms of population it is the second largest in the world, with an estimated population of 1.12 billion people. The country is made up of 28 states and 7 territories, each with its own cultural background. United Planet offers various volunteer opportunities in the state of Rajasthan. For more info please visit our website.
Highlights:
United Planet's Quests offers volunteers a unique blend of work, cultural immersion, and fun. All ages and skill levels are invited to apply. Everyone has something to offer! In Rajasthan we offer 4 weeks pre-scheduled and planned age 30+ volunteer programs and 4 or 8 week pre-scheduled and planned volunteer programs for under 30s. You will be working and staying with people from all over the world in a volunteer camp run by our local partner organization. Besides of volunteer work, you will also be participating in interesting cultural activities and excursions.The activities in Rajasthan primarily relate to education and childcare in various institutions that our partner organization has identified as appropriate for volunteering and the NGO's intervention.
Qualifications:
None
Cost in US$: Prices starting at $1295
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Cost Includes :
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- Emergency evacuation services
- Food
- Housing
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Cost Include Description:
- Volunteer Camp Accommodations - Devoted support from the United Planet team - Devoted support from in country staff - Travel insurance - Pre-departure training - Transfers to and from airport in Delhi - Orientation - Historical, cultural and recreational excursions - Global Caring Award upon successful Quest completion - United Planet t-shirt or hoodie sweatshirt
Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- community development
- teaching
- volunteering
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Typical Volunteer: International volunteer travel is often filled with unpredictable surprises, such as transportation delays, local holidays, etc. Cultures may vary greatly and you might feel outside of your comfort zone in some situations. People, including the local population and fellow Quest participants, might have different religious, ideological, racial, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds.
United Planet offers volunteer opportunities to people of all ages and backgrounds and request that volunteers strive to always be: flexible, courageous, open-minded, tolerant and compassionate.
United Planet volunteers are offered pre-departure training and materials, which include cultural adjustment tools and other tips to help you adjust to your new surroundings.
Age Range: 30+
This Program is open to
World Wide
Participants.
Participants Travel to India
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups
Application Process Involves:
- Phone Interview
- Written Application
Post Services Include:
- Alumni Network
- Job and Internship Network
United Planet's Mission Statement: United Planet (UP) is a leading international, educational, humanitarian, and peace-building non-profit organization with members and volunteers in over 150 countries devoted to fostering cross-cultural understanding and friendship and supporting communities in need in order to unite the world in a community beyond borders. United Planet utilizes a wide range of local, online, and international programs to achieve this essential mission. The underlying principle of our programs is the concept of Relational Diplomacy, in which we recognize that the relationship between two people of diverse backgrounds is the basic building block for uniting the world in a community beyond borders. United Planets innovative programs are designed to expose our common human bonds and foster respect and appreciation for our cultural, racial, and religious diversity, while improving and enriching lives worldwide. All the people of the world are invited to join United Planet's membership in "a community beyond borders."
Year Founded: 2001
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