Disadvantaged Children India

  India

• Other Cities in India: 
Jaipur

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks and 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Every other Tuesday

Description: Play a vital part in offering vulnerable children a brighter future, helping them find a place in society through education and empowerment.

India continues to struggles to provide care and education to the increasing number of children born into poverty. This often leaves them open to a variety of ills like malnutrition, illiteracy, abuse and neglect. Volunteer with disadvantaged children in India aims to provide welfare and education for the new generations, vital to the improvement and development of Indian society. The effects of doing this will be seen through all streams of society through increased harmony, social justice and equality.

The various Indian projects being supported by volunteers aim to create opportunities where unprivileged children from the fringes of society can have equal opportunity to grow. Volunteer with disadvantaged children in India projects have different aims such as:

* Overall development of street children regarding their education, heath and social awareness
* Rescue, rehabilitation and education of the rescued child labourers
* Working for education and the health of rag picking children
* Providing quality child care in slums with special focus on female children
* Teaching and assisting in primary schools of poor areas that lack facilities

Volunteering with children in India activities can be further summarised under the following sub headings:

* Child care & nutrition
* Educational activities
* Counselling, especially for child labourers & rag picking children
* Sports and recreational activities
* General awareness activities related to health, hygiene and environment

Highlights: Volunteer with disadvantaged children in India. Projects need volunteers' assistance because of a severe lack of resources and to reverse the apathy towards voiceless children. Disadvantaged Children in India volunteers will be required to partake in the following projects:

* Identifying non-school going children, running bridge courses to prepare them for schooling
* Day to day care of underprivileged children aged below 5 years at special centres opened for poor and weaker sections of society
* Teaching English, computers and general arithmetic in the required project areas
* Family visits for creating awareness about the importance of education, health hazards to rag picking and child labour Organising inspirational film shows & documentaries on various social issues related to children
* Beautification of special child care centres, schools and other social gathering places
* Indoor and outdoor sports activities to encourage children to play creatively
* Organising various campaigns for child rights
* Preparation of paintings, posters, information charts and other materials that help in creative learning
* Organising painting, music and dance workshops for the children
* Monitoring of infant mortality rate, growth indicators and nutritional supplements
* Organising picnics, excursions, zoo visits etc.

Qualifications:
*Minimum Age: 18
* You do not need any formal training or experience to participate but whatever experience you do have will be taken into account when arranging your day-to-day activities.
* Volunteers need to be independent, enthusiastic, adaptable and hard working with an open-minded attitude.
* International volunteers welcome.

Cost in US$: From 725 GBP

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to India Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Phone Interview

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

WAVA's Mission Statement: "WAVA" means Work & Volunteer Abroad. Our origins lie in a department created in 2006 at Twin Group, a prestigious provider of educational, training and employment opportunities for individuals from around the world. Established in January 2010, we are a fresh, independent company, using the trading name WAVA and a brand new logo, inspired by the values of travel: opportunity, adventure, emotion, sharing, learning and seeing. But we're not just about seeing. We're also about doing. We specialise in offering life-changing opportunities to travellers for whom seeing is not enough. We offer three broad types of travelling experiences: Volunteering on projects in developing countries Internships in professional environments around the world Seasonal paid working holidays in developed economies We make these experiences possible through solid partnerships with highly reputable local providers.

Year Founded: 2010