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Summer Volunteering Program in India

 

Volunteer Travel and immerse in the cultural journey in the heart of cultural India during summer 2008 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.  The journey will start in Jaipur with a week long cultural orientation week followed by volunteering work in day care centers (anganwaris) for the next 3 weeks. You get to work with local people, helping them hand to hand for the upliftment of children of the downtrodden society. End this memorable and meaningful journey by visiting Taj Mahal in Agra, now amongst the 'Seven Wonders of the World'

 

Program Details & Itinerary

Volunteering India Summer 2008 India program in Jaipur will provide you with a great cultural and volunteering experience of a lifetime. Volunteers will work in day care centers known as 'Anganwari's' in India, which are set up by the government but are usually in very bad condition. Volunteer work will involve working with children, doing some maintenance work at the center, teaching, playing and spending time with the kids. These centers all have women from the villages and volunteers will get a chance to work with them as well.

Detailed Program itinerary is given below:

 

DAY 1: (Arrival in Jaipur & welcome) 

Arrival at Jaipur airport/railway station/bus stand.

Pickup and transfer to volunteer’s home.

17:00 Pickup from volunteer’s home

17:30 Assemble in Office

17:30 – 18:30 Chai and welcome at partner office (group introduction, discussion of orientation and misc. matter)

18:30 Transfer to volunteer’s home

 

Orientation  

DAY 2: (Introduction to INDIA)

09:30 Pickup from volunteer’s home

10:00 Assemble at Office

10:00 – 10:30 Group discussion – India preconceptions, questions, concerns

10:30 – 11:30 Session 1 - Modern Indian History

11:30 – 11:45 Break

11:45 – 13:15 Session 2 – Modern Indian Culture (regional, linguistic, religious identities, focus on Hindu culture)

13.15 – 13.30: Meet local partner staff

13.30 – 14.30: Lunch and rest

14.00 – 17.30: Afternoon excursion (trip to Jhauhari Bazaar, shopping in the old city)

17:30 – 19:30 Welcome Dinner and Drop off at volunteer’s home

 

DAY 3: (Volunteer work related)

09:30 Pickup from volunteer’s home

10:00 Assemble at Office

10:00 – 10:45 Introduce to Indian Culture and Social Issues
10:45 – 11:30 Rules & Regulation to follow of Indian Culture
11:30 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12: 30 Introduction to Hindi (background: history and pronunciation, helpful Hindi words, helpful Hindi phrases)

12:30 – 13:30 Hindi Session I

13.30 – 14:30 Lunch and rest

14:00 – 19:00 Afternoon excursion (trip to Chokhi Dhani and dinner)

19:00 Drop off at volunteer’s home

 

DAY 4: (Volunteer work related)

09:30 Pickup from volunteer’s home

10:00 Assemble at Office

10:00 – 10:45 Program introduction (volunteer requirement, work area and other)
10:45 – 11:30) Hindi Session II
11:30 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12:30 Program introduction (volunteer activities
12:30 – 13:30 Hindi Session III

13.30 – 14:30 Lunch and rest

14:00 – 19:00 Afternoon excursion (trip to Hindi Bollywood Film in Rajmandir and Birla Temple)

19:00 Drop off at volunteer’s home

 

DAY 5: (Work area visit & Jaipur Sightseeing)

09:30 Pickup from volunteer’s home

10:00 Assemble at Office

10:00 – 12:00 work area visit

12:00 – 19:00 Jaipur Sightseeing (Trip to Amber fort, Jaigarh fort and other Historical places of Pink City)

19:00 Drop off at volunteer’s home

Regular work schedule begins after visit to project sites from next day.

Excursions:

To AGRA including Taj Mahal Visit on last weekend and drop off at Delhi for flight back home.

Accommodation & Food

The volunteers will stay in a flat or a volunteers house together. The meals will also be served here. Different facilities would be available for the volunteers in the volunteer’s home are as follows:

Kitchen & Dining: Well managed kitchen and dining area in the camp with facility of preparing traditional and modern food. The dining space is comfortable and spacious.


Recreation Hall: Arrangement of T.V., DVD and music system with ample of space to celebrate special occasions and spent leisure time.


Medical Facilities: Availability of first aid kit.

 

Program Cost

For the program of 4 weeks $1395 per person

(After 4 weeks of program duration for extra per week for volunteering only $125 per week)

Cost Includes

  • Insurance 100%

  • Meeting and pickup at the Jaipur airport/railway station/bus stand

  • All transfers with private or public transport for:

    a) Introductory week in Jaipur
    b) Local sightseeing programs
    c) All excursions included in the programs
    d) Local transport to project premises

  • Jaipur sightseeing during the introductory week.

  • Accommodation provided by Volunteering Solutions on twin/triple sharing basis during the program.

  • All meals - during the introductory week and working.

  • Filtered water - during the introductory week and working. All materials such as colored pencils, paper, sports equipment etc that are needed for the various activities throughout the program.

  • Excursion to Agra (Taj Mahal)

  • Information for independent excursions during the weekends

Apart from the program fee

  • Flight costs

  • Visa

  • Immunizations

  • Also volunteer will need a weekly budget of up to US $25.00 to cater for all other expenses like bottled water, personal items, beverages and other.

 
 

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