International Youth volunteers are welcome to assist in Refugee Children & Community work. Location: Madhyamgram, Kolkata
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
If anyone wish to be the part of community and help the organization in community coordination activity under local project incharge then this is the project for you.The project is all about motivating and encouraging children and girls to participate SMILE educational and training activities on regular basis.There are huge number of families from the community are not serious about health,hygiene,education,self awareness.most of them are lacking the importance of education.SMILE running informal education center for the refugee children and girls to bring them in the formal education and make them ready for a better life. Number of dropouts among girls are increasing everyday ,thus volunteers duty would be to visit community and encourage them to join SMILE initiatives,maintain survey reports,increase the number of participants etc.Activities would be including survey,training,motivational activities and meeting peoples from the community with the support of local coordinators.
This activities can bring a close knowledge about the refugee communities,their problems etc. Volunteers can have a lifetime experience in this project.Sometimes volunteers required to work by themselves,so energetic,motivated and sincere volunteers are most welcome.
Work type: Refugee Community Coordination Assistant
Date : Anytime
Accommodation : Dormitory/ bunk bedded room for 2-12 person
Food : 3 meals from local host family.
5-6 hours/day (monday to friday).
INDIA is an amazing country with diverse culture and tradition .Interesting people ! Explore the country with exciting diversity .Kolkata ,the city of joy was known before as Calcutta since the colonial time. This ancient city was used to be the capital of British colonial period. This city has full of heart ,people are basically belongs to the middle and lower middle class . There are also rich and poor people all around . City Kolkata is known for its busy traffic ,huge population ,warm weather and poverty around the street corners! It is a great place to visit for every tourist coming to India. Kolkata( itself is a great tourist place with its historical value ) is well connected with many famous and attractive tourist places during weekends ...
organised Package trip at the end of the project can be organised by professionals......
* weekends exciting Cultural city ( kolkata ) and around trip can also be organised against extra cost Euro80/head for weekends (8am-4pm).
**Kolkata is one of the 4 biggest city in India and it is connected with every part of the country. You can fly almost any part of the country with in 2-2:30 hrs. So traveling around could try is very easy from Kolkata.