Volunteer in Himachal!
In Himachal we offer 4 or 8 week youth programs for volunteers aged 18 – 30 and a 4 week program for 30 + adults. Please see the bottom of the page for start dates. The Himalayan location is available for participants year round, around the regionally important town of Palampur in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Volunteers will be working and staying with people from all over the world in a volunteer camp run by our local partner organization. In addition to the volunteer work, you will also be participating in interesting cultural activities and excursions.
Project Descriptions:
The activities in Himachal primarily relate to education and childcare in various institutions that our partner organization has identified as appropriate for volunteering and the NGO’s intervention.
Please note: we cannot guarantee your placement at a specific activity. We can make recommendations to the NGO we work with but your volunteer work will depend upon the current needs of the community. Please be flexible and open to helping in any of the areas listed below.
Education
Assisting local teachers in rural schools has been one of the most successful interventions and the most popular activity. Volunteers participate in educational enhancement for students of class 1 till class 5. The volunteer activities in the field include teaching children English and Mathematics, creating a playful environment and enhancing the creativity of the children, working with local teachers in creating low cost teaching materials and training them in making education more fun for the children, ensuring regular health check ups of the children, and creating basic hygiene awareness amongst the children on a regular basis.
Childcare
Volunteers also can take up the responsibility of maintenance and care of local childcare centers. Also called “Anganwari”, these centers carry out holistic childcare in the area. In line with the expected activities of such institutions, the volunteer activities include awareness building in the community, personal attention and care to the children coming to the center everyday, assistance for record maintenance for each child, developing the motor skills of young children through games, feeding the children with the help of a local worker, continuous survey of all pregnant women and new born babies and creating a colorful and enjoyable environment for the children
Additionally, depending the needs of the community, volunteers might work on other community development activities, including health checkup camps for the children and their families, tree plantation in the school and village, skill enhancement and practical training for teenage girls and other such need-based activities.
Start Dates for Himachal 2008 - Youth Program:
| Youth 4 week Program | Youth 8 week Program | |||
| Start | Finish | Start | Finish | |
| September 15th | October 12th | September 15th | November 9th | |
| October 13th | November 9th | October 13th | December 7th | |
| November 10th | December 7th | November 10th | January 4th 2009 | |
| December 8th | January 4th 2009 | December 8th | February 1st 2009 |
Start Dates for Himachal 2008 - Adult Program:
| Adult (30+) 4 Week Program | |
| Start | Finish |
| September 22nd | October 19th |
| October 20th | November 16th |
| November 17th | December 14th 2009 |
Click here for Himachal 2009 Start Dates!
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