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Help in Local Childcare Centers in India with United Planet
Description
Volunteers can take 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 with record keeping for each child, 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, planting trees in the school and village, skill enhancement and practical training for teenage girls and other such need-based activities.
United Planet works with a local non-profit organization in India that works with various non-governmental organizations to support social development projects in rural and urban areas. United Planet Volunteers will work with other volunteers from various countries, having the opportunity to learn not only about India's rich culture and history, but about others cultures as well. Volunteers must participate for 4 or 8 weeks and begin on a designated start date.
Highlights
About Rajasthan
Situated in the northwest of India, Rajasthan is known for the most colorful folk culture in India and is India's most favored travel destination. Rajasthan boasts of a variety of landscapes from the Thar desert to the green Aravali mountain range. With its rich history strewn around in the form of impressive forts and palaces, it has been a fertile ground of the most popular forms of crafts, folk music, dances and cuisine. Home to the finest bird sanctuary in Asia and the rare Indian tiger, Rajasthan offers a lot of cultural, historical and nature experiences within a relatively small area.
About Himachal Pradesh
The Himalayan location is available for participants from March to December, around the regionally important town of Palampur in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The NGO "Himalaya Base " is located 30 kms from Dharamsala, the capital of the exiled Tibetan government and centre of Tibetan Buddhist culture, adding another cultural dimension to the numerous opportunities that the program offers.
Volunteer activities :
The activities in these projects primarily relate to education and childcare in various institutions that NGO has identified as appropriate for volunteer and the NGO's intervention. We constantly seek expansion of the positive influence of the programs by including new activities that can engage volunteers in gainful activities for the local population.
Facilities and other Activities
The NGO provides volunteers' accommodations. The premises are comprised of ethnically made huts with private toilets and baths. There are also recreation facilities such as sports, videos, a dining area and a well-equipped kitchen. the NGO offers a number of optional afternoon activities that would help the volunteers have a wider impact during their stay including additional tutoring for children struggling with their studies, maintenance of institutional facilities, and childcare in hospitals.
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