Orphanage and Special Needs Care
from £995 GBP
Orphanage and Special Needs Care
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 12 Months
Countries: India
Call: 0845 344 7562
Product Details
As a volunteer on a Care project in India you will have an important role to play, whether you are a trained professional offering us the benefit of your experience or a volunteer on a gap year or career break looking for some experience of development work. Everybody is welcome, provided you are willing to work hard and be committed to the role and the children you are there to help.
The centres cater for orphans, children in care and children with disabilities aged from 2 - 18. In many cases your day will begin early when you will be required to help the children get ready for school. You might have the middle of the day free, or you might like to stay on to help out with other social care activities.
In whichever volunteer Care project you find yourself, you need to be ready for a challenge. Many of the children are desperate for attention and there will be many present who have health problems or who require special attention due to disabilities.
For the younger children there is often a nursery attached to the home where you can help, or perhaps you might even go with the children to school and help teach a little English. When the older children come home at 4.30pm you can help with their homework or organise games and activities for them before dinner.
Some care centres are more inclusive in their approach, teaching both life skills and handcrafts to the older children. As a volunteer, if you are good at art, crafts, sports or even gardening there's a lot you can do to help on a social level. Interaction, friendship and support are the most important things you will need to be able to offer the children we work with.
Watch the video...How to apply?
Feel free to call or email us, we have a friendly team ready to answer your questions. Visit our website and complete the online application. Complete the application form as fully as possible. While it is useful for us to have your passport number and referee details they are not immediately crucial to start processing your application.
A deposit of £195 / €295 / AUS $ 495 is required with your application. We will immediately acknowledge receipt of your application and deposit payment.
Duration Details:
2 weeks - 12 months available
Representative:
All the time
This placement would suit:
People with an interest in Indian culture and a desire to learn through supporting underprivileged children.
Do you accept non UK citizens?
yes
Do you accept applicants with disabilities?
yes
User Comments:
“The most wonderful thing about my placement was the chance to see the development and progress made by the physically disabled children at the hospital. Just by holding them and talking to them, the enjoyment was so clear in their faces”
~ by Amy Byatt
Inclusions
insurance, accommodation, food, kit, airport pickup
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