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Do Meaningful Volunteer Work in India
Location: India: Dharamsala, Jaipur, Agra and 103 other cities
Program Duration: 1-2 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 2-4 weeks, 1-2 years, 5-8 weeks, 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad), 9-12 weeks, over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: Fully flexible dates
Call Us
Phone: +91-(0)11-26491817
Fax: +91-(0)11-26491817
Description
Participating in volunteer projects in India is an excellent way to become more engaged with the local culture while at the same time providing direct and personal opportunities to contribute constructively. It has never been so easy to make a useful contribution to our world and have the time of your life doing it!
Many volunteer programs declare themselves authentic and beneficial for local communities. However, these promises all too often are not held. Frequently your volunteer work cannot be sustained and will leave the lives of the needy untouched. In contrast, we place our volunteers in internationally recognized and self-governed NGOs and other charitable institutions where you can truly impact the lives of local people - in a highly sustainable manner. You will be involved in the tangible improvement of the living conditions of your host culture.
Highlights
Whether it will be in the Indian megacities or in villages deep in the jungles, in grassroots projects or global development initiatives, a huge array of volunteer opportunities are available to fit the experience you are looking for. These opportunities include tutoring in foreign languages, supporting healthcare services, helping to establish community facilities, working with street kids, and protecting the environment. When the day's tasks are done, you will have a tremendous sense of achievement and experience lasting satisfaction. The longer you stay, the higher the rewards as you see the fruits of your labour. And at the end of your volunteer work, you will receive a certificate des
Minimum Education
Diploma/Certification
Languages
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Chinese
- English
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Sanskrit
- Tamil
Cost in US$:
Cost Includes:
Credit Available
yes
Salary/Pay
Some organisations pay an allowance to cover living expenses, flight and/or accommodation. The allowance varies, depending on the location and position that you will be assigned to. These stipends are paid only to meet your daily expenses and are not considered to be a salary.Volunteer Types
- Academic Reinforcement
- AIDS
- Appropriate Technology
- Athletics
- Building Maintenance
- Childcare/children
- Clerical And Office Work
- Building/construction Projects
- Archaeology
- Banking
- Animal Welfare
- Adult Education
- Agriculture
- Anthropology
- Arts
- Biological Research
- Business
- Community Centers
- Consciousness-raising
- Community Organizing
- Counseling
- Cutting Wood
- Disability Issues
- Drug Or Alcohol Recovery
- Driving
- Digging
- Curriculum Planning
- Cooking
- Conflict Resolution
- Community Health
- Community Development
- Computer Training
- Conservation
- Culture
- Democracy Training
- Drama
- Eco-tourism
- English Teaching
- Elderly
- Escorts
- Festivals
- Fixing Fences
- Family Planning
- Environment
- Elections
- Economic Development
- Education
- Energy
- Equestrian
- Feasibility Studies
- Food
- Geology
- Health Care
- Home Visit
- Housing
- Indigenous Issues
- Income-generation
- Ground Patrol
- Hospital
- Historic Preservation
- Health
- Grassroots Organization
- Gender Issues
- Gardening
- Global Warming
- Handicapped
- Health Education
- Homelessness
- Human Rights
- Infrastructure Planning
- Labor Issues
- Literacy
- Media Work
- Microcredit
- Minority Groups
- Medicine
- Managerial Consulting
- Law
- Intervention
- Journalism
- Legal Aide
- Marketing
- Micro-enterprise
- Music
- Nursing
- Organic Farming
- Painting
- Peace
- Popular Education
- Professional Services
- Primary Education
- Playgrounds
- Pastoral Work
- Orphans
- Office Work
- Natural Resources
- Myanmar Cyclone Volunteering
- Nutrition
- Organizational Development
- Parks
- Planting
- Population Issues
- Public Education
- Reception
- Refugee Relief
- Renovation
- Research
- Restoration
- Repairs
- Relief
- Recreation
- Public Policy
- Public Speaking Coordination
- Reforestation
- Religious Instructor
- Reporting
- Sanitation
- Secretarial
- Small Business Development
- Sports
- Teaching
- Tourism
- Technical Assistance
- Street Kids
- Solar & Hydro Projects
- Seniors
- Secondary Education
- Marine Conservation
- Self Help
- Social Services, Social Work
- Strategic Planning
- Teaching Accounting
- Trail Building
- Tree Planting
- Volunteer Management
- Wildlife Surveying
- Youth
- Youth Development
- Women
- Volunteering
- Tutor
- Translation
- Transportation
- Veterinary
- Water
- Writing
- Youth Ministry
This Program is open to
American, European, Canadian, Australian, Asian, Worldwide, Kiwi, South African Participant.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Group living
- Home-stays
- Independent living
- Apartment/Flat
- Other
- Dormitory
- Guest House
Participants Travel to India
Independently or in Groups
Application Process Involves
- Written Application
- Phone/Video Interview
- In-Person Interview when Feasible
- Resume
- Other
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
Depending on service between a day and four weeksPost Services Include
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
- Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
- Alumni Network
- Job and Internship Network
Knowledge Must's Mission Statement
Our Mission defines Knowledge Must's fundamental purpose: advance intercultural understanding. We inspire, challenge, and educate individuals and organisations to successfully engage other cultures. We assist our clients to maximise their intercultural potential with path-breaking, innovative solutions. We contribute to balanced globalisation processes based on the belief that every human being has the potential to contribute.
Year Founded
2006
