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Orphanage in India
Location: India: Rishikesh
Program Duration: 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad)
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
LEAPNOW: Transforming Education
11640 Hwy. 128 Calistoga, CA 94515 United States
Call Us
Phone: 707-431-7265
Fax: 707-431-8479
Description
An orphanage and homeopathic clinic run by an energetic American woman who has been living in India for many years. Work may include gardening, teaching, tutoring, cooking, playing and singing with the kids, working on small construction projects, helping them with their laundry and bathing, organizing the volunteer program, coordinating with fundraising overseas or visiting nearby villages to teach hygiene, art and etc.
Highlights
This opportunity is part of the LEAPYEAR program - Check out our website for more details!
Minimum Education
High School
Languages
- English
- Hindi
Cost in US$:
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- Agriculture
- Arts
- Building Maintenance
- Building/construction Projects
- Childcare/children
- Community Centers
- Community Development
- Community Health
- Community Organizing
- Computer Training
- Consciousness-raising
- Cooking
- Culture
- Eco-tourism
- Education
- English Teaching
- Gardening
- Health
- Human Rights
- Indigenous Issues
- Literacy
- Organic Farming
- Orphans
- Planting
- Playgrounds
- Primary Education
- Street Kids
- Teaching
- Tutor
- Volunteering
- Youth
This Program is open to
Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Apartment/Flat
- Group living
Participants Travel to India
Independently or in Groups
Application Process Involves
- Written Application
- In-Person Interview Required
Typically The Application Process Time is
1 weekPost Services Include
- Alumni Network
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
- Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
LEAPNOW: Transforming Education's Mission Statement
Leapnow's primary purpose is nothing less than transformation and positive change on the planet. We aspire to keep our work on the cutting edge of human evolution. We feel that we can have the most positive impact on the world by working in the area of education- which ideally is all about transforming and expanding the consciousness of our students. Cultural immersion, study and work abroad are our main vehicles for learning about one's self and the world.
Year Founded
1993
