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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 2008 start dates. The Himalayan location is available for participants from March to December, 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.

We also have a special 6 and 8 week Sports Program in Himachal - please call for more details!

Start Dates for Himachal 2008 - Youth Program:

Youth 4 week Program		Youth 8 week Program
Start	Finish	Start	Finish
January 7th	February 3rd	January 7th	March 2nd
February 4th	March 2nd	February 4th	March 30th
March 3rd	March 30th	March 3rd	April 27th
March 31st	April 27th	March 31st	May 25th
April 28th	May 25th	April 28th	June 22nd
May 26th	June 22nd	May 26th	July 20th
June 23rd	July 20th	June 23rd	August 17th
July 21st	August 17th	July 21st	September 14th
August 18th	September 14th	August 18th	October 12th
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
March 10th	April 6th
April 7th	May 4th
May 5th	June 1st
June 2nd	June 29th
June 30th	July 27th
July 28th	August 24th
August 25th	Septembet 21st
September 22nd	October 19th
October 20th	November 16th
November 17th	December 14th

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