India contains one-sixth
of the world's population, and millions of her
children are born and raised in the streets.
To help these teeming masses of homeless children,
RCDP volunteers work in orphanages and share
their hope, compassion, patience, and encouragement
with India's neediest children. We work with
well-established local organizations to provide
this much-needed volunteer orphanage program.
For many years, our partners have provided informal
education, health care, and creative activities
for India’s orphans.
You activities as
a Volunteer:
As a volunteer in orphanage
project in India, you will contribute in the
development and growth of some of the most deprived
and neglected children in the world. You will
help the local staff as they work with children
and directly involve them in various skill-developing
activities and teaching English. Your commendable
effort, contribution, teaching, love, care and
inspiration for these underprivileged children
will definitely enhance their knowledge, skill,
perception, and experience thereby assisting
to make their future success and radiant.
Working in an orphanage is
a real rewarding job though your work can be
difficult at times. You will work with small
groups and may be asked to teach games, art,
sports, and music and also escort the children
to various activities. The orphanage centers
run by our partners accommodate 50-70 boys and
girls between the ages of 3 to 14. Although
this is not an English teaching placement, you
will have the opportunity to teach English during
your stay in the orphanage. If you are skilled
in sewing, painting, tailoring, crafting, typing,
and computing, you can teach these skills to
the children as well.
Project skills required:
No
specific skills and qualifications are required.
But volunteers joining orphanage projects should
have love and passion for serving poor kids.
Volunteers should also be flexible, self-motivated
with open mind to learn and serve to the people
of new culture and religion.
Project Location
Delhi: It
is the capital city of India. It has a perfect
amalgamation of New and Old Delhi with ancient
temples and monuments to the posh shopping malls
and international food chains. With all the
diverse colors and luster, Delhi has remained
the dazzling city of India.
Bangalore:
Ancient and beautiful city of India, Bangalore
is highly cosmopolitan with a variety of cultures
and customs existing in harmony. The diverse
city with ancient arts flourishing alongside
the modern Silicon Plateau is filled with lush
and splendid greenery welcoming every kind of
people from the world.
Arrangement of room/food/supervision
RCDP-India makes appropriate provision for food, room and
supervision for its volunteers from the very beginning of their arrival to the
country. During the first week of language and cultural immersion program, volunteers
stay in RCDP’s hostel in Gurgaon (Delhi) where cooks prepare a variety
of Indian food (Nan, curry, Dal, chapatti, rice and pickle). During their volunteering
programs in Delhi and Banglore, volunteers’ accommodation and food management
is provided by a host family. However, volunteers joining RCDP-India’s
orphanage program stay with the children in a hostel. RCDP makes provision of
a separate room along with the shower facility in both the host family and hostel
accommodation. RCDP’s staff visit visits volunteers in their respective
placement in every two week to acknowledge the feedback, volunteers’ progress
and the program in general.
