Volunteer in India

Cross-Cultural Solutions: Volunteer Abroad for the Experience of a Lifetime!
Experience another culture like never before while making a real difference in people’s lives. You’ll gain perspectives and insights into the local culture and yourself. It’s an exciting and personally inspiring experience, and you’ll develop memories that will be with you forever. Programs operate in New Delhi and Dharamsala, India. .

Dates Offered: Choose from start dates year-round and lengths-of-stay from 2-12 weeks.
Costs: The U.S. tax-deductible program fee for a two-week program is $2,588 (£1,408) with each additional week of stay only $297 (£162). The program fee for the one-week Insight Abroad program offered in Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, and Russia is $1,695 (£922). Program fee includes: personalized Volunteer Placement, language instruction, cultural education, food, lodging, transportation to and from all Cross-Cultural Solutions’ placements and programs, pre-departure guidance from headquarters staff, 24-hour access to in-country staff, travel medical and emergency evacuation insurance, and more.
Contact: Cross-Cultural Solutions, 2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801;Tel: 800.380.4777 or 914.632.0022; in the UK call 0845 458 2781/2782; other countries call +44 (0) 1273 666392; Fax: 914.632.8494.
Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org
Website: www.crossculturalsolutions.org

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Volunteer Travel to India on Community Education Projects
Visit Rajasthan, experience Indian culture and teach underprivileged children while working on community projects in the beautiful city of Udaipur. Take part in weekly workshops including yoga, cookery, dance and arts and craft, as well as Hindi classes, and embark on a four day adventure side trip to explore this majestic and dramatic part of India. There is still a great deal of poverty in India, and volunteering with the children of this region can make a real difference in schools which are understaffed and find it difficult to give children the individual attention they need for a good education. This project is also a valuable opportunity to study Rajasthani culture, and as such there is plenty of occasions to immerse yourself in a very unique way of life.

Dates: 4 to 12 weeks, departures throughout the year
Costs: From US$2210 for 4 weeks
Contact in USA: Call toll free 888-653-6028
Contact in UK: 01727 250250
Website: www.gviusa.com

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Volunteer and Work in Partnership with a Local NGO in India
Because you would be working with a local NGO, your tasks are directly connected to the community needs. Two large community needs at the moment are education and childcare. Volunteers are needed to assist teachers right in the classroom and also to upkeep and care for children at the childcare unit. With such a significant link to the community, the jobs volunteers will preform are on a need basis.

Cost: Varies with duration of your stay.
Dates: Ongoing; begins on the first and third Monday of every month.
Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Tel: 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org

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Volunteer in India for 6 Months or 1 Year
If you have ever dreamed of traveling to a country which houses one of the seven great wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal, a country that is rich in culture, food, clothing, music, and dance among other things, then this is the perfect program for you. Ages 18 and older, help out the local Indian community with projects ranging from childrens activities, to agricultural and environmental development, education, aiding the disabled, women, and health services.

Cost: 6 months $4695, 1 year $7195.
Dates: Starts in August or January.
Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Tel: 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org

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Meaningful Travel in India
Volunteer in Goa, Rajasthan or Himachal. 2-8 weeks. Make a difference in socially deprived areas. Work with children in schools, childcare and orphanages; help repair and maintain facilities in rural areas; coach sports; adventure travel; and tours and visits with all of the programs.

Dates: Monthly, year round. Please see our website for exact dates .
Cost: Program prices vary with dates and length of stay.
Contact: GeoVisions, 101 Sage Hollow Road, Guilford, CT 06437.
Tel: 203-457-4257. Toll Free. 877-949-9998. Fax: 203-738-1024.
Email: programs@geovisions.org
Website: www.geovisions.org

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All Languages Abroad: 50 Countries 30 Languages 1 Adventure!
We offer a variety of language courses for all ages & budgets. Immerse yourself in the local culture, pick your accommodation type (host family or apartment) and enjoy many cultural activities with international students from around the world. We also offer the chance to volunteer in selected locations around the world helping the local community. These volunteer programs are not just fun and interesting but very rewarding and meaningful for the local people you are helping.

Visit www.languagesabroad.com/volunteer.html for more information.

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Volunteer Abroad Placements in India through Working Abroad
Choose from social and community programs in India. Volunteer programs include placement, housing, meals, project related transportation, training and social and cultural activities. Over 35 years experience arranging cultural exchange programs.

Cost: $895 and up
Dates: Year-Round
Contact: InterExchange Working Abroad, 161 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013, 212-924-0446, toll-free 1-800-597-3675
Email: workabroad@interexchange.org
Website: www.workingabroad.org

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Medical Internships in India
India Study Abroad Center (ISAC) offers short to medium term “Service and Learning” opportunities for pre-meds, medical students, public health students and nursing students who are interested in international health. Choose from a range of Urban, Rural, HIV/AIDS or traditional medicine programs.

Dates: Throughout the year.
Cost: Rural and Public Health Rotation: $800 for 2 weeks and $175 for each additional week.
Urban Clinical Rotation, Mumbai: $1650 for 4 weeks.
HIV/AIDS Program, Goa: $950 for 2 weeks and $200 for each additional week.
Traditional Medicine, Pune: $800 for 2 weeks.
Contact in India: India Study Abroad Center (ISAC), B1202 Meera Society, New Link Road, Oshiwara, Jogeshwari (West), Mumbai 400 102, India.
Contact in U.S.A.: Tel. +1-(415) 287-0144; Fax +1-309-218-6022.
Email: info@indiastudyabroad.org
Website: www.indiastudyabroad.org

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Volunteer Abroad in India with Volunteering Solutions
Affordable volunteer programs in India, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Vietnam, Phillipines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Cambodia. Volunteering Solutions provides International Volunteer Abroad, Volunteer and Travel programs in 10 countries across Asia and Africa. We constantly work to provide affordable and meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers from around the world. Our volunteer abroad programs include both short-term 2-week to long-term 6-month volunteer abroad placements in every country, which volunteers can join throughout the year.

Cost: Costs start at only $650 for 2-week placements.
Dates: All year round.
Email: info@volunteeringsolutions.com
Website: www.volunteeringsolutions.com

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Volunteer in India
Experience fascinating India from the inside while gaining the satisfaction of helping others. By living and working side by side with local residents you will be more than just a tourist passing through, you will become a member of the community. Choose from projects in education, children's welfare and healthcare. Programs can be arranged so volunteers have the chance to experience more than one project. The friendly and dedicated staff in India are very experienced with working with American volunteers and understand the cultural challenges they face. They provide full support and assistance throughout the program. CCI is a non profit founded in 1985 and run by seasoned travel enthusiasts who regularly participate in their own cultural exchanges.

Dates: Flexible, year round.
Cost: Prices start at $1450 for a two week program including accommodation and three meals daily, insurance, and full support.
Contact: Center for Cultural Interchange, 746 N. Lasalle Dr., Chicago, IL 60610.
Tel: 1.312.944.2544 or direct 312.264.1601.
Email: info@cci-exchange.com
Website: www.cci-exchange.com

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How Will You Touch The World?
Volunteer Projects in India
REAL projects….REAL experience! Your development project is determined by matching your skills with the needs of the local community. Hands on service work, weekly adventures, homestays, and local culture and language classes create an unforgettable experience. Volunteer projects include: health care, environment, journalism, teaching, and human rights.

Dates: Programs start every month of the year and run from 2 – 26 weeks in duration.
Cost: Program fees are based on the location and duration of your volunteer project. Please inquire or visit our website for current pricing. ProWorld scholarships and many private scholarships are available. We also offer fundraising support.
Program fees support our host community economies in the forms of project materials purchases, local salaries, host family payments, and local purchases. Program fees include: full room and board, domestic transportation, 24 hour safety and medical services, local culture and language classes, and funding of development projects and internships. The program fee also includes multiple cultural and adventure activities.
Contact: ProWorld Headquarters, ProWorld Service Corps, 1215 Taylor Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Tel: 877.733.7378 (toll free); 406.245.7348 (direct line). Fax: 406.252.3973.
Email: info@myproworld.org
Website: www.MyProWorld.org

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Volunteer in India with Volunteer Adventures!
Help local communities thrive through our community outreach programs in rural India. Volunteer Adventures gives you the opportunity to work with elementary school children in our Teach English and Child Care Program. Each program gives you the unique experience of to living and working with rural communities who depend on volunteer help to educate their children and promote healthy lifestyles.

Contact: volunteer@volunteeradventures.com, www.volunteeradventures.com.

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India Volunteer Program
Gap year and volunteer work in India is the most rewarding experience. Shake Hands, a volunteer program in India, offers various volunteer, gap year and summer projects starting at USD $375 for Teaching projects, Orphanage work, Child Care, Street Children Education, Women Empowerment, Sports volunteering, Summer programs, and Gap Year projects in the beautiful regions of Jaipur, Dharamshala, Rural Rajasthan, Delhi, Bangalore.

Dates: Choose from start dates year-round and lengths-of-stay from 2-12 weeks.
Costs: India Volunteer Program offers one of the most affordable Volunteer, Gap Year and Summer Program in India in this competitive and expensive time. Compared to many international and local agencies, our fees are substantially lower. But we are committed to providing excellent, quality volunteer and gap year projects that efficiently use the fees we receive. The program cost starts from USD $375 for 2 week duration.
Email: info@volunteersindia.org
Website: www.volunteersindia.org

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Projects Abroad in India
Live and work in exciting India. Projects start year-round and last from two weeks to a year. Opportunities exist in teaching, care, sports, conservation and community, medicine, journalism and veterinary medicine. Programs are for ages 16+.

Dates: Start any day you choose.
Cost: From $1,795.
Contact: Projects Abroad, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 903, New York NY 10018.
Tel: US Toll-free 1 888 839 3535.
Email: info@projects-abroad.org
Website: www.projects-abroad.org

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AidCamps International
Volunteer in India
These two AidCamps will rebuild a primary school at Pettai in Tamil Nadu set up for and attended by children of low caste dalits ("untouchables") such as gypsies, lepers, and snake catchers.

Build India
Volunteer in a Tsunami Rehabilitation Workcamp
Days after the tsunami BUILD sent an immediate response team to the affected area to assist with the relief effort, distributing food and medicine and constructing temporary shelters. The organization has since established a work base in the area and is committed to the long-term rehabilitation of effected villages. BUILD is now looking for motivated and enthusiastic international volunteers to assist with their ongoing work.

CECOWOR - Centre for Coordination of Voluntary Works and Research
Volunteer Projects in India
A variety of volunteer projects which include teaching, advocacy, self-help groups for women, health education, environmental issues. See the website for more details.

Cosmic Volunteers
Our programs in India include teaching English, orphanages, healthcare, and working with street children. Volunteer locations include Mumbai, Chennai, and Bangalore. This is a unique opportunity to learn about and contribute to communities in India in a meaningful way.

Experiential Learning International
Volunteer in India: Orphanages, with Women's Empowerment, Teaching, and More
No country has greater contrast between the old and the new than India, a country of high-tech and oxcarts, saris and bluejeans. Get to know this amazing country while helping out those in need. We offer placements in the southern region of the country, with its distinct culture and cuisine.

Indian Institute for Rural Development
The opportunities for Volunteers at IIRD are flexible and open. Past volunteers have been involved in various programs, such as technical guidance on water management, managing a World Bank-sponsored poverty alleviation initiative, expanding slum education, establishing food processing centers for small businesses, linking NGOs with community fairs, documentation of our projects, management of website, etc...

Global Choices
Volunteer in India
This program will give you a chance to make an important contribution to the Indian society, while gaining knowledge about the country and its culture. Volunteering will provide you with new friends, new skills, the opportunity to explore a new country and culture, learn a language and have a rewarding travel experience which can often be life changing. A typical volunteer at Global Choices gets the opportunity to experience and participate in the rich and diverse cultures and traditions of India. Voluntary workers need to possess basic English language skills and motivation to contribute to the society.

Global Humanitarian Expeditions
Volunteer in Ladakh!
Be part of a pioneer humanitarian project in Ladakh, in Northern India! You don't have to be a dental professional to volunteer. Working in partnership with the Lions Club, volunteers will set up a mobile dental clinic and provide first time care to needy children in the Ladakh Valley of the Indian Himalayas. Outside the clinic, volunteers have the chance to get to know the local people and take in rural life in the countryside.

Himalayan Education Lifeline Programme (HELP)
HELP supports impoverished schools in the Himalayas with both financial and volunteer resources.

Indian Institute for Rural Development: Volunteer Teachers
Teaching English in Jaipur, Rajasthan the cultural heart of India! The Indian Institute of Rural Development (IIRD) is looking for Volunteers teaching English at their 22 Janshala Slum Schools. Janshala Slum Schools are a community-based approach to give primary education to 6 to 14 year old children of the poorest area of Jaipur. School-hours are between 8.00 and 12.30. The number of lessons per day - varying between 2 and 5- is open to you. If you are interested you could also work on some other projects of IIRD during the afternoon. IIRD is working in the field of Education, Economic Development, Natural Resource Management and Health & Sanitation. You should be motivated, confident, independent and willing to spend your time to help some of the most underprivileged children of our society. You should stay at least 1 month while around 3-5 months would be best.

International Cultural Adventures
The Cultural Immersion Experience in the Majestic Himalaya of Sikkim, India
A comprehensive program in India offering participants a uniquely intimate and profound intercultural experience through home stays, cultural seminars, language training, educational excursions, village visits, adventure trekking, community service, and more. The program is for you if you feel motivated to gain a deeper understanding of a very different culture – and of yourself! – by living as a member of a local family, participating in experiential learning activities, and actively engaging with the local culture through community service.

Joining Hands
Volunteering in India
Joining Hands facilitates placement of volunteers among over 25 partner-NGO’s which work at the grassroots level with diverse communities on varied social issues (education, health care, income generation, environment). The duration of the programs is flexible, depending on the availability of the volunteer and the NGO's need. A volunteer can start year-round. Locations: Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Karmayog
Volunteers, Mentors for NGOs and Nonprofits Needed
A free site to enable individuals and corporates to give their time, talent, money and resources by volunteering, mentoring, giving materials, providing services (free or at reduced costs) to Mumbai-based NGOs, nonprofits, charities, etc.

Learning from Ladakh
Formerly called the Ladakh Farm Project. Participants are placed on a Ladakhi farm with a Ladakhi family for one month in the summer to help with farm and household work and to take part in family life. Educational workshops included.

Mandore Guest House
Rural Village, School Teaching and Volunteer Work in Rajasthan
Teaching English in a classroom. No special skills are required, as you will be teaching small children basic English or mathematics or improving their general knowledge through your own skills. While teaching, you can also help to improve the English skills within the local communities. This helps in many ways and at the same time it is an authentic way to learn Hindi. Other projects include volunteer work in community and environmental development.

Marwar Medical and Relief Society and Mandore Guest House
Rural Homestay and Volunteer Programs That Benefit Local People
Volunteers are actively involved with and support projects that are secular and have an education-related component to them in addition to health care, environmental projects, socio-economic aspects and women's issues. We believe that tourism should be about interacting with other cultures, not exploiting them. This could mean more working and travelling with local people on public buses rather than looking at them through the window of a private tour bus. We bring people together from different regions, states, countries, cultural heritage, social and political backgrounds. We do have a priority and positive role in preserving and protecting our cultural and natural resources which also meets the need for ecologically sensitive travel.

Mondo Challenge
Volunteer in India
Teaching/Business Development/Medical. Our teaching programme in India focuses on Primary school education in rural villages in the Himalayan foothills. These projects are located both in the Darjeeling region and in the majestic landscape of Ladakh.

One! International
Canadian-affiliated charity working with street children in Mumbai (Bombay). Volunteers teach basic hygiene and English, organize meals, sports, and music, etc.

Peace Child India/Arivu
Volunteer Teaching English
Our interns generally work in 1 or 2 local government schools teaching English to the schoolchildren. We have numerous resources at our office for interns to use in their teachings, but we also encourage our interns to use their own creativity when planning lessons for their students. We are looking for enthusiastic, hard-working volunteers who are interested in helping others while experiencing life in India.
Volunteer with First Aid, Health & Nutrition, Hygiene Programs and Workshops
This program is designed for long-term (3-6 months) interns who are interested in First Aid, Health, and Hygiene. Our interns design workshops and skits to teach government-school children the basics of proper health and hygiene and to add to our resource files at the office for future interns.
Volunteer at a Government Children's Home
The Government Children's Home is a home for children in difficulty. Our interns spend time with the children teaching English and Maths as well as playing games and teaching arts & crafts.

people and places
Volunteer with Education Development in India
people and places offers a service of integrity to thinking people – people who want to use their skills and experience to make a real difference and know exactly where and how their money is spent. This project has two symbiotic goals – to increase the capacity of the school, thus improving local education and teaching skills, and to conserve and revive the Nila River, allowing it to support and sustain future generations.

Responsenet
Volunteer in India
An organization which offers a variety of volunteer opportunities in India, ranging from health care, computer literacy, microfinance, childcare, education, and self-help projects. Please see the Volunteering opportunities on their website for more details.

Skake Hands
India Volunteer Program
Volunteering in India is the most rewarding experience. Shake Hands' India Volunteer Program offer various volunteer opportunities in India for Teaching and Environment, Orphanage, Child Care, Street Children Education, Women Empowerment, Sports and other community project inJaipur, Dharamshala, Rural Rajasthan, Delhi and Bangalore locations of India.

SMILE Society
International Volunteer Programs in India
SMILE (member of CCIVS, UNESCO) , a registered NGO from India, welcomes international students and seniors to participate in our short- to long-term projects for the street and poor children in India. Your valuable participation can change many needy children's lives. Groups and individuals are welcome to take part in our projects with a nominal program cost which will cover your food and shared accommodations. Cost: US$100 / week for a minimum of four weeks.

Vijnana Kala Vedi Cultural Centre
Learn Indian Arts/languages and Teach English
The Vijnana Kala Vedi Centre- India welcomes Artists, Students, Researchers and even Cultural enthusiasts or Off beat Tourists to Experience Indian Culture through the learning of Indian Arts, Crafts and Languages and also by Teaching English.

Volunteer Visions
Affordable Volunteer Programs in India
Volunteer Visions was founded with a simple idea in mind; that volunteering should be affordable and available to everyone. We offer affordable programs in community development, environmental conservation, building homes and teaching English. Packages start at $550 and includes food, accommodation, arrival pick-up, pre-departure information, orientation and 24/7 emergency support. Whatever your motive for volunteering may be, we can help you find a placement that suits your needs.

Yearoutindia
Reach and Teach: English and Arts Teachers Needed in South India
Are you adventurous? Enthusiastic? Resourceful? Flexible? Patient? Can you teach? and do you have a big heart? If you have any or all of these and want to work on "REAL" teaching projects, then...Yearoutindia is URGENTLY looking for enthusiastic individuals with an interest in teaching and art to live and teach at our partner schools set high up in the beautiful Western Ghat mountain ranges in South India. www.yearoutindia.com/village_school.htm.
Sports Camp Teacher / PE Teaching / Sports Coach in South India
Yearoutindia is looking for enthusiastic individuals with a flair for sports to come, live and teach/coach at our partner schools set in the Western Ghat mountain ranges in South India. These sports camps are an ideal opportunity for any sports enthusiasts to be a resident sports coach/teacher at a hill station school set high up in the western ghat mountain ranges for 4/6/8 weeks. Even if you've never formally taught/coached before, you can assist the local sports teachers in their day to day work at the school. www.yearoutindia.com/village_school.htm.