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Location: Delhi and near by areas
Project: Women Development
Start Dates: 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month
Arrival and Departure Point: Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
Language/Skill Requirements: None
Accommodation/Meals: Host family and Indian foods three times a day /residential accommodation
Working Hours: 25-35 hours per week
Overview of the Women Project
 India is one of the fast developing countries in the world. Despite its development, there are increasing incidents of violence and discrimination against women. Still, newspapers in India are full of stories of violent incidents against women like rape, and sexual harassment. In India , governmental and non-governmental efforts have been made to protect women and girl child from the ill ailments of the society.
Women development centers (women homes) have been established in an attempt to reach the destitute women and help them build their self esteem to lead a life with their heads high. Most of these homes are resource poor and urgently need volunteers to run its program. Volunteers are mostly needed for teaching English, provide skillful trainings, counseling and mentoring. Volunteers in this project can help women realize their worth as a human being.
Role of a Volunteer
Depending upon the need in the project and the skill/interest, volunteers will involve in the following activities:
• Teach English (3-4 hours a day)
• Teach Sanitation/health education
• Counseling & Mentoring
• Teaching beautician work and teach them other skills
• Stitching & tailoring to help them stand on their own feet
• Organizing games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extra curricular activities for the girls
• Help in other activities or programs (if any)
• Information on HIV/AIDS related issues
• Make reports for the women development center, which will help them run the project better
• Assist in any other work that they might require
Skills/Qualifications Requirements
Generally no specific qualification is required to volunteer in women project, but it is always appreciated if one possesses. Volunteers interested to work for women should have love for girls, women and willingness to share love and passion for them. Volunteers should understand the difference in cultures as well.
Room/Food/Supervision
Global Crossroad manages room/food for volunteers three times a day mostly in host families.
Global Crossroad maintains 3 local staffs, office, vehicle, and own hostel in Delhi . Most of our partner projects are located within 20 miles enabling us to meet our volunteers whenever needed. Volunteer will also have 24/7 access to our office and mobile number of coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 1-2 week interval as a part of program.
Location Descriptions
Our projects are located in 40km distance from central Delhi . As a historical capital city of India , Delhi has major tourist attraction like Red Fort, Lotus Temple , Qutab Minar, Lodhi Gardens etc . Delhi has wide range of local markets, restaurants, Internet cafés, clubs, shopping centers, and cultural heritages sites.
There are numerous options for volunteers to explore Delhi in free time. They can use taxi/auto rickshaw to go around Delhi and explore more of it during weekends. Tours can be arranged to Agra & Jaipur, unless not included in the package.
A typical day of volunteer in women project
Morning: Breakfast time. Help the girls to get ready for school. If needed take the girls to school. Help the women to learn English.
Afternoon: Lunch break. Bring the girls back from school. Organize playful and educational activities to for the girls.
Evening: This is the time when the volunteers can address issues that are related to women development. Help them realize the facts of life. Take classes in counseling, English teaching, stitching, yoga, beautician work, etc.
Remarks: This is a sample itinerary. It changes as we work with more than one women development projects in Delhi .
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