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Women Support Project
Trip code: IND4

Poverty, social division, and superstitious beliefs victimize thousand of women in India. In India, governmental and non-governmental efforts have been made to protect women and female children from the ill ailments of the society. Together with various social organizations Rustic Volunteer Travel is working to protect these women and bring them into the mainstream of life by giving them an informal education (also called adult literacy program) as well as skills to manufacture (and eventually train others) craft and arts. By working to assist five different women's development, education, and training centers, our volunteers make a strong, positive contribution to the quality of these women's lives.

 
Project/Volunteer's Life:

The women's support project in India aims to reach the destitute women and help them rebuild their self esteem to lead a life with their heads held high. As a volunteer, participants will teach English (3-4 hours a day), as well as issues of sanitation/health education, beautician work along with other skills such as stitching & tailoring - skills which will later help them stand on their own feet. Volunteers may also organize games, drawing lessons, singing, dancing, as well as other creative, educational and extra-curricular activities. Many of these women's support programs need assistance in proposal and report writing along with administration.

Skills and Qualification

There is no specific education, experience, skills or qualifications needed to join the women's support project in India . However, volunteers are expected to be flexible and patient. Volunteers should have a passion and love for poor and exploited women as well as be creative enough to help them.

Meals/Accommodations:

Rustic Volunteer Travel manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family or in hostel. We manage a separate, simple, clean and modest room as well as local meals three times a day. Volunteer will also have an access to our office in India and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program. Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival.

Project Locations:

Women support projects are available in Delhi (capital city of India and home to Red Fort, Lotus Temple , Qutab Minar, Lodhi Gardens) , with shops, banks & internet cafes nearby. India is the seventh largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism arrived in the first millennium CE and shaped the region's diverse culture. A pluralistic, multi-lingual, and multi-ethnic society, India is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats. It has managed to preserve established traditions while absorbing new customs, traditions, and ideas from invaders and immigrants.

Volunteers can organize different possible excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: camel rides, jeep safaris, bazaars, markets, restaurants, kite flying, temples, museums, palaces, hotels, and many more.

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Rustic Volunteer and Travels offers a variety of volunteer projects and travel packages in India . You can customize or upgrade this travel itinerary to meet your specific interests. Please contact our travel advisor for more details