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Project Summary

What is the Women’s Empowerment & Community Volunteering in India project all about?

Participate in women empowerment and community volunteering in India to start understanding the challenges facing women and help bring about change. In rural and disadvantaged communities of India, the mistreatment of women is higher. There is a negative standpoint on having female children, as male heirs are considered to be important for the afterlife in Hindu culture. This is an issue that is not easy to change, but through women’s empowerment initiatives, women can expand their horizons within and beyond their communities to give them access to better futures. The project focuses on educational and confidence-building activities such as group discussions, English and maths teaching amongst others.

By becoming a women’s empowerment volunteer in this male-dominated country, you can make a difference in the future of many women and girls, as well as gain insight into issues facing women globally.


Why choose this Women’s Empowerment & Community Volunteering project?

  • Help expand local women’s worldview through education and support.
  • Contribute to increasing women’s confidence and empowering them about their rights as it is a start towards equality within Indian society for the generation to come.
  • Benefit by recognizing the freedom available to you in your own home country, as well as having an amazing experience to add to your CV/Resume.

Role of the Teaching & Community Volunteer

Volunteers are needed to help give women in local communities a sense of self-worth and empowerment. Activities include:

  • Teaching basic English (especially conversational skills), maths and budgeting lessons
  • Running educational activities, creative workshops and vocational training promoting self- reliance
  • Organizing recreational activities and computer skills sessions
  • Teaching the women and girls about their fundamental rights as women

Volunteer duties will depend on your specific project placement, but most placements will focus on underprivileged women who are in need of extra support. Most of the women and girls perform their chores in the morning, then they are able to participate in project activities in the afternoons. Thus, you will combine your afternoon women’s empowerment placement with another project in the morning, depending on your skills and preferences. You will be expected to attend weekly volunteer meetings and to update project documents.


What skills do I need to be a Teaching & Community Volunteer in India?

As a women’s empowerment volunteer, your activities will vary depending on your skills and the needs of the project at the time of your placement. Duties will be fully assigned to you when you arrive on the project. If you have a particular area of interest, make this known on your application form and we will try to place you within this area, if possible. You will be asked to send your CV/resume before being accepted onto this project.

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WHY JOIN THE PROJECT

To help the overstretched local team empower women to give them access to brighter futures

To contribute to the education of women in impoverished communities

Because you want to immerse yourself in the colours, sounds and smells of India

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The Location

Where will I work in India?

Volunteer in the well known beautiful bustling Pink City of Jaipur. Jaipur contains forts as well as street markets packed with crafts and fabrics. Nearby is Rajasthan, which is a blend of desert and paddy fields causing a vivid sea of colors. You will be amazed by the sights and sounds that will greet you every day in India!

Details & Costs

  • Duration: 2-8 weeks
  • Cost: Jaipur Volunteering Only:
    £920 / $1437 for 2 weeks
    Additional weekly pricing: £156 / $244

    Jaipur Volunteering and Weekend Travel Option:
    2 weeks – £1156/ $1804 (includes 2 weekends of excursions)
    3 weeks – £1483 / $2314 (includes 3 weekends of excursions)
    4 weeks – £1796 / $2803 (includes 4 weekends of excursions)
    Additional weekly pricing: £156 / $244
  • Requirements: Age 16+
  • Location: Jaipur, India
  • Working hours: Monday – Friday mornings 5 hours per day, 2 sessions
  • Project availability: 2 monthly start dates. For more details contact a Kaya advisor.
  • Arrival day: Monday

What is included

  • Accommodation: shared room with en-suite in volunteer accommodation, dining room, lounge, resource preparation area
  • Food: 3 meals a day, packed lunch at lunchtimes
  • Airport pick-up and drop off from Jaipur Airport depending on your placement location
  • Training: pre-departure info pack, orientation with health and safety briefing
  • Support: 24-hour support
  • Transfers to the project
  • Internet at your accommodation
  • 1 yoga session
  • 1 local cooking demonstration
  • 1 henna painting session with sari dressing workshop
  • 1 evening visit and dinner with a local host family
  • 1 Bollywood workshops for fun
  • 1 Hindi basic session
  • Additional services for participants on the Travel and Volunteer option –
    • 1 night, 2 day Excursions++ to
      • Agra, to see the Taj Mahal (weekend 1)
      • Camel safari with overnight camping in the desert, at Pushkar (weekend 2)
      • Udaipur excursion (weekend 3)
      • Tiger safari or “Blue City” Jodhpur from April to September (weekend 4)
        ** note that the excursions may vary weekends depending on the number of participants on site, so speak with your advisor prior to your arrival.
    • Services included during trips
        • Entrance fees to monuments and sightseeing landmarks as required.
        • Services of English-speaking guides during sightseeing.
        • Accommodation in a twin room.
  • Additional services for participants on the Goa Travel and Volunteer option.
    • 1 night, 2 day Excursions** to
      • North Goa. (weekend 1)
      • Palolem beach in south Goa. (weekend 2)
      • 2 night, 3-day excursion to New Delhi and Agra to visit the world –famous Taj Mahal. (weekend 3)
      • 3 night, 4-day trip to Kerala including the hill stations of Munnar, the living canals of Alleppey and Cochin (weekend 4)
      • ** note that the excursions may vary weekends depending on the number of participants on site, so speak with your advisor prior to your arrival.
    • Services included during excursions
      • Flight on the Goa –Delhi sector for the Agra excursion (Cabin luggage only).
      • Entrance fees to monuments and sightseeing as required.
      • Services of English-speaking guides during sightseeing.
      • Accommodation in a twin room.

What is not included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Visas
  • Police/Government Background Check: US and UK citizens will be processed through Kaya (admin fee applies); all other nationalities must provide local police check.
  • Any costs for COVID-19 PCR tests required pre-departure and in-country

 

 

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Pictures from our Women’s Empowerment & Community Volunteering in India project

Female empowerment male volunteer Women's Empowerment in India
Learning Women's Empowerment in India
Local carrying her baby Women's Empowerment in India
Local man and woman Women's Empowerment in India
Cooking Women's Empowerment in India
Henna Women's Empowerment in India
Meditation Women's Empowerment in India
Teaching class Women's Empowerment in India
Teaching Women's Empowerment in India
Volunteer and elderly woman Women's Empowerment in India
Volunteer with two women Women's Empowerment in India
Volunteer with woman and baby Women's Empowerment in India
Woman with sittar Women's Empowerment in India
Writing on board Women's Empowerment in India
Young adults class Women's Empowerment in India
Young girls Women's Empowerment in India
Jaipur group space Women's Empowerment in India
Himachal Women's Empowerment in India
Jaipur rooms Women's Empowerment in India
Volunteer room Goa
Staircase Goa accommodation
Bathroom Goa accommodation
Balcony Goa
Balcony Goa accommodation
Bunk beds Goa
Volunteer accommodation in Goa

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