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0 3 Del hiandI ndi aOver vi ew I ndi ai sanamal gamat i onofdi ver gentl anguages ,et hni c i t i esand l ands c apes . I ti soneoft hepopul art our i s tdes t i nat i onsi nAs i aand i nt heI ndi an Subc ont i nent .Thec ount r yi si nt oxi c at i ng,wi t hi t s uni queflavour s ,r i c ht r adi t i on,c ul t ur esand ar omas .When you c ombi neyourt r avel wi t hmeani ngf ul vol unt eer i ng, t hi sexper i enc e l eavesal as t i ngi mpac tonyou. I oknow aboutt hepeopl eandc ul t ur eofI ndi a, Del hii s fyouwantt t hepl ac et obe.Del hior“ Di l l i ” ,asi ti sl ovi ngl yknowni nI ndi a,wi l l pl eas ant l ys ur pr i s eyou.Bei ngt hec api t alofI ndi a,Del hihar bour s myr i adofc ul t ur es ,et hni c i t i esandt as t es . Thear c hi t ec t ur al el eganc el ac edwi t hmughalandBr i t i s hi nfluenc esgi vesaqui c k s neakpeeki nt oDel hi ’ sgl or i ouspas t .Thec api t alc i t yi swel l c onnec t edi nt er nat i onal l yt hr oughI ndi r aGandhiI nt er nat i onal Ai r por t .Al mos tal lmaj orc ar r i er sflyt oDel hi .I ti sal s o s t r at egi c al l yl oc at edands har esi t sboundar i eswi t hot herpopul ar t our i s tdes t i nat i ons ofI ndi al i ke Dhar ams hal aPal ampur ,Leh, J ai pur ,Agr a,Amr i t s arandKas hmi r .Bec aus eoft hi s ,al lour i nt er nat i onalvol unt eer sc anc hoos et hei raddont our swi t hmuc h eas e.Ther e ar es ever alvol unt eer i ngpr oj ec t sand pr ogr amsi n Del hi .Bel ow i saqui c ks naps hotofal lavai l abl epr oj ec t s .
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Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age:17year sandabove Hi ghl ymot i vat edanddedi c at ed Fl exi bi l i t yt oadaptt odi ffer entc ul t ur es , c us t omsandt r adi t i ons
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Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age:17year sandabove Onl yFemal epar t i c i pant sal l owedi n t hi spr oj ec t Hi ghl ymot i vat edanddedi c at ed Fl exi bi l i t yt oadaptt odi ffer entc ul t ur es , c us t omsandt r adi t i ons
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Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age:17year sandabove Cr i mi nalBac kgr oundVer i fic at i onor Char ac t erc er t i fic at er equi r ed Vol unt eer smayber equi r edt os t ayi n as epar at er oom i nt heor phanage pr emi s es Fl exi bi l i t yt oadaptt odi ffer entc ul t ur es , c us t omsandt r adi t i ons
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0 7 St r eetChi l dr enPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $250
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age:17year sandabove Cr i mi nalBac kgr oundVer i fic at i onor Char ac t erc er t i fic at er equi r ed Hi ghl ymot i vat edanddedi c at ed Fl exi bi l i t yt oadaptt odi ffer entc ul t ur es , c us t omsandt r adi t i ons
Undert heSt r eetChi l dr enPr ogr am i nDel hi ,i nt er nat i onalvol unt eer s woul dber equi r edt ot akei nf or malc l as s es( ac ademi c )wi t ht he c hi l dr en,pl ayi nggameswi t ht hec hi l dr enandi nt r oduc i ngt hem t o di ffer entnew ac t i vi t i es .Vol unt eer sc ant eac ht hec hi l dr engoodhabi t s s uc hasc l eanl i nes s ,hygi eneandgr eet i ngs .Ons omeoft hedays ,you c anpl anat r i pwi t ht hec hi l dr ent oamus eum orz ooi nDel hi .Suc h educ at i onalt r i psar e ver yus ef ulf ort he c hi l dr en wher et heyl ove s pendi ngt i meandpl ayi ngwi t ht hevol unt eer s .Vol unt eer swor katt he var i ousc ont ac tpoi nt sors hel t erhomes ,bei ngr unbyvar i ous or gani z at i ons ,whi c hs er veasdayc ar ec ent er sf ort hes es t r eet
Ie n j o y e d my p r o g r a m p l a c e me n tv e r ymu c h .T h e c h i l d r e na r e ,d e s p i t et h e c i r c u ms t a n c e st h e yh a v et o l i v ei n / wi t h ,v e r yj o y f u l , e x c i t e da n dmo t i v a t e d .
c hi l dr en.Theyc anas s i s ti npr ovi di ngl ove,c ar e,bas i cl i t er ac y, r ec r eat i onandmos ti mpor t ant l ys pendt i meands howeraffec t i onon t hem.
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0 8 Heal t hcar ePr oj ect St ar t i ngf r om $300
Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age-18year sandabove Bac kgr oundandQual i fic at i on:Nur s i ng, medi c al ,pr emedswi t hmedi c al exper i enc eorexper i enc ei nmedi c al vol unt eer i ng
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c l i ni cpr oj ec tori nmobi l evanc l i ni cpr oj ec t .Par t i c i pant swor kwi t ha doc t orormedi c alpr of es s i onalandas s i s tt hem aswel lass hadow i n
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dai l yt as ksatt hepr oj ec t .Vol unt eer swor kal ongwi t hdoc t orandhel p
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i npat i entc hec kupsanddai l yr out i net as ks .Thi spr ogr am i sonl yf or pr emeds ,nur s i ngandmedi c als t udent s orpeopl er el at edt oheal t h
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c ar eorhavi ngs i mi l arqual i fic at i onorbac kgr ound.Thi spr oj ec ti sopen t ei nagegr oupof18andabove.Thec l i ni chasadoc t orandan opeopl as s i s t antand vol unt eer sas s i s t anc ei sr egul ar l yneeded.Vol unt eer s wor kal ongwi t ht hedoc t orandhel pi npat i entc hec kups , gi vi ngi mmuni z at i onst ot hec hi l dr enanddai l yr out i net as ks .Thi spr ogr am i sonl y f orpr emeds ,medi c al pr of es s i onal s ,medi c als t udent s ,nur s esorpeopl er el at ed t o heal t h c ar eorhavi ngs i mi l arqual i fic at i onorbac kgr ound.Thi spr oj ec ti sopen t opeopl ei nagegr oupof18andabove.
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Pr ogr am Requi r ement s Age-17year sandabove Mot i vat edt ol ear nandt r avel Fl exi bi l i t yt oadaptwi t hdi er ent c ul t ur es ,t r adi t i onsandpr ac t i c es
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mi ni mum of56hour s .Ther es toft hedayandevent heweekendsar e f r eef orvol unt eer st oexpl or et her egi on.Dur i ngbot ht heweekends , wet akeyouonawel lr oundedt r i pofAgr a( TajMahal )anddet ai l ed Del his i ght s eei ng.Youwoul dbet akent oandf r oAgr aandDel hiei t her vi ac arorr ai l .Meal sandAc c ommodat i onar epr ovi ded.
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1 0 I ndi aSummerPr ogr am St ar t i ngf r om $1199
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1 2 Accommodat i onandLi vi ng Wehavet hr eef ul l yf ur ni s hed vol unt eerhous esi n Del hiwhi c h haveac apac i t yt ohos tar ound35+vol unt eer satonego.Al lt hr ee hous eshavef ul l yf unc t i onalki t c henandac ookt opr epar e br eakf as tanddi nnerf oral lt hevol unt eer s .Theac c ommodat i ons ar eneatand c l ean and pr ovi devol unt eer sahomeawayf r om home.Al lt het hr eeac c ommodat i onsar eequi ppedwi t hwi fi i nt er net ,fil t er eddr i nki ngwat er ,hotwat ers hower s ,ai r c ondi t i oni ng,s at el l i t et el evi s i on,moder nt oi l et sandc omf or t abl e
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1 4 Whatam Ipayi ngf or ? Mos tpeopl ear es ur pr i s edt oheart hatt heyhavet opayt ovol unt eerabr oad.Whatt heyof t endonotr eal i z ei st hatt her e ar es i gni fic antadmi ni s t r at i vec os t si nvol vedt oar r angef orawor t hwhi l evol unt eerabr oadpl ac ement .Vol unt eer i ngSol ut i onsi snots uppor t edbyanygover nmentf undi ngandr unsi t spr ogr amsent i r el yf r om t hef eet hatvol unt eer spayt ot ake par ti nt hevol unt eerpr ogr ams .Vol unt eer i ngAbr oad,i nvol vesi nc ur r i ngofmanyc os t ss uc hasf ood,ac c ommodat i on, t r ans por t at i on,t r ans f er s ,pr oj ec ts el ec t i onet c .Thepr ogr am f eec har gedbyus ,goesi nt opr ovi di ngyoual lt hes es er vi c es . Themoneyt hatyoupayt ousi sdi s t r i but edatvar i ouss t agest opr ovi deyouameani ngf ulvol unt eerabr oadexper i enc e.
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1 5 Whatam Ipayi ngf or ?( Cont d. ) Admi ni st r at i on I ti snec es s ar yf oranor gani z at i ont oempl oyf ul l t i mes t afft or ec r ui tandmanagevol unt eer s .Ther ei sl otofwor kt hatgoes s i debys i deens ur i ngt hatyouar es uppor t edbef or eanddur i ngyourpr ogr am. Wear ededi c at edt omakeyourvol unt eer i ng abr oadamemor abl eexper i enc eandwar doffofal l pos s i bl ehunc hesatever ys t eps .Ouradmi ni s t r at i onc os ti s28% oft he t ot alc os twhi c hi nc l udeadver t i s i ng,s t affs al ar y,webs i t emai nt enanc e,t axes ,vol unt eerr ec r ui t mentandot herexpens es . Theappl i c at i onpr oc es s i ngf eei spar tofyouradmi ni s t r at i vec os t s ,unl i kemanyot hervol unt eert r avelc ompanywedonot c har geanyaddi t i onal c r edi tc ar dpr oc es s i ngf ee. Thes ec ompani esc anc har geasmuc has6% onyourappl i c at i onf eet aki ng i tt oadi ffer enc eofal mos t$100ext r a.Wehaveaflatr at eandt hati swhatwec har ge.
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I ncount r ysuppor t Vol unt eers er vi c eor gani z at i onof t enempl oysi nc ount r ys t aff t opr ovi del oc als uppor tandt omakeyourvol unt eer i ng abr oadexper i enc ememor abl e.Asl ongasyouar evol unt eer i ngout s i dewhi c hmayt akeupt os i xmont hs ,ours t affi sc ont i nuous l ywor ki ngf oryoubehi ndt hes c r een.Sowepayt hem f r om pr ogr am f eeswer ec ei vedes pi t eot hers our c esl i ke gr ant sanddonat i ons . Not hi ngc anbemor edi s c omf or t i ngt hant os t r uggl ef orget t i ngbas i cs er vi c esl i keheal t hc ar e, banki ngorevenvi s ar evi ewi ngi naf or ei gnl andt hatot her wi s ewoul dhavebeenc ompar at i vel yl es sdi ffic ul ti nanEngl i s hs peaki ngc ount r y.Asavol unt eer , youhavenotbeent i edupt ot heagenc yonl ybutyoumayr oam ar oundt hec i t yt owat c hhi s t or i c al pl ac es , z oo, movi es et c .ands houl dhavet ot alac c es st oever yt hi ngi nor dert odi s t r es syour s el f .Vol Solhasi nc r edi bl ei nc ount r ys uppor t ( ar ound12%)t oens ur eyourt r i pr unss moot hl y.
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1 6 Thi ngst odoi nDel hi Vol unt eer i ngSol ut i onshavemanypr ogr amsr unni ngi nI ndi adedi c at edt owar dsc ommuni t ybui l di ng,womenempower ment , c hi l dc ar eandheal t h. Anoppor t uni t yt ovol unt eeri nI ndi ai sagr eatpl at f or mt oknowt hi swonder l andupc l os e. One c ani ndul gei nvar i ousac t i vi t i esandgot opl ac est oexpl or ewhi l evol unt eer i ngi nI ndi a.Her ei sal i s tofaf ew oft hem.
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