Workcamps
Making a Difference
Volunteer for street kids welfare
Street Children Welfare Project
Volunteer India with Street children
Location: Kolkata and around
Type: TE,SOCI,HC,Manu, CUL
Age: 15+
Number of Volnteer: 10/ Camp
Duration : 2 weeks
( Dates: Every month 1-14 & 17-30th )
Project type : Permanent
Language: Basic English
Target Group for these camps:- Helping Children from the street( mostly refugees) between 8-15 years old, of India to get basic education,vocational and hygienic training etc. Daily hundreds of children receives support at our different centres around the state of West Bengal. .
Project Back ground :- India having uncountable numbers of street and slum dwellers . There are thousands of poor refugees coming every year from nearby countries and from different small towns and villages to the big cities and most of these families are living in a very poorly condition at slums and street corners .
Work & Activities :- Most important target of the project is to bring smile among these children and provide confidence and moral support to them .Volunteer would use different way of informal education technique to present a unique and attractive way of informal education programs for these kids .Most of these kids speaks local Bengali /Hindi language but they are very smart and intelligent, so teaching them with the support of local coordinator would not be so difficult ,just little bit of patience and involvement can solve this problem easily. All volunteers would go through orientation after arrival and local language classes also would be there during camp days. There would also be a workshop every evening when volunteers would prepare the next day lesson plan of action . Volunteers would also help local coordinator in other activities like giving shower food distribution, organising drama,story telling and entertainment games for the children.whole camp would be run under the supervision ofexperienced local project coordinator. SMILE society always tries to give international volunteers a big scope to know about the local communities and understand the family environment.
Volunteer for Yoga & Community Service
Yoga/ Meditation Workshop & Refugee Kids
Location: Kolkata and aroundVolunteer India
Type: TE,SOCI,Manu, YOGA, CUL
Age: 15+
Number of Volunteer: 10/ Camp
Duration : 2 weeks
Dates:
16-29th on every months
Project type : Permanent
Language: Basic English
Target :- Energetic youth from round the world gathered together to learn Indian culture ,food ,yoga. Bring friendship and learn each other culture while helping poor children as a part of their voluntary service is the target of the camp.
Project Background:-India is always been famous for its culture ,tradition,language and food cuisine . Different culture ,dress code ,language and cooking style made the country like a continent ! While volunteering in this camps youth can have chance to interact with the East Indian ( Bengali ) culture and food habits . Volunteers and local family together exchange the culture and tradition . Volunteers would have a chance to learn Indian yoga & meditation basic lesion during this camp.Youth volunteers have golden opportunity to know about the ethnic heritage of East Indian cuisine and tradition . It would be a great fun filled time for the work campers.
Activities::-In this camp volunteers from round the world would have chance to exchange culture,language,food etc. Special attraction for this camp would be Yoga & Meditation lesson , local cooking cuisine , local language class. It would be fun fill entertainment camp where Indian family and international youth can have a platform to each other culture and life style. Camp would take place in the suburb call Madhyamgram which is just 8 km from Kolkata Airport .Transportation, electricity,shopping places are all around.Nearest rail and bus station is with in 2 km .Life is very simple and peaceful around.
Indian Festival Workcamps
Indian Festival WorkCamps
( Holi Festival, Durga Festival, Diwali Festival Christmas Festival)
Indian Festival Workcamps
Location: Kolkata and around
Type: CUL, FESTIVAL, SOCI, MANU
Age: 15+
Number of Volunteer: 10/ Camp
Project type : Workcamp
Language: English
Dates:
Holi Camp Date: 7-17th Mar 2019
Community Festival Date : 18-31Oct
Diwali Camp : 1-14
Christmas Camp: 18-30 Dec
Energetic youth from round the world gathered together during the exciting festival days to learn Indian culture ,food ,dress while try to bring smile on street kids.
Indian festivals are world famous because of it social & cultural values . volunteers will have exciting time with Street kids and local festival in these days. The main purpose of the project is to bring smile on most neglected street kids during the festive season while witnessing the excitement of Indian festivals. India is always been famous for its culture ,tradition,language and food cuisine . Different culture ,dress code ,language and cooking style made the country like a continent ! While volunteering in this camps youth can have chance to interact with the East Indian ( Bengali ) culture and food . Volunteers and local family together exchange the culture and cook food . Volunteers would have a chance to learn Indian yoga & meditation basic lesion in this camp.Youth volunteers have golden chance to know about the ethnic heritage of East Indian cuisine and tradition . It would a great fun filled time for groups.
In this camp volunteers from round the world would have chance to exchange culture,language,food etc. Special attraction for this camp would be Yoga & Meditation lesson , local cooking lesson, local language class. It would be fun fill entertainment camp where Indian family and international youth can have a platform to each other culture and life style. Camp would take place in the suburb call Madhyamgram which is just 8 km from Kolkata Airport .Transportation, electricity,shopping places are all around.Nearest rail and bus station is with in 2 km .Life is very simple and peaceful around.
Volunteer tourism workcamps in India
Voluntourism WorkCamps
Location: Kolkata and around
Voluntourism & volunteer abroad programs
Type: TE,SOCI,HC,MANU
Age: 15+
Duration: 13 Days
Dates : 15-28 th ( Apr,May,June,July,Aug,Dec)
Number of Volunteer: 10 / Camp
Language:Basic English. Any group with at least one English speaking leader is also welcome. volunteer work india, summer camp jobs
With streetkids of kolkata while travelling
street of kolkata while travelling around.
Tentative Activity Details :-
Day 1. Kolkata AirportAirport pickp & trathe local host family.
Day 2. Orientation, presentation & local language training
Day 3. Guided Village tour and local Town trip
Day 4. A day with most neglected street kids and afternoon cultural exchange
Day 5. Guided Kolkata City trip to discover monuments and heritages
Day 6. Interacting with the street children and their families. Helping children and girls living on the street.
Day 7. A day to explore Indian temple and exciting Holi Ganges river safari.
Day 8. A day to paint and color Street children school building.
Day 9. A day to explore the local city center mall for shopping.
Day 10. Another day with the most neglected street children at their school.
Day 11. A trip to a famous Hindu temple.
Day 12. A day of Cultural exchange
Day 13. A day of feast with Street children and dance, music to celebrate the farewell. Later at afternoon or as per flight schedule transfer to Kolkata Airport.
Urban Organic Farming Workcamp
Urban Organic Farming and Nursery preparation
Workcamp India
Type: ENV,SOCI,AGRI,MANU
Age: 15+
Duration: 2 weeks
Dates : 3-15th on Every month
Number of Volunteer: 10 / Camp
Target :- Encourage Urban organic farming among city dwellers and training youth volunteers .
Exciting workcamps at Smile ,India !! Save the mother planet !!!Green House construction project in support of Rain water harvesting to grow vegetable for our street children everyday food requirement and to aware city dwellers how to grow vegetable even living in small apartment or lawn or even on the roof!! Recently we just completed the first phase of Rain water harvesting project where Rain water being stored for further use. Now we are going to start Roof top Green House project at our Building to Grow vegetables to help daily need of our Children at different projects . Group with motivated youth are welcome !! First we will construct the Green House and go for plantation there after. This project can help to grow organic vegetable and fruit . lets help us to bring revolution in horticulture and floriculture at our place . International volunteer would have learn how to grow vegetable in urban area where open space not available.Through organic way of green house farming how farming can be possible in backyard /roof/lawn or any other place available in any urban house . This project could resolve the food problem among urban based poor and lower middle class people. Even a person living on street can grow enough vegetable for him . Even this project can bring down environmental pollution level in cities if we can spread it around . There would be painting activities as well as cultural exchange programme as well !! Energetic youth group required.
Renovation of school building in India
Painting and renovation of school building
Location: Kolkata and around
Type: TE,SOCI,HC,MANU
Age: 15+
Duration: 2
Dates: 5-16th
Number of Volunteer: 10 / Camp
Language:Basic English. Any group with at least one English speaking leader is also welcome.
Any Bilateral groups, Student, group, Youth group, Teen group, Senior group, Intern group or Group of individuals are welcome. Minimum number should be 6 till 30 are welcome on any date Teen group should have at least one English speaking team leader above 18 yrs.
An internarional platform to exchange culture and language is the main theam of this camp.SMILE Society ( Situational Management & Inter Learning Establishment Society) is a registered NGO & NPO working in the field of International volunteering.Our mission is to provide volunteers with a customized program that will enable them to make an important contribution to the poor and needy kids of India. In the past several years, we have placed many volunteers around various parts of India within different projects.
Our foremost goal is to "Bring Smile around" We ensure that all volunteers are provided with a safe and enriching experience. Our flexible approach means that you will be given a placement to suit your needs and time scale. All international students are also welcome to take part in our projects. Our unique placements could become the trip of a lifetime.
Work: International volunteers will help the organisation to repaint and renovation of the school building for Street Children under the supervision of Camp Incharge. This camp included with manual activities mostly during the day time. Afternoon time volunteers will have a chance to do cultural exchange, language Exchange and workshops.
INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY WORKCAMPS INDIA
Making Change Possible
WorkCamp Details as follows:-
Workcamps in India: -
(Only for international Participants )
Important Details :-
Location: : Madhyamgram,Kolkata
Madhyamgram is a suburb near kolkata Airport (8 km) with peaceful modern village.All the facilities are available here like small cities.It is part of the bigger Kolkata ,the city of joy was known before as Calcutta since the colonial time. This ancient city was used to be the capital of British colonial period. This city has full of heart ,people are basically belongs to the middle class . There are also rich and poor people all around . City Kolkata is know for its busy traffic ,huge population ,warm welcome and poverty around the street corners! It is a great place to visit for every tourist coming to India. More over if anyone get a chance to live with the local host family then that brings extra bonus to any traveller .It helps to learn the culture ,tradition,language while staying within the normal people of the society.Living on any hotel can never give any traveller such wide scope to know the society and communities as a whole. Kolkata( itself is a great tourist place with its historical value ) is well connected with many famous and attractive tourist places during weekends ....
Partner:-
Do you like to help SMILE NGO to bring a smile to the most neglected children living on the street of kolkata ,India.This project is all about bringing smile to all underprivileged refugee children from the street of kolkata. SMILE Society ( Situational Management & Inter Learning Establishment Society) is a registered Non profit working for these underprivileged communities around the state of West Bengal since 2003 . SMILE mission is to provide volunteers with a workcamp that will enable them to make an important contribution to these poor and needy kids from the street. Our foremost goal is to "Bring Smile around" We ensure that all volunteers are provided with a safe and enriching experience. Our flexible approach means that you will be given a placement to suit your needs and time scale. All international students are also welcome to take part in our Programme. Our unique placements could become the trip of a lifetime.
Accommodation and food :-
Accommodation: Dormitory basis in host family/school building as per available on arrival ( on cot with mattress/on floor with mattress, Common toilet and limited wifi available. 2-4 volunteers in one room on shared basis, (normally male & female separate room). You will get accommodation till 6 pm on the last day of your camp.We are unable to provide you any accommodation before or after these dates. Please arrange your own accommodation in case of early arrival or late departure .Early morning and after evening(6pm-8am) Airport transfers is not possible. You are requested to meet our representative at the meeting place on exact time given above. If you arrive early then you can have your stay in any of the different hotels available nearby Airport, within 2 -3 km .on the road popularly called as V.I.P road. You are requested to take any cab to check in any of these hotels. If you arrive at earlier night then you are requested to stay inside the airport terminal and meet at the next morning with our representative as per infosheet.
Food: You will get 3 times local food from local host. Please do not expect any kind of special dishes (veg/non veg) or cold drinks or special living room or air conditioned room during your term. You are requested to get ready for a simple and challenging life.
location & leisure :-
India is an amazing country with diverse culture and tradition, Interesting people ! Explore the country with exciting diversity .Kolkata ,the city of joy was known before as Calcutta since the colonial time. This ancient city was used to be the capital of British colonial period. This city has full of heart ,people are basically belongs to the middle class . There are also rich and poor people all around . City Kolkata is know for its busy traffic ,huge population ,warm welcome and poverty around the street corners! It is a great place to visit for every tourist coming to India. More over if anyone get a chance to live with the local host family then that brings extra bonus to any traveler .It helps to learn the culture ,tradition,language while staying within the normal people of the society.Kolkata( itself is a great tourist place with its historical value ) is well connected with many famous and attractive tourist places during weekends . Organised Weekends Cultural City trip also available against extra cost of Euro 80/head for 2 days (8am-4pm during Saturday & Sunday ). Minimum 2 person required for the trip.
REQUIREMENTS :-
We need energetic your volunteer with open mind and ready to get their hand dirty. Volunteers need to be strong and flexible. India is a beautiful country but can be challenging for some people . Local culture,people are interesting. weather is hot and humid in summer but please t during winter ,so get ready to explore an amazing country with full of surprises . Due to big cultural differences some volunteer might face cultural shock! Our request to all New comers please read about India and Indian culture as much as possible before you apply for the project. If you got any queries ask us anytime. Do not forget to use our what's app for any doubts or questions.
These are the documents we need on arrival :-
*Passport copy
*VISA copy
*Photograph( recent colour copy)
*Parents permission letter if you are below 18 years.
*you should not have any criminal records.
What to bring: You can follow traditional packing lists, small bag pack should be fine with locking access. Here are several items that would be particularly helpful for this volunteer experience:
A bed sheet
Vaccination as per your local doctor.
malaria medication
flashlight
umbrella
mosquito repellent with DEET
sunscreen
alarm clock OR watch with alarm clock
journal
sleeping bag
Rain coat /umbrella during monsoon.
Snacks from your country for kids, host family and volunteers
Music/ dress / special souvenir from your country
Medicine and first aid supplies for emergency personal use
Clothing: - fibrous (ex: linen or cotton or anything that is COOL and dries fast in natural sun)
- for women, bring conservative clothing that covers the shoulders (ex: shirts with capped sleeves) NO shorts, bikinis, sleeveless clothes outside your own bed room (strictly).
sandals
head covering (bandanas, hat)
towel that dries FAST.
Mosquito net, Toilet paper, Soap and shampoo for personal use.
Meeting Point: As per arrival details. Transfer available between 8 am-6pm only( subject prior confirmation).Please contact us if required.
Transportation : You will have to use the local available public transportation ( Train/Bus) the camp during your term. Airport transfer would be available only between 8am-6pm subject to prior confirmation. .
SMILE Host family is at Madhyamgram which is at the north of the Kolkata city next to Kolkata Airport (8 km from Airport and 20 km from Kolkata city center).