Orphanage Volunteering Program in India

Requirements for Joining Orphanage Volunteering Program in India

Age Requirements

• Minimum Age: Volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
• Maximum Age: Volunteers must be 70 years old at the latest.

Qualification

• Language: Participants must have fluent English language skills
• Education: At least a GED or high school-level education.
• Other: Volunteers should be eager to learn, flexible, patient, dependable, and respectful towards all partner organizations and local community members.

Commitment

• Time Commitment: Volunteers must commit to a minimum duration, typically ranging from 1 to 12 weeks, depending on the program.
• Punctuality: Adherence to the schedule and timely attendance are crucial.

Skills and Experience

• Skills: You do not need to be a qualified or certified teacher to participate in the CROSS ROAD Orphanage program in India
• Experience: There are no requirements for Prior volunteering experience to join this program.

Insurance

• Travel Insurance: Mandatory Comprehensive travel insurance covering health, accidents, and personal liability.

Financial Requirements

• Program Fee: You have to pay this program fee in advance. The fee starts from 250$ depending upon the time you are going to volunteer the price may vary.
• Travel Costs: Volunteers must pay for their travel to and from the project location.

Your Roles & Responsibilities as a Crossroad Volunteer at Orphanage

Depending on the needs of the local staff members, volunteers may work independently or in conjunction with other volunteers and local orphanages. Tasks may include, but are not limited to:

• Help Orphanage staff in cooking, cleaning and facility upkeep
• Lesson planning for children
• Feeding the children
• Helping children prepare for school
• Assisting in teaching basic education and English
• Promoting personal hygiene
• Engaging the children in interactional play
• Organizing creative developmental-enhancing educational activities (i.e., arts and crafts, music, dance, games, sports, etc.).
• Provide these beautiful and courageous young lives with the love, attention, support, and care that every individual deserves and needs, thus playing a critical role in enhancing the emotional, physical and educational conditions of these young children and youth.

Stay & Accommodation

All of our volunteers are safely placed within an esteemed host family's home or a volunteer hostel. We offer accommodation that is simple and basic, but comfortable and sanitary, all of which have been inspected. Depending on residency accommodations and the number of volunteers at a given period, volunteers will be staying in either a single or shared room. We advise all volunteers to bring items that they may deem necessary for their comfort (i.e., sleeping bags, toilet paper, mosquito net, etc.).

Food & Meals

Our program fee includes fresh and nutritious home-cooked meals catering to the flavours of the local cuisine while accommodating any individual dietary needs (i.e., allergies, vegetarianism, etc.).

• Filtered beverages accompany all meals. As customary in India,
• Each day three fresh and flavourful meals will be prepared for volunteers consisting of local ingredients and foods traditional to India;
• Please note, for Dharamsala placements, two fresh meals will be prepared for volunteers as per local custom (only breakfast and dinner will be provided, not lunch).
• In general, you will encounter dishes with a strong prominence on rice, roti, dal, potatoes, vegetable curries, regional herbs and spices, and fruits.

Things Covered in Program Fees

• Accommodation (host family)
• Food (local food 3 times a day)
• Airport Pick up/Transfer
• Program Orientation
• In-country support
• Personalized project
• Pre-departure information
• Certificate of completion
• Fundraising ideas and letters
• Discount for returning volunteers

Program Fee Excludes

• Visas
• Airfare
• Personal expenses on soft drinks and foods
• Daily transportation
• Airport return transfer