Indian Primary School
Placement number: 0132
Location: West Bengal, India
Preferred Languages: English
Date:
All Year
Minimum Period: 3 weeks
Do you want to really make a difference to the lives
of the poor? Come on an adventure to the tribal
villages of West Bengal and help teach English, maths,
computer, science or any other skills you have to
desperately poor Santhal tribal children at Uma Nivas,
a primary and girls' high school with attached
orphanage. Join our children's daily yoga and
meditation sessions and develop your full potential
while helping our children to develop theirs.
Environment
The school is located in Katanga Village, Purulia District, West Bengal. The primary school has around 60 boys and girls, 20 of whom are residential, while the high school has around 150 children attending. An orphanage is home to 23 girls aged between 10 and 18. The surrounding area is populated by tribal santhals who, for the most part, live well below the poverty line. The high school provides subsidized, and in some cases, free education to the local children. A school hostel accommodates around 50 girls from further afield who cannot come on a daily basis due to lack of easy transportation.
Right now we are only providing education to the village children. In the future we want to help develop infrastructure for the villages?a mobile medical unit cum ambulance, a maternity clinic to provide hygienic conditions for childbirth, a multi pathyclinic, wells, and much more. The people here are unimaginably poor. They need our help so much. Bring your skills and come and join us!
Management
Didi Ananda Vratiisha, the principal of the school is a very jolly person who is warm and hospitable.She's a great social worker and has been running the Uma Nivas high school for the last 10 years She speaks very good English and will make you feel at home right away. She is also open to change and new ideas as far as the management of her project is concerned.She is also deeply respected by the local people as she really tries to help them solve their problems.
Role of Volunteer
* to teach English, maths, computer, science, history,
geography or any other academic or non-academic skills
you have to the children
* to train the teachers to plan and teach creative
lessons
* to help with after school homework
* to play games with or organize activities for the
children during recreation time, teach them about your
life and share theirs
* to become a member of our small family for the time
you are with us and have fun together.
Coordinator
Malati is orginally from England, but has been working in India for over 15 years, learning about the culture, the languages and about the people. Five years ago she started a programme to help provide infrastructure to struggling village schools and has since arranged funds for many schools to help them to become self-sufficient.
Accommodation
The school can offer one medium sized room where one or two volunteers can stay. Alternatively, a private room can be rented in one of the local houses nearby. The electric supply is generally good.
At the school bathing water is carried up to the bathroom from the well downstairs and washing of clothes is done at the well. Volunteers will receive training in Indian style bathing!
You will be provided with vegetarian food but can eat other food outside the compound.
Cost
Although we ask you for only $50 per month for food and
accommodation, we do require you
to help us by fundraising at least $300 for the development of the school before you come.
Travel
Volunteers will be met at the airport by the project manager or another experienced volunteer, who will travel with them to the project.
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