💼 What the programme involves
This project will involve Volunteers to learn, teach and share skills of various creative art forms like Origami (art of making creative stuff by folding paper), newspaper bags to help reduce use of plastic, best out of waste, cloth bags, handmade baskets, traditional Indian leaf plates made by women and pottery. Volunteers can learn these creative techniques and will get an opportunity to teach children of schools of Himachal Pradesh. Also, volunteers will interact with villagers of different rural settlements and share and learn different innovative art forms. In addition, volunteers can paint, draw, sketch, make charts, banners, posters and billboards to give a social and cultural message. Volunteers can create various art work in terms of Wall Painting, Roof Painting, Traditional Warli Painting, Caricatures, Cartoons, Anime, Figures, Sketches or basic simple drawings on RUCHI campus. Volunteers can also help in designing and creating a Cafe (which is our ongoing project) through simple creative ideas as this Cafe is being developed for volunteers as a permanent recreational space. Creative Freedom is given to volunteers to explore and create something beautiful.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay at RUCHI campus on twin/triple sharing basis. Bed and beddings are provided. Simple basic amenities will be available, bringing personal sleeping bag is desirable. Asian squat type toilet amp; English WC with hot and cold showers are available. Our cook will serve authentic Indian vegetarian meals.
📍 About the location
Ruchi campus which is located near Bandh village. It is 30 km from Kalka and 60 km from Chandigarh. Self organized city tours and excursions. Old Sikh and Hindu temples in the near vicinity can be visited. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction. A visit to Shimla will offer an opportunity to see high Himalayan Mountains.
ℹ️ Additional information
At RUCHI we want to use art as a powerful tool to impart knowledge, increase awareness and target social issue along with expressing ourselves creatively. After running this camp for 7 years we have assisted in facelifting more than 10 schools across villages.We also work with rural women artisans where we want to add value to their product using arts.