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STREET CHILDREN WELFARE

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About the project

STREET CHILDREN WELFARE

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

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 and 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.

💼 What the programme involves

work:-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 . These families bring their children to help them in begging ,household work ,rag picking activities, even some girls been forcibly thrown to the dark life of prostitution. So it is really a shame of the so called civilised societies where we belong . We have got our ongoing projects for these unfortunate street children at the different locations of big cities. Now there are opportunities available for international youth volunteers as well to help and support these unfortunate girls and mothers of the street children in and around. Work and 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 /H

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: Dormitory basis in host family/school building as per available on arrival ( on cot with mattress/on floor with mattress, 2-4 volunteers in one room) shared accommodation (normally male and 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 .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 at 12 noon.Food: You will get 3 times local food from host family as per available on arrival. 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.

📍 About the location

Kolkata and around

⚠️ Requirements

Requirements: Passport copyVISA copyPhotograph( recent colour copy)Parents permission letter if you are below 18 years.Participation fees euro200/head /camp ( payment on arrival by cash )What to bring: You can follow traditional packing lists, but here are several items that would be particularly helpful for this volunteer experience: A bed sheet, malaria medication, flashlight, umbrella, mosquito repellent with DEET, sunscreen, alarm clock OR watch with alarm clock, journal, sleeping bag, Any games or craft items like Origami would be great for the kids, Rain coat, Snacks from your country, Music/ dress / special souvenir from your country, Medicine and first aid supplies for emergency personal use, Any special games or study material for kindergarten standard kids 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.

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📅 Available sessions

SMILE CTWC 540

17/02/2019 → 28/02/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 10
♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

15–99 years old

Solidarity donation

200.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

India

🌍 Location info

Local currency

India Rupee (INR / ₹)

Exchange rate

1 INR = 0.009550 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

India Standard Time

Local time: 21:18 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Hindi