📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
RUCHI is a not-for-profit organisation committed to community development since 1983.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will be closely working with local youth and village council members to help educate, create awareness and design individual/community level waste disposal system which can be easily implemented using locally available resources. The innovative and resourceful volunteers are highly desired to use their own tools in consultation with RUCHI team with regard to their appropriateness and local needs. Working closely local youth following activities shall be undertaken by Volunteers:
1. Creating a data base of waste dumping areas.
2. Analysing situation to achieve a innovative solution.
3. Developing a material and awareness campaign.
4. Implementing the campaign in community.
5. Hosting workshop at local schools creating youth awareness on proper waste disposal.
🏠 Accommodation on site
This will be simple and shared accommodation. All volunteers will be staying in RUCHI complex accommodation with basic amenities. We shall provide mattresses but the volunteers are required to bring their own bed sheets, sleeping bags and personal toiletries.
Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired of volunteers. Volunteers are free to cook meals of their country choice on every Sunday.
📍 About the location
A national initiative has began throughout India (Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan) aiming to clean and make India waste and open defecation free by 2019. With nearly 70% of country’s population living rurally, RUCHI has concentrated its efforts to initiate this campaign with a micro approach and involve local community and youth to achieve desired results. This is a pilot project that will highly suit a volunteer who wishes to have a career in waste management. In addition to generating awareness regarding waste disposal at individual and community level, a micro waste management and disposal system needs to be developed and is highly desired to provide sustainability to this campaign.
The project area will comprise of 30 villages around RUCHI office in northern India.
During leisure time, volunteers may like to visit famous Rock garden in Chandigarh and Shimla Hills.