📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI) is a community development organization with ever increasing focus on youth development and intercultural learning through voluntary service. RUCHI got registered in 1983, under Indian Societies Registration Act as a non-political, non-profit making voluntary organization.
RUCHI was established keeping in mind the problems and restrictions that a remote community faces on day to day basis. These could be due to poverty, lack of knowledge, poor infrastructure or at times difficult terrain. As a result RUCHI has always implemented its project with people centered approach and gave priority to community development. With 31 years in this field, RUCHI has accumulated extensive knowledge in community development with project area ranging from semi-urban background to extremely remote communities requiring two days of walk certain time of the year.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will work on water conservation work as well as educating people on importance of water in life. Poor quality of water leads to serious health problems. The creative volunteers can develop some relevant education materials and all will have opportunities to be involved with physical construction works at sites.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will live in the RUCHI campus/host families in shared accommodation. Asian squat type toilet and English WC will be available. Vegetarian food will be served. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals. Self-management is required. Meantime volunteer can learn Indian cuisine (cooking). Bed sheets and sleeping bags are required.
📍 About the location
Baddi is a fast growing industrialized township of Solan district. It is close to Chandigarh city which is famous for its Rock Garden. RUCHI has launched an integrated project in 30 villages and slums. The area is situated at an altitude of 1000 to 3000 feet above MSL. The volunteer will work on the project in these 30 villages. Health, sanitation and water is a serious problem in the area and the project aims at improving these facilities.
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.
⚠️ Requirements
Good project for volunteers involved in humanitarian works and interest in water management
ℹ️ Additional information
Project area comprise both rural communities and slums with diverse socio-economic background.