Yoga Workshop and community kids teaching

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India Art Culture Environment Children Manual work Social work Teenagers Yoga Art Culture +7 Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

SMILE Society (Situational Management & Inter Learning Establishment Society) is a registered Nonprofit working for these underprivileged communities around the state of West Bengal since 2003. On August 31, 2003, a team of volunteers leaded by Mr. Debabrata Chakraborty (Renowned Social Activist), formed SMILE Society. SMILE mission is to provide volunteers with a customised program (workcamp, medium term, long term) that will enable them to make an important contribution to these poor and needy kids from refugee families. 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 welcomed to take part in our Programme. Our unique placements could become the trip of a lifetime.

💼 What the programme involves

India has always been famous for yoga & meditation. While volunteering for neglected children, international youth can have chance to interact with Indian culture. Volunteers and local family together exchange the culture. Youth volunteers have golden chance to know about the ethnic heritage of East Indian tradition. It would a great fun filled time for groups. In this project volunteers from round the world would have chance to exchange culture, language, food etc.
Yoga and meditation class would be the main part of this project. It would be fun fill entertainment project where Indian family and international youth can have a platform to each other culture and lifestyle. Project would take place in the suburb call Madhyamgram which is just 8 km from Kolkata Airport. Transportation, electricity, shopping places are all around. Nearest rail and bus station is with in 2 km. Life is very simple and peaceful around.
Tentative Daily Schedule:
Wake up early morning: 9 am
Breakfast: 9:30 am (required to prepared by own)
Meditation time: 10-12 noon
Lunch at 1-2 p.m
late afternoon activity: 3-5 pm (Helping underprivileged refugee children in basic education and practicing Yoga with them)
Diner: 7:30 pm (volunteers required help themselves in serving, washing )
After 7:30 pm exit door would be closed. No one allowed to go out or come in the accommodation after 7:30 pm everyday including weekends.
9:30 bedtime

🏠 Accommodation on site

Dormitory basis in host family as per available on arrival (on cot with mattress/on floor with mattress, 2-4 volunteers in one room) shared accommodation (normally male & 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 homemade food from host family as per available on arrival. Please do not expect any kind of special dishes (veg/nonveg) 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

Madhyamgram (20 km away from center kolkata, 8 km away from the Kolkata (Ccu) Airport).
INDIA is an amazing country with diverse culture and tradition. Interesting people ! Explore the country with exciting diversity. Kolkata, the city of joy was known before as Calcutta since the colonial time. This ancient city was used to be the capital of British colonial period. Madhyamgram is a suburb with full of heart. All modern amenities are available in the suburb. Local people are basically belonging to the middle, lower middle, and poor class. City Kolkata is known for its busy traffic, huge population, warm weather, and poverty around the street corners! It is a great place to visit for every tourist coming to India. Kolkata (itself is a great tourist place with its historical value) is well connected with many famous and attractive tourist places.

🎒 Leisure activities

Free, you are welcome to travel nearby places, but you are requested to return home before getting dark (5 pm in winter/ 6 pm in summer). Night stays outside during project duration is not permitted due to the safety and security reason. Please cooperate.

⚠️ Requirements

• Smoking and alcohol are not allowed in and around the accommodation
• Volunteers are requested to pay their living cost soon after they arrive our place.
What to bring: 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, raincoat, 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.

🤝 Meeting point

Netaji Suvash Chandra International Airport, Kolkata[ 8 km away from SMILE office and your accommodation]. Airport pickup (volunteers are requested to meet our rep at the meeting point on time. Train station pickup or hotel pickup are not available. Pickup service and accommodation may not available in case of early arrival. If any volunteer comes late then he/she should contact our office (email preferred) in advance and wait for our next available pickup service.

ℹ️ Additional information

INR 30000/head/month (Minimum duration 1 month and maximum 12 months)
(It is a non-refundable and non-transferable free that REQUIRED to pay by cash on arrival for the full term applied to local host representative).
Fees includes: 3 times tasty homemade local food, shared dorm room at local host family, public transportation (train/bus) to and from Project if required, Airport transfer on arrival and departure between 8 am- 6 pm, drinking mineral water , orientation, Limited 24/7 WIFI connectivity , training if required( Mon-Fri) , Pre departure orientation , emergency support ,local language training, Project Supervisor support.
Fees excluded: Flight ticket, visa, medical cost, if any personal cost, weekends trip, special trip at the end of the camp ,gift, any special food / drinks, insurances, vaccination.
Date of Joining: Anytime of the year.
Age: 16-65 years
Duration: 1-12 months

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