Details: There are thousands of refugees coming every year from nearby countries and from different cities and villages most of these families are living in very poor conditions at slums or on streets. Smile Society (ngo) had started their activities to help these kids in washing, cleaning, cleaning their clothes ,cutting hair and nails, basic education (pre-elementary), vocational training, food distribution, health care, art and craft, drama, language, and music.
Daily schedule:
Morning breakfast 7:30 am
Leave for work: 8 am
Transportation: public ( train/bus) or by car ( extra cost)
Work end: 1:30 pm
Lunch: 3 pm
Workshop: 5:30pm – 6 :30pm
Cultural exchange: 6:45-7:45 pm
Dinner: 8 pm
Bed time: 9:30
Working Days: Monday to Friday
Weekends : No work
(Special city trip can be organized against extra charge)other activities done since 2003!! There are few. Non formal field service educational cum other work done in these projects. We often need work camper, short, short, medium, long term volunteer to run these projects!! Volunteer can have great fun to stay with the local host and learn local food habits/culture/dress/arts. A cultural exchange programme would take place regular basis to learn each other country and heritage !! More over Volunteers would have great fun time altogether!
Starting Date :Flexible
Place :- Madhyamgram/Sealdah (near Kolkata)
Long term, short term, medium term, workcamp, special camp, group camp places open with smile society,India.
…..Book your place as soon as possible!!
I received this post from an information from India. The organizations looks interesting and does not charge to volunteer. However, the comments from past volunteers on their site alarms me a bit:
“Hello, My name is Jenn , I’m from Colorado, United States, 22 years old .I came to SMILE for about 2 months and I had so much fun so much fun….it’s great working with the kids and it was a great feeling, just fun all day and it was great, a good experience .But my favorite part of the system of the SMILE family was that how welcoming they were and how I just felt that I am the part of the family.”
– Jennifer Lindgren (Jenn), Colorado, United States
the level of english makes me wonder….
Anyone know anything about this organization?