Hosting NGO
SMILE (Situational Management And Inter Learning Establishment society)
Contact person
Kamala, International Volunteer Coordinator
Project Place
Madhyamgram, Kolkata, India
Background
Local/ social situation/ needs for the project
Exciting workcamp at SMILE, India!! Save the mother planet!!! Green House construction project in support of Rain water harvesting to grow vegetable for our street children everyday requirement!! Recently, we just completed the first phase of Rain water harvesting project where Rain water being stored for further use. Now, we are going to start Roof top Green House project at our Building to Grow vegetables to help daily need of our Children at different projects.
Name and description of the local host
SMILE society India
Aims and expected impact of the project
Green House construction project in support of Rain water harvesting to grow vegetable
for our street children everyday requirement!! Recently, we just completed the first phase of Rain water harvesting project where Rain water being stored for further use. Now, we are going to start Roof top Green House project at our Building to Grow vegetables to help daily need of our Children at different projects.
Main voluntary Work
- Construction
- Painting
- Culture exchange
First, we will construct the Green House and go for plantation there after. This project can help to grow organic vegetables and fruits, let’s help us to bring revolution in horticulture and floriculture at our place. There would be painting activities as well as cultural exchange program as well.
Approximate working hours: 3-5 hours x 5 days (weekdays) in a week
Accommodation
Type of building: Local family.
- Sleeping: Sharing with other vols.
- Meals: Cooked by vols. & locals
- Smoking: Totally impossible
- Internet access: Wifi 2 hours per weekdays
- Any other points: Follow the local rules, policies, culture, tradition, following in charge.
Location
Madhyamgram, West Bengal,India. Kolkata (ccu), 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. This city has full of heart ,people are basically belongs to the middle class. There are also rich and poor people all around. City Kolkata is know for its busy traffic, huge population, warm welcome and poverty around the street corners! It is a great place to visit for every tourist coming to India.
Terminal
- Nearest international airport: Kolkata airport (ccu), India
- Transportation from the capital or other major city: by air, train
Other activities
Cultural exchange, language learning, training
Qualification for volunteers
- Required: Ready to get the hands dirty
- Preferable: Open and flexible mind. Should have rabbis vaccination before arriving.
Attraction for volunteers
If anyone get a chance to live with the local host family then that brings extra bonus to any traveller. It helps to learn the culture, tradition, language while staying within the normal people of the society. Living on any hotel can never give any traveller such wide scope to know the society and communities as a whole. SMILE society always tries to give international volunteers a big scope to know about the local communities and understand the family environment.
Financial condition
- Fee to be paid for the full period: 840 Euro (1,133 US$ as of 2014 Feb. 02), includes 3 times local food, shared room at local host family, car transportation to and from project and accommodation, airport transfer, drinking water, wifi facilities 2 hours during weekdays, local coordinator support at every project, 2 days through orientation, work shop training, Pre departure orientation, emergency support, local language training also included.
- Pocket money to be paid for the full period: none
- Other points: Cost excluded = Flight ticket, visa, medical cost if any personal cost, weekends trip, special trip at the end of the project, gift, any special food/ drinks.
Meetings
- On arrival training: 2 days orientation
- Special care during Project: Local guidance at home, project in charge, training
- Evaluation meeting: Every thursday evening .
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