The Project:
A city of Joy and Love, Grandeur and Glory, Kolkata also known as Calcutta, is full of life and bustle, verging on the chaotic as traditional occupations rub shoulders with ultramodern industries. Kolkata is India's second largest city, the capital of West Bengal and the former capital of British India (1772-1912).
While Kolkata is a city with a great deal of charm, it is also greatly affected due to a terrible lack of hygiene, illiteracy and unemployment are rampant, and the first to suffer from these poor living conditions are the children. Most of the schools located near the slums in Kolkata lack basic infrastructure like school building, education material, playground and drinking water. Through this workcamp, volunteers can make a big difference in the daily lives of these children by providing the necessities listed above.
The work camp will involve teaching children from poor and marginalized community in the formal and non-formal schools about basic English and Mathematics, Health and Hygiene, and Environmental protection through creative learning methods like art, music, games etc. There will also be house visits in the slum areas and meetings with local people as part of inter-cultural learning and to give awareness on health and hygiene. Volunteers can take the school children to places in the town like picnics and exposure visits. In addition, volunteers also will get a chance to take part in simple renovation work at local schools/orphanages and engage in activities like painting, tree plantation, making a Kitchen Garden, simple toilet and kitchen repair work etc. As part of the cultural exchange, volunteers will witness and participate in the cultural programs with local community.
Kolkata/Calcutta is located in the state of West Bengal. Accessible by air, Kolkata has a domestic and an international airport. Trains and buses operate on a daily basis from many major towns/cities in India. The exact Meeting Point will be mentioned in the info sheets.
At a rented Guest House or Hostel with shared rooms.