Volunteer in India for Street Child NGO office

Organisation activities in brief: Established in 2003, this organisation aims to rehabilitate children living and working on the streets of Delhi. It comprises of a residence home for boys, a day care centre for boys and girls, an outreach service and an awareness program.

The organisations objectives include:

-       To provide a healthy residential program to children without a safe home or family

-       To encourage and support reconciliation with families wherever possible

-       To connect street children and the larger population through volunteerism

-       Build staff and volunteer capacity to understand and address issues concerning street children

-       Create an environment where street children are respected as individuals working for their livelihood

Name of project requiring volunteers: Volunteer in documentation, communication, marketing or overall organisation planning for an NGO that focuses on street children

Project locations: Lado Sarai and Jama Masjid (Old Delhi)

Project Duration: Ongoing

Project highlights: Working directly with street children and being involved in creating a brighter and more sustainable future for them.

Language preference of volunteers: English and Hindi (not required)

Experience required (If any): Previous business, marketing, development, IT or communications skills and experience are all advantageous

Main duties for volunteers: The organisation is open to new ideas and volunteer work is based around individual skills, experience and interests. It can include but is not limited to the following:

-       Documentation, communication, marketing and fundraising of the organisation and are welcome to present new ideas or strategies in these areas.

-       Overall organisation planning and management if volunteers have skills and experience in this area

-       Event organising (depending on volunteer length of stay and skills)

-       Volunteers can also be involved in teaching the children if desired

Volunteers can be located at the organisations residence centre, day centre or working with children on the streets through the outreach service.

Attributes/Qualities required:

-          Open minded, motivated and pro-active

-          Flexibility and willingness to be involved in a variety of activities (if the volunteer has several skills)

-          Ability to interact with children (if volunteers want to be involved in teaching or playing games etc)

Volunteer duration: One week to one year as per volunteer availability

Age Range: 20 years or older

Accommodation details (if available): No accommodation provided

Meal details (if available): No meals provided

Transport details (if available): No transport provided

For more information contact: volunteer@responsenet.org