Description

As a volunteer with the Goa Community Outreach Program, you will be able to choose from a variety of service opportunities. Many volunteers will teach English and mathematics in elementary schools. These volunteers will help create a playful and educational environment through painting, games, singing, and other activities. They also work with local teachers to create low-cost education materials.

Other volunteers will care for local children, a critical need in rural areas. These volunteers provide personal attention to the children as well as record statistics on health, vaccinations, growth, and nutrition. Volunteers who stay for eight weeks or more can also work in a transitional shelter for AIDS patients, giving much-needed service to some of Goa's most neglected citizens.

Volunteers with the Goa Community Outreach Program will experience the best of India's scenery and culture while helping the region's needy people. The difference you make in this beautiful setting will change many lives, including yours.

Highlights

As a volunteer you will:
- Care for poverty-stricken children at local day care centers
- Help conduct a survey of pregnant women and newborn babies in the area
- Help provide regular healthcare checkups and vaccinations
- Teach computer skills to girls, orphans and older women
- Work in a home for HIV-infected individuals, providing care for patients and assisting nurses
- Trek through the Indian back-country, volunteering in small towns and villages along the way

Qualifications

- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must be physically fit in order to carry out certain duties

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Please visit our website for details

Program Fees Include:

- Airport pickup and drop-off
- On-site orientation and program training
- All daily transportation to and from the project
- Accommodations
- Three meals per day
- In-country support and program coordination
- Emergency travel and evacuation insurance
- 24-hour local emergency support
- 3-day yoga course
- 3-day adventure program, including meals and lodging
- Two weekend excursions (see website)
- Volunteer donation

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Bridge Volunteers makes it easy to live your dream of volunteering. Anyone can volunteer, as long as you have the desire to help others and an open mind.

Age Range

18 and older

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

BridgeVolunteers's Mission Statement

The mission of BridgeVolunteers is to create and promote volunteer opportunities that improve the lives of others and the environment in which we live. We seek to achieve this goal by connecting worthy local projects with volunteers around the world. Many local organizations are doing great work in their communities, but don't have the resources required to recruit international volunteers. BridgeVolunteers serves as the link between these organizations and the volunteers needed to make these projects a success. All volunteer programs depend on the skilled coordination of a variety of elements: enthusiastic volunteers, meaningful work, organized projects, and supportive staff. It is our goal at BridgeVolunteers to orchestrate this process for you. We use our global experience and resources to provide volunteer experiences that bring pride and satisfaction to everyone involved.