Teach and Care for Orphaned Children
You're needed now more than ever to help once-homeless children in Chennai, southern India. Join us to teach and stimulate young minds, care for youth of all ages, and assist with light construction and building renovation to improve educational, health and living conditions. This is your most affordable India service option available anywhere: two weeks for $1,700.Learn more here: View a "Day in the Life" documentary produced by some of the students we serve.
Global Volunteers has expanded its reach to serve five community partners in the outskirts of Chennai: a children's home, two daycare orphanages, and two schools. Together, we strive to provide a better childhood for children who have been abandoned, orphaned or are from families simply too poor to care for them.
Teach and Care for Orphaned Children: You offer the "extra" attention the kids crave and deserve, while also experiencing life in the spiritual land of India - with its diverse languages, culture, and lifestyles. Teach English language skills, lead groups in recreational activities and assist with homework assignments. Never doubt you can make a significant difference in the life of a child! You can be assured your help is appreciated.
Read a letter from the principal of Grace English School.
Essential Services in India
Global Volunteers' development partnership with community leaders began in 2000 to respond to pressing educational, health, housing, nutritional and social needs in India. As an essential link in a long chain of volunteers, you can help deliver essential services in these ways:
- teaching English to elementary and secondary school students
- providing psychosocial support to children of all ages
- helping improve and maintain classrooms and housing facilities
- promoting girl's education
- helping plant and maintain school gardens
- modeling and encouraging hand washing with soap
- helping serve nutritious meals