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Community Life at Sunderban

This project is part of the SCI North South Programmes. Volunteers should be 20 years old, have previous volunteering experience and take part in the Preparation Workshops organised by their sending branch. More details from your sending branch.
Camp code:
IN-SCI 12.1201
Country:
India
Start Date:
Aug 20, 2023
End Date:
Aug 28, 2023
Topic:
12: Art, culture and local history
Options:
Mixed Age Camp
Work Types:
Construction / Restoration, renovation / Social
Number of volunteers:
12
Free places for Males:
6
Free places for Females:
5
Free places last update:
Jun 06, 2023
International age:
18 - 99
National age:
18 - 99
Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:
120.00 Euro [126 US Dollar]
Breakdown:
  1. Accommodation and food: 0.00 Euro
  2. Transportation: 0.00 Euro
  3. Activities: 0.00 Euro
  4. Hosting organisation support: 120 Euro
Purpose of extra costs:
Camp expenses & Local Administration
Required Language:
English

Description: Sunderbans is the greatest biosphere of world, full of mangrove trees and rivers.

It’s a village community development center where a school is run by Human Wave (an NGO) also some community development activities are initiated around the area on health, education, cultural skill building and social awareness generations. Human Wave is working there for last 20 years mainly focusing promotion of education, community development, health and environmental awareness.

Type of Work: Building guard wall around primary school, Planting trees & Heightening school play ground. & Camp;

women milk cooperative, bio fencing, campus cleaning, visiting rural life and schools and interaction with school students & local youth, etc. To Generate awareness for Promotion of Bio-farming, vermin-culture farms, temple visits vermin-culture farms, temple visits & Camp;

women milk cooperative, bio fencing, campus cleaning, visiting rural life and schools and interaction with school students & local youth, etc.

Study Theme: All the afternoons will be devoted for discussions on rural administrative and political system. The volunteers will have the chance to learn from one another's culture. An exposure visit will be organized to introduce the cultural heritage of Bengal for two days

Accommodation: Mosquito net, pillow case and sleeping bag needed Working shoes, gloves, working dress, toiletries, pullovers, Torch, Umbrella music instruments, good humor. The accommodation will be in the building itself with separated space for male and female will be provided during the workcamp. You will sleep on the mattress on the floor & pillow will be provided. Sleeping is on the floor. Pls. bring your own sleeping bag, pillowcase, and mosquito net. Accommodation will be on location at the campsite, which can accommodate about 20 persons.

Requirements: Sleeping bag, hat, working gloves, clothes to work, / walking shoes, sun cream, towel, insect repellant, Camera, Music & instruments, Card games, sports equipment, toiletries (soap toothpaste etc), and medication if any. Things that is useful to engage local children (paints, pencils, colors, story book etc) and information about your country (pictures/books).

Approximate Location: Bhagat Singh Jr. High School, Address: Raidighi, 24 Paraganas (South), West Bengal Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport  

Howrah or Sealdha

Take pre-paid Taxi or air condition bus from airport or Howrah Station to Sealdha Station:

From Sealdha to Mathurapur by Train 1 & half hour. Then by bus one hour. Then by battery Bus / auto rickshaw. From there to Bhagat Singh school, 23, Lot, by battery van