Volunteer in Bangalore India - Volunteering Abroad Opportunities

Volunteer Abroad in Bangalore India: is the capital of the Southern state of Karnataka. It is a large, growing cosmopolitan city and home to some of the most high tech industries in India.

Home to some of the well-recognized colleges and research institutions in India, the city has the second-highest literacy rate among the metropolitan cities in the nation.

Bangalore is known as the "Garden City of India" because of its greenery and the presence of many public parks. Bangalore is also a major center of Indian classical music and dance.

Classical music and dance recitals are widely held throughout the year and particularly during the Ramanavami and Ganesha Chaturthi festivals. Bangalore offers a diverse mix of old world and modern delights. You will find sacred cows sitting in traffic besides cars; poor children living on the same streets of the top business in town.

Although parts of the city are financial booming, there is still a large problem from the poverty level. According to the Minister of State for Women and Child Development, almost 40 % of malnourished children under the age of five years across the world are from India.

Many children are denied even their basic rights of food, clothing and shelter.

At least eighteen million children live or work on the streets of urban India. Our volunteer programs allow you to assist the children and youth by supporting community projects aimed at bettering their livelihood.

We offer the following programs in Bangalore, Karnataka.:

Program Length: 1-8 weeks +
Program Date: Flexible Start & End Date
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8 hour per day
Accommodations: Local host family
Meals: Yes, 2 meals a day
Requirements: 17 years or older, an open mind to new adventures.

Child Welfare/Teaching Projects:

Work with orphan and destitute children in a primary school and local orphanage. All orphans are provided education in India, volunteers needed to assist the local teachers during the day, and at the orphanage after school. The children range in age 2yrs years and older. In addition to providing a supportive environment and meals, the main focus is educating the children so that they become self-sustaining and responsible members of society. Volunteers needed to assist the local staff with teaching English, playing games, creating arts and crafts projects, or teaching a skill such as yoga, sewing, dance or singing. Placements are located in the city and rural villages near Bangalore. Prior experience not required, although volunteers should have a lot of patience, an open mind and a sense of compassion.

Woman’s Support:

Volunteer with a local self-help group located in the rural villages near Bagalur. The project aim is to socially and economically empower the poor women of the community. These support groups are all connected with productive activities whether on-farm or off farm, and as a result these groups are strong and viable, and the improvement in their living conditions has meant that their members have achieved empowerment in real sense. Women’s self-help groups, when linked with the productive activities, make a huge difference in the living conditions of the household. The goal is rehabilitation, education and thought enrichment and focuses on providing vocational skills such as stitching and tailoring, yoga, dance, computer training, art center, beauty therapy; teaching English, health education such as HIV/Aids and counseling and guidance. Although prior experience is not required, volunteers with trade experience (dance, the arts, computers, sewing, and sports) are more than welcome!

Health Care Program

Volunteers with medical experience are needed to work in local clinic in Bangalore and the surrounding villages. Particularly in rural areas, where much of the local people live, there is a desperate, chronic shortage of medical personnel and supplies. This program is open to medical professionals, as well as medical and nursing students. There is a wide variety of cases but disease such as malaria, HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and syphilis, as well as childbirth/maternity needs are most common. Volunteers with medical training; doctors, nurses, paramedics, lab technicians participate in direct patient care such as diagnosing, injections, IV starts and lab work.. Nursing and medical students are welcome and assist with tasks like dressing wounds, record and immunization chart keeping, helping dispense medications, helping to screen and organize patients and assisting with administrative needs or seminars. *Medical volunteers must submit a copy of their credentials or nursing certificate.

HIV/Aids Awareness & Care

Volunteers work with local organizations that advocate for HIV/AIDS patients and issues, promote safer sex through education programs in villages, participate in workshops to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, and assist with voluntary HIV counseling and testing.

There are opportunities to make home visits to patients with HIV/AIDS for support and caring. Support some of the 50 AIDS awareness camps located throughout the city and surrounding villages. Prior experience is not required. Those interested in making a difference are welcome.

Renewable Energy/Environment Project

Volunteers work with a local social welfare organization whose aim is to promote economic independence and social dignity through strategic participatory planning while living in harmony with the environment. Volunteers assist with the conservation and regeneration of the environment and the development of renewable energy technologies that benefit the community. Such projects include solar lighting systems for local villages and street vendors. These projects help communities of women in villages in Bagolur and surrounding villages establish small-scale enterprises, such as basket making and soap making, through the provision of solar powered lamps. Other projects include building more effective sanitation methods, better water supplies for villages. Prior experience not necessary, although those with knowledge and experience are needed!

Program Includes

Airport arrival transfer in Bangalore Airport (BLR) , 1st night accommodation, city orientation and project briefing with our local coordinator. Transportation to volunteer project with ABV staff. Volunteers live with local host families who provide breakfast and dinner daily. 24/7 hour support by the project coordinator. Departure airport transfer at the end of the program.

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