Many women in India are victims of poverty and social oppression. Social organizations help poor, single and uneducated women to get on by offering counselling, schooling and learning practical skills.On some projects women for example produce paper bags or dolls made of recycled newspapers.

Volunteers have to:

• Help selling the products on local markets
• Take care of the smaller  children in the centre
• Teach practical skills such as sewing or embroidery
• Formal and informal options for women’s education
• Drug abuse
• Family problems
• Micro credit programs
• You may also work in administration, writing reports, as well as developing educational and training programs.

Fee Includes:

• Airport pickup and transport to hostel.
• Introduction course.
• Transport to volunteer workplace.
• Board and accommodation during the entire program (3 meals per day).
• Help and guidance from the local coordinator during the entire program
• Pre-departure handbook.

Fee Excludes:

• Visa fees
• Insurance
• Travel to/from India
• Spending money
• Any entrance fee during sightseeing and trips
• Transport to and from host family or hostel during work if necessary (cost $3-$4/day)
• If you arrive earlier, each extra night costs $20

No specific skills or qualification are required, except the volunteer needs to be friendly, open, flexible and should have good communication skills.

Accommodation: The EXIS manages the entire accommodation and supervision during the project period. The volunteer will be entitled to a room in host family/hostel/hotel with normal standards depending upon the project and it location.

Food: The project cost bears the main meals and for further other additional food the volunteer has to pay through his own pocket.

Application process online, Interested candidate can apply on line through the below given link http://www.exis.org/

Cancellation: If you cancel your application before receiving information about your host family you will be able to have your deposit refunded less a deduction of 200 € for administration expenses.If your application is cancelled after receiving the address of your host family, your deposit will not be refunded whilst the balance will be refunded in full. Once the language course has commenced, no refunds will be made.