Teaching English to Street Kids in India

  India

Kolkata (Calcutta)

Length of Position: 2-24 weeks

Description: Since 2003 we have been working for the needy kids in India. Our target is to give these needy kids a basic English training which can help them gain their confidence. Through our Happy Home Project and Street Children Welfare Project we are giving English education to many poor kids.

We welcome volunteers in groups and individuals to help us in this mission. Volunteers of any age 16+ will be welcome. We have our ongoing projects where we need these teachers.

Highlights: SMILE is working with the grassroot sector in India. You should participate in SMILE's activities if wish to work more closely with the street and underprivileged kids in India. It is a bigger family with its members and kids.

Qualifications: Need no certificate. Just interest to teach English.

Minimum Education: High School

Salary / Pay: All volunteers need to pay a nominal amount of their living cost to the host family/guest house to take part in this project.

Experience Required: yes

We do not need any professional experience but volunteer should have experience of teaching to the kids.

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and Kiwi Participants.

Participants Travel to India Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of 6-20

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

SMILE -Society [Situational Management & Inter-Learning Establishment Society]'s Mission Statement: SMILE Society [registered NGO and member of CCIVS (UNESCO) & WANGO] was established on 31st.August 2003 by it's Founder & President 'Mr. Debabrata Chakraborty' [Deba]. SMILE's main purpose is to "Bring a smile to all the Kids" around the world. The children who cannot eat properly, cannot go to school, have to beg money & food every day on the street, have lost their parents or have nobody to support them, children who cannot live their life because of the essential requirements of human beings, We Like To Support Them. "SMILE" is trying to provide Love, Support, minimum Education & minimum requirements to Live and Study to the children in such stage. At the same time "SMILE" gives all the Volunteers the Opportunity to work with the needy children in the developing countries like India. So that they can also realize the actual picture of the children who are in need. "Happy Home Project" We have our own "Happy Home's first ,second & third centres are located in Kolkata(Calcutta) with our SMILE's kids from Slum & Street. We are trying provide them everything like food, clothing, education and planning to give them permanent night shelter very near future. We are looking for the long term volunteers to work with our children directly. All these children that we have at present are up to 13 yrs. old and they need real love and attachment from our volunteers. Our dream is to establish a free school & vocational training center for our "Happy Home" in near future. We like to build a person with more confidence & knowledge. It is our dream to make a man with soft feelings about other children too. Today's children will be tomorrow's Father/Mother. We believe that good children can make the good society and also the better world to live in.

Year Founded: 2003