India Sports and Community Himachal

This programme is looking to address this by giving you the opportunity to coach a specific or range of sports at some of our schools.

Your help will give a lot of the school children a platform to not only improve their fitness and health, but to also enjoy more play time with their friends. As a result, you will become a member of the local community and experience the interesting and amazing culture of one of these unique corners of India.

The Sports Programme

The main effort of the volunteers is to create sports facilities and initiate sports activities for the schools’ students. You will work during allotted time-slots for physical education and also have the freedom to start sports clubs after school. More often than not, the children do not have a structured environment to spend their time, so you will be helping to keep them fit and direct their energies to something really productive.

The objective of the coaching is to introduce different sports to the students and teach them various skills and exercises. The most popular sports are volleyball, football and cricket, but other sports and games are welcome.

Your sessions can include:

Training drills and games for each sport to help translate the skills being taught
Games and inter-school/community competitions
Tournaments

Community Work

There are 3 main options for your community/teaching volunteer work, these include: Education, Childcare, Care and education for mentally challenged children.

Sports coaching largely takes place in the afternoons (with some morning sessions in allotted classes), most work occurs in the morning before lunch. Your coordinator will arrange a placement that suits your daily itinerary.

Adventure Week

To top off your India sport experience, we include a week of travel at the end of your programme. This is a reward for all of your coaching efforts of the past 3 or 7 weeks and gives you the chance to enjoy your final moments with your fellow volunteers. Please note that your adventure week is always in your final week, regardless of your programme length. Due to the weather and time of year conditions, there are 3 different adventure itineraries.

Location

Himachal Pradesh, India. This is a developing area and in desperate need for volunteer assistance with teaching, community work and sports. With the Himalayas as your backdrop, Himachal is a really beautiful place to volunteer.

Accommodation and Meals

You will stay in a large stone house that overlooks a stunning landscape dominated by glaciers and peaks of the Himalayan mountain range. All meals are included.

Programme Overview

Price: 4 weeks from £1149 to £1299, 8 weeks from £1549 to £1699

How to book & pay:
Secure with £195 deposit. The balance is due 12 wks before departure.

What is included?
Most meals
Accommodation
All transfers
Adventure Week
Detailed orientation
Cultural experiences & workshops
Volunteer placement
24/7 emergency support
Local coordinator
Pre-departure assistance

What is not included?
Personal Travel Insurance
All flights
Personal items
Email/Internet and calls
Soft drinks, alcohol
Visas
Additional excursions

Programme Summary:
Your time on the programme will be divided amongst sports coaching and other valuable community work. Your time and efforts are warmly received and the impact you have is invaluable.
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Arrival dates:
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