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Kanjar Community Development
A very important aim of this project is to get the Kanjar community to understand why it is so important for them to be treated as equals by the rest of society. Without this understanding the communities will have no hope in getting access to hygiene facilities, health and education. For many years, the Kanjar have been a community of their own due to the fact that it is such a struggle to integrate into society in general.
Volunteer RoleTo achieve this integration and to achieve the equality that the community needs you will be involved in helping to empower the Kanjar people and helping them to develop as a community.
- Helping the Kanjars find empowerment, dignity and self- respect by encouraging and strengthening communication within the Kanjar community and with Indian society as a whole.
- Creating and strengthening inter-community relationships between Kanjar and non-Kanjar communities.
- Educating and improving the education of pre-teen children, getting more children enrolled and keeping up attendance.
- Raising awareness about the importance of neglected areas, such as health, hygiene and sanitation, human rights, education and the empowerment of women.
- Getting the Kanjar’s to actively help themselves. This is particularly aimed at women and children who have been forced into prostitution and mistreated, physically, by police.
- Helping, supporting and encouraging the in-country volunteers to continue using their knowledge, skills and expertise to fight for the cause.
LocationThe Jhalawar district in the South of Rajasthan is the location of this project.
Accommodation and mealsAccommodation is basic but does have electricity & water supplies. Lots of effort will be made to make your stay comfortable. Rooms will be single sex with a maximum of 4 people per room, sleeping in bunk beds. Meals are cooked for you and served at specific meal times.
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Programme OverviewDuration & Price: 4 weeks £649, 8 weeks £899, 12 weeks £1099
How to book & pay:
£195 deposit to secure place, balance due 12 weeks before departure.
What is included?
Accommodation & meals
All transport to projects
Airport transfers
Orientation
Co-ordinator assistance
All relevant materials |
What is not included?
Flights
Internet and telephone calls
Personal insurance cover
Any extra excursions
Tourist Visa
Meals on day of arrival/departure
| Programme Summary:
Volunteers will be involved in a number of different activities including education and other community based tasks that will help towards the empowerment and integration of the Kanjar people.
Other India volunteer work
Start dates: 2008: 30th June, 25th August, 20th October
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