Group Volunteering

Come and spend your time with us in India, volunteer at a slum project, work with non government organizations, stay at Indian host family, learn Hindi Language, enjoy Bollywood dancing, indulge in Indian cuisine, do Henna making, Saree tying, practice yoga and meditation for better health and soul, immerse yourself into Indian festivities and culture and experience unbelievable love and warmth of Indian people while you travel to various sites of Incredible India.

Isn’t it a great way to spend your time, travel a different country, help people in need, learn new art forms, learn to live a completely different life… come to India !!!

This program will give you an excellent opportunity to learn Hindi language, immerse yourself into cultural workshops, Learn Indian craft and art, visit tourist locations in India and make new friends for life. Atmosphere at the program, energy engulfs you and soon you are participating and learning so many new things. At the end of the program you will go back with many new friends from India, you will have an open mind and unforgettable experience to build your life with a new perspective in the coming years.

Group Volunteering Locations:

-       Jaipur – The Pink City. Famous as a tourist destination

-       Rural Rajasthan – Bagru: textile hub for Handblock printing  

-       Bikaner- the Camel City

-       Mclodganj – The Himalayas, Goa- Beach destination.

-       Delhi – Capital of India, also a tourist destination

-       Banglore – The Information Technology capital of India

-       Mumbai – The business centre of India

-       Ladhak – City located in laps of Himalayas

-       Rishikesh & Haridwar – The Spiritual destination of India

Volunteer Project Possibilities:

Teaching Volunteering
Street Children Projects   
Child Care
Women Empowerment
Medical and Health Care
HIV/ AIDs Prevention and Care
Mentally Challenged Children Project
Sports and Physical Education
Immigrant Community projects
Construction and Renovation Projects
Slum Area projects
Community Development
Orphanage Assistance

Program Details:

While being on a Volunteer Program, you can participate in many activities which will help you know India even better. India is an amazing selection for your group volunteering destination as it has so much to offer. You can choose to do one or more activities while you are here with us in India.

-     Volunteer

-     Participate in Cultural Immersion Programs

-     Learn Indian cooking

-     Learn Hindi Language

-     Practice Yoga and Meditation

-     Travel to exotic locations

-     Experience  Indian festivals

Volunteer

We offer vast variety of volunteer programs in India, where volunteers can contribute to the social. Group Volunteer programs are the most rewarding experience as volunteers as comfort of working in a group though at the same time they are able to construct/ build or create structures which are visible to them before they finish their volunteering term. IECE offers various group volunteering options and opportunities in India for English teaching, orphanage volunteer work, child care, street children education, women empowerment, sports volunteering and other community development project.

Cultural Immersion programs

If you are in India you ought to indulge in activities pertaining to Indian culture. Participate in various workshops and learn Henna making, Saree tying, Bollywood dancing, Indian classical music. Visit various temples, spice market, vegetable market, local grocery shops and various historic monuments, watch Bollywood movies, experience different way of living by staying at a host family. Make Indian friends for life and bring back home unforgettable memories.

Learn Indian Cooking

Food is any substance or material eaten to provide nutritional support for the body or for pleasure. But Indian food is not only any substance or material; it reflects a complex layering of cultures based on religious beliefs, and geography. Indian food is different from rest of the world not only in taste but also in cooking methods.

Indian Food mainly divided into following regions pertaining to North India Cuisine, South India Cuisine, East India Cuisine, West India Cuisine, Central India Cuisine. The variety within Indian Cuisine is so varied that you will not be able to decide when to stop learning.

 
Learn Hindi

There is no better way to understand a culture, other than learning the local language. Hindi is the official language of the Republic of India, and the common second language of Mauritius, Fiji, Trinidad, Guyana and Surinam. Sanskrit, one of the most ancient spoken and written languages in the world and one of the earliest members of the Indo-European language family, is the primary source of Hindi. Hindi, like Sanskrit, is written in the Dev Naagari script, which is common to several other Indian languages as well. Much of the vocabulary of Hindi comes from Sanskrit, though Hindi also has a special relationship with Urdu, their grammar and much of their vocabulary being identical. Over 800 million people speak Hindi Language, being termed as fourth widely spoken language in the world, you will feel truly immersed in Indian culture with language support.

 
Learn Yoga

Yoga is a way of life, an art of righteous living or an integrated system for the benefit of the body, mind and inner spirit. This art originated, was perfected and practiced in India thousands of years ago.

The word yoga means "union" in Sanskrit, the language of ancient India where yoga originated. We can think of the union occurring between the mind, body and spirit. What is commonly referred to as "yoga" can be more accurately described by the Sanskrit word asana, which refers to the practice of physical postures or poses.

Many people think that yoga is just stretching. But while stretching is certainly involved, yoga is really about creating balance in the body through developing both strength and flexibility. This is done through the performance of poses or postures, each of which has specific physical benefits. The poses can be done quickly in succession, creating heat in the body through movement or more slowly to increase stamina and perfect the alignment of the pose. The poses are a constant, but the approach to them varies depending on the tradition in which the teacher has trained.

Travel

Travel, observe and learn how landscapes, languages, customs, dressing styles change in India. IECE organizes excursions to few of the most attractive, culturally rich locations. Not only culturally, even ecologically India is a very diverse country, from deserts to rain forests, snow capped mountains to planes, beautiful beaches to unforgettable countryside. Some of the Famous destinations in India are Jaipur, Udaipur, Kerala, Varanasi, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta, Banglore.

Experience Indian Festivities

India is called a country of “Unity in Diversity”. Indian culture is very vast and diverse; this is because language, food habits, cultural practices and customs change every few hundred kilometers. Come experience this country where people of various religion live together and celebrate various festivities together; which are spread over all around the year. Diwali – festival of lights, Holi – festival of colours, Eid – festival of love and harmony, are some of the festivals celebrated here.

For more information on the program, kindly contact info@iece.in