India Orphanage Projects

Our orphanage projects are based in several orphanages in and around Kerala's state capital, Trivandrum. Many of the orphanages are run by the Catholic Church and usually care for groups of boys or girls. Some of the orphanages have up to 200 residents who are lovingly cared for by a dedicated team of monks and nuns. The children usually come to the orphanages from the age of 4 years old upwards and are usually from families unable to support them.

The children go to school during the day so the staff are particularly keen for help getting the children ready for school in the morning and after they come home from school in the afternoon.

They are particularly keen for volunteers to help with the children's homework or to get the children involved in after school activities.

If you're interested in music or drama, why not get the children involved in a play. If you have a particular interest, we'll encourage you to bring this to the project. For example you may be interested in nature, model making or reading. Why not get the children interested in this too by running a club.

If you are interested in cricket, the boys homes will be particularly keen to hear from you. Most boys in India are fanatical about cricket so bring out your bat, some balls and a set of stumps and you'll be incredibly popular!

Note all projects working with children require a background check. This is an extra cost of about £10 but we will make the necessary arrangements. Parking tickets, speeding fines, and some criminal convictions will not prevent you from joining us; we simply check if you have any prior convictions relating to harming children.

India

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2008	£995	£995	£895	£895	£895	£995	£995	£995	£895	£895	£895	£895
2009	£995	£995	£895	£895	£895	£995	£995	£995	£895	£895	£895	£895
2010	£795	£795	£795	£795	£795	£795	£795	£795	£795	£795	£795	£795

All costs shown above are for one month. Additional months can be added for £495.

You choose your dates for teaching, orphanage, journalism and medical placements but spaces throughout the year are limited so reserve your space now.

What's included?

Why are some dates cheaper than others? Our pricing policy explained.