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DAY 1: TRAVEL Your Me to We adventure begins as you depart for Udaipur, India via overnight flight. Get ready to change the world! DAY 2: ARRIVAL TO UDAIPUR, INDIATransfer to your accommodations near a Free The Children community in the Rajasthan Province. Check in and relax after your flight. DAY 3 – 19: Every day of your trip is made up of a combination of volunteering or building activities, unique cultural experiences and leadership skill building modules. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: • Poja Prayer Ceremony

Every new build project begins with a traditional blessing to ensure its success and prosperity

• Building 101 Make the most of your volunteering time in the community by taking part in a mandatory oneproject building safety workshop.

• Volunteer Project Building

Depending on the community, day and time, your volunteering could range from school building, to tree planting, to restoration—all projects that will help remove the barriers to education.

• Leadership Module: The Education Debate

Take on the role of Indian parents and determine whether you can send your daughter to school. gender roles, cultural traditions and the needs of the family and expand your understanding of local barriers to education.

ME TO WE INDIA OPEN TRIP: 21 DAY SAMPLE ITINERARY

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Your Me to We adventure begins as you depart for Udaipur, India via overnight flight. Get ready to change the

INDIA accommodations near a Free The Children

community in the Rajasthan Province. Check in and relax

Every day of your trip is made up of a combination of volunteering or building activities, unique cultural

ership skill building modules.

traditional blessing to ensure its success and prosperity.

Make the most of your volunteering time in the in a mandatory one-hour

Depending on the community, day and time, your volunteering could range from school building, to tree

all projects that will help

The Education Debate Take on the role of Indian parents and determine whether you can send your daughter to school. Discuss gender roles, cultural traditions and the needs of the

ng of local barriers

• Explore City Palace Tour the imposing home of the imperial Indian princes of times past.

• Visit Kumbhalgarh Fortress Take a guided tour of the birthplace of one of the most loved kings in Rajasthan’s history.

• Visit Rankakpur Temple

Discover one of the Wonderwander the halls of this famous Jain temple with its imposing marble structure.

• Henna Workshop

Learn more about the traditional form of Indian body art—you’ll even have the chance to try ityourself!

OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

• Hindi Lessons • Morning Yoga Lessons • Community Visits and Games with • Samosa Making • Visit to Old City Market and a Local Tailor• Bollywood Dancing Lessons• Morning in the Village • Nature Walks

DAY 20: TRAVEL TO UDAISay goodbye to community members and return to Udaipur, stopping by the Old City Market to pick up something to remember India by. Depart from the Udaipur Airport for your flight home. DAY 21: ARRIVAL HOME Get ready to share the story of your journey! Note: Itinerary and daily activities are subject to change.

21 DAY SAMPLE ITINERARY

f the imperial Indian princes

Visit Kumbhalgarh Fortress birthplace of one of the most

ings in Rajasthan’s history.

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wander the halls of this famous Jain temple with its

tional form of Indian body you’ll even have the chance to try it out for

OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

and Games with Local Children

and a Local Tailor essons

TRAVEL TO UDAI PUR Say goodbye to community members and return to Udaipur, stopping by the Old City Market to pick up something to remember India by. Depart from the Udaipur

f your journey!

Note: Itinerary and daily activities are subject to change.

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A TYPICAL DAY: 8:00am – 9:30am

• Breakfast and morning yoga lesson

9:30am – 12:30pm

• Morning in the Village

12:30pm – 1:30pm

• Lunch at accommodations

1:30pm – 2:30pm

• Energizer / team building activity

• Depart for community and project building

2:30pm – 5:30pm

• Build site orientation and instruction of activities

• Volunteer project building

5:30pm – 7:30pm

• Return to accommodation

• Dinner at accommodation

7:30pm – 10:00pm

• Action planning • Review schedule for the next day • Choice time to relax, play cards, read or just

being in India.

10:00pm

• Lights out!

Note: Itinerary and daily activities are subject to change.

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Depart for community and project building

Build site orientation and instruction of afternoon

Choice time to relax, play cards, read or just enjoy

Note: Itinerary and daily activities are subject to change.

MORNING IN THE VILLAGE Head into the community and experienceit’s like to live like a local. Work alongside community members as they go about their daily activitiesthem to collect water, do household chorestraditional Indian meal. Get to know the people that yworking with and learn about some of the struggles of their everyday lives. VOLUNTEER PROJECT BUILDING Depending on the community, day and time, your volunteering could be a variety of different activities that help remove the barriers to educationbricks that will become a school, diggingprovide clean water, or plantingnourishing food. You’ll see the real results of your work as you volunteer alongside communiChildren development projects.impact that will last for generations to come.

ACTION PLANNING Led by your Me to We facilitators, reflect on your experiences throughout the day. You’ll explore some of the contemporary issues facing the communities where we work, and get the tools and skills you need to take action at home on issues you care about. We’ll help you put your ideas into action. With the awareness, skills and plan you develop in the India, you’ll be ready to make a difference when you return home.

21 DAY SAMPLE ITINERARY

MORNING IN THE VILLAGE

experience first-hand what . Work alongside community

as they go about their daily activities, helping , do household chores and make roti, a

traditional Indian meal. Get to know the people that you’re working with and learn about some of the struggles of their

VOLUNTEER PROJECT BUILDING

Depending on the community, day and time, your volunteering could be a variety of different activities that

the barriers to education—you could be laying bricks that will become a school, digging wells that will provide clean water, or planting crops that will grow into nourishing food. You’ll see the real results of your work as you volunteer alongside community members on Free The

Your work will have an impact that will last for generations to come.

Led by your Me to We facilitators, reflect on your experiences throughout the day. You’ll explore some of the

emporary issues facing the communities where we work, and get the tools and skills you need to take action at home on issues you care about. We’ll help you put your ideas into action. With the awareness, skills and plan you

ready to make a positive difference when you return home.