parikrma int'l volunteer handbook

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International VolunteerHandbook


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Contents

1.About us1.1. Our Centres1.2. Working hours

2.The purpose of this handbook3.Volunteer programmes e o!er

3.1. "tudent #olunteer programmes3.1.1. $or gap%&ear students

3.2. "o'ial sabbati'al #olunteering for'orporate

emplo&ees3.3. Corporate #olunteers

(.A'ti#ities outside of s'hool).*angalore and the India e+perien'e

).1. What to e+pe't

).2. Visa , tra#el arrangements).3. -ssentials

. /ro0e'ts in the pipeline.Volunteers impressions of /arikrma.Ho to appl&


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Mission Statement

Our mission is to unleash the potential of underserved childrenwhich will provide them with equal opportunties and make themvaluable contributing members of our society.

/arikrma aims to bridge the gap that e+ists beteen the 'hildrenho get a good pri#ate%s'hool edu'ation and those ho ha#ea''ess onl& to the sub%standard 4o#ernment s'hooling.

We at /arikrma belie#e that the 'ontent of edu'ation is hat buildsit. It is this belief that leads us to pro#ide top%'lass edu'ation tounderser#ed 'hildren. Through this5 e stri#e to bring don drop%out and lo attendan'e rates b& bringing about a 'hange in the'hildren.

1.1. Our 'entres

/arikrma 'urrentl& manages four Centres for 6earning in

*angalore.

7orth8

/arikrma Centre for 6earning5 9 (:3 Hossohatt& 6a&out /ost5"ahakaranagar5 ;odigehalli

"outh8Adobe "arasathi /arikrma Centre for 6earning5 9 3)5 Ashoka

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1.2. Working hours

onda& through $rida& D 81) am to (81) pm.

"aturda& D 83B am to 1283B pm Ee+'ept the 2nd:(th"aturda& of

e#er& monthF.

Centres are 'losed on "unda&s.

Class Schedule:

*reakfast 81) am % 83) amAssembl& 8(B am % 8)) am/eriod 1 @8BB am % @8(B am/eriod 2 @8(B am % 1B82B am"hort *reak 1B82B am % 1B83B am/eriod 3 1B83B am % 1181B am/eriod ( 1181B am % 118)B am/eriod ) 118)B am % 1283B pm6un'h *reak 1283B pm % 18BB pm/eriod 18BB am % 18(B pm/eriod 18(B pm % 282B pm/eriod 282B pm % 38BB pm-nri'hment 38BB pm % (8BB pmGeparture (8BB pm % (81)pm

We e+pe't our #olunteers to be in s'hool onl& from onda&

through $rida&5 as e understand that &ou ma& like to take

eekends o! to tra#el.

Our o'e is open from @83B am to )83B pm5 onda& through$rida& and @83B am to 18BB pm on "aturda& Ee+'ept on the 2nd

and (th "aturda&F. We are 'losed on "unda&s.

ost of &our ork ill take pla'e during s'hool hours5 but it is

possible that there ill be some o'e or administrati#e ork

that &ou 'an do after s'hool.


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We at /arikrma take #olunteering #er& seriousl& as this is part of

ho e e+pose our 'hildren to the endless possibilities in the

outside orld. Hen'e e e+pe't a serious 'ommitment in return.

This handbook pro#ides &ou ith all the information that &ou ill

need about #olunteering ith /arikrma. We do hope that &ou ha#e

gone through our ebsite Ehttp8::.parikrmafoundation.orgF in

detail and ha#e understood our model and our goals. If not5 e urge

&ou to do so before 'ontinuing to read the manual.

We ha#e 'o#ered all the uestions that potential #olunteers ha#e

asked us and also hat past #olunteers at /arikrma ha#e feltimportant to talk about to prospe'ti#e #olunteers.

If &ou ha#e an& uestions that ha#e not been 'o#ered in this

handbook5 please feel free to 'onta't us at

#olunteerparikrmafoundation.org.

Additionall&5 e en'ourage potential #olunteers to 'onta't those

ho ha#e #olunteered ith us in the past. As the& ha#e alread&

e+perien'ed li#ing in India and orking ith us5 their ad#i'e and

information might be #aluable for &our future plans of #olunteering.

/lease do #isit and J6ikeK the /arikrma $a'ebook page

Ehttps8::.fa'ebook.'om:/arikrmaF to netork ith our alumni

#olunteers and to re'ei#e updates about our programmes.
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3.1. "tudent #olunteer programmes

At /arikrma5 e el'ome students from all alks of life to

#olunteer ith us. We assure &ou that &our e+perien'e ith us

ill help &ou gain useful skills and 'reate memories that illlast for a lifetime.

3.1.1. Gap-year students

ore 'ommonl& knon as Jgap programmes5K su'h

#olunteering a'ti#ities are groing popular amongst

independent &oung adults ho ish to dedi'ate their time to

ser#i'e pro0e'ts throughout the orld. These programmes

allo parti'ipants to de#elop leadership skills and gathere+perien'e before the& establish their 'areer.

Who 'an appl&8

"tudents taking a &earlong break before 0oining uni#ersit& or

starting a 'areer are eligible to appl&. >ou are not reuired to

spend &our hole gap &ear orking ith /arikrmaL the

minimum commitment is 2 months.

/rogramme duration8

2-11 Months

/rogramme details:stru'ture8

These programmes start ith the ne a'ademi' &ear in =une.

The M+ed duration of the programme helps #olunteers and

their respe'ti#e s'hool prin'ipals to plan the hole &ear forthe 'lass:students that the #olunteers ill be handling.

A ell%deMned 'ourse 'urri'ulum ill be shared ith the

#olunteers5 a''ording to hi'h the& are to plan their 'ourse of

a'tion. Therefore5 'andidates ith an& kind of tea'hing

e+perien'e are preferred.

Tea'hing ill be a ma0or part of their 0ob during their

asso'iation ith us. Hoe#er5 #olunteers are also reuired to


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be a part of #arious post%s'hool a'ti#ities Esee Chapter of

this handbookF.

"kill%set reuired8

"trong 'ommuni'ation and interpersonal skills5 patien'e5understanding and a genuine interest in helping 'hildren.

Interest in e+tra'urri'ular a'ti#ities.

Volunteers are e+pe'ted to be Ne+ible and 'ooperati#e ith

students5 tea'hers and sta!.

Appli'ants ith past e+perien'e in tea'hing are gi#en

preferen'e.

Areas of #olunteering8

Tea'h%o An& number of sub0e'ts in'luding musi'5 theatre5

en#ironmental studies5 literature5 art5 'omputer

skills5 et'. 6ead a 'lub %

o ;arate5 ballet5 photograph&5 potter&5 'alligraph&5sports5 et'.

Tutor remedial students%

Organise after%s'hool a'ti#ities to keep 'hildren

produ'ti#el& o''upied Organise an e+hibit or e#ent ith the students%

o Art e+hibit5 band performan'e5 et'.

"hare and tea'h hobbies%

o agi'5 fa'e painting5 'ro'heting5 et'. Aid other /arikrma departments%

o In'luding Administration5 $inan'e5 IT5


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Te'hnologi'al skills 'an be used to 'oa'h students on basi'

'omputer operations and also for ba'k%o'e ork.

Areas of #olunteering8

Web design and maintenan'e Writing:editing do'uments

/ubli' relations

arketing:preparing marketing models

$undraising

*rand management

IT ser#i'es

A''ounting

Tea'hing Training sta!

Curri'ular planning:'reating tea'hing models5 et'.

3.3. Corporate #olunteers

Corporations no atta'h an - E-motional uotientF to their

C"< a'ti#ites. -mplo&ees no longer see #olunteering as a

mandator& a'ti#it&5 and the #alue asso'iated ith#olunteering is no a'knoledged and appre'iated.

At /arikrma5 e in#ite &ou to be a part of the Change.

We propose that emplo&ees #isit an& one of our 'entres as

part of their onboarding pro'edures. This ill help them gain

some perspe'ti#e about the future C"< a'ti#ities that the& 'an

pursue ith us5 thereb& alloing us to utilise their skills Eboth

- and IF in imparting knoledge to the students of #ariousle#els.


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Tea'hers and #olunteers at /arikrma in'orporate #arious 'reati#e

methods to deli#er their respe'ti#e modules to the students. These

te'hniues are to make learning fun and to get students in#ol#ed in

their lessons. Hoe#er5 sub0e'ts like athemati's and "'ien'e are still

dreaded b& some of the students. Also5 -nglish being the onl&linguisti' medium used at our 'entres5 turning -nglish lessons into

something more relatable is highl& important.

We in#ite our #olunteers to 'ome up ith a lesson plan that not onl&

deli#ers the reuired knoledge5 but also en'ourages our students

to gi#e up on the fear of an& sub0e't5 espe'iall& athemati's.

/ro0e't ath8

The idea is to 'reate a model for students in primar& s'hool5 hi'h

ill inspire them b& making ath eas&.

A rele#ant 'omputer appli'ation or an& other 'ontemporar& method

of tea'hing ath 'an be de#eloped.

/ro0e't -nglish8

A similar model for tea'hing -nglish is also needed. "omething that is

di!erent from the 'urrent 'lassroom lessons ill help the students get

rid of an& apprehension that the& might ha#e. It ill also gi#e them

the 'onMden'e to use -nglish in their da&%to%da& li#es.

/ro0e't "'ien'e8

"eparate models for ph&si's5 'hemistr& and biolog& 'an be 'reated

for students for the loer% and middle s'hools5 ea'h of hi'h ma&

in'lude 'lass a'ti#ities5 intera'ti#e learning5 et'.

In the future5 these models 'an be shared ith 4o#ernment s'hools

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*angalore is in the state of ;arnataka in the southern part of India.

It is a 'osmopolitan 'it& and is knon as the "ili'on Valle& of India.

In the 2BB1 'ensus5 there ere .) million registered 'itiPens in

*angalore5 but it is estimated that around 1B million people no

reside here. As ith the rest of the 'ountr&5 *angalore is a 'it& ofsharp 'ontrasts8 man& e+tremel& ealth&5 ell%edu'ated people

li#e alongside multitudes of people5 li#ing in slums and toiling to

make meagre ages to sur#i#e.

Volunteers generall& Mnd *angalore an en0o&able pla'e to li#e and

ork. It is a 'it& full of 'ulture and entertainment5 and ser#es as a

great hub for tra#elling as it is ell 'onne'ted b& train5 bus and

plane.

/lease brose these ebsites to kno more about *angalore8

http8::en.ikipedia.org:iki:*angalore

http8::.dis'o#erbangalore.'om:

http8::.timeoutbengaluru.net:

).1. What to e+pe't

India is probabl& #er& di!erent from home5 but the ad0ustment ill

'ome and &ou ill be surprised at ho ui'kl& things that ere

on'e no#el and foreign be'ome 'ommonpla'e. A''limating to life in

a foreign 'ountr& 'an be a tr&ing e+perien'e at times5 but it

ultimatel& is an e+'iting learning e+perien'e. >ou ill undoubtedl&

gro in a&s &ou 'ould not ha#e foreseen and gain a #aluable5

broader perspe'ti#e.

Vibran'& and energ& per#ade e#er& part of life in India5 hi'h 'an

sometimes feel o#erhelming but also e+hilarating. 6i#ing and

orking in a 'ountr& instead of merel& #a'ationing there is a

spe'ial opportunit& to be'ome part of a 'ommunit& and learn about

Indian 'ulture Mrst%hand. This is espe'iall& true at /arikrma5 as the

'hildren happil& and openl& a''ept the #olunteers and form strong

bonds ith them.
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Outside of the s'hool5 e ad#ise &ou to take pre'autions ith hat

&ou eat. A#oid eating fruits and #egetables that ha#e been ashed5

'ut or handled b& street #endors. It is best to ash and 'ut fruits

and #egetables on &our on. Also a#oid eating food5 espe'iall&meat5 from street stall #endors5 as preparations methods are

uestionable. In general5 on'e &ou are here5 &ou ill Mgure out hat

food &ou are 'omfortable ith as &ou tr& ne things.

If &ou e#er 'ra#e something familiar5 Western or Continental fare is

readil& a#ailable at restaurants throughout the 'it&.

>ou 'an rest assured5 hoe#er5 that the breakfast and lun'h ser#edat /arikrma are #er& safe. The& are prepared in a #er& h&gieni'

en#ironment and e ha#e ne#er had a 'hild5 tea'her or #olunteer

be'ome ill from the food.

Accommodations:

Volunteers ork in all four of our s'hools5 hi'h are in di!erent

parts of the 'it&. We tr& our best to a''ommodate our #olunteers in

a manner that suits their budget. There are 'urrentl& to optionsa#ailable8

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2%3 *edrooms

2%3 *athrooms

;it'hen Eeuipped ith 'ooking utensils5 small sto#e5 smallrefrigerator , sinkF

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ith another person5 &ou ma& share an a''ommodation5 but

please kno that &ou ill ha#e di!erent a'ti#ities at s'hool and

ont ha#e 'onstant intera'tion.

$or those ho 'ome ith a signiM'ant other5 e ask &ou to makenote of a fe sensiti#e 'ultural di!eren'es. >ou ill noti'e that

publi' a!e'tion Ee#en hand%holdingF is essentiall& non%e+istent

on the streets of *angalore. As su'h5 e ask 'ouples to please be

dis'reet and modest hen at s'hool and ith the 'hildren.

.).2. Visa and tra#el arrangements

"eaching #angalore:

an& international Nights N& dire'tl& to *angalore. We

re'ommend that #olunteers N& dire'tl& into *engaluru

International Airport rather than N&ing into Gelhi or umbai and

'onne'ting from there. The reason for this is that the 'onne'tion

Eeither b& train or another NightF 'an be daunting for a Mrst%timer

in India.

When &ou arri#e in *angalore5 e ill gladl& organise for

someone to pi'k &ou up from the airport and bring &ou to &our

a''ommodations. To arrange for this5 please be sure to forard

us &our Night details and 'onMrm that e ha#e re'ei#ed them

ell in ad#an'e of &our arri#al. There ill be a 'ost of


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"ome 'ountries reuire a letter from the organisation in hi'h

&ou are planning to #olunteer. If &ou reuire su'h a letter5 simpl&

send us a reuest b& email to #olunteerparikrmafoundation.org

and e ould be glad to pro#ide this for &ou.

When &ou appl& for &our #isa &ou ill need a 'urrent passport%siPed photo and &our Night itinerar&. The #isa should take about 3

orking da&s to pro'essL hoe#er this depends on &our 'ountr&

of origin so e re'ommend that &ou begin the #isa pro'ess at

least to months before &our departure to allo for an&

pro'essing dela&s.

%reparing yoursel physically:

>ou ill need to get the folloing #a''inations and make sure

&our past #a''inations are still #alid8

T&phoid

/olio

Tetanus

Hepatitis A and *

eningo'o''al eningitis

Anti%alaria pills E"ome do'tors re'ommend that &ou takethem5 others do not. *angalore is not a malaria Pone5

hoe#er if &ou plan to tra#el &ou might ant to 'onsider

taking themF

$or further information5 &ou 'an book an appointment ith a

lo'al tra#el 'lini' or 'he'k out the folloing ebsite8

http8::n'.'d'.go#:tra#el:destinations:tra#eler:none:india

).3. -ssentials8

&hat to pac':

an& potential #olunteers ant to kno hat to bring ith

them from home. Here is a list 'ompiled based on suggestions

and re'ommendations of former #olunteers. /lease note that

*angalore is a big 'it& here &ou ill easil& Mnd an&thing &ou
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ma& ha#e forgotten or de'ided not to bring ith &ou Ei.e.

hea#& toiletries5 linens5 books in -nglishF.

Clothes:

At s'hool5 #olunteers are reuested to ear loose 'lothing that'o#ers their shoulders5 legs5 stoma'h and 'hest. We

re'ommend that &ou do not pa'k too mu'h as &ou 'an bu&

most of &our 'lothes in *angalore relati#el& 'heapl&.

$emale #olunteers tend to ear a 'omfortable Indian%st&le

tuni' EkurtaF a''ompanied ith 0eans5 leggings5 or other

su'h 'otton pants. Western 'lothing Ei.e. t%shirts , 0eansF is

permissibleL hoe#er shirts should not be lo%'ut orshoulder%bearing5 and short skirts and shorts should be

a#oided. ost Indian men as ell as most male #olunteers ear

Western 'lothing Ei.e. 'ollared shirts5 tee%shirts5 0eansF. "hoes A pair of Nip%Nops and a pair of sports shoes.

(ther )tems:

"ti'kers and stamps for the 'hildren8 /ast #olunteers ha#eused these as moti#ational tools. "mall reards 'an be big

reinfor'ements for 'ompleting assignments during the

remedial program. Tea'hing aids8 If &ou ha#e an& tea'hing aids that &ou Mnd

useful at home5 &ou are en'ouraged to bring them along.

These ma& in'lude stor&books5 Nash 'ards5 edu'ational

posters5 et'.

/hotos8 The 'hildren en0o& seeing photos of the #olunteersfamil& and friends as ell as of the 'ountries the& 'ome from.

4uide book of &our 'hoi'e8 We re'ommend


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Vitamins 8 As the diet in India ma& di!er greatl& from hat

&ou eat at home5 it is re'ommended that &ou bring some

supplementar& #itamins su'h aso ulti%#itaminso Iron

o /rotein poder Efor non%#egetariansFo Cal'ium

edi'ation8 *ring a small $irst Aid kit in hi'h &ou might like

to in'lude Imodium Efor tra#ellers diarrhoeaF. If &ou are on an& long%term medi'ine5 make sure &ou ha#e

enough for the duration of &our sta&. obile phone8 If &ou are planning an e+tended5 e

re'ommend that &ou bring &our phone from home for hi'h

&ou 'an bu& an Indian "I 'ard upon &our arri#al.o /lease note that most Ameri'an mobiles are lo'ked and

therefore not 'ompatible ith foreign "I 'ards. It is

eas& and relati#el& ine+pensi#e to pur'hase a ne

handset in India if ne'essar&. International 'alling 'ards

are a#ailable as are re'harge 'ards for domesti' 'alls

and te+t messages.

Gits or the children:

In 'ase &ou are planning to bring an& gifts or donations for the

'hildren Ei.e. 'lothing or s'hool suppliesF please inform the

Volunteer Coordinator in ad#an'e so that &ou 'an bring items that

are needed and #alued b& the 'hildren.


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/arikrma ould like to ensure that &our e+perien'e here is as

rearding and fulMlling as possible. $or this reason5 e do not limit

#olunteers in#ol#ement to onl& s'hool hours. The other areas that

#olunteers 'an assist us in are administration5 fundraising and after%

s'hool 'are.

Administration:

The s'hool o'e is open beteen @83B am to )83Bpm5 onda&

through $rida& and beteen @83B am to 18BB pm on "aturda&

Ee+'ept the 2nd and (th "aturda& of e#er& monthF. The

administrati#e sta! ould el'ome &our assistan'e in updating

'hildrens medi'al Mles5 organising 'hild proMles5 updating #olunteer

Mles and a sle of other pro0e'ts that 'ome up on a dail& basis.

Fundraising:

There are man& areas in the fundraising pro'ess for hi'h &ou 'an

be of assistan'e. This ma& entail preparing marketing materials or

going to a 'orporation for our JHalf a Ga&K fundraising e#ents.

Ater-school care:

"ome of our 'hildren need one%on%one attention in the areas of

athemati's and -nglish. We ask these 'hildren to sta& ba'k after

s'hool for one hour during hi'h a #olunteer is assigned to ork

ith them one%on%one. With the help of the tea'hers5 the #olunteer

is guided on ho to impro#e the 'hilds understanding and

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/arikrma has a $a'ebook group http8::.fa'ebook.'om:/arikrmaUrefts. We highl& re'ommend that &ou 0oin this group and set up'onne'tions ith former #olunteers ho ill be happ& to anser&our uestions and gi#e &ou ad#i'e.

*leanor Murray and +ari &ylieAges 21 and 22; Glasgow niversity students! "nglish and #rish

*eteen to of us e designed a $irst Aid /rogram5 this I founde+tremel& rearding as I 'urrentl& stud& edi'ine at Rni#ersit& so itas a fantasti' opportunit& to Mnd out ho traditional A&ur#edi'pra'ti'e integrated ith that hi'h I am taught.

7o formal training had been gi#en prior to this and a''ording tofeedba'k from the sta! the sessions ere e+tremel& su''essful inin'reasing knoledge and aareness.

We ere a little ner#ous before the sessions that the approa'hould be too te'hni'al or simplisti' and patroniPingL it as neitherEuite a relief?F. The a'tual e#ents ere a''ompanied b& anadrenalin buPP5 but hat remained as a sense of a'hie#ement andempoerment5 to ha#e gi#en the s'hools the skills needed to deal

ith medi'al emergen'ies.

It ent so ell that e taught )th standard a toned%don #ersion5hi'h the& ere more responsi#e to and 'learl& en0o&ed more thanan& other lesson I ha#e taught them?

With /arikrma 'hildren it reall& is the best e+ample of the more &ouso5 the more &ou reap5 and the return on &our in#estment of timeand lo#e is ui'kl& rearded.

Alice Mac'en,ieAge 2$! %eacher in #taly

I 'ant reall& sa& I heard about /arikrma5 I feel that I ent out andlooked for something like /arikrma. Im a tea'her m&self5 tea'hing-nglish as a foreign language to both adults and 'hildren in Ital&. Igot to a stage here I anted to e+perien'e tea'hing in a di!erent'ulture dealing ith 'hildren from #er& di!erent ba'kgrounds. I

thought this ould be a a& to broaden m& tea'hing knoledgeand also an opportunit& to share some of the skills I#e pi'ked upduring m& tea'hing 'areer.
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"o ith all this in mind5 I simpl& got hold of the Internet and didman& eb sear'hes. Its as simple as this8 I opened up J4oogleKand t&ped in Jtea'hing -nglish India.K I dis'o#ered the Jtea'hingabroad ebsite.K I found man& tea'hing positions on o!er. I 'hose

/arikrma out of all of them be'ause of their 'on#in'ing repl&. As Ias using the internet to 'ommuni'ate ith /arikrma I as still alittle orried so I de'ided to read as mu'h as possible about/arikrma on their ebsite. 7o that I am at /arikrma I am so happ&that I 0umped at the opportunit& to 'ome and #olunteer here. I lo#eorking ith the 'hildren and appl&ing m& knoledge hilsttea'hing them. I am so bus& tea'hing the 'hildren then I ne#er Mndm&self being bored. This is a #er& rearding e+perien'e and I hopeto 'ome ba'k ne+t &ear.

Clara MacCallum FraserAge 1&! 'olitical science ( music student! )anadian

It as a #er& fulMlling e+perien'e that ga#e me the opportunit& toput a personalit& and a fa'e to a 'ommunit& that I ould ha#ene#er gotten the 'han'e to meet otherise. & ad#i'e to potential#olunteers is to keep an open mind and to be prepared to be

o#erhelmed and frustrated at times but on the other hand5 e+pe'tto be taken in b& the tea'hers and 'hildren ith 'uriosit&5 a!e'tionand a pe'k on the 'heek.

Anne CoettAge 22! %aught *istory +'alaeolithic and Ancient "gypt,

The 'hildren at /arikrma had su'h enthusiasm and a spirit that

ould blo an&one aa&. I Mnd m&self unable to talk to an&onehere about it as it isnt reall& something that 'an be 'on#e&ed inords. It is strange that as I sit in 'old ontreal5 stud&ing atuni#ersit& EI ent ba'k to do en#ironmental s'ien'eF5 those smilesat /arikrma are still smiling and learning. The& ill go on to do greatthings and it is amaPing to itness a small part of the e+perien'e.

The tea'hers ere so el'oming and helpful5 as ell as theadministration.


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uisha /esaiAge 2-

Ha#ing orked ith the 'hildren has reall& been great5 I ha#e beenable to ork ith kids that reall& appre'iate it and ha#e re'ei#ed

endless amounts of lo#e all of them. These kids are hungr& for lo#eand a!e'tion5 0ust a little attention from an&one ill put a hugesmile on their fa'es for the rest of the da&. I reall& hope one da& lifebrings me ba'k to /arikrma5 to the kids???

/eren emelAge 2-! %raveling "nglish teacher

/arikrma has gi#en me something to reall& 'are about. I kno that Iam tied to the s'hool fore#er be'ause those little kids all pulled theknot #er& tight. I lo#ed the energ& and the smiles of the kids andsta!. The sta! as an entirel& respe'table and earnest team. The&are reall& doing a great thing ith their time. It as onderful tohelp them.

I had a bit of 'ulture sho'k5 but that as h& I 'ame to *angalore?"o I gre from the e+perien'e.

0oe imAge /! 0ingapore #nternational oundation volunteer

& Mrst month passed #er& ui'kl&. $or a start5 I as tasked tomentor a group of a&ard 'hildren that most tea'hers simpl& donot ha#e time for5 be'ause of the huge 'lass siPe. The 'hildren Iork ith often ha#e beha#ioural and dis'ipline issues5 or ha#e

learning disabilities su'h as AGHG and d&sle+ia. This is'ompounded b& the fa't that man& of them 'ome from a harshen#ironment here beatings and Mghts are 'ommon. I as'onstantl& surrounded b& them as the& ould #ie for m& attention5something the& do not re'ei#e at home. an& a time5 the&deliberatel& get into trouble to get attention. To me5 the& eredesperate for lo#ing kindness and 'ompassion.

-#er& single da& as 'hallenging5 often due to the la'k of spa'eand funds. $or instan'e5 onl& students in 4rades to 1B ha#eben'hes and tables to sit on during 'lass. 4rade 1 to studentsattend 'lasses b& sitting and riting on the 'on'rete Noor. *rand


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ne te+tbooks are a lu+ur& and rarit&5 and I see man& 'hildrenithout te+tbooks.

The 'heerful fa'es of the students and sta!5 despite the spartanfa'ilities at the s'hool5 made me respe't the prin'ipal5 tea'hers5

#olunteers and s'hool 'leaners at /arikrma. The& 'ould re'ei#ebetter salaries tea'hing and orking at pri#ate s'hools5 but the&'hose to sti'k ith /arikrma be'ause of their 'on#i'tion in helpingthe marginalised. I hope m& ork helps bring a positi#e 'hange inthese &oung li#es.


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We ha#e a selection processon the basis of hi'h e 'hoose our#olunteers. We look for #olunteers ith ell%deMned skill%setssuitable for ea'h of the respe'ti#e roles that the& ill be handling.

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