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Multiple Positions Available

The experience

Teachers, Admin, landscapers, kitchen garden experts, tree surgeons, farmers, videographers, photographers and social media, marketing experts, content writers, fundraisers, animal care, carpentry, permaculture and adobe building to rebuild our community and help disadvantaged children. Remote help via internet and online help would also be great.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

1 day off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Requirements

Beginner English

Over 25 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside India

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are a family of social impact entrepreneurs who run a small non-profit in a beautiful hill station in South India. Our values are founded on Christian principles and we have been working for over 4 decades to uplift children, women and families through education, health care, conservation and agriculture. The Elagiri Hills is also a popular tourist spot for people from Bangalore and Chennai, which are about 3 hours away as the crow flies. We have a beautiful European climate that makes working outdoors a lot of fun and less tiring than a lot of hot places. We also have a lot of trees and vegetation which provides cool and shady spots especially when the weather is sunny.
We run a Christian boarding school on a not-for-profit basis for since the 1990s impacting numerous lives.

Activities & Shift

Most activities occur between 9am to 5pm.

Rules

HOUSE RULES

We ask that you...
- Refrain from smoking and consuming alcohol while you are here out of respect for the local culture, and to set a good example for the families and children that will be staying at the school and Campsite.
- Refrain from online activities that use a lot of internet data or bandwith.
- And most importantly HAVE FUN:-)