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If you have a lot of love, care, patience and compassion, you'll want to do this project. You'll work in a home that is under the auspices of Mother Teresa of Calcutta and her Missionaries of Charity and was the first Mission Home to be opened in 1955 (there are now 610 Missions in 123 countries). The Home is quietly tucked away in a suburban street and is an oasis of calm for the children, all of whom have been abandoned or rescued off the streets. You'll assist the dedicated sisters and helpers in their caring, teaching, healing and preventative work with these vulnerable babies and children. You'll instantly fall in love with the children and their smiles will melt your heart. You really will make a difference to their lives.
PROJECT OVERVIEW The children in this Home have all been abandoned - unwanted for many reasons, from being female to having mental for physical disabilities. Some are often street kids as young as 3 years old whom the sisters have rescued and brought into the Home. The number of children in the Home can vary at any one time. The children's ages range from as young as one day old up to around 10 years of age. The Home works vigorously to try to get the children adopted into good homes and, fortunately, this does sometimes happen. These children desperately need tender loving care and this is where you come in. You'll assist the sisters and helpers in caring for the children in their daily needs, such as feeding, bathing, and dressing them. But ther is a lot more you'll do, including helping to keep the Home clean and helping to teach the children. Generally, when the children reach 3 years old, they go to school every day and need help with homework when they get back. Some of your time will also be taken up with playing with the children, bringing some lighthearted fun into their lives! WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
WORK CONTENT Your work will be very hands-on as you will be dealing with all of the children - be prepared to get very grubby!! Your work load and responsibilities will depend on your abilities and attitude to your work and you'll assume more responsibilities as you grow in confidence and as the staff's confidence in you grows. You should be supervised all of the time while you are there, and you will be given help and directions. Your work may include some or all of the following:
By playing games with the children you also encourage
confidence building. It also encourages children to use English in an
informal way, and even with the younger children it gives them exposure
to the language at an early age. Playing games may seem irrelevant on
the surface, but it helps to build up team spirit and skills, leadership
skills, dexterity and quick thinking, and a healthy competitive spirit.
It also gives them a more developed ability to interact with their
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You'll either live with a host family or
in an apartment. In either accommodation you may share a room
with another Travellers volunteer. The accommodation you’ll be allocated to
will depend on which project you’re doing and the number of volunteers there
at the same time as you. However, if you have a preference for either a host
family or staying in a flat, we will do our best to accommodate you. Food is not included in the placement if you're staying in an apartment, so you'll need to budget for your meals. This also gives you the options to either cook for yourself and make the most of the opportunity to same the fantastic local cafes and restaurants - Remember, Trivandrum food is known as God's own food in God's own country! Eating out is cheap in India. You’ll be able to sample excellent south Indian Thali’s and Dosa’s. Most restaurants are good quality and you can sample North as well as South Indian dishes along with a selection of Western food. Vegetarian food is in abundance! Bakeries and snack shops are on every street and you must try the delicious fruit; there is so much choice; mango, pineapple, water melon, custard apples and jack fruit make a very refreshing option and coconut water is also delicious.
TRAVEL:
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