Delhi Community Arts Project 2008
Delhi India11 - 25 October 2008About this project
The project will involve spending two weeks at an inner-city community arts school and centre, working with financially disadvantaged, as well as physically and intellectually disabled young people. Volunteers will deliver a creative arts programme while helping to create a more colourful and lively space for the children. Time will be spent exploring the issues facing financially disadvantaged communities and people with disabilities in developing countries. Volunteers will work alongside local people, and supported by The Great Generation staff and our expert partners, gain an in depth knowledge of the use of grass roots business and finance tools to alleviate poverty.
Who should take part in this project?
This project is open to all volunteers and is ideal for anyone who has a desire to experience life in India and work with children, especially children with disabilities. If you have skills in the creative arts, including puppetry-making, mask-making, painting, using recycled materials for art, as well as skills or experience working with children or in education, then you may be especially interested in this project. All volunteers have life experience, skills and knowledge which can be of value to a developing community and The Great Generation will look to utilise these experiences, skills and knowledge as much as possible in order to work with our expert partners and the local community to find creative solutions to meet local needs.
Information about taking part in this project
To take part in a project we ask our volunteers to fill in a registration form, and fundraise a set amount of money. This amount covers your flights, food, local transport and accommodation, which we source from the local community. The fundraising also goes towards the community in two ways. One part helps to set up a microfinance fund in the community, which is used to help local people create livelihoods for themselves. The second part is provided as an infrastructure grant to the community such as a water tank or sports equipment. Volunteers then attend two half-day briefings, which will help you to prepare for your project and start to learn about the community you will be living in for the two weeks.
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