Services for volunteers in India
While working with the Shake Hands - The volunteer program in India will be a part of our family. We will be delighted to make you feel like at home by the service excellence at par. We are always with you to provide you the support and guidance while working with us and to make your trip fantastic and unforgettable.
Pickup & Meeting at Airport
Project Orientation
Accommodation & Meals
Daily Transportation
Volunteer’s Safety
Excursions
Pickup & Meeting at Airport
On arrival at Delhi Airport you will meet our representative who will take you to a hotel for an overnight stay if more than one person arriving on the same date at different intervals. The following day the representative will take you from Delhi to project location by Train/Bus/Car. If no other participant is arriving on the pickup day, you will directly depart to project location on the same day.
This pickup service is excluded for the programs having duration upto 3 weeks. But on request, we can arrange transport for the volunteers having duration upto 3 week to pick them up Delhi airport on payment of applicable amount ($100) of expenditure.
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Project Orientation
Next day of your arrival at the destination we organize an orientation for each program where you will gain an understanding on the entire volunteer program, Indian history, its culture and traditions. The volunteering in India would entail an introduction to Hindi and as well as rules and regulations of the organizations including work area visit, local market visit and other.
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Volunteer's safety
We are very much concerned about volunteer's security and safety.
a) Our team member have proper identity will pick you up from Delhi airport on landing.
b) We place volunteers in very comfortable accommodation located in secured and peaceful environment. While staying and during the course of project working we take care of the volunteers with utmost vigilance and proper security. c) The team is perfect in giving suitable guidance and follow up instructions about the local and national transportation and about the outing for the project location surroundings.
d) All the team members have mobile phones, so getting in contact in an emergency is not difficult. You are always welcomed to get in contact with the staff at any time on our cell phones during your entire stay.
e) Mobile phones are also common on the all project location SIM cards and pre-paid cards are pretty affordable. So, bring your phone, staff will help you to get a SIM card.
f) The volunteer’s home/host families are chosen near health care facilities.
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Accommodation & Meals
We offer comfortable accommodation with easy approach to project sites for the volunteers in every running project locations.
Jaipur location: you are provided accommodation in volunteer’s home established by the organization with perfect setup. The volunteer's home is fully residential with some modern and traditional arrangements. The home is furnished with TV, DVD, Refrigerator, Music System and other entertaining gadgets with sufficient vacant space for celebration and spent leisure time. There is a facility of 3-4 sharing rooms with western toilets. During summer season (April- Oct) the rooms are cooled with AC system. The team serves quality India food prepared by expert cook to the volunteers in the home itself.
Rural Rajasthan Location: The Rural Camp is the volunteer's home. It is characterized by its unique appearance. The camp area is fully residential and volunteers' dwellings are fully equipped with modern and traditional arrangements. The clay finished earthen huts, roof duly thatched with straw and reeds gives a picturesque view and are very comfortable to live in. The beds are having a look of the traditional style. These huts stay cool in summer and remain warm in winters.
Dharamshala & other Location: On placement, you ought to live with a local Indian family like a family member. A separate living room on dual or triple sharing basis with volunteers will be provided. The host family will serve 3 local area meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) The food they prepare and serve to you would be delicious one with daily changed varieties. You may help the host in preparing the meal so that you may learn cooking of various India dishes, which would be liked by your inmates when you go back and serve them with. You may also cook food of your own choice. Living with the Indian family will prove for you the best track of learning the India tradition, culture and behavior without much cost and efforts.
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Daily Transportation
You will be picked up from the place of your residence and drop at work site and pick you up from work site to place of residence at the set timings at both ends. Thus you are saved to spend much more amount and time in arranging transport at your own. The daily transport charges are included in the program fee.
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Excursions
We have a separate tour and travel structure with tourism experts, Cars (luxury/ordinary), and hotel reservation setup and etc comparably at cheaper rates. If volunteers desire we provide them weekend short excursion tours to visit various historical and other interesting destination within and around the place of dwelling at nominal and reasonable cost. They will also be provided expert, guide having perfect knowledge about the location selected for excursion so that you get complete and thorough knowledge of the place and don't get boring. The way expenditure on refreshments etc for self will also be borne by the volunteers.
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Shake Hands team will always be available to provide guidance and admin support to the volunteers.
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