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International Partner Stories

Our international partners accomplish amazing things with volunteers. Read their stories.

Volunteer assistance is critical to enabling our international partners to create change in their communities. Many of them have shared the work they were able to accomplish with the help of international volunteers. Read their stories below. 

 

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Giving Something Back May 19, 2011 Parijat Academy, India GIVING  SOMETHING  BACKI believe everyone in their lives at one point or another think about how they can do some social work or contribute money to some cause so that they can generate good karma and sleep a little easier at night. Dan and I have thought about doing some social volunteering for some time now but unfortunately other commitments such as work, exercising, meeting friends and in general life, kept intruding on our aspirations. We pacified our conscience with very occasional volunteering and donations to various welfare societies but the desire to do something more substantial never abated. Finally, rather than continue our slacktivist behaviour, we decided to finally take the plunge, quit our jobs and took off for my native India to start our volunteering experience. We decided... Read More

 

 

Hostel Project May 19, 2011 Parijat Academy, India omprakash.org/application/library/ckfinder/ckfinder.html     IntroductionParijat Academy was founded in 2003 with the goal of educating the community to improve the quality of life in Assam’s impoverished semi-rural villages. The main school currently has over 500 students from Nursery through Class 10 studying at Pamohi, a village approximately 10km from Guwahati. Another 122 children are being educated at three remote village sites in the Garbhanga Forest which is located two hours drive or four hours via a 17km rocky forest path.In addition to children’s education, Parijat Academy provides vocational programmes including a weaving center. In the future, Parijat also aims to support the community by developing appropriate healthcare and disability services.No fees are charged for the education and other services provided by Parijat Academy. Funding is derived solely from individual donations and contributions from... Read More

 

 

Children at Parijat Academy May 19, 2011 Parijat Academy, India Parijat Academy (Year wise and Boys & Girls distribution of enrolled Students)Year 2003Year Class No. of boys No. of girls Total2003 Nursery 10 8 18Year 2004Year Class No. of boys No. of girls Total2004 Nursery 6 10 16KG-I 5 2 7KG-II 1 1 2Year 2005Year Class No. of boys No. of girls Total2005 Nursery 13 5 18KG 2 9 11Class-I 5 2 7Class-II 2 1 3Year 2006Year Class No. of boys No. of girls Total2006 Nursery 9 12 21KG 8 4 12Class-I 3 9 12Class-II 4 2 6Class-III 2 1 3Year 2007Year Class No. of boys No. of girls Total2007 Nursery 16 27 43KG 20 16 36Class-I 13 3 16Class-II 10 12 22Class-III 14 9 23Class-IV 6 8 14Class-V 15 9 24Class-VI 3 5 8Class-VII 5 1 6  Year 2008Year Class... Read More

 

 

Teacher at Parijat Academy May 19, 2011 Parijat Academy, India List of the teacherSl.No Designation Name1 Pre Primary Teacher Manomoti Phangsho2 Pre Primary Teacher Deepsihka Rongshal3 Pre Primary Teacher Rina Teron4 Pre Primary Teacher Archana Teron5 Primary Teacher Anila Teron6 Primary Teacher Anita Teron7 Primary Teacher Anjana Das8 Primary Teacher Baijayanti Handique9 Primary Teacher Pranay Das10 Middle and Secondary Teacher Rebita Singh11 Middle and Secondary Teacher Munmuni Ronghang12 Middle and SecondaryTeacher Dulumoni Talukdar13 Middle and Secondary Teacher Karendra Kalita14 Middle and Secondary Teacher Bhabani Deori15 Primary Teacher Anamika Teron16 Coordinator Uttam Teron17 Librarian Lilimoyee Kalita18 Middle and Secondary teacher Pramendra Deori19 Primary Teacher Aimoni Tumung20 Primary Teacher Dipanjali BhagawatiOthers staffSl.No Designation Name 1 Helper for preparing tea & lunch for all teacher Dulumoni PhangshoLipi Das2 Helper Pobita Ronghang   ... Read More

 

 

Hostel May 19, 2011 Parijat Academy, India Hostel: Currently there are 24 children in hostel. 13 girls, 11 boys. They are Deepa Teron, Kalpana Ingti, Rupali Teron, Seuti Teron, Bhabani Ingti, Anjana Ingri, Nabakanta Bongjang, Sankar Bongjang, Madan Bongjang, Jugeswar Teron , Nomali Ronghang, Gautam Teron, Babul Ingti, Baijayanti Bongjang, Rupali Bongjang, Monita Ronghang, Deepa Ronghang, Anjali Ronghang, Paresh Ingti. Gojen Teron, Nareswar Teron, Diribala Rongson, Pradip Rongson. Their home is 17 kms away from Parijat Academy. Remote forest village area. The place is called Garbhanga.  Hostel Comment on this story

 

 

Micro Saving Awarenes May 19, 2011 Parijat Academy, India Micro Saving Awareness:Poverty, illiteracy, of the underprivileged section of the community makes the children to be deprived from education. For this Parijat Academy motivated the poor tribal parents of the childen on Micro Saving and Parijat has started Child Development Bank (CDB). It is not like National Bank. It is micro saving among the poor parents of the children. Parents are so interest to save their hard earing money on monthly basis like Rs 5, Rs 10, Rs 15 etc according to their capacity in the name of their child. This will help small way for their children’s education.     Children with colouring Comment on this story

 

 

Humanity and Community Development- Ghana May 19, 2011 HUMANITY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (HCDP), Ghana Humanity and Community Development Projects (HCDP) is a registered and recognized non-governmental project and volunteer organization incorporated under Act 179 at the Registrar General's Department in Accra, Ghana. Registration number G.32, 619, and it has a unique rule to play in the lives of the deprived living in the Rural Communities of Ghana.Humanity and Community Development Projects HCDP is an organization involved in different kinds of volunteers projects such as:1. Teaching Projects2. Community Development Projects3. Travel and Tour Projects4. Health care Projects5. Supporting the under privilege Projects6. Culture Studies Projects.7. Orphanage Care8. Missionary works etc.Apply and get to know more about each and every project that that we carry-out.Apply now and read more............................ Read More

 

 

General education and ICT (Teachings) May 19, 2011 HUMANITY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (HCDP), Ghana In collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, Humanity and Community Development Projects has entails various education programs in progress as progress is made towards universal primary school enrollment,Volunteers can have the opportunity of teaching any subject of a choice regarding:1. ICT(Orphanage Homes, Kindergartens, PrimarySchools, Junior High, Senior High and Tertiary institutions only)2. History(Orphanage Homes, Kindergartens, Primary schools and Junior High schools only)3. Mathematics(Orphanage homes, Kindergartens Primary schools and Junior high schools only)Visit; www.hcdprojects.org and apply today...............!!! Becoming a teacher in Africa Comment on this story

 

 

Successful Placements for Community College Students May 18, 2011 Shriram Foundation, India We are really happy to share with everyone that our first batch of Two Wheeler Mechanic students and Non Banking Financial Company students have got successful job offers in companies. They have all started earning and lead lives on their own. Most of them come from financially poor background. But their confidence to face life, their determination to succeed, their motivation have all helped them to complete the course and now they have assured future in front of them. We are happy that Shriram Foundation through the Shriram IGNOU Community College could do this to the community. With the successful placements, we have contributed to the nation and world as a whole, because they all will become assets and never become a liability. Thanks to our donors, volunteers, staff, companies and above... Read More

 

 

About Labour Day - Written by a Volunteer in Communications May 17, 2011 Voluntario Global, Argentina On Sunday it’s the 1st of May, which means it’s Labour Day – ”el Dia del Trabajo”. So why not go and talk to some of the working people of Buenos Aires? I went to ’La Lavandaria’ at calle Chile 1661 to interview the students who work there and to get a feeling of the working environment at this particular Laundromat.I met up with Ariel, 26 years old, who is one of the coordinators of the Laundromat, and asked him about the history of la Lavandaria; when it started, why it started, and what’s the whole purpose of it.He told me that he used to work at a hotel with one of his friends making lunch. There they came up with the idea of making a Laundromat because, as he... Read More

 

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