South Asian Village Empowerment: Tamil Nadu
- India
About Program
Volunteers with South Asian Village Empowerment, founded in 2005, live in Mamallapuram, Tamilnadu and work primarily in educational programs with poor socially disadvantaged women and children in any of 24 + villages from the surrounding area where we operate. Volunteers who want to work with children can serve as English, art and sports teachers in our after-school study programs and/or be placed in government or charitable schools. Volunteer opportunities also exist to work with women in sewing and handicraft programs, especially a hand embroidery, with an eye to develop a sustainable business. We also operate a health clinic and dispensary should you have a professional background in health care. Village infrastructure is an area where we have been active especially in housing, water and local school sanitation projects if you have the requisite skills. We charge no fees to volunteers who are expected to be self-supporting and self-directed. Term of service is 8 or more weeks