EIL Intercultural Learning

India is at once stimulating, challenging and rewarding. The world's largest democracy is also one of the world's oldest civilisations, and its unique cultural heritage is everywhere in evidence. It is a predominately Hindu country, with social and religious structures that have survived centuries of outside influence.

India is also massively overpopulated (with about 1.12 billion people), and suffers from serious problems related to poverty and environmental degradation. Voluntary organisations play an important role in addressing these problems, and volunteers are always in demand.

3 Programmes are available in India

• Youth Volunteer Camps - aimed at 18 - 30 year olds, stay at a volunteer camp while working on a project.
• 30+ Volunteer Camps - aimed at those 30 and over, stay at a volunteer camp while working on a project
• Individual Programme - live in an Indian community and volunteer at a local project.
• Short Term Volunteer Camps - 2 or 3 weeks group programmes focusing on community development.