1.General remarks
Name of the project-host: UDAVI Society
Place: Anna Nagar East, Chennai
Region: Tamil Nadu
2. Number of volunteers 1
Starting Date: September
3. Description of the local project
Street Children are those living on the street or slums, with or without contact to their families. In most cases children run away from their rural areas and homes from the urban areas because of broken families and environments not condusive due to factors such as alcoholism, child abuse, ill treatment by step-parents, unemployment and poverty. In most cases women who are unwed mothers and young widows who find it difficult to take care of the children, seek assistance for shelter for their children. In some cases they even desert the children on the streets. The children living on the streets are exposed to dirt, smoke and other environmental hazards. Some are trafficked and get into the hands of people who misuse them for antisocial behaviors. They are often deprived of a safe shelter. UDAVI rescues these children in vulnerable circumstances, with the aim to develop the child in a holistic manner physically, emotionally and psychologically thus enabling them to settle comfortably in society. They provide them with food, clothes, education and the more important thing is to take care and to give them a safety and a happy home.
4. Field of work
The Shelter takes care of 25 boys, in the age of 6-18. The Project has 5 days in a week. It will start on weekdays at 11:30 AM and ends around 7:30 PM.
The volunteer will be involved in assisting the staff in taking care of the children.
5. Special qualifications required
Interested to work with the street children
Creative skills in art and teaching English
Able to coordinate and work with the staff team
Flexibility to learn the regional language Tamil
6. Description of the tasks of the volunteer
Teaching spoken English, Math, Science and assist with homework
Workshops on life skill education
Trips to parks and other places of interests within the city
Recreational activities for children and youth, creative training in drawing and painting
Organizing health awareness training and health camps with staff team
Organize new educational in- and out-door activities
Assists the staff team in updating the case studies and fundraising for the shelter
