VOLUNTEER IN DELHI

Internship in India is a best way to develop the skill in a particular field where you can create the ways of future employment exploring and experiencing the country’s infinite layers of history, religions, politics, and society. Furthermore, you can be the reason to bring positive change and contribution to the society and the country. Internship in India is also a proper way to gain independence or confidence, connecting other people and it’s the best way to growth oneself. Asia Horizon organizes internship in India in collaboration with a network of local organizations in Bangalore with focus in areas such as community and rural development, environmental issues, orphanages, women’s empowerment. Our interns help in community development, health, HIV/AIDs awareness, prevention and rehabilitation, conservation, women’s and children’s issues. Our internship program gives you a rewarding travel experience and you help local communities at the same time.

Volunteer’s Activities
As an intern, you will support your chosen organization by writing reports and proposals for fundraising, organizing income generating programs for the community. The projects start with an orientation about the organization and its activities, background and conditions. Our director of the organization or the coordinator of the specific program will be supervising intern. Internship requires a minimum stay of 4 weeks.

Project Qualifications
There are no specific qualifications or experience required for internship. Asia Horizon welcomes interns from any background since this project cooperates with various sectors. You must be at least 20 years old and should have knowledge of spoken English. Furthermore, you should have basic skills in your chosen field. You should also be flexible, self-motivated and open minded to learn about a new culture and religion. Interaction, friendship and support will be your best contributions.

Food and Accommodation
Asia Horizon makes an appropriate provision for food, room and supervision for its volunteers from the very beginning of their arrival to the country to the end of their project. During the first week of language and cultural immersion program, volunteers stay in Asia Horizon hostel in Gurgaon (Delhi) where cooks prepare a variety of Indian food three meals a day (Nan, curry, Dal, chapatti, rice and pickle), it may occasionally have chicken, fish or mutton. You can also get the food from outside if you wish; there are numbers of affordable restaurants and hotels in Delhi. During your volunteering programs in Delhi, volunteers’ accommodation and food management is provided by a host family.  You can’t expect a luxurious bedroom in the placement. However, volunteers joining Asia Horizon-India’s orphanage program stay with the children in a hostel. Asia Horizon makes provision of a separate room along with the shower facility in both the host family and hostel accommodation but sometimes volunteers may share the room if the number is large. Volunteers are expected to share same life style while staying with the host family; they may join the daily activities such as cooking, cleaning, washing and so on. Though the local fare will provide twice a day, You will be really enjoy the way of Indian hospitality and generosity to the guest.  

Visa information
Volunteers should ensure that they are in possession of valid Indian visa before they start their journey to India because there is no any provision of providing visa in Indian Airport. Therefore we recommend you to get the tourist visa before departing to India. The Indian Embassy or Consular Office in your home countries will issue tourist visas. If you plan to visit a neighboring country such as Nepal and re-enter India, please apply a double/multiple entry Visa.

You must necessarily have a passport that is valid for at least six months. Furthermore, you should have paid correct visa fees, submit two passport-size photos, completed application form and present all the supporting documents wherever it is necessary.

We strongly recommend you to bring relevant documentary evidence of relationship and permission for the child's travel from the absent parent(s) or legal guardian if a child is travelling with you, In an effort to prevent international child abduction, many governments has initiated procedures at entry/exit points.

Project Information
Program Date:  Asia Horizon volunteer Program begins with your arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi on Sunday, the day before of your project. A one-day orientation about the program including project sites, types of work, local food, climate, safety issues, health issues, culture people  etc. will be provided in Delhi office before you start the project.

Program Fees: Our program fee is 80-100% less than most international volunteer organizations.