Orphanage Volunteering in India

We have partnerships with several orphanages where you can volunteer. The locations are in both rural and urban areas. The orphanages provide the kids with meals food, shelter, education, and healthcare.

Volunteers are welcome by the staffs of the homes, to teach English, play sports, teach arts and crafts or music, take part in daytrips, and generally show these kids as much love and caring as they can.

Volunteers have the option of staying with a local host family or at the orphanage itself. Much of the "formal" work you'll do with the kids will generally take place from 9-4 each day, but of course this time-frame greatly expands if you're living at the orphanage.

In Delhi, several of the orphanages are on the outskirts of Delhi, where you can experience both urban and rural India. One orphanage is a complete girls orphanage and has more than 40 girls from 7-17 yrs. You would assist the regular teachers with the girls' lessons, or you can have your own classroom as well. While at the program you would stay at a residential accommodation within the premises of the orphanage. Your accommodation would be in a separate room for volunteers and meals would be provided daily.

In Bangalore, the available orphanage location is in the Chamarajpet neighborhood, which is a relatively short bus ride from the city's downtown area. Many of the children at these homes are former child laborers, runaways, or children removed from their families by the government due to the parents' addictions or severe abuse. Your role as a volunteer can involve many things, such as assisting the full-time staff with providing basic care such as meals, dressing, and basic hygiene for the kids. There are then opportunities to participate with the children in their programs for art, sports, health, and English education.

In Tuni, you will be in a much more relaxed and rural setting, especially compared to Delhi and Bangalore. In Tuni, we send volunteers to an orphanage that houses 75 children. They have a school onsite where younger children are taught all disciplines, like English, Math, History, etc. The older children typically attend regular local schools. There is ample time for extracurricular activities such as sports, games, songs, and arts & crafts.