India Volunteer Programs

                          2009 – 2010 Program

From remote mountain villages in the Himalayan foothills to the deserts of Rajasthan, tribal villages in central India and a tropical forest sanctuary in Tamil Nadu; CERES Global offers an opportunity to meet and work with inspiring grassroots environmental and social justice organisations all over India.

CERES provides a fully supported program including pre-trip information sessions and post-trip debriefs. We organise flights, accommodation, and food and facilitate projects with the groups we visit. We will even help you raise funds to get over there.

Volunteering Options

Pitchandikulum Bio-resource Centre, Tamil Nadu
19 December – 6 January, 2010
Cost:   $1750 plus airfare (approx. $2100 AUS)
Whilst living in the 70-acre tropical forest sanctuary of Pitchandikulum, this option offers an opportunity to become involved in skill-sharing and cultural exchange activities in surrounding villages.

Pal Village-Stay, Maharashtra
7 – 26 January, 2010
Cost:   $1750 plus airfare (approx. $2100 AUS)
CERES has been connected with the remote village of Pal, located on the Maharastra and Madhya Pradesh border, for over 20 years. Pal and the surrounding area are populated by three different tribal groups; the Banjara, Powarah and Tadavi. This is an opportunity to interact with tribal communities and work with a Gandhian-inspired organisation which has worked in the area for over 30 years.

Almora and Rajasthan Networking Trip
7 – 23 January, 2010
Cost:   $1900 plus airfare (approx. $2100 AUS)
This trip begins with a visit to remote mountain villages and offers the opportunity to meet and work with grassroots environmental and social justice organisations in northern state of Uttaranchal. From Almora the trip then heads south through Delhi to Jaipur to collaborate with educators at the Barefoot College and then to remote village communities in Rajasthan to visit inspiring water harvesting, remote solar and income generation projects.