In
the effort to continue the expansion of meaningful volunteer opportunities in
India, Worldwide Experience has developed a comprehensive Animal Rescue and
Care Project in Jaipur, India. Aimed at rescuing, protecting and caring for
the population of abandoned and mistreated animals in the busy city of Jaipur,
volunteers will play an active role in outreach efforts to rescue neglected animals.
Volunteers also become involved with community educational and awareness
campaigns, direct care and treatment of ill and mistreated animals and community
adoption projects.
The
project will include an in-depth orientation period as the placement requires
no veterinary experience-only a motivation and an eagerness to help. Participants
also benefit from local cultural excursions and organized workshops, which will
allow them to fully experience and become immersed in the exciting and fascinating
Indian culture.
Primary Animals to be cared for and rescued: Cats,
Dogs, Elephants, Camels, Cows, Donkeys and Monkeys |
Animals'
Situation in Jaipur, India
Rapid urbanization is still taking place in
most part of India, occuring at the expense of many animals' health and wellbeing.
Areas once inhabited freely by animals are quickly being encroached upon by urban
development. These unfamiliar urban environments leave animals vulnerable to mistreatment,
disease, and inadequate nourishment.
In cities like Jaipur, where poverty
and poor infrastructure consume most of the community dialogue, taking care of
neglected animals is usually considered a distant priority of the government and
private social activists alike. Indian has laws in place that protect animals
but they are not effectively enforced, nor are they taken seriously by most of
the community.
Upon arriving to India, international travelers are
often immediately awestruck at the overwhelming amount of abounded and uncared
for animals that flood the streets of urban areas. Unlike, more developed societies,
India does not have the proper resources to adequately address the problem of
neglected and overpopulated animals. Worldwide Experience intends to empower these
concerned international travelers to help free animals, first hand, from suffering
and neglect.
Worldwide Experience has now aimed to try and improve
the wellbeing of these mistreated animals in India through the help of volunteers
like yourself. Participants can utilize their empathy and passion for animal rights
by helping to redress the deprived conditions that countless animals face every
day on the streets of Jaipur.sa
Due
to the nature of the work, we cannot guarantee exactly what volunteers will participant
with as it is based around what is needed at the time. However volunteers should
get the chance to involved with some of the following: - Outreach
animal rescue missions:
Volunteers will accompany an ambulance vehicle
to tour the city of Jaipur, identifying sick and neglected animals. The ambulance
will transport the animals back to the shelter, where the proper medical care
can be administered.
- Animal Rescue Hotline:
Volunteers
will assist the administration and call-taking of an animal rescue hotline, where
concerned citizens can call to inform of a specific neglected animal.
- Adoption
Program:
Volunteers will run a wide-reaching adoption program, helping
to promote the community's embracement of stray cats and dogs. All adopted animals
will receive free medical care from the Animal Rescue Campaign.
- Community
Educational Awareness Campaigns:
Volunteers will launch creative awareness
campaigns in community centers and local schools to stress the importance of caring
for and adopting stray animals and provide information on how to assist the animal
rescue imitative. Volunteers will distribute advertising pamphlets that include
the hotline number and encourage adoption.
- Vaccination and Sterilization
programs:
Volunteers will assist a vaccination and sterilization campaign.
Rescued animals will be sterilized and freed of potentially harmful diseases.
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The
following services are available during your stay with Worldwide Experience in
Jaipur:- Pickup at the New Delhi airport and one night in Delhi hotel.
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One Dinner with local English speaking families in Jaipur during the weekend.
This allows volunteers to broaden their knowledge and experience real Indian culture.
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There is a 1 week workshop for volunteers which teach them various different Indian
cooking basics.
- Yoga sessions everyday for the volunteers at the
camp in Jaipur. (Excluding weekends).
- You will also get the chance
to go on organised excursions within India.
Visit to Taj Mahal:
The most famous of India's historical monuments, and one of the 7 wonders of the
world, you will get the opportunity to visit the monument, this including a one
night's stay at a hotel in Agra, and a local English speaking guide. This also
includes dinner and breakfast.
Camel safari with an overnight camping
in the desert on full board basis for the volunteers. (Only if you stay for a
minimum of 4 weeks).
Location
Jaipur,
India: Rajasthan's beautiful city Jaipur, was the stronghold of a clan of rulers
whose three hill forts and series of palaces in the city are still important attractions.
Known as the Pink City because of the colour of the stone used exclusively in
the walled city, Jaipur's bazaars sell embroider leather shoes, blue pottery,
tie and dye scarves and other exotic wares which are popular choices for volunteers
as presents and souvenirs to take back home. | Being
located in Jaipur offer the volunteers a wide variety of experiences like cultural
visits, shopping and travel to interesting locations nearby. A safe and relatively
slow-paced town, Jaipur offers a perfect mix of traditional and modern India.
Volunteers
will also have the opportunities to become part of various art shows, dance performances,
festivals and other such cultural events during their free time. As an exciting
and vibrant city, Jaipur is definitely somewhere to consider during your travels
around India and the world! |
Accommodation
Volunteers
have access to clean, comfortable and simple rooms. The number of people can vary
from 2-4 per room with bunk beds included in the larger rooms. We ensure comfortable
accommodation with plenty of opportunities to socialize with volunteers from many
different countries. In addition to personal space, volunteers benefit from a
dining area where they eat food prepared by our staff, a kitchen where they can
cook special meals, and a common area for relaxing, watching movies/television
and holding cultural workshops.
Other facilities provided by Worldwide
Experience include: Amenities like a refrigerator, DVD player, television etc;
Video and books library; Board Games; Information and assistance for independent
excursions during the weekends.
There is dedicated on-site assistance with
an English speaking translator available for the entire duration of the program
(including the orientation). During program extensions, the onsite assistance
of an English speaking translator may not be available.
Project
Duration and Rates
There are set start dates that run throughout the year
and volunteers can participate from 2-4 weeks.
| 2
weeks | 3
weeks | 4
weeks | 6
weeks | 8
weeks | 12
weeks | | £1,099 | | £1,499 | | | |
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