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RUCHI Rural Centre for Human Interests

Volunteer India program

LMTV (2015)

Correspondence:

RUCHI

Technology Complex

Village Bandh, P.O. Bhaguri, Via Patta

Distt. Solan. H.P. - 173233

INDIA

Contact info:

Landline: +91-1792-207002 (9Am to 5PM)

Mobile: +91-9459377111 (Mahip Dagar)

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ruchin.org

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About RUCHI Rural Centre for Human Interests (RUCHI) is a community development organization with ever increasing focus on youth development and intercultural learning through voluntary service. RUCHI got registered in 1983, under Indian Societies Registration Act as a non-political, non-profit making voluntary organization. RUCHI was established keeping in mind the problems and restrictions that a remote community faces on day to day basis. These could be due to poverty, lack of knowledge, poor infrastructure or at times difficult terrain. As a result RUCHI has always implemented its project with people centered approach and gave priority to community development. With 32 years in this field, RUCHI has accumulated extensive knowledge in community development with project area ranging from semi-urban background to extremely remote communities requiring two days of walk certain time of the year. Over time RUCHI has also developed and successfully implemented low cost technologies. We are now acting as a resource organization for Indian Government and other NGO’s pursuing community development. Our Approach For past 31years RUCHI has committed its efforts and resources towards rural development. All our projects have a people centered approach and ongoing commitment with our projects and partners. Our workcamp offer a unique opportunity to gain global perspective for volunteer and local youth increasing their professional competencies. Voluntary service not only help community projects but also provide a much needed overview and technical support. Network and collaboration RUCHI is affiliated with international and national voluntary service networks. Recently it got elected in Executive Committee of Network of Voluntary Development in Asia (NVDA), It is also member of Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS). RUCHI also partners with Alliance of European Voluntary service Organization (ALLIANCE). Besides international networks RUCHI also affiliates with national organizations like Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Delhi School of Social Works, Tata Institute of Social Science, Xavier Institute of Social Science (XISS) and students from University of Delhi, Kurukshetra, Allahabad etc. RUCHI hosts students from these institutes and facilitates their rural management studies. Our Volunteer Program

Short Term Workcamp, STW (14days)

Long - Medium Term Volunteer, LMTV (1-12months)

Group/Bilateral Workcamp. 10+ vols. (14days)

Family work camp, Home based camps.

Internship. Areas of Interests

Construction, Renovation and maintenance.

Environment and conservation.

Non formal education.

Community development.

Culture exposure.

Children with disability



Creative arts and crafts

RUCHI INDIA - LMTV Programme 2015 - Summary

Project CODE Theme DATES (DD/MM/YYYY)

Placement

Environment

RC-MTV-ENV-1/15

Environmental Education/Awareness/Eco

Club

01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015

Open

RC-MTV-ENV-2/15

Natural Fresh water Spring protection

01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015

Open

RC-MTV-ENV-3/15

Rural ECO Tourism 01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015

Open

RC-MTV-ENV-4/15

Climate Change 01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015

Open

Education RC-MTV-EDU-5/15

Teaching English / NFE 01/03/2015 – 31/12/2015

Open

Community Development

RC-MTV-HEALTH-

6/15

Health and Sanitation 01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015

Open

RC-MTV-CD-7/15

Women Power 01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015

Open

RC-MTV-HEALTH-

8/15

Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (Micro Waste Management)

01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015

Open

IVS Programme Management

RC-MTV-CD-9/15

Solan-RUCHI 01/06/2015 – 30/10/2015

Open

Agriculture (Food Security)

RC-MTV-AGR-10/15

Sustainable organic farming (Demonstrative)

01/01/2015 – 31/12/2015

Open

Description of Middle & Long Term Projects: General:

RUCHI involves volunteers in its humanitarian activities to facilitate cross culture exchanges &

promote international solidarity.

Our LMTV projects are ongoing and are executed across Nth. India. We accept volunteers each

month (preferably 1st Monday) check dates when applying. Volunteers can stay as long as they want

up to a maximum of one year. The minimum period of staying is Three month.

Volunteers will have to follow the organization rules and culture and work with other staff as a team.

No special skills are required, except dedication and commitment to a social cause to help rural

communities.

Volunteers have to take care of their own leisure travel costs and all personal expenses during free

time. Project related travel expenses using public transport shall be reimbursed within a fixed cap.



Volunteers have to be 18 years or older, bearing good moral character and respect local

as well other culture.

Alcohol drinking and smoking is not encouraged in public and villages.

Living conditions will be simple. Volunteers must be prepared to live in harmony with others and work

as a team. Medical/Personal Insurance is the responsibility of the volunteers themselves.

Volunteer behavior will directly reflect RUCHI image within community therefore good work ethics are

highly desired and expected.

LMTV Programme:

We encourage volunteers to apply and contribute to international youth exchange and community

development through Medium and Long term placements of durations varying between 4 weeks to 24

weeks. The volunteers under this programme are placed in on-going humanitarian projects in rural or

semi-urban areas. A good understanding of grassroots situation is required for such placements.

In contrast to short term workcamps, the pace of work here is slow. Therefore, matching expectations of

volunteers is a constant challenge. One has to realize that they cannot change the world in such a short

time but the placement certainly provides satisfaction and contentment to have really contributed to a

cause with some visible results.

We offer flexibility to join our programs, but to regulate and better coordinate project activities we expect

volunteer to join on first Monday of each month. Initial orientation to volunteers will be provided at

RUCHI office, desired project outcomes and volunteer’s role and responsibility shall be shared on arrival.

PARTICIPATION FEE: The participation fees are as follows:

a. For one/first month stay - Euro 350

b. For each additional month - Euro 300

The participants are required to pay the fee in cash on the first day of their arrival at site, Bank transfer service

available upon request. The contribution covers all basic expenses, e.g. accommodation, gas, water, electricity,

food, staff salaries and for materials used in projects/activities. Alcoholic drinks are not included. Alcohol

drinking and smoking is not encouraged in public and villages.

Project related travel expenses shall be reimbursed to volunteer each month with a maximum cap of rupees 500.

Leisure travel and personal expenses during free time are not covered in participation fee.

Why the extra fee? RUCHI with other NGO’s in India is not financially supported by government to host projects related to IVS. Hence all projects are self funded with a participation fee. Given the remote location and various complexities we have tried our best to make it as affordable as possible for volunteers. Being a non-profit organization we emphasize on transparency, below is how we spend collected participation fee.

Food, accommodation and logistics of volunteer during workcamp.

Project setup costs. (material and logistics cost)

Running the camp. (wages of professional like mason, carpenter, plumber etc and training local youth supported by us.)

Office running/admin expenses. (Internet, photocopy, stationary, electricity, phone, salaries, office equipments, tools and rent etc.)

Supporting small community project.

International travel costs to annual global conferences and membership fee for networking.



Visa: All volunteers are required to get Indian visa to enter the country. As per the new regulations an employment visa is required for their placement with Indian NGOs. For details kindly refer to www.indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa. RUCHI will be happy to assist you with required documents.

(Though volunteers are welcome to join us any time of the year in the ongoing projects of RUCHI, a few

period specific projects for MLTVs are described below to choose from)

Project No.: RC-MTV-ENV-1/15: Environmental Education January – December 2015 Age: 18+ Location: Solan- Rural and Slum Communities around Baddi township Placement: Placement is offered for 3 months to up to 6 months. Joining dates: Volunteers can join from any Monday during the project cycle. Background: Baddi is an industrial area. Economically poor people migrated to the area in search of jobs and established their temporary settlements. These settlements are devoid of even basic amenities and hence called “slums”. Industries and increased human population is pressurizing the already depleting natural resources and causing a serious environmental, health & sanitation problem. Work: This project aims to protect our environment using creative education. Local community and environment are inter-related and depend on each other for survival. Therefore education of local community towards social and economic benefit of environment is vital for their coexistence. Based in rural environment volunteers will familiarize

themselves with local environment and life. They shall be

visiting local schools, SHG’s, local community gathering

and even organise an environmental workshop to

disseminate environmental awareness and good

practices. Working closely with local youth following

tasks shall be undertaken:

1. Using creative art as a medium to disseminate environmental awareness.

2. Working with eco clubs in local schools by assisting and coordinating their

activities.

3. Mobilising youth towards environmental protection.

4. Educate people on environmental concerns like Global warming, climate change,

depletion of natural resources, etc.

http://www.indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa



We believe, innovation is key to success therefore volunteers with prior experience in

related work are welcome to bring in new ideas.

Accommodation: Accommodation is on sharing basis with common toilets and bath.

Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served/provided. Assistance while cooking is desired of volunteers. Volunteers are free to cook meals of their country choice on every Sunday. Project No.: RC-MTV-ENV-2/15: ENV/Fresh Water January to December 2015 Age: 21+ Location: Baddi villages (Solan) Placement: Placement is offered for upto 6 months. Joining dates : Any Monday during the project cycle Background: Our project area of Himachal Pradesh has breathtaking views. Since ages, the mountain people depend on natural spring to meet their water requirements. The area has abundant of fresh water natural springs. These resources are under tremendous pressure due to environmental degradation, human negligence paired with his rapid thirst for urbanisation. RUCHI has worked towards protection and development of these fresh water spring for more than 10 years, but still a lot has to be done. Work: Volunteers under this project will be based in rural setting and involved in creating awareness regarding environmental importance of fresh water springs among local community and youth. They are also expected to develop methodology to protect and replenish these fresh water springs. Working closely with local youth following tasks shall be undertaken by volunteers.

1. Creating a data base of these fresh water

springs within area.

2. Evaluating their present conditions and

collecting water samples for testing.

3. Developing and implementing a recharge

plan using traditional methods and using

local resources.

Volunteers with prior experience in following field are most welcome to apply and bring in new

ideas.

Accommodation: Accommodation is on sharing basis with common toilets and bath.



Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired of volunteers. Volunteers are free to cook meals of their country choice on every Sunday.

Project No.: RC-MTV-ENV-3/15: Eco Tourism January to December 2015

Age: 18+ Location: Kasauli area Placement: Placement is offered for upto 6 months. Joining dates : Any Monday during the project cycle

Background: Rural eco tourism has been on rise in north India. This project is our initiative to

protect environment, landscape and natural resources by promoting responsible tourist

behavior.

Volunteers will be based in rural setting and have access to location frequently visited by

tourists. After familiarizing with local community and neighbourhood, volunteers shall design a

plan to create necessary interventions required for protecting environment & promoting

responsible travelling.

Work: Working closely with local community youth we expect volunteers to:

1. Create a database of location

frequented by tourists. 2. Designing and putting up signs

raising awareness towards environmental and cultural preservation.

3. Making eco-tourism attractive by promoting it as source of livelihood for local community, providing much needed future sustainability to the project.

Volunteers with prior experience in related field are most welcome to apply and bring in new ideas. Accommodation: Accommodation is on sharing basis with common toilets and bath.



Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired of volunteers. Volunteers are free to cook meals of their country choice on every Sunday. Project No.: RC-MTV-ENV-4/15: ENV/Climate January to December 2015 Age: 18+ Location: Patta-Bandh (Solan) Placement: Placement is offered for 3 to 6 months. Joining dates: Open Background: This is a mountain area where more than 70% population lives in rural areas and agriculture is the main stay of their survival. Off late, due to deforestation and land degradation, population pressure, unrestricted grazing by animals and indifferent attitude of people towards their environmental sanitation, the people feel the pinch of global warming and climate change. Some recongnise the changes and consequences but the majority fail to understand and correlate it to their life style. Since they still stick to the traditions and follow the age old farming practices their income levels are going down. Changes in climatic conditions affect their farming and living conditions adversely. The green cover in mountains maintains the environmental balance and controls the climate in the whole country. The resources are sufficient but the people, due to lack of education and awareness, fail to conserve and preserve these resources. This project is designed to work on these issues and volunteers are required to work with RUCHI team and local people to address some of them. Work: Volunteers will be involved in environmental education in the same area and work with youth workers and community leaders to initiate actions aiming at environmental sanitation, improve climatic changes and restrict global warming. Basically that will include education and awareness creation using various tools but any physical action leading to check Global warming, climate



change, depletion of natural resources will be highly appreciated. Accommodation: This will be basic, simple and shared with common toilets. They will be staying in RUCHI complex accommodation with basic amenities. We shall provide mattresses but the volunteers are required to bring their own bed sheets, sleeping bags and personal toiletries.

Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired of volunteers. Volunteers are free to cook meals of their country choice on every Sunday. Project No.: RC-MTV-EDU-5/15: Teaching Children March to December 2015 No. of Vols.: 2 Age: 21+ Location: Bogdhar village (Rajgarh) Placement: Placement is offered for 3-6 months. Joining dates : Volunteers can join from any Monday during the project cycle. Background: In the interior rural areas, education of children in expensive private schools is unaffordable by local communities. Consequently, they send their children to government schools. However, the attitudes of teachers there is a little indifferent and not very pro-active. To meet people’s demand for better education some committed teachers have started less expensive private schools in rural areas. Bogdhar village has one such school. The school enrolls children from economically poor families from the rural areas. The focus of education here is on social aspects. Work: The two volunteers will be involved in teaching English to the children in the age group 6-11 in a small village based school. The school wants the volunteers to add value to the teaching and improve on the pronunciation and grammar. The idea is to make education interesting and fruitful to them and prepare and encourage them to improve on their English for a better future.

During free time, volunteers’ involvement in health and sanitation education in the same area will be appreciated. They can work with youth workers and community leaders to develop health educational activities for their well being.



Accommodation: This will be simple and shared in the school/village with common toilets. Volunteers are advised to bring their own bed sheet and sleeping bags for hygienic reasons. Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired of volunteers. Volunteers are free to cook meals of their country choice on every Sunday.

Project No.: RC-MTV-Health-6/15: Sanitation January 2015 – December 2015 Location: 10 villages in Dharampur Development Block Placement: Placement is offered for 3 to 6 months. Joining dates: Open Background: In rural India open defecation is still prevalent. Even though the State Government has made it mandatory to build private toilets, the people are indifferent and unaware of the demerits and adverse impact on their health. Garbage disposal is another serious problem and adversely impacts environment and their health. A movement through education and campaigning on WASH needs to be built up. Work: The volunteers will help to educate and create awareness involving youth and rural people on water, sanitation, hygiene and health standards(WASH). The volunteers will have to be innovative so that they can design and use their own tools in consultation with RUCHI team with regard to their appropriateness and local needs. Following activities shall be undertaken by Volunteers:

1. Developing a material and awareness campaign on WASH education.

2. Implementing the campaign in community.

3. Hosting workshop at local schools creating youth awareness on WASH.



Accommodation: This will be simple and shared accommodation. All volunteers will be staying in RUCHI complex accommodation with basic amenities. We shall provide mattresses but the volunteers are required to bring their own bed sheets, sleeping bags and personal toiletries.

Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired of volunteers. Volunteers are free to cook meals of their country choice on every Sunday. Project No.: RC-MTV-CD-7/15: Women Power January 2015 – December 2015 Location: Villages around Patta

Placement: Placement is offered for 3 to 6 months.

Joining dates: Open

Background: RUCHI believes ”community development” cannot be achieved until women in our society

are empowered and are respected within our society. Though a lot has been written about women and

their contribution towards society but its a pity that their efforts are still monetarily not accounted in our

national GDP. A women plays many roles within Indian society; a daughter, a wife, a mother, a home

maker and even labourer to earn wages if need arises. Surprisingly after supporting her family in various

ways she is mostly not consulted and involved in household decision making.

RUCHI always recognised women’s efforts and believes that, still a lot needs to be done to help them

achieve the desired position within social perspective in our community. Keeping that in mind RUCHI has

initiated voluntary project facilitating cultural exposure and assisting women to overcome these odds.

Work: This projects aims to empower women by

helping them to gain confidence, demand their rights

and most importantly start being an earning member

of family.

Based in rural environment volunteers will be

familiarised with local culture. They will be offered

choice to live with host families during their stay to

better understand the role a typical women has in

our society and then design a income generation plan

for group or individual member. Working closely with

our community youth worker they will undertake following tasks:



1. Attending SHG meetings of groups to better understand their activities. These

groups were previously created by RUCHI.

2. Conduct gender analysis study.

3. Skill up activity/training of group member.

4. Assist in implementing the plan by tapping into locally available resources.

Resourceful volunteers with new ideas, strong determination and high motivation level are highly desired.

Volunteer intake accepted on monthly basis

Accommodation: This will be simple and shared in the school/village with common toilets. Volunteers

are advised to bring their own bed sheet and sleeping bags for hygienic reasons.

Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day

will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired of volunteers. Volunteers are free to cook meals of

their country choice on every Sunday.

Project No.: RC-MTV-Health-08/15: MISSION “SWACHH BHARAT” January 2015 – December 2015 (Micro Waste management) Location: RUCHI Technology complex. Placement: Placement is offered for 3 to 6 months. Joining dates: Open Background: A national initiative has began throughout India (Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan) aiming to clean and make India waste and open defecation free by 2019. With nearly 70% of country’s population living rurally, RUCHI has concentrated its efforts to initiate this campaign with a micro approach and involve local community and youth to achieve desired results. This is a pilot project that will highly suit a volunteer who wishes to have a career in waste management. In addition to generating awareness regarding waste disposal at individual and community level, a micro waste management and disposal system needs to be developed and is highly desired to provide sustainability to this campaign. Work: The volunteers will be closely working with local youth and village council members to help educate, create awareness and design individual/community level waste disposal system which can be easily implemented using locally available resources. The innovative and resourceful volunteers are highly desired to use their own tools in consultation with RUCHI team with regard to their appropriateness and local needs. Working closely local youth following activities shall be undertaken by Volunteers:



1. Creating a data base of waste dumping areas. 2. Analysing situation to achieve a innovative solution. 3. Developing a material and awareness campaign. 4. Implementing the campaign in community. 5. Hosting workshop at local schools creating youth awareness on proper waste disposal.

Accommodation: This will be simple and shared accommodation. All volunteers will be staying in RUCHI complex accommodation with basic amenities. We shall provide mattresses but the volunteers are required to bring their own bed sheets, sleeping bags and personal toiletries.


Project No.: RC-MTV-CD-09/15: IVS June 2015 – October 2015 Age: 21+ Location: RUCHI office in Bandh village (Solan) Placement: Placement is offered for 3-5 months. Joining dates: Open Type of project: IVS Programme Management Background: Keeping in view the need, easy accessibility and convenience of rural communities, RUCHI had created its base in a small rural village. Because of its location, it is hard to get English speaking volunteers/youth who could assist the IVS programme. Work: 2 volunteers are required as a part of organizational capacity building. RUCHI is located in a remote village where part time working is not practiced. Committed skilled and specialized people are hard to get in this remote rural area. The volunteers are required for general administration of organization and be involved with International Voluntary Service projects. He/She will be required to promote volunteers projects, reply mails and help administer



projects during the season. If the need be, they will also lead a short term workcamp as a Team Leader. In free time, he will be required to go to villages also along with other team members and learn and contribute. Accommodation: This will be simple and shared by 2 volunteers. Both volunteers will be staying in RUCHI complex accommodation with basic amenities. We shall provide mattresses but the volunteers are required to bring their own bed sheets, sleeping bags and personal toiletries.

Food: Food offered will be simple authentic Indian vegetarian and freshly cooked. Three meals a day will be served. Assistance while cooking is desired of volunteers. Volunteers are free to cook meals of their country choice on every Sunday. Project No.: RC-MTV-AGR-10/15: Organic farming January to December 2015 Age: 18+ Location: RUCHI (Solan) Placement: Placement is offered for 3 to 6 months. Joining dates: Open Background: This is a mountain area where people are purely dependent on agriculture for a living. However, due to shortage of water and small terraces on sloppy land the agriculture is unsustainable and farm production is not enough to cover three meals a day for a family round the year. RUCHI campus is spread over an area of 3 hectares and has good fertile soil. Kitchen gardens need to be promoted to grow vegetables for consumption by staff and volunteers. In due course we would like them to serve as demonstration centre for farmers. Work: Both the volunteers will be involved in developing agriculture fields and grow herbs and vegetables organic way. They will work on raising awareness on various agricultural practices and set up demonstration units for farmers. In extra time, they can create awareness on environmental issues like Global warming, climate change, depletion of natural resources and wherever possible in seeking solutions as well.



Accommodation: This will be basic, simple and shared with common toilets. They will be staying in RUCHI complex accommodation with basic amenities. We shall provide mattresses but the volunteers are required to bring their own bed sheets, sleeping bags and personal toiletries.


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