To empower women folks of this area, we are forming poor women's self help groups and at present, we are having 550 members under our organization. Micro credit programs are also going on. The volunteers can visit the members' houses, participate in the meetings for the SHGs conducted by us and by this, the volunteers can get first hand practical knowledge of the status of the poor women folks of this area who are upgraded by us through our micro credit programs. The criteria for this volunteering is that the volunteers should TEACH ENGLISH in our Nursery and Primary school in addition to the SHG volunteering.
Our SHG members are from poor family backgrounds and the decision making authority in most of the families are men. To get our women SHG members equal status in the families, we are working hard and in almost every meeting this particular subject is raised and our members are getting awareness in this regard.
If volunteers from abroad are placed, they will get more knowledge about gender equality and our women SHG members' position will be improved further. The volunteers will get them aware of the socio economic conditions of women in Europe and other continents.
Three times homely food with packaged drinking water, very good accommodation with western type bath rooms will be provided to the volunteers and for these facilities, stay charges are collected from the volunteers as below. The charges also include pickup cost from the Madurai airport.
Broadband internet browsing facility and phone facility are available on payment basis.
The minimum requirement of stay is 2 weeks.
COST:
2 weeks = 275 USD
3 - 4 weeks = 360 USD
Additional week = 90 USD
Our past volunteers really enjoyed this volunteering and mingling with the family members, attending local functions and ceremonies cannot be forgotten ever by the volunteers. On Saturdays and Sundays, the volunteers can go out on weekend trips to many tourist spots like hill stations and beaches.
The volunteers can fly to CHENNAI from their countries and from Chennai, domestic flights are operated to MADURAI. From the Madurai airport, the volunteers will be picked up by car to VIRUDHUNAGAR.
The selection is through e.mail only after getting short resume also through e.mail.
Interested volunteers may contact:
Mrs. M. Mary Vijaya, M.Com., M.Ed.,
Chief functionary,
UNITY CHARITABLE TRUST, VIRUDHUNAGAR,
TAMILNADU,
INDIA
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http://unityvnr.blogspot.com
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http://www.unitycharity.org
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unityvnr@yahoo.co.in
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0091 97900 64884
0091 97900 02151
