What: Pravah and Voluntary Service Overseas are conducting the Global Xchange programme, a volunteer exchange programme for young people between 18 and 25 years old.

Details

~ The Global Xchange programme supports 18 to 25 year olds from across India to work with young people from the UK.

~ The programme will give young people from India and the UK a unique opportunity to work together, to develop and share valuable skills and to make practical contribution where it is needed in local communities.

~ As a Global Xchange volunteer, you will work as part of a team of 18 young people, nine from the UK and nine from India.

~ You will live and work in pairs (one from each country).

~ Together, each pair will live in a host home in the community and work on a project that contributes to the lives of the people in the host community.

~ The team spends three months in India and three months in the UK.

~ During the period, pairs will do voluntary work together on their placements.

~ The Xchange will pay for travel, accommodation, food, visas, medical costs, training and an allowance.

~ To ensure equality of opportunity, you will be paid only a very modest weekly/ monthly allowance during the course of the programme.

~ You are asked not to supplement this with your own money during the programme.

~ Host homes receive an allowance to cover the additional costs of hosting the two volunteers.

Time duration

~ Actual exchange: Six months from September 2006 to March 2007.

~ Trainings prior to exchange: August 2006

~ Returned participants weekend after the exchange: April 2007

Note: All participants are expected to attend the training and the returned participants workshop besides the six month exchange.

Who can apply?

~ All Indian nationals between 18 and 25 years old, with a working knowledge of English and Hindi and in good health can apply.

Important date

~ Please send in your completed application form before June 19.

How to apply