India
Asha Niketan
Bangalore
The Asha Niketan is one of many Arks worldwide, in which people with y without disabilities live together. The aim is to give persons with mainly mental disabilities the possibility to apply themselves in the society as a full-value member. At the same time they should receive the required assistance and support that they need.
Field of Work: work with children and teenagers with disability, education and social affairs
Qualification: experience in dealing with persons with disability, adaptability, take delight in living in a community, disposition to learn Bengal, traineeship in a German Ark desirable, command of English advantageous
Function of volunteers: daily assistance and support for the people living in the Ark, conveyance of knowledge and abilities for the daily live, according to the interest and qualification it is possible to implement own ideas for projects in consultation with the local staff
Number of volunteers: 1
Accommodation: community of the Ark
Departure: between July und October
Stay: 12 months
Asha Asansol
West Bengal
The Asha Asansol is one of many Arks worldwide, in which people with y without disabilities live together. The aim is to give persons with mainly mental disabilities the possibility to apply themselves in the society as a full-value member. At the same time they should receive the required assistance and support that they need.
Information about the country
Name: Republic of India, Bharatiya Ganarajya (Hindi)
Climate: depending on the monsoon (July-September), hot dry period (April-June), in North India increased seasonal change
Location: South Asia (on both sides of the Tropic of Cancer)
Capital: New Delhi
Local Language: Hindi and English as local languages, 21 further recognized languages
Source: Auswärtiges Amt [Effective: November 2012]