volunteering in the North

breeb · Oct 21st, 2003, 15:45

Heya everyone,
I was wondering if anyone could recommend place(s) to volunteer in Northern India, preferably around either the Nepalese or Tibetan border.

I know there are heaps of places on the web, but most want a hell of a lot of money to work for them, and I feel strange about forking out money to work!

I have a degree in anthropology and English, so I would love to get into some English Language classes or something similar.

Cheers!

breeb · Oct 21st, 2003, 21:06

Are you staying at a guest house near by or do they arrange something for you? And what type of work are you doing? (if you don't mind me asking)

Stoi · Oct 24th, 2003, 19:22

Hi mpop,

could you give us some more details about the computing classes you teach. I am about to leave my job as a Web Developer in London to go on an extended tour of India, Nepal and Tibet and am really interested in maybe sharing some of my skills there.

Thanks a lot
Stoi

Stoi · Oct 28th, 2003, 17:19

Hi again

thanks for your reply and i appreciate the info. I would love to settle for a few weeks somewhere in India and do something useful so am seriously thinking of heading upto Dharamasala when i get there.

I have also handed in my notice to my job today so that is actually quite a relief and am now starting to really think about my trip. If there is any other info that you think may be helpful then i would be grateful to read that.

In intend to spend Jan/Feb in Goa and Kerala so if you are about then give me a shout!

Stoi

Jxlot · Dec 6th, 2003, 10:24

Hello,
There are some places in Dharamsala looking for computer people. Please check out san diego friends of tibet. or google volunteer tibet...they are looking for people with backgrounds in computers.

Also in Dharamsala, volunteers can help with leprosy, teaching English to adults at the Yong Ling school in the evenings or teaching English to veterans ..i forget the name of the place..something like Gu Chu Su .... they need all the help they can help and everyone appreciates it.

Josh

Oct 21st, 2003, 15:45	#1
breeb Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 51	volunteering in the North Heya everyone, I was wondering if anyone could recommend place(s) to volunteer in Northern India, preferably around either the Nepalese or Tibetan border. I know there are heaps of places on the web, but most want a hell of a lot of money to work for them, and I feel strange about forking out money to work! I have a degree in anthropology and English, so I would love to get into some English Language classes or something similar. Cheers! __________________ Power to the Peaceful

Dec 6th, 2003, 10:24	#5
Jxlot Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NY Posts: 42	Hello, There are some places in Dharamsala looking for computer people. Please check out san diego friends of tibet. or google volunteer tibet...they are looking for people with backgrounds in computers. Also in Dharamsala, volunteers can help with leprosy, teaching English to adults at the Yong Ling school in the evenings or teaching English to veterans ..i forget the name of the place..something like Gu Chu Su .... they need all the help they can help and everyone appreciates it. Josh __________________ "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein

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breeb Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 51	Are you staying at a guest house near by or do they arrange something for you? And what type of work are you doing? (if you don't mind me asking)

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Stoi Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 30	Hi again thanks for your reply and i appreciate the info. I would love to settle for a few weeks somewhere in India and do something useful so am seriously thinking of heading upto Dharamasala when i get there. I have also handed in my notice to my job today so that is actually quite a relief and am now starting to really think about my trip. If there is any other info that you think may be helpful then i would be grateful to read that. In intend to spend Jan/Feb in Goa and Kerala so if you are about then give me a shout! Stoi