Environment Education and Awareness Camps

  India

Ahmedabad,  Baroda

Dates: 2-3 programs every month from July 2008 till Feb end 2009

Description: We welcome adults of any country, any sex, who can speak english, having normal physical capablities. Volunteers who has sensitive heart towards environment, loves to spend time with children, in areas having natural richness.

Voulnteer may design diffrent ways like art, games etc. for children which can help young minds to learn & understand Environment.

They will have opportunity for bird watching, visiting diffrent schools, colleges, eco-habitats, interact with youngsters, tribals, teachers.

Camping program for school students where experience of outdoors are used as tool to educate. Sensitivity for environment is aroused in young minds.

We have around 3-4 programs every month at each location for school students of diffrent grades of Urban area.

Highlights: Our activities of Environment education camp are very popular amid both young and adults, Camps are carried out in association with ANALA. These camps are located in natural and pristine settings, far away from the monotony of tourism and commercialisation. Our Camps are hubs where wide range of activities like Rock-Climbing, Snow Trekking, River-Crossing, Bird-Watching, etc. is carried out under expert guidance. Besides that, living in camps also tacitly inculcates values required for Community Living (i.e. living in harmony with others & nature) and seeks to develop appreciation for Adaptive Living (i.e. adapting a lifestyle suited to the environment rather than the other way around).

Cost in US$: Charges: $250/- for Three weeks., $180/- for Two weeks., $110/- for One week. or $300 for four weeks.

Personal expense may not exceed $10/- per week (i.e. bottled water, laundry)

Cost of airfare and transportation up to Baroda or Anand shall be borne by Applicant.

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to India Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Vidyanagar Nature Club's Mission Statement: VNC has been working since 1988 for environment education, awareness & protection. VNC is now a leading NGO in Anand district & also a registered Public Trust. VNC has carried out various environmental awareness programmes. These include weeklong snake shows covering more than 38,000 students of Vidyanagar & Anand; Arranging various campaigns, competitions and bird watching trips; Conservation projects like, protecting large numbers of trees against massive tree felling; Plan and control of a few polluting units. In all our activities VNC has always garnered enormous support from the citizens of Anand Taluka. Our aim is to create a sensitive awareness in society towards the environment by developing individuals who will take up this cause more effectively. Judging from the support we receive for our activities and the feedback from the parents and campers, we can safely surmise that we are making progress.

Year Founded: 1988