

SHRESTHA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improve the life of underprivileged, slum and orphan children in Jaipur (India) .
Shrestha works to break the cycle of poverty that diminishes these children’s life chances. Without a good education, their economic prospects will be as limited as those of their parents, sentencing them and their future children to a similar life of hardship.
Shrestha is also about helping keep families together, because it’s not uncommon for slum children to run away – sometimes because of problems created by their own parents and sometimes in pursuit of their dreams. Most of the street children in Jaipur actually belong to a slum area. That’s why we teach moral values, so they know the importance of family, because when any child leaves home and ends up on the streets there’ll be organised crime gangs waiting to ‘befriend’ them, only to later force them into child labour or criminal activities like pick-pocketing.
Our proposed program will engage and provide identified children,specially slum,street and orphan children in various activities.These will include Education,Health and Hygiene education,Personality Development,so as to build and provide them an opportunity to develop themselves as the responsible citizen of the country. This will further help them to live into the main stream of society.
We believes education is at the heart of improving the children’s prospects – not just for the children, but for their parents, too. We see it as equally important to engage with their parents and community leaders in the slum area to help them understand the value of education, as a way to help the whole family’s prospects in the long term. Through building relationships with the parents over the past few years, We gained their trust and support, which is critical to ensuring that the children continue to attend school for as long as possible. The first we are in the heart of the slum, and we regularly invite parents to special events at our new schoolroom in a basement nearby.
We also put a strong focus on fun and social skills at the Shrestha school. We celebrate festivals and birthdays with the children, which gives them a lot of happiness, and each school day ends with a session of sports and games, to make sure they always leave with a smile.
Shrestha is dedicated to helping impoverished children lead healthy, fulfilling lives and reach their full potential into adulthood – and you can helpHelp change the lives of countless children and youth through creative education in India.
Volunteer in the rich heritage, culture and vibrant architecture of Jaipur.
Help Improve female future prospects with women empowerment projects.
Diverse and hands on work with plenty to do.
You will develop new transferable skills and gain industry experience that match your passion and interests.
Experience day off adventures and embrace Jaipurs local culture, sights & attractions.
Shrestha's vision is to provide formal & informal education to underprivileged children, and offer them opportunities that would be ultimately extremely difficult for them to grasp.
We create a positive interest in children about going to school by implementing recreational methodologies & informal ways of education. Within this provide Psycho-Socio counseling and support through every step of their journey.
Provide education on Health & Hygiene and and help build communities with a brighter future.
Shrestha offer 2 main fulfilling programs to get involved in.
Teaching & Education Program
Women Empowerment Program
Teaching & Education Program
Shrestha believes education is at the heart of improving the children’s prospects – not just for the children, but for their parents, too. We see it as equally important to engage with their parents and community leaders in the slum area to help them understand the value of education, as a way to help the whole family’s prospects in the long term. Through building relationships with the parents over the past few years, Shrestha has gained their trust and support, which is critical to ensuring that the children continue to attend school for as long as possible. The first Shrestha school was right in the heart of the slum, and we regularly invite parents to special events at our new schoolroom in a basement nearby.
At the Shrestha , we teach the children Hindi, English, maths and computing, in a friendly and supportive atmosphere, while also assisting in their moral development. We provide vocational training so that the children can learn a range of crafts, from jewellery making and art through to henna tattooing and tailoring clothes and bags. Our hope is that they’ll head into adulthood equipped with the skills and knowledge to start their own business or find a good job in a company and reach their full potential in society.
We also put a strong focus on fun and social skills at the Shrestha . We celebrate festivals and birthdays with the children, which gives them a lot of happiness, and each school day ends with a session of sports and games, to make sure they always leave with a smile.
The children living in the slum/streets face a number of problems, which are as follows:High cost of Private schooling.
Lack of interest in parents about the education of their children.
Lack of study space for the children.
No opportunity for education, health and nutrition for street/orphan children.
Slum children are motivated to do small/odd jobs to help the family financially instead to going to school.
ObjectivesEstablish a non formal education centre for providing quality education to the deprived and underprivileged children & address the nutritional & other health care needs through monthly health camps.
To provide Remedial and Counseling support to school going children. This will be ensured through remedial counseling to the children and sensitization programme for parents as a follow up of activities.
To provide Life Skill Education on weekly basis on issues like personality development, confidence building, behavior & etiquette, health & hygiene, reproductive health, values, good habits, & social concerns, & other related issues.
To increase participation and awareness of local / community people, regarding issues related to rights of children.
Organizing Community Level Awareness programs on Education, Health, & social issues.
To increase enrollment & retention rates in the non formal education centers in the targeted slum.
Mainstreaming children of the centers into formal schools after 1 year of intervention.
Women Empowerment Program
In this program we work with women who live in slum area and comes from Below Poverty line families outskirts of Jaipur,in the desert state of Rajasthan. With the overall aim to educate and provide training for women who live in slums, and those who come from BPL (Below Poverty Line) families.
Every day girls and women come to our center and here we teach them formal and informal education provide them vocational training etc
We provide training in many of the areas that these women will likely find work. We organize stitching, drawing henna and cooking classes for these girls and women so with the help of these skills even start their own business so in near future they are not depend on their husband or Men.
Shrestha emphasize on women empowerment & we are running program to train Household women for the following:
To work individually & in groups to work & help each other.
Giving education on Health & nutrition for children.
Educating women so that the complete family could be benefited & children could be motivated for going to school.
You will be staying with a host family, within a rented house or a hostel and
volunteers will stay either in a single or shared room. Our host families are
carefully screened and selected based on requirements. All our families are
middle-class and live in safe neighborhoods. The distance from the project
varies.
Only €200 per week
This Cost include accommodation on sharing room bases with same gender
volunteers and max 2 person in one room, Internet availability, Jaipur Airport
pickup, transportation from Guest house to center and center to guest house,
Program supervision, volunteer support administration cost and support for
organization project funds.
Additional Info
Additional Information
What we expect from the volunteers:
As we are a local Indian grass-roots NGO who serves and supports
children and women in need we expect our volunteers and interns to:
Be ready to learn about Indian culture and deal respectful with
intercultural differences.
Be relayable and flexible or be as open minded as possible.
Behave and dress respectful according to conservative Indian society.
We want you to enjoy every day of your precious time with us.
What Volunteers can expect from us:
During their placement time we are always available for assist them.
Typical day:
On first day our staff or coordinator is available Jaipur Airport for pickup
volunteers and this is the relax day with a meet and greet but as per there choice if they want.
Volunteers will be expected to work with us from Monday to Friday from 11:00 AM to
4.00 PM. In the evening time they explore at their own leisure such as walk and visit Jaipur City markets.
Saturday and Sunday in weekend you are free on these days so you can plan to visit Jaipur city and monuments and you also have a chance to visit
near city just like Agra, Pushkar and many.
Free-time activities:
On Weekend volunteers will visit Wind Palace, City Palace, Amber Fort,
Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort & Water Palace, Birla Temple, Monkey
Temple, Monkey Palace, Albert Museum, Bollywood Movie Show at
Rajmandir Cinema, Amber Sound & Light Show and ChokhiDhani Resort.