Description
Mojca, a Slovenian and Anup a local, started the school back in 2008, with the wish of helping the underprivileged girls here in Piali, outskirts of Kolkata.
“Piali Ashar Alo” the name means “Piali Light of Hope” symbolically chosen to put light on the lives without it.
The girls come from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. The school tries to provide them their basic rights of education, games, arts.

We currently have approximately 180 students, aged from 4 to 16 years.
There are currently 8 full time teachers and 2 part time teachers. We also have a person at office, one doorman during the school hours, 4 ladies for kitchen (kids above 12 and all the staff eat lunch at school) and cleaning of the premises also a gardener is there too.

If sharing your skills with underprivileged children is a thing that inspires you then this would be very much suited for you.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Bénévolat
Projets artistiques
Pratique d’une langue
Enseignement
Jardinage
Aide informatique/internet
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Learn the Bengali and Slovenian language, discover a new culture, new food, and the "city of joy" connected by railway. When you exchange with the kids, the school workers and teachers you learn about their local life styles. you get to know about their food choices (Kolkata is one of the places known for it appeal to tourists for the food it has to offer). Mojca being a Slovenian here you get to know about the language and culture of Slovenia. A music teacher comes to the school on weekly schedule, you can join the classes if you are interested. There are Indian music instruments like tabla, harmonium here.
Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
We are looking for helpers with a good level of English and able to teach some activities like music, visual arts, dance etc during the week (Monday-Friday). (There are approximatively 20 kids per class.).
You will be involved in the planning of the week and teach every day at least four hour in a classroom. Some time as full teacher, some time as an assistant for a teacher.
Langues
Langues parlées
Bengali (Bangla): Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Hindi: Courant
Slovenian: Courant
Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
Hébergement
In the school we have two large private guest bedrooms with bathrooms, as well as a kitchen area available.
(fridge, cooking gas)
Free lunch available from Monday to Saturday (except holidays). There are supplies in the kitchen store as well vegetables in the garden available to make a meal for your self.
Autres infos...
You can visit the largest mangrove forest Sunderbans, you can go to the city Kolkata, or/and you can go the sea for the week-end outings. For holidays you can go to the himalayas (darjeeling, sikkim).
Please do note that we are located in a rural place and outings need to be planned in advance.
Informations complémentaires
- Accès Internet
- Accès Internet limité
- Nous avons des animaux
- Nous sommes fumeurs
- Familles bienvenues
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week