Volunteering
Mitraniketan offers volunteering opportunities to
students, social workers, educationalists and others
interested in lending a hand to developing and realizing the
ideas of the projects with in Mitraniketan. Currently there
are opportunities to explore and help in fields such as personal
development, women's empowerment, technology, agriculture and
horticulture, academic subjects, health, sports etc. Here
volunteers from India and abroad
work together instructing and learning from the students and
each other. The common means of communication being English,
language teachers are heartily welcome, but doctors and
nurses are also in great demand.
Volunteers can register all year around, and
serve for any length of time. The Education programmes are
closed for summer holidays (during the months of April and
May). The monsoon months of June
and July are cool and enjoyable, with intermittent rain.
Volunteers who need board and lodging
facilities need to pay a nominal charge of US$ 10 per day.
Volunteers
are accommodated in the
guesthouse, a two story building with several rooms and a
cantina for larger groups. The rooms contain a bed, a desk and
stool, and most rooms have their own balcony and
bathroom with either a toilet bowl or a
built-in toilet.
If you are interested in working with us at
Mitraniketan, please contact Mr. Viswanathan, Director,with
your enquiries at:
kvmitra@satyam.net.in
Experiences
of Volunteers
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Anna Marie, Denmark
Coconut, Rice, colorful Saries, Chai and green palm leaves among an endless number of warm smiles are first coming memories of my stay in Kerala. Living in the community of Mitraniketan and teaching in Mitraniketan People’s College is an experience I will never forget. If you come here as an open hearted and open minded individual there are so many things to gain. A working day for me in Mitraniketan would start at 6 a.m and I used to the yoga classes with the students. At 8.45 am, after having a very tasty Indian breakfast, I preferred to join morning assembly for both children and youth students. During the day I mainly taught Spoken English and Drama and interacted with both students and teachers. A 3 months stay is a valuable future investigation for not only exploring another culture but also to explore another way of living, thinking and learning. One can always read a book but the outcome is nothing when comparing to the real experiences of life.
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WEEKS STUDY VISIT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO
MITRANIKETAN
A group of 7 students and a faculty from
OSTERLENS FOLK HIGH SCHOOL,Sweden
visited Mitraniketan from January 18 to Feb 6 2009.
They are the students of SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES, an one year Diploma
course at the school which covers, 3 months field trip to South Asia
and 9 months theory at Sweden. The course focuses on holistic
approach in Development studies. As part of their joint programme
with NGOs, Mitraniketan has arranged 3 weeks Study sessions &
lectures on Development to the students covering areas like Kerala
model of development, women studies, HIV aids situation in India,
Spices in Kerala, Social groups in India, Non conventional energy
sources etc.
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