India

Volunteering in India

Change in volunteer numbers in India from 2018 to 2021.

Present in India since 2014, our team is at the disposal of the volunteering stakeholders and volunteers to support them in the defining and accomplishing their mission, help them with their administrative procedures or inform them about the country.

Our services

Reception and personal advice
Networking
Stakeholder information
Guidance
Putting people in touch with each other
Specialised training
Welcome and information sessions
Monitoring and support
Drawing on volunteering experiences/practices
Themed workshops and discussion time
Internet access and documentation
Addresses, tips and newsletter
Annual volunteer meeting
Volunteer coffee morning

Our partners

Volunteer host organisations in India

There are many volunteer host organisations in India. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some of the host organisations:

French associations and organisations

Kyranou
Regional Council of Centre Val-de-Loire
Urban Community of Bordeaux
L’Arche
Inter Aide
Life Project 4 Youth (LP4Y)

Cultural institutions

The network of Alliances Françaises in India (13 cities in India)

Local NGOs and schools and universities

LICET: Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology
Sristi Foundation
Tushita Foundation
Sambhali Trust
Mitraniketan
Sevai Shanti School
Gramium
Rural Centre for Human Interests (Ruchi)
Dream India Network
Kiran Society
Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya
Learn for life
Divya Jyoti
Asha Niketan Nandi Bazar
Don Bosco Ashalayam
Samridhdhi Trust
Village Community Development Society (VCDS)
Auroville
Deva Kirubai Social Help Association (DKSHA)
People Craft training Center (PCTC)

Dispatching organisations that are members of France Volontaires

The European Guild
Service de Coopération au Développement (SCD – Development Cooperation Service)
Délégation Catholique pour la Coopération (DCC – Catholic Delegation for Cooperation)
IFAID Aquitaine
Solidarités Jeunesses
Solidarity tracks
Objectif France Inde (OFI)
Kynarou
Paris foreign missions
Service protestant de Mission (DEFAP)
Planète Urgence, volunteering and development (SOS Group)
Eurasianet

Settling into India

Identity card

Official name: Republic of India
Type of regime: Federal republic
Heads of State: Mrs Droupadi Murmu (President of the Republic since 25 July 2022) and the Head of Government, Mr Narendra Modi (Prime Minister since 26 May 2014, reappointed on 30 May 2019)
Capital city: New Delhi
Main cities: Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Chennai, Bangalore.
Spoken languages: English and Hindi. 22 constitutional languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Urdu, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil and Telegu
Currency: Indian rupee (INR) 1 euro = ± 82 INR
Population: 1,397,515,182 people
Literacy rate: 74.37%
Religion(s): Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism

(Sources: demographic data: UNFPA/UNDP; economic data: DGTPE (French Treasury and Economic Policy Directorate General), European Union)

General presentation

Diversity is one of the most important characteristics of India. The subcontinent has 17 major languages and 22,000 distinct dialects. It has more than one billion people from many different ethnic origins in South Asia. Its civilisation is the birthplace of four major religions, a dozen classical dance traditions and 300 ways of cooking potatoes.