Volunteer for post of Environmental Education Teacher.
Location: Bandhavgarh/Kanha Tiger Reserve or Both.
Academic Qualification/Abilities
Necessarily, it does not matter what may be your academic qualification and the skill level you have; there are always ample field-works and opportunities suitable for you. But you must be able to perform some of the duties out of our charter of duties given below.
Charter of his Duties.
ANF India has set up an ‘open sky’ Environmental Education Centre facility and is looking for volunteer faculties of environment, biology, astronomy and human art of living. The volunteers would serve as a guardian of native biotic and cultural resources.
Its major aim is to enhance the public's (villagers, schools and visitors) appreciation and sense of responsibility towards environment to raise public awareness and understanding of tigers and the conservation of their habitat. For furtherance of mission they would pay often visit in nearby school and conduct competitions on wildlife art among the children and villager to create public awareness and understanding of tigers and the conservation of their habitat.
In addition, Volunteers would get the opportunity to work on the following significant projects running with Open Sky Environmental Education Centre.
Visitor Centre: open daily, featuring exhibits of nature and wildlife art, photographs from ANF and from local villagers
Resource Centre: reference and loan library with conservation resources applicable to the wider Bandhavgarh region.
Interpretive Audio: video on wildlife and nature conservation.
The centre will also promote and facilitate in the following fields:
Free access workshops for the local people and school children.
Act as a meeting place for local craftsmen, women and school children.
Act as a base for ANF artists, who will arrange free workshops for local artists and paying guests whenever possible.
As the Open Sky Environmental Education Centre is established in premises of an Eco-Lodge, this lodge will be developed and used as meeting point for ‘serious’ eco-tourists visiting the park. After an introduction, they would be guided through the park by Volunteers running the centre who by virtue of his existence gathered a great local knowledge.
As the Environmental Education Centre is one the parts of Eco-lodge the volunteers running the centre are to ensure that centre has minimal environmental impact and its operation should not affect the tiger habitat in any way. Volunteers are to ensure that the following technologies are applied with and promoted at their own lodge and also for the local community in subsequent efforts :
Cooking and water heating by means of solar energy
Use of parabolic box cookers
Water treatment by means of a helophyte filter
The creation of an organic kitchen garden, where fresh vegetables and herbs can be grown for immediate use
Composting by means of worms and organic fertilizers, in order to recycle all biodegradable kitchen waste and refuse from the lodge
Nowadays most villagers burn the ground and apply chemical fertilizers as well as insecticides and pesticides, which can result in poisoning saprophytic birds as vultures. Even water holes, used by tigers and many other wild animals, showed high levels of pesticides! Demonstrating the cheap and useful application of bio-fertilizers will hopefully convince people of a clean and cheap alternative.
Creation of a demo nursery and garden with medicinal, aromatic, special and useful plants, as well as a research centre (project HAMP). HAMP stands for Herbal Aromatic and Medicinal Plants.
Often wild animals like sambar, spotted deer and wild boars raid wheat and rice fields located near the Tiger Reserves and destroy the crop of farmers. Tigers and leopards generally haunt these animals and instead kill livestock. The Volunteers are to guide the local farmers to grow medicinal plants which are not attracting the wild animals but are beneficial and useful to humans. This would reduce confrontation of locals and wildlife and further reducing the risk to tigers especially.
Training:
The first week of the program is the orientation period. During this week volunteers will get to explore Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve. Then after they would take to villages and schools located near Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve so that they collect experience living with a local Indian family. In last two days of Ist week they would be given with initial training on Open Sky Environmental Education Centre under the proper guidance of trained Volunteers.
Field Conditions:
Volunteers are based in the eco-lodge located in the vicinity of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. The lodge is built of soft bricks (a mixture of soil, straw and cow dung, also known as adobe), which is familiar in India, especially around Bandhavgarh. The soft bricks are extremely effective insulation (warm in winter and cool in summer); ethnic/traditional dwelling in keeping with local environment; living in a mud hut’ would be a new experience for Volunteers .They will be sharing rooms and all meals will be prepared for them. The lodge has electricity and an access to internet and phone etc
Volunteer for the post of Administrative Assistants.
Location : Bandhavgarh/Kanha Tiger Reserve or Both.
Academic Qualification/Abilities
Necessarily, he must be a computer literate and knowing English.
Charter of his duties : his duties includes :-
To maintain a mobile office at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
To maintain up to date information about guests residing at a particular period in the Bandhavgarh and maintain proper liaison with them for solving their queries.
To maintain records of inventory of eco-lode.
To ensure proper functioning of eco-loge as per it’s norms and the aim for which it established for.
He should be willing to teach tribal children about the tiger and it’s habitat, whenever, it is required.
He should be willing to be transferred to ANFINDIA’s Agra Office.
Training:
The first week of the program is the orientation period. During this week volunteers will get to explore Bandhavgarh Tiger reserve. Then after they would be taken to the nearby villages and schools located near Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve so that they collect experience living with a local Indian family. In last two days of Ist week they would be given with initial training about office work etc.
Field Conditions:
Volunteers are based in the eco-lodge located in the vicinity of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. The lodge is built of soft bricks (a mixture of soil, straw and cow dung, also known as adobe), which is familiar in India, especially around Bandhavgarh. The soft bricks are extremely effective insulation (warm in winter and cool in summer); ethnic/traditional dwelling in keeping with local environment; living in a mud hut’ would be a new experience for Volunteers .They will be sharing rooms and all meals will be prepared for them. The lodge has electricity and an access to internet and phone etc .
FAQs For Volunteers
Though our web pages are self speaking, and in case of any doubt, you can refer the following frequently asked questions. If the FAQs also do not fulfill your requirement, kindly immediately contact to us on our email: anfind@yahoo.com.
Please explain the time, I should join as Volunteers?
Who would receive me at Air Port in India?
On arrival, where do a volunteer live in field?
Can I extend my stay beyond the stipulated period?
I am a Government retired employee and I feel to do something of wild tigers in India. How can I help in your mission?
We are an old couple and we are retired from Government Job other than Country India. We wish to do some thing for tribal children and wildlife. How can be helpful them?
Can we join your Volunteering as couple or as friends or as group?
Is there any rebate, we join your volunteering more one person?
Do I need to have experience?
Is there a selection process?
Can I alter my time schedule?
What is the age factor of a volunteer and tell us medical coverage?
Are the costs mentioned by you relax able?
Are you a Government Registered NGO in India or do you have your branch in any other country?
We are Government organization out side country India and we wish to do something for tigers and tribal in Central India. Guide us how can we do?
We have certain study material to donate for tribal children in Central India. How can we hand over to them?
How can I pay for my volunteer ship?
Is there any extra expenditure?
Please explain the time, I should join as Volunteers?
Our Volunteer courses run through out the year. However, Park excursion training is closed during July to August every year. This is the monsoon and the breeding season. So the volunteers can continue their study around the parks and meet the children and villagers.
Who would receive me at Air Port in India?
Soon, your Itinerary is finalized, entire arrangement start from reception to accommodation and traveling in India, will be arranged by ANF India.
On arrival, where do a volunteer live in field?
We have our lodge located in Bandhavgarh & Kanha Tiger Reserves in Central India which has all the facilities Indian and the western culture.
Can I extend my stay beyond the stipulated period?
The maximum limit of your stay as volunteers is 24 weeks, if also permitted by your Visa etc. In the shorter period, one can ask for extension at any time. .
I am a Government retired employee and I feel to do something of wild tigers in India. How can I help in your mission?
You attend our volunteer expeditions and according to your ability, you will be assigned your duties either running our Open Sky Environmental Education & conservation Centre to impart training to school children and the villager to protect tiger and it’s habitat or if you are computer literate, you will be given task to liaise with our guests and to run a mobile field office.
We are an old couple and we are retired from Government Job other than Country India. We wish to do some thing for tribal children and wildlife. How can be helpful them?
You can take a long period visa and join our Volunteering for longest period. As per your health condition you will be given field task or to teach tribal children about Tiger and the English Language etc. You will also be given medical support, when ever, it is required.
Can we join your Volunteering as couple or as friends or as group?
Mostly we need volunteers in group either they are friends or couple. It is economically more viable.
Is there any rebate, we join your volunteering more one person?
Yes, certainly there is discount for volunteer groups. Before you assume, volunteering, get in touch with out office: anfind@yahoo.com
Do I need to have experience?
No, experience is required. What ever the duties are assigned to you, you will be given enough training before you start working independently.
Is there a selection process?
No. there is no selection process, However, before you arrive, in India, you must contact to our office on: : anfind@yahoo.com.
Can I alter my time schedule?
Yes, you are permitted to do so, but you have intimate the changes to our office on : : anfind@yahoo.com
What is the age factor of a volunteer and tell us medical coverage?
The minimum age is 18, and there is no upper age is fixed. However, one should not have serious medical /physical problem. In this case, bring medical prescription along with so that in case of any eventuality, the proper medical coverage is provided.
Are the costs mentioned by you relax able?
Yes, rates can be relaxed, if you come in group or you join us other than the peak time i.e. Dec, Jan every year.
Are you a Government Registered NGO in India or do you have your branch in any other country?
Yes; we are Registered NGO in India and we have our head office in Netherlands.
We are Government organization out side country India and we wish to do something for tigers and tribal in Central India. Guide us how can we do?
Central India is really home for tigers and tribes. Both need helping hand. Your establishment can join collectively our volunteer ship and on arrival in India you can start teaching the children about tiger and its habitats. These children are badly in need of learning English, so you can teach them English Language.
We have certain study material to donate for tribal children in Central India. How can we hand over to them?
Ours is a registered NGO and engaged in helping and teaching tribal children. You can send the material to our following address which will be donated tribal children residing near Bandhavgarh and Kanha Tiger Reserves.
How can I pay for my volunteer ship?
You can pay 40 % valued of your project in advance to our following accounts and rest you can deposit in India.
Account Name: Artists for Nature Foundation, India
Account Number: 1639000100124229
Swift code: PUNBINBBASC
Branch Code: 1639
Address: Punjab National Bank, Sanjay complex Agra-2, India.
Is there any extra expenditure?
Generally, it is not. However, it varies accordingly to your project, training and food plan.
CERTAIN TIPS FOR VOLUNTEERS
- Arrange you’re to & fro flights well in advance. Traveling within India will be arranged by us.
- Arrange your comprehensive insurance for entire volunteer period.
- Check validity of your Visa before you start your journey.
- Bring your medical prescription slip along with yourself.
- Our office address and contact numbers be handed over to home people so that they keep contacting you and enquire your welfare.
How to get Volunteered
First you be determined to get volunteered to protect wild tiger populations and their habitats by means scientific, developing methods. To activate your life dream select following duration slab of your volunteer ness so that you fulfill your desire within the same span of time.
Cost of the project
| Volunteers for the post of Environmental Education Teacher. |
| Duration |
4 Weeks |
8 Weeks |
12 Weeks |
| GBP |
£1090 |
£1420 |
£1745 |
| USD |
$2015 |
$2630 |
$3230 |
| EUR |
€1635 |
€2130 |
€2620 |
Once we've received your application form or the email on our:
anfind@yahoo.com, you will be given immediate reply of your query . The process of sending the email would carry on until your queries are fully clarified.
