HIV/AIDS ( Delhi )

Project Summary

In India , people have a very limited knowledge pertaining to HIV/AIDS. Many impoverished people in India are not educated enough to understand the causes of AIDS and how it is transmitted. People who become infected are often excluded from their own family's home as well as from society. Participating volunteers foster awareness of the disease and work to change attitudes and behavior towards those unfortunate enough to be infected.

Skill/Qualifications

There is no specific education, experience, skills and/or qualifications needed to join the HIV/AIDS project. However, volunteers are expected to be flexible and patient as well as possess a passion and love for the poor and HIV-infected people.

Volunteers responsibilities

In Delhi , many local community organizations are working to disseminate HIV/AIDS awareness, education, and the care of HIV-infected patients. There organizations aim to foster awareness of the disease and work to change attitudes and behavior towards those unfortunate enough to be infected. Many of these organizations/clinics provide shelter for HIV/AIDS patients, as well as offer counseling for HIV-positive people and their families. Said organizations also treat HIV-positive patients, and run a variety of skills development programs such as wood-working, candle-making, and tailoring, ensuring that infected people have an opportunity to earn a living

As volunteers, participants will often be involved in counseling activities, skill-sharing and training activities, rendering help in treatment (trained volunteers with a health care background only), helping to prepare and present educational programs, as well as any related help requested by local organizations.

Room/Food

IFRE arranges room, food, and supervision for volunteers from the beginning to the conclusion of said program. During the first week's language and cultural immersion program, volunteers stay in IFRE's hostel in Guna Gao ( Delhi ) where cooks prepare Indian food ( Nan , curry, Dal, chapatti, rice, pickle). For the duration of the volunteer period, participants stay with host families.

IFRE arranges separate rooms as well as a communal bath for volunteers staying with the host family. IFRE maintains a local staff, office, vehicle, and their hostel in Gurgaon, Delhi NCR. Most of IFRE's partner programs are located within a 20-mile radius, ensuring IFRE to meet with volunteers as necessary. Volunteers will also have 24/7 access to IFRE's office and the mobile numbers of the in-country coordinators. IFRE's staff m em bers will also visit each volunteer in 1-2 week intervals as a part of said program.