Global Crossroad
Volunteer in Tibet: Teaching English/Work in Orphanage
Just outside of the cultural capital of Lhasa and near the world-famous Potala place, Global Crossroad volunteers teach English to poor, destitute, and disabled children. Most of the time, volunteers in teaching projects work as instructors or assistant English teachers. However, our volunteer in Tibet program welcomes your participation and help in the school's extra-curricular activities, such as sports, games and other activities, or sanitation programs. Volunteers usually teach two to three hours a day for five days a week, working with children 6 to 13 years old.
Contact: info@globalcrossroad.com, www.globalcrossroad.com/tibet/teaching_in_tibet.php
Pacific Village Institute
From Brahma to Buddha: Cultures of the Indian Himalayas & the Ganges River
In this program, students will have the chance to live and study in the country that gave birth to two of the world's great religions-Hinduism and Buddhism-and to travel amid some of the most incredible landscapes in the world. Based in Varanasi, also know as "The City of Light", we will explore the holiest of Hindu cities located on the subcontinent's plains on the banks of the Ganges River. We will also travel to the Himalayas of Sikkim, a small region sandwiched between Nepal and Bhutan, where we will have the opportunity to experience one of the few places where traditional Tibetan culture remains largely free from external repression.
Contact: jamie@pacificvillage.org, www.pacificvillage.org