YAV: Young Adult Volunteers
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India

Program or Partner
Church of South India

Program Description
Photograph of a YAV with his hand on the shoulder of a child.
Kyle Patterson ministered to those in India. From the Kyle Patterson collection.
This program will place volunteers in the state of Kerala in south India, an area where there is a strong Christian history and presence. Volunteers will work in Christian institutions, educational institutions, destitute homes (caring for those who cannot take care of themselves), education and rehabilitation of the challenged, hospitals and orphanages as entry points into the larger cultural and socio-economic realities of India. The program organizes educational events to expose volunteers to the issues of Dalit, tribal, fishworkers, poor women and other such marginalized communities, macroeconomic realities and linkages.

Placement Opportunities
Young Adult Volunteers in the past have worked in hospitals, colleges, schools and have participated in ministry among the youth of the Diocese of the Church of South India. Placements are also available in teaching, administration and campus ministry in Christian educational institutions, or work in health-related ministries and elderly/handicapped care centers.

Housing
The volunteer will be provided housing either in a furnished apartment shared with several participants, in a room in a community living situation, or with a room in a family’s home.

Intentional Community Aspects
Language training will be provided during the year as well as a self-study methodology for language learning. Volunteers will meet regularly with the coordinator.

Requirements
Age: 21
Education: College Degree or equivalent
Other: The ability and desire to learn another language; ability to work independently, often in isolated areas; general office skills are needed for some positions

Site Coordinator
The Rev. Thomas John

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