Gap year projects
An extension of the south India tour programme is to offer a programme for gap year students
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We would organise a tour of our projects for them so they would see what they were helping to build.
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We would take them on a cultural tour of South India showing them the great temples of Tamil Nadu and the sacred shrines of the Hindu, Muslim, Buddhists and Christian faiths.
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We would also provide them with a truly ethnic experience showing them how the poor live contrasted with the extreme wealth of the very rich. India is very much a country of the haves and have-nots in the extreme.
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We would also take them to Middle India to see Dehli, Agra and Jaipur, the golden triangle. If we ventured by train we would also take in Hyderabad.
The cost of this would be in the region of £1000 to £1500 and it would be as all inclusive as possible.
The price of this may change as our calculations are only in their infancy.
The aim of this programme is to provide a stepping stone from India to their great adventure of freedom from school. They will have the initial security of being in a small community of their peers and will have the luxury of being fully catered for or even if they wish cooking for themselves. Accommodation would be basic but good with western facilities. Transportation would be in our own Wheel of Hope vehicles though we might have to rent another Tata Sumo! There would also be free time to relax and enjoy the beauty of Kovalam Beach but we would also be providing a service that would inform and extend their education in a way that nothing in the class room can achieve.
Contact David or Pamela for further details
Phone/Fax 0044 (0)1709 869550/860401 U.K. Mobile: 0044 (0)7799 850556
Email: davidmco@yahoo.co.uk or pamelanolan@yahoo.co.uk