visitors helping poor community
Hello and greetings from Kanda! My name is Marcelo Argueta, I am currently a volunteer at R.O.S.E.with Sara Gold we are
from Canada and Lena from Germany, who is currently helping Jeevan Verma, the head of
the NGO, with some computer work as well as helping with the kids of the school he runs
and helping with the family with their seasonal agriculture. It has been a really great
experience for me. In my first weeks of volunteering here, I have helped with their
cultivation of wheat, daal (lentils), coriander seed, garlic and other crops. Monsoon
season is near which means there is much work to be done. Morning are usually spent at
the primary school assisting in a school curriculum of Hindi, English and Math. The kids
are numerous and come from very poor families, therefore are usually very happy at
receiving the care and attention of volunteers. The kids are dismissed at 12:30 and
volunteers go back to the homestay for lunch. Afternoons are usually spent helping the
family with agriculture and getting to know the village. There is a small fee for
staying with host family which includes accommodation and food. This fee depends on how
long we plan on staying with ROSE . This is an incredible experience,
Marcelo Argueta
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