Volunteer

We are always in need of an extra helping hand. If you would like to volunteer with us, please read about volunteering with Rurapuk below and fill out the application form

AMURT is based on Neo-Humanism, but what is it?

Neo-Humanism  is a philosophy (not a religion) developed by the Indian philosopher Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar. The practice of Neo-Humanism follows a set of principles based on the ethic of universal love. This includes respect for all beings including plants and animals.

Volunteers need not be followers of Neo-Humanist philosophy, but are asked to respect the principles by maintaining a vegetarian diet, not smoking or drinking alcohol while volunteering in/at the sites. You are welcome to participate in any meditation activities as much or as little as you like.

What can you do to help us here?

Every volunteer brings a unique set of skills, experiences and expectations to the project. We will try to utilize these skills to meet the needs of the programs however some flexibility may be required. Volunteers will need to have a level of independence after the first weeks and to use their initiative to look for opportunities of how to best contribute to the project.

Some examples of what volunteers do are:

• Maintaining websites

• Running educational programs with the children from Paraiso Alto

• Administrative duties including:
  o fund raising
  o correspondence with donors
  o computer maintenance
  o grant writing

Project Fees

Volunteers are requested to make a minimum donation to the project by fundraising in their own countries before they arrive. This is to raise awareness of the project and to reduce the direct cost to the volunteer. Those volunteers who can afford the project fees on their own are requested to fundraise anyway as this is a way for us to educate others about Rurapuk. Potential volunteers who can not raise and/or afford the project fees are requested to contact us anyway so that we can come to some other arrangement.

Fundraising ideas may include: Auctions, morning teas, exhibitions, guess how many sweets are in the jar, raffles, garage sale, trivia/quiz nights, dinner parties etc. The internet is a good source of ideas if you are looking for that something extra (www.grant-tracker.org and many more).

Download our volunteer information sheet here

Volunteer application form

 

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