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Care & Community - INDIA
Kit List
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What to bring on your Care and Community Placement?
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- Small rucksack along with your main rucksack
- Light clothes
- Waterproof especially in the rainy season, Sept-Oct
- Swimming gear
- Towel (travel towel or hand towel is adequate)
- Sunglasses
- Sun protection cream
- Sleeping liner
- Basic toiletry kit
- Lip balm
- Novels to read
- A small address book with your friends and family's telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.
- Travellers cheques, credit card only be used in large Indian cities such as Madurai
- Money belt
- Photocopy of all important documents
- ISIC card
- Torch
- Plug adaptor if you are taking electric equipment
- Universal sink plug
- Mosquito net & repellent lots!
- Medical kit
- Sanitary towels
- Baby Wipes
- Concentrated hand/face wash
- Cell phone (which can accept third party SIM cards). WE will help you to buy a local SIM on arrival at your project and this is the easiest and cheapest way of staying in touch with other volunteers in India.
- Water bottle
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| Specifically for your Project |
- Casual clothes for work
- Project materials such as photos, postcards, posters, magazines, games
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Female volunteers must also respect the local culture and make sure they cover up when in public. As a basic rule the only part of the body showing should be the forearms and head.
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Local bridge |
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School wall painted by children and volunteers |
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