Volunteers from all over the world have been working very hard on this project since 2006 and within the last two years, twenty homes now have clean and well structured toilets with washing areas. Our previous volunteers completely renovated the Tribal Nursery in the settlement and also build a new toilet block for the 30 nursery children. This along with the teaching aids they provided has completely transformed this dilapidated little building into a bright, clean and safe place for the 34 children who come to this nursery. More tribal children are now attending this nursery. The village local govt officers and elders are very enthusiastic towards this initiative and many work whenever they can to support the efforts of volunteers and labourers on site. Yearoutindia and its volunteers have built up strong relationships with the tribal communities and volunteers share Sasi's/ Manoj & Anil's newly completed house with his family during their placement an dalso can now stay in the completed Eco House. This also provides a source of much needed additional income to many tribal women. There anr atleast 4 ongoing house building projects and our recent volunteers Alice & Alastair from UK just completed another new toilet in Oct 2011.

Following the success of this sanitation project, locals from the nearby mannan village settlement of "Murikattukudi" approached Yearoutindia to extend the program to their settlement. Following a series of successful meetings between Yearoutindia staff, volunteers, local community leaders, Mannan Tribal King, Kozhimala labourers and local villagers this was agreed. As a result the priority list of families in desperate need of adequate sanitation facilities has more than doubled. We have built 3 toilets at this settlement now making a huge difference to 4 families at this village.

Yearoutindia now also work alongside local healthcare officials through volunteers with medical backgrounds and provide medical care to the mannan tribals. Yearoutindia also plans to build a small clinic for the inhabitants of Kozhimala vilage. This project was designed in conjunction wih the villagers following a research conducted by Bryan Shaw - a Yearoutindia volunteer from the US. The medical volunteers will provide much needed diagnosis and preventative treatment to meet the health needs of the village. It will also promote awareness of health issues amongst the locals and their children. This project is now helped by regular contributions by ex-volunteers like Penny Rigby from UK.

This is a challenging project site which require volunteers to be resourceful, committed, self motivated and will definitely involve long hours of work with plenty of excitement and fun. Please note that the project area is remote and basic facilities will be provided by Yearoutindia. Amenities like Internet, ATM's, Fax etc are only available at the nearest town which is 30 minutes drive away.

Program Costs
Prices for individual programs vary based on number of volunteers on site and project needs. On an average a 4 week all inclusive placement fee is between £550 - £650. Once the project costs are worked out, a portion of this fees is given back to the volunteer to spend directly on the project. Yearoutindia fees are by far the most fair & inclusive of any volunteer placement by any organisation in India. We are a not-for-profit volunteer run volunteering organisation very different from the many other commercial gap year companies. Please click on the links above for a full description or contact a volunteer coordinator for a detailed fee/cost breakdown. Volunteers are encouraged to fundraise for these projects if they can.