A wonderful community
I’ll be taking back many memories that will stay close to my heart and be treasured forever. I feel so grateful to have been a part of such a wonderful community.
GET INVOLVED
We welcome Volunteers/Interns
Get Involved
You need no special qualifications to volunteer/Intern at RAPHAEL: all you need is enthusiasm and a big heart!
Spread the Word
We want to reach out to as many people as we can and you can help us. Spread the word amongst friends and business associates. Better still, help us by organising fundraising drives.
It is advisable that volunteers/interns arrive at RAPHAEL on a weekday, before 4 pm, or before 1 pm on a Saturday.
If you have a foreign passport, you need to register online with the Foreigners Registration Office within 24 hours. The RAPHAEL office will help you do this
The Guest House has living accommodation and a community lounge cum dining room with a television. Each room has two beds and an attached bathroom with western style toilets and hot and cold water. The food is vegetarian and meals are provided for at reasonable rates. Payments are required to be made on a weekly basis.
Your everyday needs are available in shops in the vicinity of RAPHAEL.
If you need a visa to travel, please get it prior to arrival in India.
Please ensure that you apply for a tourist visa.
Check with your home country authorities on the requirements of travel and medical insurance.
Do not carry it around with you unless you are going to be staying at a hotel over a weekend. You will need the passport to check in. At all other times, keep it locked in your room or you can ask the office to keep it for you in safe custody.
Please check requirements with your home country before arriving in India.
If you are unwell during your time at Raphael, you will be looked after.
This will depend, to some extent, on the length of time you plan to spend at RAPHAEL, your qualifications and experience, and also your interests. Please remember that you do not need to have any special qualifications to work here.
The primary focus of our work is in the special education of children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You could work as a teacher aide in the classrooms, assist with therapies, develop English conversation skills with the staff, help with office documentation and digitizing. You could help with social media, taking photographs and supplying daily news bytes.
You will, as a matter of procedure be asked to sign our Policy for Protection of Children and Vulnerable adults.
There is lots for you to do in Dehradun in the evenings and on weekends.
You could go to Mussoorie, Rishikesh, Haridwar all about 2 hours away.
Dehradun has shopping malls, cinema halls, cafes and restaurants.
Communications
Email: raphaelcentre@gmail.com
Telephone (landline): + 91 135 2674901.
The office is open between 9.00 am and 4.30 pm Monday to Friday and on Saturdays until 1.00 pm and you can call during this time; the extensions are:
21 – CEO
23 – Main office
Postal Address:
RAPHAEL
PO Box 157
Dehradun
Uttarakhand
Location:
Raphael
End Mohini Road
Across Rispana Nadi Bridge
How you can help
GET INVOLVED
We welcome volunteers/interns, overseas and Indian. We provide accommodation and food, at a minimal cost.
DONATE
Donations can be made in a variety of ways towards any of our 3 main focus areas.