What are you doing this winter? Do you want to travel? Meet new people? Possibly help others? Via current Saitama JET Denise Schlickbernd, an NGO called GoLongitude is organizing a volunteer trip to India to help build houses in a Dalit village. The Dalit people (formerly called "Untouchables") are considered the lowest caste in Indian society, and many cannot live in safe housing.

GoLongitude supports these communities, and volunteers will work together with Dalit villagers to build new houses. This winter, the volunteer work camp will run from December 25th to January 3rd, and they are still looking for volunteers! Anyone is more than welcome, so feel free to pass this on to friends and family who might be interested! The common language is English, however Denise will be leading the group this year and can help with Japanese.

To find out more about GoLongtitude and their volunteer programs, have a look at the GoLongitude website or shoot an email over to volunteer@golongitude.org.