ICDE-INDIA - ICYE

who are denied by their basic rights for food, shelter,education, employment, economic independence andsocial dignity due to no political willingness.Most of the people of these communities are daily wagelaborers and street vendors. They are the major anddisadvantaged people who have very less or no access tothe basic health, education, employment and other socialproblems. Their reorganization would address onlyduring special incidents.We at DECCAN FOUNDATION after observing andexperiencing the vulnerable condition of thesecommunities, initiated basic health related projects likeMobile OPD, Camps, Residential health care, Incomegeneration activities, Promotion of SHGs…etc.• VOLUNTEER’S REQUIREMENTS Health Volunteers:Volunteers from nursing background and doctors in anyDisciplineVolunteers for our ongoing rural development project-2.Volunteers who knows the subject well, dealing with thepatients of different ailments, able to manage the flow,time and medicine, cooperative and friendly with localcommunity and environment, Age and gender has no barbut we prefer youth female volunteers. Volunteers mayhave the context of understanding the local language.Since youth can take much workload and may need tocarry the responsibilities even in the late hours. They maynot be having much health problems.• VOLUNTEER’S TASKS As we have both Inpatient service and mobile camps,Volunteer doctors will be assigned to participate andserve in mobile OPD camps and other specialized healthcamps. As camps will not be organized very regularly,Volunteer Doctors will be served in the Hospital with ourregular duty Doctors patient and in-patient caring,attending minor and major operations, volunteer doctorshave a vast scope for learning and sharing of theirexperience, knowledge with the medical staff inDECCAN HOSPITAL.They themselves will be exposed to analyze the healthreforms, condition of vulnerable people in accessing thebasic health facilities, geographical, and social,educational and economic condition of the downtroddencommunity.• HOST SITUATION Food and accommodation will be provide in host family