Forgotten Children

FORGOTTEN CHILDREN
Volunteer Information

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for FORGOTTEN CHILDREN. We are pleased to accept volunteers in the US who can help us with fundraising and publishing (newsletter, brochure, and flyer). However, at the present time we do not have volunteers in India for several reasons:

1) FORGOTTEN CHILDREN's limited financial resources are devoted primarily to community-based projects, to keep our overhead at a minimum. At this time, we do not an insurance for volunteer abroad and it is impossible for us to manage projects as well as be responsible for volunteers.

2) FORGOTTEN CHILDREN is a grass roots non-profit organization, established in 1994. We are a small organization with no full time staff in the US and few part-time staff in India. We are not set up to coordinate volunteers or manage them in the field. Most of the women and children we work with, speak different dialects and no English. Our limited staff does not have the time to serve as a liaison between the locals and foreign volunteers.

3) We do not want discourage anyone who sincerely wishes to help. Your enthusiasm, curiosity and determination are appreciated. Although we are not able to offer you a volunteer opportunity with FORGOTTEN CHILDREN, we do encourage you to pursue your goal in another area where you could make a difference and learn a great deal. Thank you for your interest.

Here are a few organizations that may be contacted for volunteer information. Many more can be found with a simple browse of the Internet.

http://www.goabroad.com

http://www.globalvolunteers.org

http://www.volunteerabroad.com

http://www.volunteer.org.nz/programs

FORGOTTEN CHILDREN is an IRS 501(c)(3) approved tax deductible charity #54-1716373.

Contact: Mrs. Francoise Remington, Executive Director
1031 North Edgewood Street, Arlington, Virginia 22201, U.S.A.

Phone: (703) 351-9270 Fax: (703) 351-9270
E-Mail: francoise@forgottenchildren.net