You can volunteer to work on your gap year with an organisation that is committed to making a difference to the lives of people affected by autism. Based in Delhi, this pioneering charity is making a huge difference in the way autism is understood and dealt with in India. This busy organisation runs several programs, including clinical services (assessment, counseling and referral), parent and teacher training, running workshops and lectures, conducting research in the field of autism, and publishing their own journal.

Your Role: As a gap year volunteer you can help the organisation to continue with their important life-changing work. You will primarily be involved in teaching children, age five and above, a variety of subjects such as English, music, drama arts and crafts. You will also receive on-the-job training to teach autistic and communication impaired children. As you gain experience you can run workshops to help teach the parents more about autism and how to cope with it.

What you Gain: This challenging and rewarding gap year voluntary project gives you the chance to develop great communication and interpersonal skills. Through mentoring the children you will see a change in their behaviour and interaction knowing that you have helped in such a way is the biggest achievement of all.