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A haven for Vijaynagari art and design, Hampi is an artistic pleasure to visit. But what if we tell you that you can be a part of its cultural heritage! Let your creative juices flow, as you put your personal touch in various initiatives under Rebuild Hampi. Associate your work with the community’ culture. Use art and design for reviving the local creative scene and to bring a change through various in-house projects, awareness campaigns, empowerment programs, workshops. If possible bring your own ideas.
Hampi’s ideal location gives you plenty of options for weekend getaways. Additionally, find yourself at home with your warm and friendly host family and come across numerous stories from Hampi’s breathtaking landscape during your time off.
Irrespective of experience and background, any individual can be a part of this exciting role. However, having those would be a bonus. Only because it facilitates the further exchange of knowledge for participants who want to learn and the community!
A great opportunity to use your art and design for a change! Transform traditional houses into homestays and cafes along with beautifying them in line with local culture! This initiative is sure to produce a formidable team of artists, designers, and architects.
You will find plenty of opportunities to create local authentic handicrafts and products for the artisans, helping them with new ideas. At the same time, you get to learn their trade, a prime example of mutual benefit.
Would it not be great if you were able to create products and sell them to a foreign destination? And this for a social cause. Work alongside local artisans, and get new products to the local market, and see it for yourself if you are any good at sales.
Another initiative from our side to test your imaginations. You will breathe new life into outdated and newly assembled electric autos with your creativity. Your work will be seen everywhere on the streets of Hampi.
Attach your professional skills to an environmental cause. An off-beat project, which definitely piques people’s interest. Paint village walls and other facilities (NO GRAFFITI), and tackle problems related to health and hygiene from a different angle.
Foray into education, give back to the community. Teach children the basics of design and art, through workshops and after-school lessons. You will make some fond memories as you encourage students to take extra-curricular, a practice that currently lacks importance in the schools of Hampi!
The city has a rich legacy. The style of art and architecture is very distinctive, giving rise to an authentic personality of the city. Through our initiatives, we would like to maintain the same.
Through this medium, we can make the local artisans independent in terms of thriving in their profession. By grooming them with various design techniques, you can add a new meaning to life for them.
Just like any creative outlet, design and art does not differentiate between genders. It therefore, can act as a great leveller between the two. Let’s utilize this skill to empower the women of Hampi.
Education is a powerful tool that we use to change people for the better. But it’s potency can be increased through the application of design and art. Teaching the students about the same, and helping them to hone their skills can transform lives.
Be it converting a traditional house into a homestay, or appealing to the buyers in a market; design and art can play a huge role in facilitation. Apply your proficiency in the local businesses, and improve their current results.
The creation of new businesses leads to the creation of new jobs, which provides employment opportunities to the locals. You will be directly facilitating the development of a well oiled local economy.
Creating and designing works of art, that propagates the importance of proper hygiene and health standards in the society would be very helpful. More and more people will be get attached with the same through this method.
At every step, we are there to help. We provide enough support so that you can make an impact in this community. From the host families to the project leaders, everyone is extremely experienced and would be glad to assist you in any problems you face
Look forward to what the day has to offer. Freshen up, and get ready. By 9:30, join your fellow voluntourists for an exciting day. Get greeted by Novoto executives, as they take you to the common project site.
Collaborate with fellow artists and designers into creating something unique. Help in organising an eye-catching market, improve the looks of traditional vehicles, or put a smile in the faces of the local women as you design their dream homestays.
At noon, we make a stop for lunch and refreshments. After lunch, we continue with project-specific work. Enjoy your day.
After 5 PM, the evening is kept free for a range of independent activities with fellow voluntourists. Occasionally, there shall be organised social events in the evening.
Finally, dinner is provided by the homestay. Rest and think about the fond memories created.
At Novoto, we aim to transform the perspective of voluntourism from one of humanitarian relief to one of cultural exchange. We believe that the impact of cultural exchange is more powerful than simple humanitarian relief.
International flights booked for arrival/ departure have not been included in our travel fee. It must be purchased separately.
However, in case of any inquiries, you can contact us.
There are multiple international flights landing in Bangalore. We will be picking you up from the Bangalore airport.
During departure, you can catch a train to Bangalore or transportation to the airport can be arranged on request.
The project has been curated with the most observant prior due diligence. Any additional expenses individuals incurred during the tour are at their own discretion, such as any shopping and souvenirs they might wish to purchase, additional meals and activities not not provided by your host family and weekend gateways
You will be required to obtain either an Indian E-Visa (you can check your eligibility here – httpss://www.visahq.co.uk/) or apply in person at your nearest Indian Embassy prior to your travels.
For the volunteering project of two weeks, you would be better off with a light packing. Carry comfortable footwear and light clothes. Make sure you carry the essentials- your passport, VISA, flashlights, and Indian currency.
Oh also, leave some room in your suitcases. You never know what you might like to buy here!
No, tipping has not been included in your travel plan. It’s up to you to decide the amount for the same. We totally respect your discretion.
We very much believe in privacy. Hence, we are sorry that we cannot reveal their names. However, we have a wide range of travellers from all over the world who you will meet on your first day.
No need to worry! We have our on-ground team for your assistance. Besides that, you can get in touch with us through our social media handles on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also call us directly on our helpline.
As much as we would LOVE you to join us, it will be difficult for us to accommodate you in an already on-going trip.
Good news? You are more than welcome to extend your stay, but the expenses for the same have to be taken by you.
Unfortunately, no. We leave that to your discretion to book travel insurance of your choice.
Definitely! Your entire experience would be well-documented in the form of videos, and also in other means as approved by the group.
April to September is summer in Hampi where temperatures are generally pleasant around 40 C. From October onwards the temperatures start going down averaging around 25 C during the day.
Hampi, also called the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a beautiful, ancient village located in the South Indian state of Karnataka near the modern-era city of Hospet. Today, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that describes it as a “highly evolved multi-religious and multi-ethnic society”. Once a capital of the Vijaynaga Empire, it was the second richest city in the world after Beijing.
Hampi has repeatedly been declared as a must visit destination. In fact it was ranked second on Lonely Planet’s ‘Must Visit Destinations’ in 2019. However, it has not been able to realise its huge tourism potential due to lack of long term
policies at the grassroots. Moreover, human development indices such as healthcare, sanitation and education do not meet the optimal standards.
Novoto has created a multiple stakeholder approach with local organisations and the village governing body to formulate a project – rural development based on sustainable tourism in addition to development variables such as education,
healthcare, women’s empowerment and job creation. The mechanism we use to achieve this goal is skill based volunteering and cultural exchange, wherein
students with a background in arts, design, architecture business, education and engineering can use their explicit knowledge to create a sustainable future for Hampi and its residents.
Under this project, we have created eight different initiatives focusing on
entrepreneurship, job creation, education, renewable energy, hospitality, tourism infrastructure, sanitation, and agriculture. These initiatives are relevant to various skills mentioned above.
Advertising and online marketing, School outreach, University outreach for presentations and preparation talks
Site visits, Community preparation, Risk assessments, Project reporting, project leaders, Staff training, Systems Development, Research & New initiatives, partnership building, local community and staff upskilling.
Regulatory permits, equipment and first aid, project leader, ground help, Staff recruitment & Training. Staffing, Equipment, Print, Postage, Office resources, IT, database management, Software Systems, Phone management.
Transport, food, accommodation,project expenses, trainingmaterials, emergency support,briefings and workshops.
Project development fund to be
used for sustainability and used for various initiatives’ raw materials, equipments and other needs.
Professions provided:
A lot of exciting work awaits! You will be required to study the local culture and traditions of Hampi. Using your new-found knowledge of local architecture, you will get to redesign existing houses and other facilities to convert them into homestays and cafes!
With your skills and unique viewpoints, you will be able to assist locals realise their visions for their properties. You will be beautifying their establishments, thus making businesses more appealing from a hospitality and tourism perspective.
A huge opportunity for business-related fields! Individuals will help homestay owners by assisting in their daily business operations in addition to formulating sustainable business models. Think of it as your own startup
The entire project is primarily based on developing the tourism industry, which hospitality skills are at the core of. You will provide training in this field to the locals. Not to mention, personal development.
Roles provided:
Individuals with business-related backgrounds will create case studies, and provide solutions to existing businesses with slow growth, in addition to developing new grassroots level micro-enterprises.
Unleash your creative side in order to help local artisan businesses develop diverse product offerings. Create authentic products, train the locals, set up the working process, and ultimately help these creative businesses with a range of offerings.
Professions provided:
While the objective is to tackle the shortage of electrical supply, it is important that the current electricity is substituted by the adoption of renewable energy.The opportunity to mix traditional core engineering and emerging technologies is huge!
Professions provided:
Responsible for adding the finishing touches to the vehicles! Use your imagination to increase the face value of these ‘fun rides’; take your most creative ideas and turn them into reality.
Time to put your skills to the test! Follow appropriate engineering techniques to design, assemble and build electric autos and their charging units. You will also use your technical knowledge to train the drivers to charge and maintain these units.
Professions provided:
Travel back in time, as you witness an outdated sanitation map which was designed back in 2006 by the United Nations. Implement the plan, and upgrade if required. Become a part of a widespread plan to repaint the village walls and raise awareness for better sanitation.
Apply what you learned at college and from your various mentors as you work towards improving the sanitation system. Implement new ideas or improve conventional ones like waste composting, biogas power generation, reducing vehicle emissions.
Individuals with a background in education and teaching will be responsible for leading outreach campaigns for health and hygiene awareness. You will need to do this through unique educational methodologies so that there is a lasting impact amongst the local community.
Roles provided:
You will conduct historical case studies of the farming industry as a whole, and learn about the slowdown in the local industry. Draw up new models, routes to market and sustainable supply chains.
Responsibilities will involve building a variety of different agricultural technologies. Anything from soil composition systems, to water conservation structures for farmers such as grassed waterways, grade stabilization structures, flood prevention dams, terraces, animal waste, and housing facilities.
Individuals with experience in agricultural science are essential for this project to succeed. You will introduce newer and more efficient methods of organic farming which will ensure sustenance farming in addition to boosting income from agriculture.
Roles provided:
We need artists and designers to provide students with lessons on art and design in the form of workshops and after school lessons. Additionally, you will also be beautifying school premises to encourage creativity and holistic development.
With your experience, training and passion for education, you will be responsible for equipping the local teachers with new teaching and monitoring techniques to improve their proficiency. You will also encourage the students to take up extra curricular activities and promote wellness through various ‘‘outside the classroom’’ programs and activities.
Professions provided:
Whether you are an economist, a banker, a consultant, or a student, use your analytical, marketing, and business development skills to create a model for this initiative, all while making sure that the participating businesses reap the benefits.
Architecture fanatics will be responsible for consulting with the local community based on their business interests and sustainably design food, crafts and other stalls and kiosks items that showcase local heritage and culture.
A great opportunity to show your creative flair! Through this initiative, you will help the participating creative businesses by developing a wide variety of authentic products, in addition to designing their stalls and kiosks.
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Lock Your Price and save your spot
with just a ₹4999 LIFETIME DEPOSIT
Lock Your Price and save your spot
with just a ₹4999 LIFETIME DEPOSIT
Lock Your Price and save your spot
with just a ₹4999 LIFETIME DEPOSIT
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