Short-term & Long-term volunteering at our McLeod Ganj school

Most of our volunteers give English language conversation sessions with our students (or another language if your student is interested!) during late afternoon to early evening, you can arrange the time with your student; it's a great opportunity to share experiences and students are always interested to hear where you come from. Even if you're passing through McLeod Ganj for just a day, we can arrange an hour or two for you so long as you Contact Us in advance. It's a great way you can help ex political prisoners and to learn a bit about Tibetan culture.

If you have a little longer to stay then teaching English classes can be a possibility, especially if you have a TEFL or CELTA teaching qualification and depending on your experience and/or enthusiasm! It could be a great gap year teaching opportunity or if you're looking to teach abroad during the summer.

If you think you have other skills you would like to share with GuChuSum then we would also like to hear.

For all queries about potential volunteering, please Contact Us here. If you are interested in speaking with students about their experiences as political prisoners we ask that you ask us to arrange an interview with a willing student, rather than use the conversation classes as a means, since not all students want to be open about their terrible experiences.

Prospective Volunteers

We would love you to help at GuChuSum for any period of time you have. There are both short-term and long-term volunteering opportunities available.

Current or Past Volunteers

We are always interested to hear how volunteering at GuChuSum can be improved, or to have you back again.