I Indien hedder vores samarbejdspartner IDEX (Indian Network for Development Exchange). IDEX er en paraplyorganisation som arrangerer volontør-programmer med deltagere fra hele verden.

P.t. har IDEX volontørprogrammer i Himachal Pradesh (hele året) og Rajasthan (efterår).

Her er et udpluk af IDEX's egen projekt-beskrivelse til Himachal Pradesh-projektet:
"The location of the Himalaya volunteer program is in a tiny village of Bandla situated close to a regionally important town of Palampur in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
About Palampur: Situated in the Kangra Valley at an altitude of 1219 meters, Palampur was once an important hill stations of the Kingdom of Jalandhar. In local parlance, the word for 'lots of water' is 'pulum'. This is what has given Palampur its name and it is water that has given the valley a lot of its character. Countless streams and brooks criss-cross the landscape and within their mesh are tea gardens and rice paddies. The town came into being when the tea bush was introduced in the 19th century and Palampur became a focus of planters. "Kangra tea" with its centers around Palampur, has been internationally acclaimed since then.

To further bless the area with remarkable natural beauty, the Dhauladhar ranges rise dramatically from the earth, just beyond Palampur. The town itself has some interesting colonial architecture and the area around is richly garnished with historical temples and forts - and scores of picturesque hamlets."

Som volontør i Himachal Pradesh er der mulighed for at arbejde:

• I den lokale skole med 1. - 5. klassetrin
• I "day care center"
• I sundhedssektoren

Derudover indeholder programmet også en række aktiviteter og arrangementer, som er inkluderet i prisen, bl.a. workshops i yoga og indisk kogekunst, ekskursion til Dharamsala (hvor Tibets eksilregering holder til) og en trekkingtur i Himalaya- bjergene.