Baking for a Cause: Volunteer at the Mother Miracle School's Bakery in Rishikesh, India

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ORGANIZATION: Mother Miracle

Inside the Bakery

We invite anyone with an open heart and a desire to serve to join us in the beautiful city of Rishikesh as a long-term volunteer. We will welcome all new volunteers as family and do everything we can to make your transition smooth and comfortable. Rishikesh offers a peaceful backdrop to slow down and reconnect with yourself. Sounds of chanting and sacred bells can be heard throughout the day, while yoga, massage and Ayurvedic classes can be found in abundance. If you are looking for a lifestyle change or a way to give back, join us in the World Yoga Capital!


Manage our Beautiful Bakery
- In 2016, the Mother Miracle School opened a bakery/cafe, which serves some of the best coffee, pastries and brown bread in town! 100% of bakery profits go to supporting the Mother Miracle School's academics.

We are looking for one or more individuals who are excited to manage this bakery space! Specifically, volunteers are needed for:
    1. Front of house support
      1. Take customer orders
      2. Make quality espresso drinks (with our Italian espresso machine)
      3. Serve customers during business hours.
    2. Manage marketing efforts to increase customers
      1. Help us increase foot traffic to the bakery using methods such as social media, TripAdvisor, flyers etc.
    3. Oversee interior decoration of cafe to make it comfortable and inviting
      1. Manage inventory, Purchase necessary materials, etc

Experienced baristas or people with food service backgrounds are ideal, but not necessary. Volunteers would report to the Founder of the school and work closely with the bakers.
Added bonus: This project has exciting resume building potential and requires independent thinkers willing and able to take a project to it’s full potential!

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About Mother Miracle

Location:

Near Pranav Niketan Ashram, Shisham Jhari, Muni ki Reti,, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249137, IN

Mission Statement

Mother Miracle is a registered non-profit in India and the United States dedicated to empowering exceptionally intelligent children from the slums of Rishikesh, India to be the best. We serve the Rishikesh community by providing free vocational training programs for women and computer literacy courses for young adults. Our vision is for 100% of our graduates to go to college and become employed to break the cycle of poverty.

Description

We address social issues in the Rishikesh community from multiple angles, creating a unified force against poverty, disease and illiteracy. Our primary focus is running a K-12 school, offering the highest quality education, nutrition & healthcare for exceptionally intelligent children from the slums. Post graduation, we support our most outstanding students with continuing education scholarships. To support members of the Rishikesh community, we run a Women’s Empowerment Program and a free government-certified Vocational Training & Computer Institute. Our on-site Mother Miracle Bakery is run by volunteers and profits support our nonprofit programming.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Hunger
Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Hunger

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Near Pranav Niketan Ashram, Shisham Jhari, Muni kiRishikesh, 249137India

(30.136152,78.31025)
 

SKILLS

  • Cooking / Catering
  • Advertising
  • Food & Beverage Services
  • Baking
  • Social Media / Blogging
  • Food Service

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 21
  • 2+ months

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