Volunteering

In Mumbai, The Goodfellows startup pairs young volunteers or ‘goodfellows’ with seniors, lovingly called ‘grandpals’, to offer companionship and support.

Gurugram-based Taarush Grover established 'Volanity' to teach music, art and life skills to underprivileged children across Delhi’s NGOs through a unique model of volunteering.

Lha Charitable Trust in Himachal Pradesh was founded by a group of Tibetan refugees to help the scores of Tibetans coming to India without formal education. Here’s what volunteering at the Trust looks like.

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Volunteers, many of whom are students themselves, are briefed on the learning levels of each student and given book PDFs to facilitate lesson planning and teach students.

“I was passionate about photography and writing and that is what I did – I clicked their pictures and posted their story on our Facebook page. Slowly, we started seeing interest and people started coming forward wanting to help.”

For all those arm-chair critics, this is a chance to make a real difference. Adopt a street and set an example worth following. Under this initiative, the first activity will be a ‘Basic Clean-Up’, which will be conducted immediately, following which, the cleaning will be done at regular intervals in consultation with the BBMP.

Storytime has enabled many children across the nation to experience the pleasure of reading storybooks.

Firoz Berly is a volunteer who was connected to the Sahaara Charitable Trust, an NGO that specializes in working with street children, to coach football to a group of 14 children. His surprise made their day, and in turn, taught us all what it means to be selfless.

With something as simple as teaching English to your household help or underprivileged people around you, you can help bring about positive change in society. Read on to find out how.