iVolunteer Blog - everything about volunteeringFellowship programs in social development usually are designed as youth social leadership immersions wherein young people undertake challenging development projects and learn about society, development and self as part of a leadership journey
The journey begins from framing the statement of purpose to keep your thoughts, prospective and understanding of the core theme along with your past professional and personal experiences. How you groomed in a competitive environment of running fast to achieve your dream while keeping side your fun moments. For baking your future bright sometime, you […]
During my education and early career, I was introduced to the technical expertise and guiding principles behind project design and management. However, exposure to the development sector brought a set of unique challenges I had never faced before – whether it was regarding involving the community as a stakeholder or iterating at an unprecedented frequency […]
I came into this fellowship full of dreams, wide-eyed, hopeful, and determined to make a difference. I believed that when your intentions are pure, the world opens up for you. That if you really want to work, you can work, and everything else will find a way. But life didn’t go that way. These two […]
Didi , I can’t do this . I am fat . Everyone laughs at me “. These were the first words Sakshi said to me when I met her after she missed the second day of our self defence camp. Her voice was soft her eyes filled with fear and years of self doubt. Sakshi […]
In a world bursting with creativity and color, where digital design dominates, galleries thrive, and films touch hearts globally one would think choosing art as a career would be welcomed with open arms. But for many, art is still seen not as a profession, but as a waste of time. “Yeh sab shauk ke liye […]
Waste management is not just an urban challenge or a government mandate — it’s a cultural shift. And like all major societal shifts, it begins with education. Imagine if every child in our villages knew how to separate wet and dry waste, compost food scraps at home, and understand the environmental impact of a plastic […]
As I sit down to write this blog, I’m filled with a mix of emotions – nostalgia, gratitude, and pride. Today, I want to share with you a personal journey that has brought me closer to my family while working on a topic that’s both passionate and sensitive: menstruation health and hygiene. In this blog, […]
Presented by: Sibani Singh There comes a time in every fellow’s journey when the romanticism of grassroots change meets the very unromantic reality of logistics. For me, it arrived in the form of a ticking clock, three suitcases, an entire household to dismantle, a fellowship wrap-up to finesse, project handovers to communities, and of course—Indian […]
Considering the significant challenges in the supply chain for agricultural products – such as the excessive presence of middlemen, the quality disparity between desired agricultural products & the products available in the market, and fluctuating prices – the trend of contract farming has seen a significant uptake. Companies are willing to engage with farmers in […]
In general, “Disease is defined as any harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism, generally associated with certain signs and symptoms and differing in nature from physical injury”. Also, a diseased organism commonly exhibits signs or symptoms indicative of its abnormal state. On the other hand, “Health is a state […]
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