Picture this: a room filled with leaders from NGOs, each carrying years of experience running schools, shelters, and community programmes. They’ve come not to recruit volunteers, but to rethink what volunteering could mean for their organisations. Over the past few weeks, iVolunteer organised a series of workshops in Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi to […]
Category: Impact Volunteering
Like everyone else, I knew that sports play a crucial role in improving fitness levels, refreshing the mind, and providing several other health benefits. Whenever I heard that sports go beyond fitness, I used to think — okay, maybe they are referring to discipline, punctuality, or teamwork that helps kids respect one another and play […]
Is ending something an art? Is that why we fail at it constantly? Take a few minutes to picture all the scenarios of having had to end things, in your mind. Can you honestly say you’ve done a good job of all of them? And it’s not like we don’t encounter the need or the […]
By Aditi Raizada Mathematics is an essential skill that every child should learn. It is the foundation for many professions and helps build analytical and problem-solving skills that are essential in everyday life. Unfortunately, not all children have access to quality education in mathematics, which can impact their future opportunities. This is why iVolunteer conducted […]
What has 2 thumbs, painted palms, smudgy paints on their clothes, a satisfied smile and an urge to do good for the society? A volunteer at our painting activity! 🙂 62 power packed superheroes put on their metaphorical capes and heed our call to paint the world of children from an orphanage home. What followed […]
We live in a world where happiness is seen as a destination. A world where mental peace and stability is often overshadowed by high paying jobs, responsibilities and the urge to get ahead. Another aspect of life that is often ignored and also one, which makes us human is service. “I slept and dreamt that […]
I have been working in the volunteer management space for around 4 years. Every time I engage a volunteer or manage a program in which I have engaged a volunteer I always ask them why did they volunteer and did they learn anything? Most volunteers respond that they felt amazing volunteering and that they have […]
Covid-19 has changed the way we look at things, it has given a new meaning to the things that we presumed were important, to relationships, to the way we work and to life, overall. It has certainly changed the way we can volunteer. Though volunteering as a concept has been in existence for ages, the […]
Team: Food for Thought Motto: Surrender the ME for the WE Participants: Nikita, Amar, Madhura A Summary of My Experience Cook a Meal for the Poor is truly an amazing opportunity. I have always seen my mother donate food to the poor from time to time, and it was something I always appreciated. But this […]
As a child, I was always told to share. By sharing, not only does the receiver feels happy but the giver. Hi, I’m Thushara! I had always wanted to serve the poor and underprivileged, but never had an opportunity. With the pandemic affected and lockdown implemented, I thought no better time than this to start […]
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