iVolunteer Blog - everything about volunteeringLife is a collection of many short and long journeys that guide us to live a purposeful life. To follow my passion to give my contribution to the society, I joined a 2-year fellowship journey and moved from the north, from the origin of the Ganga in Uttarakhand to Ratnagiri, part of the Konkan region […]
“Summer is boring akka..!” A third-grader hit me with that in the last week of April, her voice a mix of resignation and a plea. In her world, summer vacation had settled into a familiar, monotonous rhythm: “Play, Eat, Sleep, Repeat.” As a JSW Foundation Fellow working in the 8 villages of Mecheri Block, I […]
After spending over a year and a half working in the world of Solid Waste Management, I can confidently say—there are some sights, smells, and truths that no human can ever be okay with, only if they knew and saw as much. It’s funny how so many of us flinch at the simple act of […]
ASHA has Sanskrit roots that mean ‘hope.’ It also has an Arabic origin that means ‘Alive and Healthy. Asha can be translated into various meanings, including ‘happy,’ ‘life,’ ‘wish,’ and ‘desire.’ In term of medical and health ASHA signify as; – “Accredited Social Health Activist”. One of India’s most successful community health initiative programs, designed […]
Weaving together the rich experiences from Salem Heritage Market Festival and personal learnings highlighting the connection between tradition, sustainability and wellness. While evolving at a lightning speed, the world carries its heritage along. People today are expected to carry the weight of heritage. It contains the ingredients and recipes required for wellness, health and peaceful […]
There are places you visit to work and then there are places that quietly weave you into their story, thread by thread, until you realise you’re no longer just a visitor. That’s what happened to me in a quiet tribal village where I went to help women with stitching training. It started off as just […]
Two skills that hold immense value in any workplace yet are only truly honed through experience are adaptability and resilience. In the fast-paced modern ecosystem, changes occur at a rate faster than the Vande Bharat. When faced with these changes, an executive can respond in two ways – either adapt to the ongoing changes and […]
I studied in an all boys school, where we had very limited interaction with girls in fact, none at all, as there were no girls in our class. Even after school hours, our opportunities were restricted since our hostels were located within the campus and there were strict rules limiting movement outside the premises. As […]
“Children are the future of the nation” a phrase we hear so often that it’s almost lost its meaning. For many tribal children in Ashram Shalas, the future doesn’t feel like a promise. It feels like a court sentence in a locked room. A childhood lived behind invisible bars of neglect and ignorance. Do we […]
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