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First ever Volun-Touring to Panna

Be a helpful friend, and you will become a green tree with always new fruit, always deeper journeys into love. -Rumi Panna is a town and a municipality in Panna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for its diamond mines. Malnutrition, as a major public health and nutrition challenge faced […]

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How iVolunteer celebrated National Youth Day 2020

A brave, frank, clean-hearted, courageous and aspiring youth is the only foundation on which the future nation can be built. – Swami Vivekananda What would be the first thought that comes to your mind when I say a beach? The calmness of the cool breeze, the mystical sound of the waves, reviving childhood memories by […]

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INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY!

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”– Oscar Wilde Across the world, 5th December is observed as the International Volunteer Day, which offers an opportunity for volunteer-involving organizations and individual volunteers to promote volunteerism at local, national and international level. International Volunteer Day is a chance for individual volunteers, communities […]

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Disability Is A Matter Of Perception | These 5 Indians Will Tell You Why!

Communications Team | Dec 03, 2019 | 3 Min. Read A head full of dreams has no space for fears! Indians always been known as hard workers and people with never- say -die attitude. This International Day of Disabled People, iVolunteer salutes some of the exceptional achievers and is happy to share their stories. These […]

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Rethinking Volunteering- from transactional to transformational

When one thinks of giving back to their community, or to a social cause, the first thought is that of giving in kind or in currency. Time is usually not so quickly thought of as an option. However, its increasingly evident that if time is harnessed well,  can do wonders to create a much more caring […]

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A Marathon for a Cause!

People volunteer for various reasons – they feel good about working for a cause close to their heart; they have a sense of achievement having contributed something beneficial to the community; they make new friends with common interests; they feel happier, healthier and useful; they feel mentally stimulated and volunteering provides a sense of purpose […]

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What Volunteering in Rural Sunderban taught me! – Mohanee Dammu

With a zeal to look into the school lives of tiny tots in the muddy lanes of hingalganj, we went en-route to the place by iVolunteer The journey started, almost everyone unknown to each other. The Volunteers varied from a 60 yr old aged woman to 10 yr old small kid, everyone enthusiastic enough to […]

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Two life-transforming techniques!

We fully believe that in order to be successful at anything, we must have a vision or goal, and do daily habits or activities in order to build up to that goal. We also believe that if it isn’t in the schedule, it doesn’t get done. So it is very important to choose habits that […]

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I JUST BECAME A BETTER VOLUNTEER !!!

The Sikkim Himalayan Academy is  a small school nestled on the Hills in Buriakhop, a little village up in West Sikkim.I returned with a few friends a few weeks ago, having volunteered there for a week. As in most instances, the immediate response or recounting of an experience soon after it has occurred tends to […]

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Mechanism of Encouraging Volunteering Among Youth @ Vidh-Youth, CHRIST College

Suddenly one evening I receive a text message from my Director Shalabh asking me to represent iVolunteer for a youth conclave called Vidh-Youth organised by Centre for Social Action(CSA) at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. “Vidh-Youth is a conclave that aims to bring together students from different educational institutions in Bangalore who actively engage […]