iVolunteer Blog - everything about volunteeringI recently facilitated an exposure visit with 40 youth leaders from 20 Gram Sabhas in Narayanpur as part of my Swar Fellowship journey to Pori village and Rofra Gram Sabha, Khamdogri. We travelled together to understand what community led development actually looks like on the ground when Gram Sabhas take charge of their forests, livelihoods, […]
Beed is a drought-prone, migrant-affected area. Rural communities in search of livelihood, migrate for sugarcane cutting in nearby districts of Maharashtra, Karanataka and Tamil Nadu. Due to out migration for nearly 7 months in a row, many government schemes do not get proliferated down to the migrant beneficiaries.. While studying for civil services exams, I […]
Here’s a small story from the hills of Uttarakhand. For the past few months at my workplace in Uttarakhand, we had been facing recurring water shortages. Almost every month, the water supply would stop for four to five days. Our only reliable source was the pipeline connection. There is also a dhara (a natural spring), […]
Some Sundays are meant for rest.Some are meant for reflection.And then there are Sundays that set the tone for the entire year. We began this year with purpose, positivity, and memories that will stay with us for a long time 💚 The Yamuna River Cleanup & Forest Plog Walk, conducted in collaboration with Sanskriti Youth […]
(16th–24th May 2025): Mahal, Dhinkia Panchayat, Erasama, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha. After the weed-laden waters of the village pond were cleared in Phase 1, the path was paved for deeper, more transformative change. Phase 2 of the rejuvenation project—carried out from 16th to 24th May 2025—was not merely a technical intervention; it was an expression of collective […]
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