Category Archives: Chennai

Volunteer for Mime show fundraiser event | Chennai

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Volunteers needed for Mom Above All – a yearly mime show / fund raiser event by G Mime Studios. This time Janani Foundation has joined together in the fund raising for the livelihood of HIV infected kids of Child Home, Kolathur.

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016
Venue: Kamarajar Arangam
Event Time: 6 PM to 9 PM

Volunteers required from 3 PM to 10 PM to:

  1. Manage crowd and send audiences to the respective seating entries, depending on the ticket price amount
  2. Help with space allocation for bikes and cars
  3. Back screen work

Refreshments and dinner will be provided.
All volunteers will also be given a T-shirt from Janani Foundation.

If you are interested please sign up below

Volunteer for Pinkathon 2016 | Chennai

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Volunteers needed for Pinkathon – 2016. The proceeds from the run will be distributed to United Sisters Foundation and the TATA Memorial Centre, Mumbai

Date: Sunday, June 5, 2016
Assembly point: War Memorial Side of Island ground, Anna Salai Rd.

Volunteers can choose to be at the venue from either

  • 9:30 PM onwards on Saturday, June 4, 2016
  • or at 2:30 AM on Sunday, June 5, 2016

Volunteers can also join for Bib distribution on Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4

All the volunteers will be provided with Refreshments.

If you are interested please sign up below

Project adopt a Village | Chennai

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Timeline: June – July

Locations of the project – Mahabalipuram, Kovilambakkam, Kottakuppam, Avanipur, Neykuppi, Kovalam, Egattur, Mathur
*Volunteers will be allotted villages by us*

Job description of volunteers for the 5 week project :

  • Week 1- Introduction / Induction / Prepare for reality / Experience Chennai + Visit village sites / Understand the reality / Customise projects based on reality of surroundings
  • Week 2,3,4,5 –          
    • Healthcare– Interns showcase the importance of Primary Healthcare for Children & Adults by spreading awareness and providing long lasting solutions for the same
    • Education– Interns innovate and find new ways to help the population of the village realise the importance of education for their children and themselves. They also educate them on how to utilise their surroundings and resources effectively in order to create an environment of smart & sustainable living
    • Sanitation– Interns teach the people the value of sanitation & healthcare in their daily lives through sustainable campaigns
    • Women Empowerment – Interns provide counselling, approve education funds for (a) children of destitute women and (b) bids for micro-financing for new businesses
    • Capture TamilNadu – Interns are responsible for documenting their own journeys and the impact they have created in the world around them. This media is compiled by them in the last two days of week 5, as a closing to their experience.
  • Activities  –  Medical Camps, Counselling sessions for women empowerment & education, etc.
  • Note: All projects are subjective to the village and what it requires. Interns are requested to prepare for all projects. Depending on the priority and requirement of the individual village, every project can be extended or shortened. The Media Project however is compulsory and is considered a closing to the internship.
Click here to sign up to Volunteer

For any queries, please write to [email protected]

Project Goodbook – Survey for Volunteers & Donors

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We are students of Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology. We are currently developing a platform to help prospective volunteers and donors to explore the myriad of NGOs available in the Indian scene. On that end, we would be grateful, if you could forward the following surveys to people who have either volunteered or donated in the past for their feedback and their experience in exploring various NGOs.

Click here for survey form for Volunteers

Click here for survey form for Donors

Details of the platform: The platform, currently codenamed ‘Project Goodbook’ will be a social network of sorts for various volunteers and donors to easily explore the various NGOs currently working in the fields of their choices. The platform will allow donors to easily donate and track the receipts of their donations. The volunteers can volunteer for various organized events by the NGOs and the platform will also allow NGOs to find sponsors for their events as commercial organizations can make accounts to sponsor various events. We are currently looking for features to include in our platform so as to make it fruitful for the users of the platform.

Volunteer to teach English | Chennai

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Volunteering opportunity: To teach spoken English to underprivileged children and women ( Basic and Advanced ongoing courses of 3 months duration each)

Location: YWCA campus, No 1078 Poonamalee High road, near Thinathandi Office, Chennai- 600084

Days expected to volunteer: Once a week on weekdays

Time: 2  to 4 pm

Period: 3 months

Skills required: Good command over the English Language and ability to work as a team.

Will materials / curriculum be provided to volunteers?: YES.

For further clarifications, please contact Ganesh – 99520-38216

Volunteer Your Vision @ KVTC – Disability| Chennai

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Karna Vidya Technology Centre (K.V.T.C.) is an exclusive technology centre for the Visually Impaired requires your support to Volunteer your Vision in helping increase the employability of Visually Challenged youth.

Vision – Empowering Visually Impaired through Employment

KVTC caters to 325 candidates with visual impairment currently and deliver vocational training towards employment of candidates

Volunteer Requirements at KVT

· Need support with Software installation.
· Need Support to demonstrate the software to candidates.
· Need improvement in spoken English.
· Need Support in creating educational materials.
· Need Volunteers to be a part of Employability Training visits – Visit to ATM to understand how it works, Visit to shopping mall – Exposure to mall culture, Visit to Bank – Understand Banking process like cash deposit, ATM card application etc.

To start Volunteering you have to attend one of the general volunteer workshops which consists of
· Grouping of Volunteers.
· Disability Awareness games – to understand disability from the perspective of a person with disability.
· Basic Sign Language and Braille workshop
· How to address a person with disability – Game.

Date & Time: will be communicated in advance

Place: Address – Karna Vidya Technology Centre RR Towers III, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032. Raghu: Mobile: 9444976822, 9840018012

Please sign up below

Volunteer for Marina Runnerz Marathon 2016 | Chennai

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Volunteers needed for Marina Runners Marathon – 2016. The proceeds from the run will be distributed to Acro Iris Foundation working in the area of education, Sankara Nethralaya and Viswajayam Foundation working for Health

Date : Feb 28, 2016

Time : 4 AM to 9 AM.

Assembly point : YMCA, Nandanam.  After which volunteers will have to move to their allocated locations viz Saidapet, Adyar, Besant nagar and Kotturpuram.

Volunteer have to attend the briefing session on the previous day.

All the volunteers will be provided with Refreshments and a T Shirt.

If you are interested please sign up below