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NGO : Aarambh Type of Volunteer Opportunity: teaching kids Geographical location: navi mumbai Notes: many more kids will have access to education Description of Responsibility: committment, patience Qualifications / Skills needed: english or marathi How will a volunteer benefit: satisfaction, flexiblity Do you provide volunteer training?: yes Time commitment needed: 2 hrs How long will this assignment be?: ongoing Number of volunteers needed?: 4 name: shobha murthy email: aarambh1958@yahoo.com |
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www.dorsai.org/~womearth/
is looking for volunteers to "Help Make the
Earth a Better Place For Womankind". We need people to help coordinate our activities, to train our staff and other volunteers, to act as mentors for young women, to help produce our publications and videos, to liason with corporate sponsors, and to just add a helping pair of hands. Sometimes just talking can have a tremendous impact. Let's communicate! womearth@dorsai.org |
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Dr. Kamala Dharamshi Narsee Shruti School For Dumb is a school established
in June 1973, involved with children with hearing disabilities. The total
capacity of the school is 250 children. Children learn till 7th in Hindi,
English and Gujarati. We need volunteers to help children in making
charts, drawings, etc. Thank you, Regards, Ms. Bhavana Shah Dr. Kamala Dharamshi Narsee Shruti School For Dumb D.B. Juikar Marg Behind Chandan Cinema Juhu Vile Parle Scheme Mumbai 400049 Karmayogi: Mrs. Bhavana Shah Tel: 26205283 Fax: 26284840 E-mail: vcare4u@vsnl.net |
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PAWS - Dombivli orgnising Anti-Rabies Vaccination Program in Kalyan on
this Sunday. Over 100 Stray dogs to be vaccinated in morning. We need
voluntry help. Please attend the camp & help stray animals. Name of Camp : Anti-Rabies Vaccination Program Area : Jimmi Baug, Kalyan - East Day & Date : Sunday, 19th June 2005 Time : 9.30am Sharp All volunteers are requested to Call Our Gen. Secretary Nilesh on 9820161114 & confirm attendance. All Volunteers will gather at 9.00am at PAWS registered address. Donations are welcome for the cause! Volunteership forms available! |
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NGO name: Habitat for Humanity India Trust
Type of Volunteer Opportunity: fund raising Can it be done by email: yes Can it be done from home: yes Geographical location: Andheri East Description of Volunteer Opportunity: Contact corporates and high net worth individuals to raise funds for providing houses for poor and needy Description of Responsibility: Internet search for corporate CSR profiles Contact companies Qualifications / Skills needed: Good Communication Skills How will a volunteer benefit: Expenses shall be reimbursed Do you provide volunteer training?: yes Time commitment needed: 1 hour How long will this assignment be?: ongoing Number of volunteers needed?: 10 name: Rekha Kuruvilla phone: 26824879 - best time to call: 9to5 cell: 9323550378 - best time to call: 9 to 5 website: www.hfhap.org |
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NGO name: MANAV SEV KENDRA Type of Volunteer Opportunity: Administration Can be done by: phone Can it be done from home: no Location: Vile Parle (w) Description : Volunteer is responsible for spreading awareness about the program so that maximum people can be beniftted. A volunteer is required to fill up forms, visit cards for patients, show them patient education programes through a software, attend phone calls of patients, spreading awareness, meeting people. Qualifications / Skills needed: Good listner, good cummunication skills, knowlegde of english, courteous and presentable, pleasing personality, preferably female. How will a volunteer benefit: Since this is dental check up camp he could include his family members. Apart from stipend the volunteer would get exposure to the medical field. Do you provide volunteer training?: yes Time commitment needed: 3 hrs per session. How long will this assignment be?: 2 Yrs. Number of volunteers needed?: 2 Per Check Up. name: Dr. Jignesh Mehta. phone: 26143333/ 022-2615 4444 (best time to call: 10.30 AM to 12.30 PM Even: 5.00 PM to 8.00PM.) email: drjigneshmehta@yahoo.co.in website: www.dentistbombay.com |
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Share the power of the wish
Make-A-Wish Foundation of India- Delhi Division is in need of volunteers who can help us grant wishes of children with life threatening illness. Those interested may kindly contact Vijayalaxmi : 9899338403 e-mail: mawfdelhi@indiatimes.com |
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Greeting from Magic Bus
We are back in action after a long summer break and are raring to kick off and splash around!! We are in the process of finalising our Weekly Schedule and shall send it soon for your reference. We hope to have you all 'Onboard' Magic Bus in full force. We have scheduled a Day Trip for Monday, 27th June '05 with children from the 'Home For Mentally Deficient Children' . We would appreciate volunteer participation from Volunteers who are sensitive, patient and would love to have some fun time with these special children. The details of venue etc. will be sent later. I look forward to your responses soon. With regards, Katy Katyayani Agarwal Magic Bus 233 Adhyaru Estate Sunmill Compound Senapati Bapat Marg Lower Parel Mumbai 022-24954429 / 31 9820451446 kt@magicbusindia.org |
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'Young Giants' is an international organization of social work for men and
women aged 15 to 25 years that fosters leadership and responsible
citizenship, encourages high ethical standards in business and promotes
international understanding and peace. Young Giants is a program of Giants International headed by Padma Shri Nana Chudasama. The Young Giants work under the guidance of their local Giants Groups. This association of young groups with their 'parent' Giants Group has existed for several years in India and Europe. Groups draw members from the community or are organized as an extracurricular activity for college students. Young Giants, conducts meetings, which sometimes feature speakers, cultural activities, discussions, and networking with other organisations. Giants utilize a majority of their time for social work, social events, and professional and leadership development of members. Based on these lines, Young Giants of Byculla work under the aegis of Giants Group of Byculla. This group was installed on 23rd July 2003 and has been instrumental in organising a variety of activities. Attached herewith please find more info on Young Giants and the project Young Giants of Byculla has done. We do require the support and membership of people between the age group of 15 to 25 years to make our group stronger and more efficient. The membership fee is Rs. 650/- (upto December 2005). This is the administration fund that we collect to carry out various activities such as Unit/Federation Conferences, Meetings, other communications etc. The money required for organising projects is taken care of by the fund raisers we do. We request persons who are interested in real social work to join us. Regards, Saloni Bhatia (Ph. no. 09870107059/25647990) President - Young Giants of Byculla |
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A part-time volunteer is needed at Anand Kendra at Worli to
teach the
children basics about Computers. Timings -weekdays after 6pm and Sundays any time. Please contact Mr. Manjrekar on 24922552. Anand Kendra is an orphanage for 27 boys aged between 8-17 yrs. It's postal address is: Anand Kendra Thelma JRD Tata Anand Kendra Trust Dr. A. B. Road, next to Happy Home Worli Mumbai - 18 Thankyou. Pooja Taparia |
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Eye Bank co-ordination and Research centre is working towards
alleviating corneal blindness. it is affiliated to the International
Federation of eye and Tissue banks baltimore USA and a member of the
Eye Bank association of India. EBCRC has a state of the art
laboratory for processing eyeballs. The corneas are processed,
evaluated and distributed to the waiting list of corneal blind
patients. When one person donates eyes two corneal blind persons get
the Gift of Sight.
EBCRC requires your assistance in getting Doctors to help in enucleation of eyes. We need volunteers to help in the cause of Eye donation. As per the human transplant act only medical practicioners can enulceate eyes from a dead person.(and not trained technicians as is done all over the world.) If General practitioners before issuing the Death Certificate requests the next of kin to donate the eyes of the deceased, I am sure the Eye donation Movement in our city will leap forward and there will not be any corneal blind person in mumbai. people normally listen to their family doctors and would carry out the noble act of Eye Donation. Let Eye Donation become a social Responsibility Rekha Mehta Eye Bank Administrator. Contact no. 24164342/24162929 fax - 24168869 e-mail- ebcrc@vsnl.com website: www.eyebankcrc.org Below I am giving details as per EBAI Statistics on corneal blindness. Persons with two eyes blind - 1.91 lakhs Persons with one eye blind - 5.91 lakhs Persons with corneal opacity - 9.721 lakhs Incidence of corneal blindness - 20-25000 per year. Childhood blindness: 1.5 Million children blind in the world 1 million children blind in Asia 200,000 children blind in India 2% of total blind are due to corneal blindness. A study on Causes of blindness in children conducted in schools for the blind shows that cornea related blindness is 28% in India. Collection during 2003 (Jan - Dec) is 20514. Maharashtra collected 3494 eyes 5% higher than previous year. Ranks third in the country after Tamilnadu and Gujarat in terms of collection. Number of eye banks in Maharashtra - 70. Total number of eye banks registered with EBAI is 404 |
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NGO name: PETA India Type of Volunteer Opportunity: Compassionate Citizen Crusader Can it be done at: phone Can it be done from home: yes Geographical location: Description of Volunteer Opportunity: The heart of PETA's Humane Education Campaign in India is our exciting new teachers' kit, called Compassionate Citizen. This multi-disciplinary kit consists of a colourful poster, a 28-minute VCD (available in Hindi and English) hosted by Jackie Shroff, the late Nafisa Joseph and John Abraham, and a text pack which has a step-by-step Teacher's Guide and four Worksheets with lessons in history, math, and language for students aged 8 through 12. We are willing to distribute this programme free of cost to every school in India. Compassionate Citizen is currently available in two versions, English and Hindi. Our goal is to reach every child in the country. The programme is very interesting and exciting indeed. We want every child to grow up to become compassionate citizens. Research has shown that children who are violent to animals at a younger age, grow up to become violent adults! Description of Responsibility: Those interested will need to contact schools and other organisations working with children, make presentations to them using the Compassionate Citizen programme. They can show the film and conduct the associated activities and interact with the children! Qualifications / Skills needed: Excellent communication skills/ presentation skills, Lively and enthusiastic personality and the determination to make a difference to the lives of children and animals in India. How will a volunteer benefit: Once the volunteer completes five presentations in a month, he/ she will receive a badge. This counts as work experience in a way and can help the volunteer grow as a person and develop self-confidence. Moreover, there is complete inner satisfaction, as he/ she is making a difference to the world! Do you provide volunteer training?: yes Time commitment needed: 30 minutes How long will this assignment be?: Ongoing Number of volunteers needed?: 5,000 name: Nandita Narayan phone work direct: 022-26281879, show on site: yes, best time to call: 9:30 a.m. - 6:20 p.m. work board: 022-26281880, show on site: yes, best time to call: home: yes, show on site: , best time to call: cell: 9323567240, show on site: yes, best time to call: email personal: email: NNarayan@petaindia.org website: http://www.compassionatecitizen.com |
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What's the coolest thing to do this summer??? ---- Volunteer with iVolunteer!!!! About Us: iVolunteer, the volunteering gateway to India is committed to promoting and facilitating volunteering in India. Through a large network of verified NGOs across the country, we provide opportunities for individuals to contribute back to the society. We currently operate in 6 cities in India. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Pune. For contact info please check www.ivolunteer.org.in Whether its long term, short term, or an online volunteering opportunity that you are looking at, we can help you find the perfect volunteering opportunity which matches your skills and time as per your choice of cause (children, animals, hospitals, environment etc) Calling college student, homemakers, corporate professionals and senior citizens. Current Volunteering opportunities available: 1.. Readers for the blind 2.. Writers for the blind 3.. Website designers 4.. Designing leaflets & Brochures 5.. Lady Karate instructor 6.. Teaching art and craft along with fancy packaging to women 7.. Data entry 8.. Data upgradation 9.. Corporate Fundraising 10.. Teaching (June onwards) 11.. Drama teachers 12.. Verifying details and implement a simple questionnaire via phone/ email If you think you want to make the best use of your time, share your skills and contribute back to the society by volunteering then do contact us on 56756675 or e:mail us at mumbai@ivolunteer.org.in Encourage your friends, colleagues, relatives to volunteer & share some of their skills and time. Regards, Misha Misha Bhatt Center Incharge iVolunteer 6/C Apollo Industrial Estate Off Mahakali Caves Road Andheri East Mumbai- 400093 Telefax: 56756675 Website: www.ivolunteer.org.in iVolunteer , Because Intentions don't make a Difference, Volunteers Do. |
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FHSSI (Friends of the Humanist Slum Self Improvers) in association with
Kherwadi Social Welfare Centre is organising a Career Fair for the slum
people residing in Cama Estate, Goregoan (E). It is a poster exhibition wherein the slum dwellers would be made aware of various vocational courses that are conducted by Kherwadi Assocaition. The event is being held tomorrow, Sunday, 24th April from 10am to 6pm. We seek volunteers who could help us reach out to these people in an effective manner. The volunteers would be required to assist in briefing the slum dwellers and visitors about these courses. Interested volunteers are requested to contact Abhishek at 9322832783 for further details. |
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NGO name: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Type of Volunteer Opportunity: Fund raising thru subscriptions to our children's educaitional and entertainment monthly magazine Can it be done at: email Can it be done from home: yes Geographical location: Anywhere within Mumbai Description of Volunteer Opportunity: To raise funds for The Bhavan via generating annual subscriptions to our children's magazine Description of Responsibility: The volunteer will have an optoin to do work in his locality or work virtually or work via telephone Qualifications / Skills needed: Good English preferred though not necessary How will a volunteer benefit: Experience of fund raising, training in marketing to children, developing entrepreneurship skills and free tips on good writing and editorial skills. Do you provide volunteer training?: yes Time commitment needed: 1/2 hours How long will this assignment be?: Ongoing Number of volunteers needed?: Around 20 name: Hitesh Joshi phone work direct: 022-24946025, show on site: yes, best time to call: 10 am to 6 pm work board: 022-24931924, show on site: yes, best time to call: 10 am to 6 pm home: yes, show on site: yes, best time to call: 8 pm to 10 pm cell: 9819434917, show on site: yes, best time to call: Anytime email personal: email: promo@dimdima.com website: www.dimdima.com, www.bhavans.info |
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CPPA India will be starting a support
group for cancer patients and those bereaved by cancer at Breach Candy
hospital very soon every Saturday afternoon. We are actually looking for
volunteers
Shubha Maudgal, Cancer Patients Aid Association, Anand Niketan, King George V Memorial Infirmary, Dr. E. Moses Road, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai-400011, INDIA Phone: 0091-22-24924000 0091-22-24928775 Fax: 0091-22-24973599 URL: www.cpaaindia.org Email: Shubha.Maudgal@cpaaindia.org |
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Wanted: volunteers and item donation for animal welfare thrift shop Beauforts, near Akbarallys at Fountain has offered shop space free of cost to sell items and let proceeds go to animal welfare groups. The shop operates on a thrift shop principle - people donate items which are priced lower than the market rate and the proceeds go to charity. Here's how you can help: 1. donate or ask people to donate gently used/new items. Anything is welcome as long as it's usable. 2. help to collect items from people who are unable to deliver. 3. offer to store some items in your home/office. 4. publicise the shop by copyingthis and sending it to people or printout and put on public bulletin boards. For details about volunteering or donating things call Lyla at 9821733529 DO NOT drop items directly at Beauforts. It's only a point of sale. |
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NGO name: Maitrivan / Raksha Type of Volunteer Opportunity: web development, fund raising, writing, publicity, networking, spreading awareness, event management, filing and office work, accounts, handling calls, legal advice, data entery work, managing volunteers Can it be done at: email Can it be done from home: yes Geographical location: Anywhere in Mumbai Description of Volunteer Opportunity: We have lots of different opportunities. Volonteers should be interested in our ideals of humane and enviromental education and health education in the form of prevention of disease. We can give a lot of information. I am sure the volunteer will grow in some way and will share our enthusiasm in our endeavour. Description of Responsibility: Depends on the time available and talents and inclination. Qualifications / Skills needed: They should be good in their professional skills. How will a volunteer benefit: He / she will definitely benifit in his / her own health. Do you provide volunteer training?: yes Time commitment needed: one hour How long will this assignment be?: on going but the volunteer can determine how long he or she can commit. Number of volunteers needed?: As many as possible. name: Nandita Shah phone work direct: 22814949, show on site: , best time to call: 7 - 10 pm work board: , show on site: , best time to call: home: yes, show on site: , best time to call: 7 - 10 pm cell: , show on site: , best time to call: email personal: email: nandita_shah@vsnl.com |
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NGO name: The Welfare Of Stray Dogs (WSD) Type of Volunteer Opportunity: on site first-aid programme, education & awareness,walking dogs at kennels, fund-raising, special projects Can it be done at: Can it be done from home: no Geographical location: Mahalakshmi (Saat Rasta)/ in the area where you reside /Mumbai Description of Volunteer Opportunity: Different opportunities according to the activity the volunteer wants to help out in and the time he/she has. They include 1) Dog Care- On site first-aid, kennels and help in tansporting dogs. 2) Fund Raising 3) Education and Awareness progrrame : Slide presentations in schools etc, Chart presentations in slums 4) Adoption programme 5) Special projects End - result : Achieve 100 % sterilization of stray dogs, healthy stray dog population, awareness about rabies and dog -bite prevention , increased adoption of abandoned pets and pariahs that require a home. Description of Responsibility: - make slide and chart presentations - on site first aid -help out at the kennels -help out in fund raising -help out in WSD's adoption programme Qualifications / Skills needed: -passionate about animals/strays -consistency How will a volunteer benefit: Satisfaction in helping strays as well as humans through a healthy stray dog population and reduction of rabies. Do you provide volunteer training?: yes Time commitment needed: depends on the activity the volunteer will want to help out in How long will this assignment be?: ongoing Number of volunteers needed?: as many as possible name: Abodh Aras phone: work direct: 23733433, show on site: yes, best time to call: 10:00 to 6:00 work board: , show on site: , best time to call: home: no, show on site: yes, best time to call: any-time cell: 9819100808, show on site: no, best time to call: email personal: email: wsd@rediffmail.com |
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Saathi Location: Mumbai, MH, Ahmedabad, GJ, and Nilambur, KE www.saathi.org Saathi's main focus is on adolescent street youth and runaway girls, aged 14-22. It addresses marginalized populations and children through advocacy and intervention, and is involved with the environment as it relates to community development. Direct intervention is done through center activities and outreach efforts to street youth and runaway girls, and through a program run with a local pavement community. Advocacy is done within the direct intervention programs as well as through specific projects. Community development issues are addressed in a forest-dependent community in Kerala, and in a community affected by the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat. Project: Advocacy and Awareness/Education Programs Assistant: Saathi seeks an individual that can research topics, organize arguments, and draft organizational stands via working papers, articles, and letters, and awareness drives. Sample issues include: Visa rejection due to Muslim background; Creation of a hydroelectric dam near the forest-dependent community we work with in Nilambur, Kerala; Lack of laws protecting against child sexual abuse; and others. Special Requirements: Researcher, activist or related experience, good English writing skills. Time Length: 3-6 months+ Contact: Valerie Tripp at: info@saathi.org |
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