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Dream Madras – 24th August 2016 | Chennai

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United Way of Chennai (UWC)  is dedicated to improving lives in Tamil Nadu by identifying and addressing the long term needs of communities by promoting and encouraging voluntary charitable service and volunteerism.

Dream Madras is a program of United Way Chennai started in the year 2012 and is conducted in any one of the days during the Madras Week Celebrations. Each year around 130 private and government schools participate thematically. This year the theme will be making chennai a “smart city”. An exhibition will take place in the morning and cultural towards early afternoon for which prizes are distributed.

Volunteers are required to help organise this event. T-Shirts, food and certificates will be provided for those participating in this event.

Date: 24th August 2016

Time: 7:00am to 5:00pm

Venue: Valluvar Kottam, Chennai

Robin Hood Army – Mission 500k

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It’s India and Pakistan’s 70th year of Independence. We wanted to talk about our common enemy – HUNGER.

There are 230 million people on both sides of the border who do not have two square meals a day. 230 million. We lose 7000 of our countrymen every single day because of hunger. This Independence Day – let’s change that. We shall not blame the state, social workers, celebrities – it is time for you to step forward. The biggest act of freedom is serving your countrymen.

The major startups, VH1, musicians, and RHA, are coming together in an unprecedented mission to unite Indians and Pakistanis into action. On Independence Day, together we shall serve the number of citizens we have served in the past two years in the RHA, in two days – 5,00,000 people in need.

Ready to join the war? Here’s how:

    • Gather your friends and family, reach out to people who are less fortunate – the homeless, an orphanage, old age homes
    • If you belong to a corporate office/ college – get your whole team outdoors to make a difference
    • Don’t just serve food, talk to people, listen to them – everyone has a story they love sharing
    • Take happy pictures and share these moments on social media with the hashtag #Mission500k. Also share this with everyone across India and Pakistan.
    • Any impact is positive – whether you help ten people or a thousand, every bit counts
    • Lastly, don’t forget to wear green (Be Robin Hood)

      • Details for cities:

      1.Noida | Venue: Sector Park- Oppposite House no.99/b, Block C, Sector 44, Noida | Date: 15th August,2016 (Monday) | Time: 1:00pm | Contact: Kasturi +917045044254

      2.Powai | Date: Sunday August 14th | Time: 11.00 am onwards | Contact: Seema Buckshee +91 9920377244

      3.Bandra | Date: Sunday August 14th | Time: 10.30 am onwards  OR
      Date: Monday August 15th | Time: 2 pm onwards
      Contact: Mrinali Kaul | Phone: +91 9820169868

      4.South Mumbai (Marine Lines to Mahim) | Date: Sunday August 14th | Time: 10.00 am onwards OR
      Date: Monday August 15th | Time: 10 am onwards
      Contact: Priyanka Tripathi +91 8452882756

Audio book recording Independence special drive | Chandigarh

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Light up the flame of imagination in the darkness of the sightless!
Volunteer to record yourself reading a course book that the visually impaired students can use to listen and widen their imagination.
We at Bhumi Chandigarh are organizing an event for the people with special needs. Spare an hour and help us record. Volunteers have to choose slots of 1 hour each, any time, per their convenience.

Dates: Aug 6th – Aug 13th (Not available on sunday, 7th Aug)

Venue: Cheema Trust, House no. 64, Sec-9A Chandigarh-160009.
Time slots: 8:30 am to 4:30pm
(1hour per slot) , also only two person per slot, for example 8:30am to 9:30am only two people can record. Volunteers can share their preferred time, and have to be present there at the time they chose

Road Safety Awareness Campaign in Chennai @100 Signals – AUG 7 | Chennai

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YamaDharmaRaja will be available in 100 signals to save the lives of the people who follows road safety rules! Join us in this wonderful nation building activity. LIFE IS PRECIOUS. We are losing life due to negligence. “Accidents are not fate, it is failure”

The Global status report on road safety 2013 estimates that more than 231000 people are killed in road traffic crashes in India every year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), road traffic injuries are the sixth leading cause of death in India. In 2014 Tamil Nadu recorded 15190 fatalities, again highest for any other state in India. So we are moving in danger. Need to change the environment a risk-free for transportation.

“ACCIDENT FREE NATION” is a grand social event that is responsible for 100 signals in Chennai  on Aug 7th Sunday 4:00PM -7:00PM for a massive Road Safety Awareness program.

Event objective:

  • Bring awareness to wear helmet and seat belt.
  • Ensure Safe Road crossing by insisting pedestrians on following rules.
  • Bring awareness on importance of abiding Traffic signal.
  • Bring awareness on the risks of driving with distractions (Mobile phones, Music players,etc.)
  • Campaign against drunken driving and bring awareness on risks associated with it.

Event activities:

  • MIME- Short Street plays on Road safety.
  • Campaign through speakers on safety rules and its necessities.
  • One to one conversation with people in signal for seat belt and helmet insistence.
  • Distribution of pamphlets, with details on road safety and its importance.
  •  Regulation of pedestrians on road crossing with insistence on following road rules.
  • Affixation of anti-glare stickers onto the headlights.
  • Guiding vehicles to stop before signal stop-line.
  • Cleaning of signals.
  • Discussion with officials to create safe traffic environment.

We need your contribution by volunteering for the above activities and bring about this social awareness! 

Day: August 7th 2016
Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm

Wanted: Volunteers to make #SeedBombs |Chennai

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How many plants have you planted till now? Do you feel there is no space or no time for you to do so? Make no more excuses. Make a seed bomb and throw!

Our senior environmentalist, Nammalvar insists on planting trees wherever possible. Over the years of industrialization and urbanization there has been a rapid decrease in seed plantation resulting in loss of green spaces. It is now our responsibility to give back to mother nature.

Make no delay! Let us blast the seed bombs for the benefit of future. Simply throw your seed bombs into empty space and nature will take care of the rest.

What is a SEED BOMB?

  • It is mixture of Soil (5): Manure (3): Seed (1).
  • It is the most effective way to increase green footprint.
  • Mold a bomb (ball) and throw it into an empty space!

Seeds can be of:
1.Flowers (For butterfly and bees)
2.Millets/Vegetables (For cattle and human)
3.Trees (For our mother nature)


Join the Bhumi team in making 10,000 #SeedBombs
Days and time: 20th August Saturday/ 28th August Sunday/ 04th September Sunday/ 11th September Sunday
Place: Bhumi, 13/4, Cenotaph First Lane, Teynampet, Chennai – 18
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Google Map to location: http://bit.ly/BhumiCHQ

Daan Garbage | Mumbai, Navi Mumbai & Thane

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Details: Join Sampurn Earth to participate and design an awareness campaign for decentralised waste management in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai. For more information, pl visit www.sampurnearth.com

Date and Time: The training will commence in July and exact date of the program will be announced/intimated closer to the event. Training session will be for 6 hours.

Duration: Session 1 – 6 hours | Session 2 & 3 – 2 hours each

Venue: Will be communicated later.

If you are interested please sign up using the form below

Volunteers for Dhyan Foundation | Chennai

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Dhyan Foundation is an organisation teaching “YOG with a Spiritual Dimension”, sans commerce, under the guidance of YOGI ASHWINIJI. One of their projects include educating the underprivileged children at Anand Vidyalayas (AV), which are spread across India.

This requirement is for teaching volunteers (all subjects) at the AV at ICF Signal, near Anna Nagar in Chennai.
Group includes of 10 – 15 students, from classes 2-9.
Timings: 5 PM – 7 PM (can be made flexible, based on volunteer’s availability) – three to five days a week
Syllabus: aligned to TN State board and Matriculation
For queries, please contact 8939458977 and 9941296302

Volunteers for AID India | Chennai

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AID India needs volunteers who can give us two Saturdays (on June 25, 2016 and July 2, 2016) to train its Eureka tutors in English content. These tutors take classes for children in villages in Tamil Nadu.

AID India’s resource team will train the volunteers in Chennai on June 25, 2016 at AID India’s office from 10 AM to 3 PM. Lunch will be provided.

The volunteers will be required to travel to nearby districts on July 2, 2016 to train the tutors. It will be a day’s trip and AID India will reimburse the travel costs.

For queries, please contact 9790951652 / [email protected]

Volunteer for Education Survey | Chennai

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Avanti Fellows is a pan India education based NGO working towards providing a platform for highly motivated student from the underprivileged section of the society to help in realizing their dream of scoring good marks and getting into colleges. We have been working in the education field for the past 4 years. Previously we have worked with IX and X standard students in Corporation schools.

Currently we are in the process of teaching (math and science) curriculum and mentoring behavioral management for about 1,500 students of IX over 15 schools of Chennai Corporation School. Avanti Fellow is looking for 30 volunteer surveyors for a period of one month to carry out its Baseline survey in about 24 Chennai Corporation schools.

The volunteers who are interested must be available from June 22, 2016 to July 23, 2016

The Volunteers will be paid a stipend of Rs 350 per day.

Skills – Able to speak read and understand Tamil and English.
Qualifications – Any college students or graduates.

For any queries, please contact: Benjamine Charles – 988420559

If you are interested to volunteer, please sign up below:

Volunteers for Hearts For Hearts | Chennai

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Hearts for Hearts, a non-profit organisation in Chennai, is looking for volunteers to coordinate and manage health camps, and document the processes. If you’re interested, please sign up and the concerned will get in touch with you.

Hearts of Hearts ensures that surgical and interventional technology reaches the less affluent with heart diseases. Through its commendable work, the organisation has reached out to hundreds of children and adults, and improved their quality of life significantly.