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Beach Clean up during Daan Utsav 2016 | Mumbai

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The Juhu  shoreline is filled up with waste and garbage. An initiative has been planned to clean the beach for a healthy environment and encouraging volunteers to experience the joy of cleaning. Here we invite you to one of a kind cross-cultural cleanup drive to preserve the nature, treasure and retain the pride of Mumbai.

Date: October, 2nd

Time: 7.30 am to 9.30 am

Location: JUHU Beach

Point of contacts: Satheesh Ravi – +917299156616 / Nayantara – +917045360170

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Sewa Sandwich drive during Daan Utsav 2016 | Chandigarh

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To feed the hungry and destitute is of utmost service to humanity. Agreeing with the ideology, a group of motivated volunteers will prepare sandwiches and pack and distribute them to the needy in Chandigarh and tri-city area.

Date: Oct 8, Saturday

Venue 1: Gurudwara sahib, Sec 34 , Chandigarh   @ 8am

Venue 2: Mandi Gobindgarh @ 11am

 

Audio Book Recording during Daan Utsav 2016 | Chennai

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Volunteer for Audio Book Recording during Daan Utsav 2016

You do not need any prior experience to volunteer for Audio Book Recording, nor do you need to audition or send us samples. All you need is your voice, some free software, your computer or mobile phone, and maybe an inexpensive microphone.We believe that education is the movement from darkness to light and the transition is being done by means of recording of Audio Books.

Date – October 2nd – October 8th 2016
Time – 10 a.m to 1 p.m
Location – Volunteer from Home or Office

Traffic Awareness Campaign by Thozhan during Daan Utsav 2016 | Chennai

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As per WHO’s Global Status Report on Road Safety – 207551 people have lost their lives due to road accidents in India (i.e) around 24 deaths every hour. Around 40% of the road accidents have occurred because the driver was under the Influence of alcohol. Drivers aged between 20 and 25 years have the highest rate of alcohol involved road fatalities.

This Daan Utsav – What else could be happier than to give some invaluable awareness messages about drunken  driving to the people of Chennai. On October 2nd, Bhumi in association with Thozhan is organizing ‘Cheers to Safety’ — a drunken driving awareness campaign across 25 traffic signals in Chennai.

Date – October 2nd 2016
Time – 4 p.m to 7 p.m
Locations – 25 Traffic Signals across Chennai.

MURAil – Railway Station Beautification during Daan Utsav 2016 | Chennai

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Who’s up for painting railway station walls?

MURAil (Mural-Railway) is an upcoming Daan Utsav initiative which will allow you to create murals at four railway stations across Chennai, and you don’t even have to be a professional artist!!

Railway stations across the Chennai are getting colourful walls with beautiful paintings!

The four railway stations to be transformed from October 2nd – 8th

  1. Fort
  2. Guindy
  3. Mundakanni Amman Koil Street – MRTS
  4. Triplicane – MRTS

Volunteer for Cleanup after dark in Chennai during Daan Utsav 2016 | Chennai

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Clean-up After Dark by Thuvakkam

Date: October 1st

Time: 9:00 p.m

With the city so busy during the day, many heritage locations cannot be cleaned without disturbing the daily routines. How about volunteers meeting after the city falls asleep and cleaning areas such as bus stops, post offices and school yards. By removing the posters and filth that has been accumulated for months, we give a coat of paint to the walls and a new sheen of life.

Spoken English Course by YWCA | Chennai

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The Spoken English Course conducted for underprivileged women is part of the Urban Community Development Program by the YWCA of Madras at poonamalle high road.

The women come from diverse backgrounds and need to improve their communication skills to gain self-confidence or become efficient in their respective jobs and some wish to help their children with their homework. They are mostly in the age group of 20-40 with varying levels of communication skills.

The modules  to be taught are fun based and easy to follow for any volunteer and can be effectively implemented on the spot.

YWCA needs volunteers for the following positions:

1)Training under-privileged women on spoken English 

  • Preferably middle aged or retired women
  • Volunteering at the YWCA premises – Poonamalle high road- near Dina Thanthi office
  • Voluteers will follow prescribed fun based modules
  • To commence work from October onwards
  • Individual may commit for two hours every week or alternate weeks
  • Good command over English language to engage the underprivileged women ( 20-40 age group) who need to improve spoken English skills as a confidence building measure and to communicate in their respective professions.

Time: 

On Fridays : 2pm -4 pm

On Saturdays: 11am-1pm or 2pm-4pm

2)Creating grammar syllabus – Work from home 

  • Only 10 lessons to cover rudimentary knowledge on topics like noun, verb, adjective, etc as part of a spoken English program to teach underprivileged women.
  • Each lesson to comprise of 3 sheets only with one or two activity sheets for practise purposes.
  • Anyone with BA/MA English literature would be suitable.
  • This is an online job and individual may meet up once or twice to discuss and fine-tune the requirements.

3)Formatting an already existing spoken English module – Work from home 

  • Make the English module more presentable and bring in uniformity for printing purposes.
  • Anyone with basic knowledge in print media or well-versed in publishing software can easily accomplish this job.
  • This is an online job and individual may need to meet only once or twice for discussion and fine-tuning the requirements.

 

Kabali Audio Descriptive movie – Aug 20th | Chennai

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Radio Mirchi’s Audio descriptive KABALI movie initiative refers to an additional narration track for blind and visually impaired consumers of visual media. 30 volunteers are needed to aid 700 visually challenged people.

Date: 20th August, Saturday

Place: Sathyam Cinemas

Time: 8:00am – 12:30pm

Lunch will be provided for the volunteers.

For further clarifications contact 9840091634

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