This is the NGO that I volunteer for - Youth For Seva (YFS). Writing a blog on it so as to spread its word to the readers. Its been a wonderful experience so far - teaching maths at government school, audio recording 'Teacher Eligibility Test' books for the blind, raising funds for school kit drive and spectacle drive, school kit distribution, dental and eye screening camps in schools, sapling plantation, starting green clubs etc. I have met some wonderful people in YFS who invested their valuable time for community development. You will be impressed by their enthusiasm and dedication for commuity development.
Here goes a short overview on YFS and its activities.
There are lots of youngsters who want to volunteer for NGOs and who want to invest their weekend free time in community development. But, many of them don’t know where to start. Youth for Seva (YFS) is one such NGO started in 2007 to fill that gap. It inspires the youth, provides them training and involves them in various projects. YFS advisory board has many prominent people ranging from CEO of Software Company to chairmen’s and HODs of colleges. YFS is now spread in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Bhopal, Mysore, and Belgaum. The two main focus areas of YFS are Education and health.
Education
YFS volunteers help children by teaching them Maths, science, spoken English, computer skills at government schools, orphanage homes. They take classes on weekly basis or daily basis. YFS is now taking classes in government schools at kothaguda, jagadgirigutta, sanathnagar, rasoolpura, miyapur, BHEL, moula ali, saidabad, deendayal nagar in Hyderabad.
Computers for Schools (CFS)
This is an initiative to provide computer based education to school children. CFS created computer labs in schools. They installed a Free Operating System called Edubuntu primarily written for school children and provide the educational packages relevant to school students. Please visit http://sites.google.com/site/cfsbangalore/donate-computers to donate your old computer or computer parts.
Differently abled people
YFS Hyderabad has started collecting job profiles from the differently-abled so as to seek suitable jobs for them. Please visit http://youthforseva.org/volunteer/register-as-volunteer/ to register as YouthForSeva volunteer. They also provide reading services for the visually impaired and write exams for them as scribes.
Health
Medical, Dental and Eye checkups are being conducted in the schools/slums where our volunteers currently teach. Doctors for Seva is a part of YFS which has team of doctors who provide free health services to financially backward people. Please visit http://www.doctorsforseva.youthforseva.org/ to know more details.
YFS is also active at Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bangalore and St. Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore. It conducts activities such as art & craft, jigsaw puzzles, mild games, cartoon movies; magic shows to children who are suffering from cancer, leukemia. Volunteers are requested to donate old tricycles which are in a working condition to these children. Old usable sarees, bed sheets, shirts or bedspreads etc may be donated to Kidwai patients.
Emergency Blood Bank
YFS has an Emergency Blood Bank where they keep the blood group of donors along with their other details. Whenever there is an emergency requirement for blood, YFS will contact the donors whose blood group matches with the requirement, keeping in mind the location. Please visit http://youthforseva.org/news/become-a-blood-donor/ to register and help your society during emergency.
You can call the below numbers for emergency blood requirement. Bangalore: Pramod 9945165252 . Hyderabad: Veeru 9391245303
Different ways to volunteer
You can volunteer for a few months after graduation and before starting your professional career. If you volunteer for three months or more, you are eligible for a fellowship (stipend).You can work few hours every week by associating with projects closer to your home or college. Semester breaks- you can volunteer full time for 10 days or more based on your interests and abilities. Non-field work- You can volunteer with your writing, photo and video skills, graphics work and/or website development.
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