Origin
All of us have heard much about Saving Mother Earth. International
summits have been taken place in the name of ‘Environment’;
articles, poems and books were written; Leaders, celebrities, news
channels and many other have said much over this ‘Environment’
matter. But the question is who comes forward to do something? The
right answer would be “Myself”. Yes, everyone should come forward
to do something for the society we are living in. We each have a
responsibility to make a difference in the world.
Quite similar to the saying “The journey of thousand miles begins
with one step” Every great work has made possible only by a few
individuals; a few individuals who has got the burning passion to
change things to better. Here is a group of a few of such beings
who dedicated themselves for the common good of down trodden and
neglected around them. And, of course, their very thoughts shaped
out Volunteering India.
The Organization:
Volunteer India, a subsidiary of the Society for Promotion of
Environment and Sustainable Development (Regd. under Rajasthan
Societies Reg. Act No.78, 1958) is an independent, non-profit,
non-governmental volunteer organization which aims at all round
development of rural India. The organization is based at Jaipur in
Rajasthan, India.
The organization is actively involved in:–
· Protection of Environment;
· Rural and sustainable development;
· Rainwater harvesting;
· Promotion of wastelands and
· Women-child and family welfare & education.
The activities of Volunteering India are completely non-profitable
and provide wide range of serving opportunities to enthusiastic
youth and optimum utilization of human resources in rural areas.
The Team
A group of friends with similar ideology forms the core of
Volunteer India. This group which consists of persons with
different professional backgrounds administers all the activities
of the organization. A team of dynamic and educated executives put
into operation the plans proposed by the core committee. They move
ahead in the direction of educating rural population about various
issues relating to environmental protection and sustainable
development. Apart from these, volunteer India has a competent
network of skillful youth to undertake various projects of survey,
social education and awareness.
Location
It is quite appropriate to mention here “Charity begins at home”.
Well, Volunteer India at present concentrated its activities
mainly in Rajasthan, a north western state of India. Volunteering
India believes in motivating and educating individuals in a way
they can put their whole hearted efforts towards the true aim of
human life — serving the society that brought us up, shaping up
our surroundings into a better perspective. Living for the benefit
of everyone and setting oneself as an example for the future
generations.
Volunteering India has been formulating schemes to bring together
those who are young at heart and zealous to learn, have fun,
travel and at the same time passionate to attain the priceless
satisfaction by doing something for the benefit of mankind. In the
perspective of this core concept Volunteering India is promoting
the concepts of eco‑tourism and rural tourism for those who are
eager to invite exciting and meaningful experiences.
Volunteering India arranges workshops, orientation sessions to
give you an overview of the culture, historical background and the
ecology of the place where you choose to work as a volunteer. This
would take you to the heart of Indian rural life and on the other
hand helps us in motivating the spirit inside you to make an
attempt and bring about a viable change in the world we live in.
This rebounds on us and gives us the inspiration to keep forging
ahead on the roads of sustainable development.
"This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in
unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in."
- Theodore Roosevelt.
