As we enter into college, we become more aware of the society, its underlying issues and as a individual how we could contribute to betterment of this world.
We all want to leave our mark and do big and make an impact and be known for your work.We want to be famous , we want to achieve great things but can we all just do small bits and change our perspective.
Imagine a child begging on road or maybe your maids child who does not go to school or know anything about education or how this huge world works and if you started to teach her the alphabets, you contribute in expanding the horizon of that child.Well you have not done something very big but for someone, it can be life changing.
If we don't happen to find any of the daily instances, there are various NGO's which provide internship opportunities where we get real time experience as well as a certificate for your hard work.Here you are not only making a difference to the world but also making a difference in yourself and being a responsible human.
1.CRY-Child Rights and You
CRY was founded in the year 1979 by Rippan Kapoor.It is currently located in Mumbai, Delhi,Kolkata, Bengaluru Chennai.The interns and volunteers are involved in working on various child right issues such as child labour, education, health, and other issues related to human and child rights.The interns get a chance to explore and contribute mainstream corporate world works like public mobilization, fact finding researches, field exposures, documentation and many more.
2.Teach For India:
It was founded in the year 2007 by Shaheen Mistri and is located in Mumbai.They provide internships for college graduates and working professionals to serve as full time teachers in low income schools for two years.The main aim is to end educational inequity in India and provide quality education to all the children.
3. Goonj:
3. Goonj:
It was founded in the year 1999 by Anshu Gupta which undertakes disaster relief, humanitarian aid and community development in parts of 23 states across India.The channelize the unused material lying idle in urban homes, to the rural areas of India as an important economic resource.Although they deal with unused materials they mainly focus on providing one of the basic need for human life which is clothing.
4. Smile Foundation:
4. Smile Foundation:
It was founded in the year 2002.Santanu Mishra is the co founder and is located in Delhi.It works towards bringing positive change in the lives of underprivileged children and families.It focuses on early education development, non formal education, remedial education and bridging courses, and concentrates on education of girls, especially in rural areas.It also believes unless the society is proactively in the process of development, sustainable change will not happen.
5. Rahi Foundation:
5. Rahi Foundation:
The foundation was established in August 1996 by Anuja Gupta and Ashwini Ailawadi (Recovering and Healing from Incest ) is a support centre, based in New Delhi, India.It is the only centre of its kind in the country that specializes in working with adult women survivors of incest and childhood sexual abuse and offers services that are uniquely important to their recovery process.
6. Impact Guru:
It is a donation-based crowdfunding platform that offers global crowdfunding solutions for NGOs, social startups and individuals.It was founded in the year 2014 by Piyush Jain and Khushboo Jain.Though, it was founded in 2014 it was only later in 2015 when it was introduced in India by the Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development.It is not exactly a NGO but a major source of income for the NGOs and other enterprises which works for the upliftment of society.Impact Guru mobilized 600 crore rupees for various NGOs and social enterprises.
7.Young Women Empowerment(YWE):
6. Impact Guru:
It is a donation-based crowdfunding platform that offers global crowdfunding solutions for NGOs, social startups and individuals.It was founded in the year 2014 by Piyush Jain and Khushboo Jain.Though, it was founded in 2014 it was only later in 2015 when it was introduced in India by the Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development.It is not exactly a NGO but a major source of income for the NGOs and other enterprises which works for the upliftment of society.Impact Guru mobilized 600 crore rupees for various NGOs and social enterprises.
7.Young Women Empowerment(YWE):
It focuses on strengthening the self-esteem, character, integrity, and capacity of young women ages 12-21 so that they achieve their highest potential.This goal of YWE is achieved by partnering with public and private secondary schools and act as a mediator and provide counselling to young girls with different circumstances and train the counselling staff with YWE research-based curriculum.
8. AASMAAN Foundation:
8. AASMAAN Foundation:
This is the largest youth run NGO in Ahmedabad.It started working in 2009 with under or less privileged children in the field of education, health and rights.It was started by ten friends and later in 2012 officially was recognised as a NGO.It has conducted a plethora of projects which not only includes grass root level projects which are directly related to kids but also includes fund-raising events.
9. Bhumi:
9. Bhumi:
It is one of India's largest independent youth volunteer non-profit organisations.Bhumi enables over 12000 volunteers in more than 12 cities across India for causes like education, environment, animals, community welfare etc.It was also awarded by the ‘Leader in Volunteer Engagement Award 2013 at the volunteer Awards.It provides internship in Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune throughout the year and at other chapters at specific periods.The interns are not provided with any accommodation, remuneration or food but are awarded with certificate for their hard work. Bhumi has established itself as a front-ranking charity organisation that helps poor children to reach their potential, raise their aspirations and recognise their achievements in various fields.It was started in the year 2006 by few students and young professionals of Chennai and with their passion have had a very good impact in the world and in the lives of the underprivileged and with utmost dedication have remained their value in the market.They basically focus on education and teaches in a informal way with a believe that learn while you play and have been successful with this all throughout their functioning.The various programs are:
These are few programs which works towards the benefit of underprivileged children.
Working with NGOs thus can be a good way to get into the mold of a professional /semi-professional set up. Working on the causes you believe in could be extremely satisfying and would increase a sense of belongingness into you. What starts of as a passion project can soon turn into a life changing move.
- Deekshitha Jain
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- Ignite:Transformational Education deals with basic subjects like English, Maths, Science, computers, sports, arts and life skills
- Kanini: It means computer in Tamil and hence teaches basic computer hardware and software, Microsoft Office tools and the Internet.
- Speak Out: It provides quality English and soft skills education to underprivileged children.
These are few programs which works towards the benefit of underprivileged children.
Working with NGOs thus can be a good way to get into the mold of a professional /semi-professional set up. Working on the causes you believe in could be extremely satisfying and would increase a sense of belongingness into you. What starts of as a passion project can soon turn into a life changing move.
- Deekshitha Jain
Want to get published on EMN and join the community? Here is an opportunity to join the Board of Young Leaders Program by Eat My News. Click here to know more: bit.ly/boardofyoungleaders
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