{"id":136,"date":"2011-10-25T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coyoteblog.posterous.com\/volunteerism-ngo-resources-in-india-for-india"},"modified":"2020-02-11T08:19:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:19:22","slug":"volunteerism-ngo-resources-in-india-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coyotecommunications.com\/coyoteblog\/2011\/10\/volunteerism-ngo-resources-in-india-for-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteerism & NGO resources in India, for Indians?"},"content":{"rendered":"

India is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country on the globe, the most populous democracy in the world, the world’s ninth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the fourth largest economy by purchasing power parity. Yes, it has only 8.5% Internet penetration, but it also has at least 100 million Internet users. (here’s where I got this info<\/a>, in addition to Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n

In short, India is really<\/em> big and really<\/em> important.<\/p>\n

But go to any online search engine and search for<\/p>\n

volunteer India<\/em><\/p>\n

and the links generated are for Westerners – people from Europe or North America or Australia – to travel to India and volunteer.<\/p>\n

But people in India want to volunteer in their own communities, with local NGOs. <\/strong>On YahooAnswers<\/a>, people from India, in India, regularly post and ask where they can volunteer locally, in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, and on and on. Here’s an example of one such person<\/a>. Where is the online resource for people in India to find volunteering opportunities in their own communities and to learn how to be a great volunteer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

IVolunteer.in<\/a> comes close to trying. It’s an initiative of MITRA, a not-for-profit organization in Delhi. But its database interface<\/a> doesn’t allow a search by community, and seems to not be working properly – I did several searches using different criteria, and came up with no volunteer opportunities at all.<\/p>\n

Is there really no kind-of VolunteerMatch<\/a> or AllforGood<\/a> for India? Really?<\/p>\n

And what about a primary resource to help local NGOs in India build their capacities regarding financial management, fundraising, HR management, volunteer engagement, marketing and other key functions? South Africa has one<\/a>. But not India? NGOsIndia.com<\/a> comes close to trying…. but is far from there.<\/p>\n

If you know of web sites that address either of these issues, please note such in the comments section. I really want to be wrong about these lack of resources for India.<\/p>\n

However, please note, I am NOT looking for organizations or programs that send volunteers from other countries to India!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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