Youth For Seva “Experience the joy of giving” An Introduction

2 A platform for youth to “experience the joy of giving” Youth For Seva (‘YFS’) aims to:  Inspire youth to volunteer  Connect them to grass-root level NGOs  Train volunteers to keep them motivated  Orient NGOs to make best use of volunteers Attracted over 5,000 volunteers since April 2007 YFS chapters in  Bangalore, Mysore, Bellary, Hubli, Shimoga  Pune, Mumbai  Hyderabad  Bhopal  Coimbatore About YFS

3 Connect Support Inspire - Connect Volunteers -To each other -To various Projects -With Various NGOs - Engage Volunteers - Encourage Volunteerism - Empower Volunteers to bring about a positive change - Train Volunteers - Equip volunteers with required Training Material & Resource Kits - Orient NGOs to make best use of Volunteers - An incubation center for new projects Role of YFS

4 Our Focus Areas Government Schools and Slums Orphanages, Centers for Destitute Children and Visually Impaired Children School Adoption Program Computers for Schools Green Commandos 'Say No To Plastics' drive Planting and Adopting Saplings Waste Management & Recycling Rainwater Harvesting Green Clubs Verticals EducationEnvironmentHealth Doctors for Seva Volunteer at Hospitals: - St.Martha's, Kidwai School Health Program Sponsor a Patient Blood Bank Sponsor a Child Special Initiatives School Kit DriveCharity Sales

5 Education 1 of 3 Teaching in Government schools, slums and orphanages: Identified government schools in each area in Bangalore Conduct regular training sessions for volunteers and orient them Volunteers select a school that is closest to them and teach a subject they are comfortable with Teach Spoken English, Computer Skills at schools Conduct extra curricular activities like quiz, puzzles, games, songs etc. are conducted Ready training material available for all activities

6 Computers for Schools (CFS): an initiative that attempts to provide a holistic computer based education to school children Collect donated surplus/obsolete/unused computers from private sector sources and redistribute them to public schools Create computer labs in public schools that are centralized and consist of networked thin-clients - resulting in lower installation and maintenance costs. Install a Free Operating System called Edubuntu primarily written for school children Provides the educational packages relevant to the profile of the school students. Provides training to School Teachers and lab staff. Regularly administers the systems and provide maintenance. CFS Volunteers visit schools to teach children Computer skills. Education 2 of 3

7 How you can help in CFS: Donate your old computer / laptop Become a System Administrator in the labs that already have computers Help kids learn to use computers by taking computer classes on weekends. Write Free Software to help school children understand their subjects better. - In association with Free Software Movement, Karnataka( Education 3 of 3

8 Health YFS 1. Doctors For Seva 2. School Health Program 3. Volunteer at Hospitals 4. Sponsor a Patient 5. Blood Donor Program

9 1) Doctors for Seva (DFS) Group of medical professionals who voluntarily provide consultation, medicines & treatments free of cost Checkups & Health Cards Sponsoring Medicines/Treatments 2) School Health Awareness Talks – Hygiene & Nutrition Check ups – Medical, Dental, Eye Counselling Bosch CSR: School Adoption Health Team – Divisions 1 of 3

10 3) Volunteer at Hospitals Help Desks at OPD Medical Records Dept. Assisting in therapy for stroke patients Landscaping & Eco friendly initiatives Health Team – Divisions 2 of 3 Spreading awareness on health,environment issues. Keep children engaged and motivated thro’ Stories, Arts & Crafts, Games, movies. Rangoli competition for women

11 4) Sponsor a Patient Group of medical professionals who voluntarily provide consultation, medicines, treatments free of cost Checkups & Health Cards Sponsoring Medicines/Treatments 5) Blood donors at YFS Promotes the noble cause of Blood donation Organise Blood donation camps Contact for blood in an emergency Register as a blood donor at Youth for Seva - Provide your Blood Group, Zone or Area, Contact number Health Team - Divisions 3 of 3

12 Environment YFS Partnered with the movement called The Green Commandos Partnered with the Art of Living group to engage volunteers in planting saplings and in their neighborhood and adopting them Working under the guidance of renowned Environmentalist Dr. Yellappa Reddy

13 Green Commandos Say No To Avoidable Plastics Planting and Adopting Saplings Segregation of bio- and non-biodegradable waste at source Composting at apartments and houses Rainwater Harvesting Green Clubs in Schools ANIBIN division

14 Special Initiatives School Kit drive: Includes School Bag,Ten Note Books, Pen, Pencil and Eraser, Geometry box Sponsor a school kit for just Rs.250/- Plan to sponsor 10,000 kits next academic year Sponsor a Child: Sponsor a child’s education and healthcare for as little as Rs.500/month 570 children supported under this program currently Target to sponsor 1500 children during Charity Sales: Sale of handicraft and eco friendly products thus helping artisians Organise charity sales for various NGOs at corporates and apartment complexes

Growth of Volunteering Activities

Engaging and Orienting Volunteers 2. Training and Orientation of Volunteers 3. Volunteer Assignment to Projects based on specific interest 4. Connect Volunteers to Zonal / Project Coordinator 7. Periodic Meetings. Communication/Updates sent to Volunteers 6. Send Updates and Feedback to Project/Zonal Coordinator 9. Redeployment of Volunteers 1.Volunteer Registration 5. Volunteers work on assigned projects 8. Retraining where required

17 Volunteering Models

Others Volunteering Opportunities Education Teach English and basics of Computers Set up Computer labs and maintain it Write Free Software for children Act as scribes for the differently abled Be a Mentor to a child Health Assist at hospitals in  Running the helpdesk  Therapy of stroke patients Organize and conduct  School Health Program and referrals  Health Camps and other health initiatives Donate Blood Environment 'Say No To Plastics' drive Planting and Adopting trees near your locality Waste Management & Recycling near your homes/apartment Rainwater Harvesting Setup Green Clubs Sponsor a Child Sponsor a School Kit Sponsor a Patient Donate your unused PC Organize Charity Sales in your office Be a co-ordinator in your zone or office

19 CSR Partnerships – School adoption Adopt a government school for improving the learning standards. YFS deploys one full time teacher per school and one coordinator for 2 schools. Coordinator handles life skills training, inspires the children and engages other part time volunteers in the school. Current CSR Partners for school adoption: KPIT Cummins, Phillips Note: All YFS projects encourages the employees from the sponsoring company to take active part as volunteers thus ensuring high level of transparency and ownership.

20 CSR Partnerships - Healthcare in school Sponsor healthcare program in a government school YFS provides doctors from its ‘Doctors for Seva’ team Medical checkup includes General health, dental, eye,ear and anaemia test Post-medical checkup followup referrals Sponsoring company takes care of arrangement and medicines for camps provides transportation to take children to hospitals for referrals Hospitals in DFS network will treat the patients free of charge Current CSR Partners for school health: BOSCH

21 CSR Partnerships – Green Clubs Setup a ‘Green Club’ in a cluster of 10 schools. YFS deploys one full time coordinator for setting up and running Green Clubs in 10 schools. Awareness sessions are conducted for all the children in the school about eco-friendly lifestyle interested students form Green Club. GC members setup an eco-friendly campus by planting saplings, implementing solid waste management system, recycling and if possible rain water harvesting. Current CSR Partner for Green Clubs: EMC Data Storage Systems.

22 CSR Partnerships - Employees YFS facilitates involvement of employees of a company in various volunteering activities. The company arranges for 30 minutes presentation to its employees. YFS would present opportunities for volunteering across Bangalore and connect interested volunteers to projects closer to their homes. YFS presentations done at: EMC Data Storage Systems, Infosys, KPIT Cummins, Corelogic, BOSCH, Target, HP, Space Matrix, Marvell Labs.

23 One-Time Activities for Corporates & Employees Education: Sponsor a school kit, Sponsor a child’s education Organize educational trips to Museum, Planetarium, Zoo, etc Organize issue-based competitions – Environment awareness, First Aid/Safety Funding of buss pass or school fees for deserving and needy children Health: Organise Blood donation camps Provision of better sanitation, safe drinking water Sponsoring women’s health checkup Sponsor one time treatment - eye glasses, dental treatment, lab tests Environment: Start a green club at your office “No Plastics” drive Train and spread the message of Living a Green Lifestyle Planting and adopting saplings

24 Youth For Seva 8/28, Bull Temple Road, Bangalore, Karnataka Tel : Contact Details