India is Shining

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India is Shining
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Well in some ways it is but the contradictions
are many

• One of the worlds fastest growing economies . .
  . yet 40 live below the poverty line (earning
  less then 80 per annum)
• Bangalore is the internationally renowned
  Silicon Valley of India . . . yet more that
  half the population still makes a living through
  farming
• Though low labor costs have attracted billions of
  dollars in foreign investment . . . living and
  working conditions have not improved for many and
  child labor is still common
• Largest network of higher educational
  institutions in the world . . . yet 30 of the
  population is illiterate

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Can Indians take charge of Indias destiny and
proudly make India SHINE..???Can Individuals
make a difference to some of the issues facing
India or should they just wait for our
governments to do something ..???
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You have to be the change that you want to see in
the world. Mahatma Gandhi
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Indians want to be the change

• Individuals in India are looking at ways to
  contribute back to the society by donating there
  time and skills
• More and more people are looking at ways of
  sharing skills with people who need it the
  most.People from all walks of life are looking at
  opportunities to volunteer their time.

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At iVolunteer we are trying to convert these good
intentions into actions
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iVolunteer is trying to create a volunteering
movement in India.and the movement will have in
the next 4 years

• Volunteering infrastructure that will connect
  volunteers with volunteering opportunities
• 10,000 happy volunteering experiences
• Volunteer ambassadors and patrons
• A network of credible institutions
• And a lot of marketing to put volunteering as top
  of the mind activity

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In order to make volunteering a movement we are
trying to connect with Youth because..

• Catch them Young syndrome.. much more than just
  the marketing jargon
• Youth is the present and the future
• Have time and are in some ways more idealistic
• We can identify with them ( though old age is
  catching up with us now ? )

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Examples of Projects with youth

• Volunteer opportunites for young graduates from
  colleges like IIPM, Western University
• Students get firsthand experience of working with
  non-profits.

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Projects contd..

• Time bound projects with professional colleges
• Find the innovations project with Agricultural
  students
• Customized summer placements for students
• Students of law college in Guildford, London
  coming to India on short-term assignments

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Projects contd.

• Volunteer fairs
• Delhi university
• Bombay and Chennai
• Students gets to have 1st hand interaction with
  NGOs
• Gets listed as volunteers on the spot

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What is the bottomline..in working with youth

• If we catch them young we get volunteers for life
  and some of them could be potential volunteer
  ambassador.
• If we can motivate few of the students from
  premier colleges in India to work in the social
  sector- the value delivered by them will be
  phenomenal.

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To Achieve our vision

• We have a committed and professional team
• We have a Business Plan that guides us
• Process of identifying credible non-profits and
  volunteering opportunities.
• Process of targeting potential volunteers
• iVolunteer portal which is our FRONT END to the
  world

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In Summary

• iVolunteer wants to catalyze a volunteering
  movement in India
• We see volunteering a way in which individuals
  can effectively contribute back to the society
  and live up to the dreams of Noble Laureate
  Rabindra Nath Tagore. Let my country awake
• We realize that its a huge task and we will need
  to put in lots of hard work and need assistance
  of like minded people/organizations to make our
  vision come true.

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ThanksiVolunteer team