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Youth For Seva

Youth For Seva. “Experience the joy of giving”. An Introduction. www.youthforseva.org. About YFS. 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

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Youth For Seva

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  1. Youth For Seva “Experience the joy of giving” An Introduction www.youthforseva.org

  2. About YFS • A platform for youth to “experience the joy of giving” • Youth For Seva (‘YFS’) aims to: • Inspire youth to volunteer • Connectthem 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

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

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

  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. Education 2 of 3 Computers for Schools (CFS): an initiative that attempts to provide a holistic computer based education to school children www.sites.google.com/site/cfsbangalore • 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.

  7. Education 3 of 3 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( http://www.fsmk.org/)

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

  9. Health Team – Divisions 1 of 3 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

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

  11. Health Team - Divisions 3 of 3 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 11

  12. Environment wing @ YFS • Partnered with the movement called The Green Commandos • Partnered with the Art of Livinggroup 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 http://www.greencommandos.com • 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 Charity Sales: • Sale of handicraft and eco friendly products thus helping artisians • Organise charity sales for various NGOs at corporates and apartment complexes 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 2011-12

  15. Growth of Volunteering Activities

  16. 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 1.Volunteer Registration 5. Volunteers work on assigned projects 9. Redeployment of Volunteers 8. Retraining where required 7. Periodic Meetings. Communication/Updates sent to Volunteers 6. Send Updates and Feedback to Project/Zonal Coordinator

  17. Volunteering Models

  18. 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 Others • Donate your unused PC • Organize Charity Sales in your office • Be a co-ordinator in your zone or office • Sponsor a Child • Sponsor a School Kit • Sponsor a Patient

  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. • 25-30 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. Contact Details Youth For Seva 8/28, Bull Temple Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 004 Email: info@youthforseva.org Tel : +91-80-26607687 www.youthforseva.org

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