Volunteer programs/organizations in India

Despite many development efforts made by the Indian government in recent decades, the social imbalance is increasing immeasurably and the Indian economy is struggling to solve the many socio-economic problems related to its demography. The people are struggling to access to equal rights and living conditions and the orphanages fill up. Many associations and organizations participate in humanitarian action with the means at their disposal. Whether in donations of medical equipment or in funding for humanitarian projects, international and local institutions accompany and initiate humanitarian missions in economically weak areas, orphanages and areas of tension within the country.

It is in this sense, and to address the needs of the poorest, on a daily basis, that volunteering initiatives have, over the years, tremendously diversified. With programs as varied as the personal development and schooling of children, the care of young people in difficulty, the rehabilitation of handicapped persons, the empowerment of women and their independency, the preservation of human rights, the access to healthcare, infrastructures etc.; the opportunities to aid the deprived are numerous. While you’re in India, connecting with a volunteering organization and making a contribution towards the betterment of society turns out to be an enlightening experience. The best way of choosing such an organisation is when it can specifically benefit from your abilities and skills while providing you with an enriching experience.

While volunteering opportunities and non-governmental organizations multiply across the Indian subcontinent, NGO Lakshyam aims to give a deep and complete experiences to those willing to give assistance to the underprivileged. Founded in 2012, Lakshyam contributes towards betterment of the society with a focus on child education, holistic child development and women empowerment. The association shares a common dream – a world where every child is showered with love and is given opportunities for a brighter future; a world where no child’s innocence is marred by the horrors of child labour, and a world where women’s well-being is paid attention to and empowerment representing the way to sustain themselves and their families.

In the light of the organization’s values, the proposed volunteering missions seek to give a responsible and useful field of action to the candidates. Spread across 5 locations in India and impacting 16 states, Lakshyam actively operates on a national scale and its projects extensively address the humanitarian condition that benefits the communities in need. Through its centres based in the middle of the rural and economically weak areas, the organization offers a wide range of tasks from which the volunteers can chose to work on during their involvement. The real-life experience and interaction with the people play a major role for the volunteers and the community as it is the key for a mutually beneficial experience.

In this way, the volunteering missions mostly emphasize on fostering the children’s and women’s self-development as well as their educational skills. From comprehensive learning methods through languages, maths and computer operations, to physical activities such as sports and leisure activities, the young people integrate basic but necessary knowledge while developing a feeling of responsibility. Living in a society requires basic social and personal skills which Lakshyam tries to confer to those who need it the most. Artistic workshops and manual skills are also being provided as the enhancement of creativity broadens the children’s patterns of thinking and thus, their potential. Moreover, volunteers in Lakshyam are given the opportunity to contribute to the internal and external development of the organization through media & communications, business model development or even the data and research field. Finally, in order to improve the communities’ conditions and the social benefits of this humanitarian association, volunteers may be active in the frame of the social entrepreneurship field where every innovation is supported and accompanied.  

It is by daring to leave our comfort zone that we make the most memorable experiences of our life.

Why not you?     

Source:https://lakshyamngoindelhi.wordpress.com/2019/03/18/volunteer-programs-organizations-in-india/

Women and Child Development

India is at the same time one of the countries with the highest growth rate in the world and the one where the number of underprivileged is the largest. In a society where women and children suffer from discrimination, hard labour, poor living conditions and see their freedom damaged on a daily basis, NGO Lakshyam stands as an actor of change. As every child grows up with a dream but not everyone has access to the same tools or environment, Lakshyam takes action in rural and underprivileged areas to give those children and women an opportunity to have a brighter future. With multiple centres set up in the slums and villages of metropolitan cities across India, the deprived women and children have a place full of hope where to go and are being extracted from exhausting rag-picking or begging duties. 

Education is the mechanism that enables children to assimilate all the moral, social and emotional principles that allow them to integrate properly into the society. It helps them to develop necessary physical and intellectual skills. In order to give them a chance to have a place in society and make better use of all their potential, Lakshyam fosters the children’s inherited skills by providing a basic educational development and bridging the gap between them and future schools. Through remedial classes and comprehensive learning, free of cost tutorials or collected study material from contributors (books, stationery) around the cities, the NGO accompanies children who never had access to education. In the same way, the betterment of the quality of their life goes through a personal well-being and personality development which Lakshyam aims to fulfil by exposing them to recreational activities in many different areas such as arts, music and sports. Through the organisation of events inside the centres on important national days as well as for the most important celebrations in India, these days become memorable for the children. Moreover, as they never saw another environment than their communities, outings and sightseeing tours around the cities (cultural and recreational) such as parks, monuments etc. are organised. Lakshyam allows the children to breathe new air while discovering places with better conditions and being filled with happiness. Thanks to punctual contributions/donations from private individuals, companies, schools, the collection of; for instance; warm clothes, has helped many children and women to survive during the cold winter and made them able to keep them for the following years.

In most of the rural areas and villages, women are seen as an economic liability and are seeing their rights being misused. Education and skill training are two of the powerful tools in the liberation and the empowerment of women. In order to remedy it, Lakshyam has set up several training centres in which they are taught manual work and sellable skills as a way to independency and feeling of fulfilment. The trainings are provided by professionals in different manual areas such as sewing, stitching, bag making or products made out of recycled materials to help women developing useful skills. Through a network of shops and institutions, those products are sold to customers who support these families. In this way, the NGO offers proactive initiatives through well-organised workshops based on easily marketable skills aiming to give women a self-employment capacity as well as a financial independency. Moreover, without education and forced to live in poor conditions, women never got access to knowledge about their own health and way of behaving regarding this important issue. Lakshyam supports these women through workshops on menstrual hygiene and spreads regular awareness about healthcare in order to prevent potential diseases or irremediable consequences.

Thanks to Lakhshyam’s women and children development target, the life of many individuals has been changed and their dreams fulfilled. The NGO tries to provide all necessary aid through its internal programs, volunteering system, and external contributions.
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