Advice For Volunteers:
Volunteering in India

ServiceLeader.Org and the Virtual Volunteering Project are U.S.-focused initiatives, but given the nature of the boundless Internet, we receive numerous inquiries from many individuals and organizations outside of our country's borders.

One of the most frequently asked questions has been where to find resources to volunteer in India, or in support of India. Members of ARNOVA and soc.org.nonprofit contributed the following information. If you know of others, please e-mail us.

United Nations Volunteer program
http://www.unv.org/
Places volunteers throughout the world, including India, and has links to other organizations who do so as well.

 
ProPoor
http://www.propoor.org/
A non profit organization registered in Calcutta (India), Singapore and Atlanta, Georgia (USA). ProPoor has developed an Internet portal of information on South Asian non governmental organizations (that includes India), donors, events, projects, leaders, jobs, volunteers, volunteering opportunities and links. To find out about volunteering opportunities, go to: http://www.propoor.org/main/contribute.html Scroll down, and click on: "RESUMES OF VOLUNTEERS". Then submit your resume which can be viewed by others.

 
Habitat for Humanity India
http://www.habitatindia.org/
Works in India building and selling homes to low-income families.

 
Links to nonprofit and voluntary organizations in India:
http://indiaconnect.com/searchic/ngov.htm


 
Rejuvenate India Movement
http://www.habitatindia.org/


 
Idealist of Action Without Borders
http://www.idealist.org/ip/volunteerOpportunityBrowser/search?SID=f84b78fc1ab5baada486b6148b483aac&RECORD_COUNTRY=India&BROWSING=1&DERIVED_CONTINENT=Asia&MODULE=VOLUNTEER_OPPORTUNITY&BROWSE_PATH=CONTINENT%3ACOUNTRY
Has helpful links to volunteer opportunities on a wide range of issues in India.

 
Society for Participatory Research in Asia
http://www.pria.org/
A Johns Hopkins research partner

 
US based organizations:
for the spread of literacy in India: http://www.ilpnet.org/
self-help ministry projects in India: http://www.indiapartners.org/