India is yet to formulate legal framework and still many voluntary organizations in the country and hundreds in the north east have been receiving foreign aids, most of the time directly from the donors. Thus, in the absence of a clear legal definition of what constitutes voluntary work and a volunteer, some laws and regulations can inadvertently have an impact on voluntary action.   Read article

The International Center for Excellence in Youth Development [ICEYD], one of the divisions of RGNIYD, celebrated International Volunteer Day,  5 December on Saturday, 8 December. Over 150 volunteers from various institutions, including  international volunteers from Student Partnerships Worldwide [SPW], Vellore, were present.    Read article

Delhi, India: UNV India will conduct a one-day workshop to facilitate dialogues between the government and representatives of several volunteer organizations in the country, to commemorate International Volunteer Day, 5 December, in the capital Delhi. On the same occasion, UNV India will distribute the paper "Volunteerism in India" to help promote volunterism for development in the country.  Read article

Volunteers at Dream A Dream strive to create an equal society by empowering children from the lower strata of society, writes L Subramani of the Deccan Herald.  Read article

New Delhi, India: Through the Swechha-We for Change Foundation organization thousands of young Indian volunteers got involved environmental conservation work. Another NGO, SMILE, engage youth in influencing public opinion on issues such as sexual harrassment in public transport. Through these various forms of volunteering, the organizers witnessed how young volunteers were transformed -- from being the targets of change to become vehicles of change.  Read article