A Volunteer Fair will be held on Saturday to celebrate volunteerism in Odisha and worldwide. The event will provide an opportunity to individuals who want to contribute to their community to connect with NGOs needing volunteers to work on different social issues.

This year, volunteers of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in Odisha will participate and share their experiences to underline the contributions volunteerism can make to social and economic development.   Visit site

Voluntary Service for Peace (VSFP) is an international voluntary youth organization, working for global peace through voluntary service and youth mobilization in India and Sri Lanka. VSFP networks with international and national organizations to promote cross-cultural voluntary social camps and to create global peace through various activities.  Visit site

In its efforts to ensure protection of child rights, Child Rights and You (CRY) has redefined the meaning of volunteering. The organization has been trying to channel the collective strength of communities by identifying the underlying issues like caste, gender and class bias that children and communities face, and finding long-term solutions.  Visit site

Young professionals are taking time out to do social work with NGOs in India, volunteering during weekends at various organizations where they can apply their skills to do some noble work. The volunteer is no longer only the housewife, the student or the elderly person, but includes management professionals, engineers or those with doctorates...  Visit site

Apart from the sheer number of 'Teach India' volunteers - 55,000 have registered so far - it's the kind of people who have volunteered to be part of the campaign that is truly interesting. Almost 90 percent have never done any kind of social work before. As Adeline Aubry, programme officer for UNV in India, points out, "Teach India has created a new constituency of volunteers".  Visit site

FACE aims at increasing social, cultural, educational, and environmental actions in the rural and urban areas through the national and international exchange of youth. It is established in India with the support of several national and international volunteer, social, cultural and educational organizations involved in the field of national and international volunteer services.  Visit site

The idea of Teach India has struck an instant chord, with more than 10,000 people signing up to pledge at least two hours a week to teach a child in their neighbourhood, mostly for weekend sessions. This army of volunteers is a multi-lingual, multi-talented one drawn from diverse streams - doctors, lawyers, company executives, educationists, actors, businessmen, housewives, writers, artists, retired folk, government employees and, most hearteningly, college students.  Visit site

On his blog, Patrick Mosolf relates his diverse experiences as a volunteer across the world - from work in his local community in the US to time spent as a UNV volunteer in Liberia.  Visit site

The vision of STAPI is to strengthen the voluntary sector by promoting new and existing voluntary organizations and by improving and expanding their activities for the development and management of the voluntary sector through the inculcation of professionalism through research, training and consultancy.   Visit site

World Endeavors is a provider of unique international volunteer, internship, and study programs. Our mission is to become a catalyst for positive change in our community and the world through quality international programs.  Visit site