Give the hours you actually have

Volunteers deliver sessions, translate material, support camps, help with research and keep our resources current. Every volunteer is trained before being placed.

Eligibility

  • Eighteen years or older
  • Any educational background — a legal qualification is useful but not required
  • Willingness to complete the volunteer orientation before placement
  • Comfort working in at least one Indian language, English included
  • Agreement to the Code of Ethics and the Child Protection Policy
  • Clearance requirements apply to anyone working directly with children

Areas of contribution

  • Facilitating legal awareness and constitutional literacy sessions
  • Supporting community legal camps and helpdesk clinics
  • Translating and reviewing material in regional languages
  • Assisting research — surveys, data entry, literature review
  • Helping schools with safety audits and policy documentation
  • Communications, design, photography and documentation
  • Event coordination and participant support

Volunteer benefits

  • Free access to SWAMITRA training modules relevant to your placement
  • A dated certificate of volunteering stating hours and area of work
  • Named credit on any material you help produce
  • Reimbursement of approved travel and material costs for field work
  • A reference letter after six months of sustained contribution
  • Priority consideration for master trainer and fellowship tracks

How the placement works

You register below. We read every registration and respond within five working days, including when the answer is that we have nothing suitable right now. If there is a fit, you are invited to a short conversation, then to the orientation session for your area.

Placements are made against real requirements — a school that needs a facilitator, a camp that needs a translator, a study that needs field support. We do not create work to occupy volunteers, and we will tell you plainly if the need in your city has not yet arisen.

Most volunteers give between four and twelve hours a month. Some give a single day to a camp. Both are useful; neither is more welcome than the other.

Anyone volunteering in a child-facing role must complete child protection training and the screening process before their first session. There are no exceptions to this, including for short placements.

Volunteer registration

We respond to every registration within five working days. Your details are handled in line with our Privacy Policy.