Opportunity Details

Inspire and motivate students by sharing your knowledge, experiences, and insights.

What exactly you’ll do:
-As a guest speaker, you will deliver inspirational sessions to inspire students by sharing your personal journey, challenges, and successes. Your role is to emphasize the importance of education and how it can transform lives, encouraging students to pursue their own goals passionately.

How It Happens:
-You’ll connect with students online via Google Meet. The session will be interactive, facilitated by a WES staff member to manage the Q&A segment and ensure smooth interaction.

Frequency:
-Weekly (Every Saturday) : Sessions are held every Saturday, You can be a guest speaker once in every 6 month.

Timing:
-5 PM – 6 PM (India Time): Sessions are scheduled for one hour every Saturday.

Outcomes:
-Inspire and Motivate: Students will gain insight into real-world experiences, inspiring them to value their education and dream bigger.
-Develop Critical Thinking: Engaging with your stories and the Q&A will help students think critically about their own goals and aspirations.
-Encourage Career Exploration: Your session will expose students to different career paths and opportunities, broadening their horizons.

Ready to Make a Difference?
"Your skills and time can create a ripple effect of positive change." Join us in our mission to empower communities through education.

Know In Detail Here: https://www.wazireducationsociety.org/volunteer/be-a-guest-speaker/

Opportunity Details

Provide guidance and support to students in their academic and personal development.

What Exactly You’ll Do:
-As a mentor, you will guide and support first-generation learners from rural and tribal areas, helping them navigate academic challenges and explore career opportunities. You’ll work closely with students to set goals, build confidence, and improve their skills, while providing personalized advice based on their interests and ambitions.

How It Happens:
-You’ll be paired with a student based on shared goals and aspirations.
-Regular virtual check-ins will be scheduled, during which you will discuss progress, address challenges, and provide resources.
-You will also have access to a mentorship toolkit provided by WES, including study materials, career guides, and scholarship information.

Frequency:
-Monthly check-ins are the minimum requirement, but bi-weekly or weekly sessions can be scheduled depending on your availability and the student’s needs.
-An initial orientation and goal-setting session will be held in the first month, followed by ongoing guidance and evaluation.

Timing:
-Flexible; mentors and mentees coordinate based on mutual availability, generally outside of school hours.

Outcomes:
-Enhanced academic performance and improved clarity in career goals for mentees.
-Reduced dropout rates and increased access to higher education opportunities.
-Development of essential life skills such as communication, confidence, and leadership.
-Mentors witness the transformative impact of their guidance, contributing to positive
-changes in students’ lives and communities.

Know In Detail Here: https://www.wazireducationsociety.org/volunteer-be-a-student-mentor/

Opportunity Details

Teaching of basic fundamentals to an Unprivileged Community Students, for whom we have started our free tuition centre in May 2024.

Here are the project details:
In December 2023 and January 2024, we observed children begging at a temple in KondaGattu and decided to investigate their situation further. Our inquiries with the local police revealed that these families have a long history of dependency on begging, and the current generation of children is following the same path. While some of these children were enrolled in school, many were irregular and struggled with basic literacy, despite being in the 7th or 8th grades. They often beg near temples and other village locations and are largely isolated from their peers. The community's perception of these families is also negative.
Recognizing the need for change, we aimed to improve their educational prospects and break the cycle of begging. We believe that raising awareness among their parents about the importance of education and enrolling the children in a private school could be a key solution. By integrating them into a school environment with other local children, we hope to inspire positive changes in both the parents' attitudes and the children's perspectives. Over time, this exposure to education and different social dynamics should help shift their mindset away from begging and towards valuing education as a pathway to a better future.
As a result, we launched a tuition center on May 1, 2024, starting with 30 children, which has since grown to over 60. We hired two tutors to provide fundamental education initially and later continued to assist with their current academics. To encourage attendance, we also offer daily snacks and fruits.
Initially, the children behaved in a way that resembled begging when receiving snacks, but within a short period, they began to adjust and act more normally.
By mid-June 2024, after operating for about a month and a half, we identified seven who have shown keen interest towards education and have been regular to the tuition centre. We enrolled all these seven students in Sree Vagdevi High School in Malyala, by paying their school fees, transportation, uniforms, shoes, and books, totaling over 2 lakhs for this academic year.
The decision to enrol students in a private school has significantly impacted their behaviour, communication, hygiene, and academic interest. Additionally, it has served as a motivating factor for those attending government schools, as they see that consistent effort and good performance in tuition can lead to the opportunity to join a private school as well.
Our goal is to integrate the remaining 50 plus children into private schools over the coming years and support them through to the completion of 10th grade which will cost approximately 15 lakhs per year for their academics and to run the tuition centre covering the salaries for tutors and stationery to the kids.

**Why Choose Private School:**

Many children attending government schools struggle with basic literacy, lack fundamental knowledge, and exhibit poor behaviour, communication skills, and hygiene. Additionally, their parents often encourage or force them to beg, even on school days. As a solution, we decided to enrol at least a few of these children in private schools this year. We believe that, after a few months of interacting with other students, they will be less inclined to beg, even if pressured. Wearing uniforms, school shoes, and riding the school bus, alongside the positive changes in their behaviour and communication, will likely influence their parents' mindset and show them that their children are moving towards a better education.
This will also become a motivation factor to all kids in their community those attending government schools, as they see that consistent effort and good performance in tuition can lead to the opportunity to join a private school as well.

Currently the tuition Centre is running daily evening 5.45pm to 7.30pm and also on school holidays morning 10 am to 3.30pm

Opportunity Details

Brown Bear literacy event hosted by Parents as Teachers for families in Lamar County with children ages prenatal to 5. Free event with hands on activities, early literacy, free books, etc.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Setup	5	n/a	n/a
Activity Stations	5	n/a	n/a
Clean up	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

As a TCLP volunteer we require a commitment of minimum 4 hours per week for the duration of at least one year. The hours and days of the week for volunteering can be chosen based on their convenience. This is not a paid position – they will not receive remuneration for volunteering. They need to go through the information on this page carefully before applying. TCLP reserves the right to not accept volunteers if it is identified that the application and the organization's volunteering requirements do not match.

Volunteers are key to establishing a sustainable model of free, public-access community libraries. They drive programs like circulation, the Reading Project, Head Start To Learning, arts & craft, workshops, book clubs, and can volunteer with our digital library - Duniya Sabki, Cyber Project, Laptop Access and Learning Program. They also participate in critical jobs like community mobilisation & relationship building, fundraising, media outreach etc. TCLP is open to different skills, talents and aptitudes volunteers bring in and in fact, many of its programs have grown from volunteer-led initiatives.

For more information: https://www.thecommunitylibraryproject.org/volunteer-with-us/

Opportunity Details

This annual event will take place at Lake Los Carneros this year on Sunday, September 22, 2024. With competitive 5K (Jr. Grand Prix) and 10K (Grand Prix) races, and our popular 1K Family Fun Run, we’ve got something for everyone. Come join the Goleta Education Foundation and support our schools, families, and community in the Goodland. Proceeds from the Lemon Run go directly to support the Goleta Education Foundation. Your participation and support impacts students and educators in the Goodland.

Volunteer tasks include:
food service
course monitoring
parking lot safety
water stop
and more!

Sign up for your specific shift here!
https://runsignup.com/Race/Volunteer/CA/Goleta/LemonRun

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	50	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Volunteers are essential to the delivery of SitStayRead programs and our ability to impact more students. Whether you want to volunteer solo, with your dog, or as part of a group, there are several ways to make a difference.

Please note that SitStayRead only serves young Chicago students. Our current priority neighborhoods are Archer Heights, Auburn Gresham, Belmont Central, Gage Park, Galewood, Little Village, Pilsen, and South Austin. We prioritize Chicago Public Schools when possible, and offer fee-based Family Literacy Events to a wider range of Chicago organizations.

In 2024-25 SitStayRead begins a new partnership with the Chicago Public Libraries. SitStayRead will provide one-off intergenerational Family LIteracy Events after school in local branches who are part of the Jump Into Reading initiative, with a focus on K-2nd grade level readers, regardless of age, and their adult family members. Teens and other children are welcome to attend, and we expect many to be staffed with bilingual Program Staff and volunteers. Stay tuned for more information, but sign up now!

You and your certified reading assistance dog provide some of the most unique and valuable components of our programs. Dog - human teams meet with students in the classroom only after the students have had an introduction to dog safety and preparation for these special visits by our Program Managers.

During each one-hour visit, dog teams welcome students to read aloud with confidence, while also building trust in and experiencing the benefits of proximity to a calm, live animal.

Prospective Dog Teams must attend orientation and pass a dog certification and human background check before being invited to join a class or Family Literacy Event. All Prospective Dog Teams first go through Book Buddy training and are certified as Book Buddy Volunteers (humans) before adding your dog team member and going through the Dog Team certification process!

This means our Dog Teams are amazing assets who can fill more than one role!

Learn more about what makes a good candidate for our Dog Team volunteers below. If you have additional questions or would like to start the process of joining SitStayRead with your dog, please email volunteer@sitstayread.org

Opportunity Details

Volunteers are essential to the delivery of SitStayRead programs and our ability to impact more students. Whether you want to volunteer solo, with your dog, or as part of a group, there are several ways to make a difference.

Please note that SitStayRead only serves young Chicago students. Our current priority neighborhoods are Archer Heights, Auburn Gresham, Belmont Central, Gage Park, Galewood, Little Village, Pilsen, and South Austin. We prioritize Chicago Public Schools when possible, and offer fee-based Family Literacy Events to a wider range of Chicago organizations.

In 2024-25 SitStayRead begins a new partnership with the Chicago Public Libraries. SitStayRead will provide one-off intergenerational Family LIteracy Events after school in local branches who are part of the Jump Into Reading initiative, with a focus on K-2nd grade level readers, regardless of age, and their adult family members. Teens and other children are welcome to attend, and we expect many to be staffed with bilingual Program Staff and volunteers. Stay tuned for more information, but sign up now!

If you have questions about program volunteer opportunities, please email us at volunteer@sitstayread.org

Opportunity Details

To honor Hispanic Heritage Month and Oakland's vibrant Latine community, the Oakland Ed Fund is hosting the 10th Annual Latine/x Literature Week. This event celebrates the contributions of Latine authors, students, families, educators, and community members.

Elementary schools are welcoming guest readers to share Latine stories with students. We invite volunteers to share their connection to Oakland and Latine literature. The Ed Fund will provide the books and handle event logistics.

Join us in celebrating the rich cultural heritage that makes Oakland special! Please note that while we encourage BIPOC volunteers to participate, anyone is welcome to read to students!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Melrose Leadership Academy - Maxwell Campus	10	n/a	n/a
Redwood Heights Elementary School	10	n/a	n/a
Highland Community School	10	n/a	n/a
Esperanza Elementary School	10	n/a	n/a
Horace Mann Elementary	10	n/a	n/a
Glenview Elementary	10	n/a	n/a
Grass Valley Elementary	10	n/a	n/a
Crocker Highlands Elementary	10	n/a	n/a
Sankofa United	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Location: Outdoor (School/Shelter Home/Community Center)
Duration: 2 Hours
Volunteers Needed: 30 (Minimum)

OBJECTIVE:
Join us in transforming a library space into a vibrant, organized hub of learning and creativity! This hands-on activity will not only improve the library’s functionality but also create an inspiring environment that encourages a love for reading.

WHAT:
Help set up a new library at a school, shelter home, or community center using books collected during a donation drive. You’ll also get the chance to bring the walls to life with color, adding artwork, quotes, and vibrant touches to make the space truly inviting and uplifting for children.

WHY:
This project is crucial for building a welcoming and well-organized library that sparks curiosity and learning. A beautifully designed and properly arranged library will inspire children to read more and create a space where knowledge can flourish.

HOW:
As a volunteer, you’ll help sort and organize the donated books, set up a library kit, and bring out your creative side by beautifying the walls with paint and quotes. Together, we’ll make this space both functional and visually engaging, ensuring it serves the community for years to come.

EXPECTED OUTCOME:
By the end of the activity, the library will be a well-organized, visually appealing space that invites children to explore the world of reading. Volunteers will leave knowing they’ve contributed to a project that not only supports education but also fosters a sense of community and creativity.

Aligned with SDG:

SDG 4: Quality Education
Come join us for a rewarding experience—let’s build a library that inspires children and leaves a lasting impact!

Location: This Activity can only be done in-person.

Facilitation: Available ONLY as hosted by Bhumi facilitated (minimums apply)

Duration: 120 Minutes (2 Hours)

Geographic Reach: Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Dehi NCR - India

Funding Required: INR 1,750/ Volunteer
Budget Includes:
- Purchase of Library kit + Book donation
- Painter & sketch artist fee
- Paint supplies + Safety gears
- Material handling / shifting
- Bhumi implementation fee

Budget Excludes:
- Employee Communication and Marketing collateral
- Employee food & travel
- Videography & Photography

#Give2024

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Facilitated Session led by Bhumi NGO (30 Participants Minimum/No No Maximum)	6	n/a	n/a