Youth For Seva

Founded in 2007, YFS, aimed at creating ‘agents of positive change’ in the society through the culture of volunteering

Area of Intervention

Active engagement of community and CSR to enrich government schools

Key Geography

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttaranchal, and Delhi/ NCR

Need for the initiative

Problem Lack of focus on extracurricular and cocurricular activities stunted the overall personality development of the students

Situation Before • High drop-out rates • Inaccessibility of basic learning tools • High teacher-to-student ratio with greater load of administration work

Intervention Overview YFS works on identifying and addressing the gaps in the education system regarding amenities. A nation-wide volunteering movement that inspires youth to volunteer for serving the community

Steps • Need assessment in government schools and learning centres to list out the requirements • Volunteer management through orientation for all volunteers followed by mapping to specific projects based on their availability Monitoring of implemented projects at regular intervals to ensure quality of service delivery throughout the project

Resources • Permissions to reach out to government schools and involve volunteers for the project • Detailed information regarding government schemes to avoid duplication of efforts

Impact and Key Learning

Achieved so far • Volunteers engaged in 320 schools and adoption of 127 schools through CSR

Tent school conducted for migrant labor children saw the enrolment of 110 students in regular schools Menstrual hygiene programs reached 4000 students School Health Programs benefitted over 11000 students

176 YFS volunteers coached students for NMMS scholarship in 88 schools, and 527 students cleared the exams

Key Learning • Orientation and training for volunteers • Orientation for school principals • Creating peer groups of volunteers and facilitating teamwork • Volunteer management