8:20am: I laboriously open my eyes and glare at my phone as the alarm blares as it would on any weekday. Today, being Samvatsari, the last day of the Jain period of fasting, is a holiday, but I have forgotten to undo my alarm the night before and so am forced to deal with it now.
About a year ago, my best friend’s sister (who is now my Co-Founder) casually mentioned the idea of ConnectFor to me. She off-handedly asked me if I would be interested in helping her start one of India’s first volunteering platforms.
It is hard for me to believe that two months ago, I was nervous about moving to Bombay. I was not quite sure what I was doing with myself. Here are the simple facts I did know at the time:
When one thinks of Stephen Hawking, words such as physicist, cosmologist, author and philosopher, rush to mind. There is, however, another…
On Friday, July 1, 2016, nearly 200 ConnectFor volunteers, along with the entire CF Team, gathered at Mahim Nature Park near Sion.
Udaan was meant to receive a volunteer who had committed to design their Annual Report for the year 2014–2015; however, at very last minute, the volunteer dropped out, and Udaan had no replacement for the same. They were in a time crunch and had to find someone urgently to take on this entire project.
According to me, the best part of ConnectFor is that it prioritizes each and every user
One of our partner organisations, Kherwadi Social Welfare Association, had called us with an urgent need: they need someone to assist their…
“As a teenager growing up in Mumbai, I had always spent a part of my vacations helping out at local NGOs. I participated in a variety of…
This Summer it’s all about #GoodVibesOnly.