Volunteer for NGO Work on www.jaagore.com

Jaagore.com has different solutions for all users who want to get informed and connected on issues related to ‘Social Well-being’ in our country. The four main sections on the portal are – Act, Speak up, Learn and Connect. The first of these four sections is called ‘Volunteer’ which hosts a bank of live volunteering opportunities posted by various NGO’s (Non-governmental organizations) who are registered on the portal. You could view this section at www.jaagore.com/volunteer .

‘Act’ section enables citizens to convert their intent of contributing to social causes to reality. This section is a pool of active projects being run by various NGO’s in different parts of the country which requires volunteer assistance and support. Currently more than 280 volunteering projects are being featured in this section which users could opt for. Even users who are not registered on the portal are encouraged to get connected with NGO’s projects they may be interested in contributing to.

‘Volunteer’ section simplifies the user search for a suitable NGO project or opportunity with the help of different ‘Search’ options. A user could filter the projects by relevant fields like ‘ Issues’ which gives a list of various issues that are featured currently on the portal. The second search filter is ‘City’ where user can select the location where they are interested in. The third option is the ‘NGO name’ by which user can specifically search for an NGO of choice. The last, but not the least, is the filter of ‘Date’ where user gets to search for work of specific dates like holidays or weekends.

The main page of this section features 10 projects from the project pool which get selected dynamically. The users can view all the projects by clicking on ‘View all’ where the information is displayed page-wise chronologically. Each project listing carries the gist of information like Issue category, Location, Dates and a brief description.

Each project listing has three options for the users – NGO Profile, Project details and Volunteer. ‘NGO profile’ links to the profile page of the contributing NGO while the ‘Project details’ links to the project description page. The ‘Volunteer’ tab links to the page where a user can submit cursory details and thereby a notification gets sent to both the NGO and the user alerting the NGO of the user interest to volunteer for the chosen project.

Users can choose the projects not only basis the Issue or the City but also basis if the work is based at the NGO office or could be completed at the user location. Volunteer contribution is keenly desired by NGO’s for skilled projects like Website management, Corporate presentation-making, Fund-raising etc. Other volunteers who wish to have a real-time experience of NGO operations could opt for projects being conducted at the NGO location.

Climate Change and what we can do about it

The world around us is changing. When most people think of global warming, they think of icebergs melting, seas rising and low-lying areas getting flooded. But it is no longer just an apocalyptic warning of doom. It is no longer something that will happen in some distant land. 

  

The impact of climate change is no longer something that will come in the future – it is happening right here… right now. It is difficult to believe raising price of Onion is directly linked to impact of climate change and its effects on our farming systems, market, insurance sector and so on..We are the worst hit due to climate change. Especially the livelihood of poor communities from rural India is affected heavily.

Recent Flashfloods in Karnataka and Andhra, hurricanes, droughts, heat waves and other natural disasters are becoming commonplace. Each one of us is being affected.

 

 Hence it is very important to record these changes happening around us, sharing this information among others, building networks of all stakeholders and supporting the Government in evolving appropriate policies in addressing climate change issues in terms of mitigation and adaptation to protect people and wildlife on this planet.

On www.jaagore.com, we are trying to raise awareness about issues related to Global Warming and Environment. Please logon to www.jaagore.com/learn and read up on this issue and related articles

It’s time to awaken, and be the change you want to see.

Every morning, all of us wake up, and go about our daily routine. Hardly noticing the garbage strewn about the streets. Ignoring the beggars who lurk in every nook and corner. Denying the existence of the potholes that we drive over. Rarely making the effort to vote, even if it just happens once every few years. Never thinking twice about bribing bureaucrats to get our work done.

The challenge today is our blatant apathy and indifference towards all the problems facing our nation. We choose to turn a blind eye and make the right excuses for everything going wrong.

Since 2007, Tata Tea’s iconic war cry, “Har subah sirf utho mat. Jaago Re!” has awakened millions of Indians to the issues plaguing our country. Armed with that powerful idea, Jaago Re first awakened people to what they should expect from their leaders; and then awakened them to the need to go out and vote.

Tata Tea partnered with a NGO to launch ‘Jaago Re’, a Voter Registration campaign to mobilize citizens of India to register and cast their votes in the assembly elections. It was a drive against apathy and cynicism towards political system. Against a belief that one vote in a billion does not matter. The impact is visible - above 6.5 lakh Indians have used the Jaago Re platform till date to register as voters.

While trying to identify the next campaign idea, Tata Tea decided to awaken the entire nation to this omnipresent problem.

The second Jaago Re campaign urged the citizens of the country to awaken and fight against corruption. The campaign aims at not only creating awareness about corruption but also inspiring people ‘To be the change you seek’. The message of the campaign is to stop pointing fingers at the others and take start doing their bit. It urges people to take a pledge that they will not pay bribes. The campaign seeks to highlight the key message that there would be no bribes taken if no one was to offer it. 

So in Jaago Re! lingo, it is “Aaj se Khilana Bandh … Pilana Shuru”!

In the latest addition, Jaago Re! has added a new online platform to its stable – www.jaagore.com – which is a conduit between people who want to see Change and the people who are working for the Change.

The website message of ‘Sparing time for your country’ exhorts citizens to contribute time and efforts to the Change making process in our nation by aligning with NGO campaigns and volunteering for projects of their choice. The portal four distinct platforms for user contribution – Act, Speak up, Learn & Connect. The portal has seen a registration of more than 23,000 users including 130 NGO’s. 

In another manifestation of the Jaago Re message, Tata Tea has been working talented children with a chance to realize their greatest sports dream. Few years ago, Tata Tea Soccer Stars, a nationwide school football tournament initiated by Tata Tea, identified 16 young sportsmen from across the country, and sent them to train with the legendary youth coaches of one of football’s biggest clubs, London’s Arsenal FC, for a period of two weeks. The sixteen finalists then proceeded to create history at the Royal Hallway Stadium in London by winning the Plate Cup at the 18th Arsenal International Soccer Festival, and became the first ever Indian team to win the cup. And thus, Tata Tea helped awaken people to the young sports talent within our country in a neglected sport like football.

Campaign for Change

Who says doing social good is all work and no play? Here is a fun contest to get you started on contributing to LIVE NGO projects!

Jaagore.com brings you ‘Campaign for Change’ - an online contest for all those who have the innate desire to do participate in social change and contribute to making a better society. The contest is currently live on www.jaagore.com and is an ideal platform for each of us to contribute to the Jaago Re! mantra of Social Awakening!

There are only two simple parts to the contest:

1. Create a poster or a video or both along with a slogan( based on your choice of an NGO project) & upload the entry
2. Publicize your entry by getting your friends to ‘Volunteer’ for the NGO project

The two best entries with the maximum Volunteers and Jury Points win a cash prize + Jaago Re! Campaign for Change certificates!

This contest is one of unique ways through which Jaagore.com is trying to spread awareness on social issues and publicize NGO projects that need volunteer support. So, show your support by participating now!

Click on http://www.jaagore.com/campaign-for-change-home

Do share the link with all your friends and post the contest URL on all your social network profiles on Facebook & Twitter to spread the word about this contest!