A practical guide for youth volunteers
Organising community service in the towns and villages of Northeast India
Step-by-step guides, checklists and plain advice for young people who want to help their neighbours, from a Saturday clean-up to standing beside a grieving family.
Featured guides
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Running a Neighbourhood Cleanliness Drive
Choose an area, agree a waste plan before anyone picks up a bag, keep volunteers safe, and turn a one-day effort into a habit the whole locality keeps up.
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Organising a Voluntary Blood-Donation Camp
Partner with a licensed blood bank, let its staff handle every medical decision, and focus your volunteers on the venue, publicity, donor comfort and a warm thank-you.
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Community Preparedness for Landslides and Floods
Map local risks with residents, learn the warning signs, help households pack go-bags, and organise a contact tree so nobody is forgotten when heavy rain arrives.
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Drug-Abuse Awareness Programmes for Young People
Design sessions with young people, not at them. Share accurate information, practise saying no, avoid shame and scare tactics, and always point to professional help.
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Helping Families with Funeral and Bereavement Logistics
Let the family and their faith leaders decide; volunteers quietly handle the practical tasks, from seating and tea to records of contributions, and keep visiting afterwards.
How to use this site
- Pick one guide. Choose the activity your group is planning and read it through once before your first meeting.
- Print or share the checklists. Each guide has numbered steps and a checklist you can copy into a notebook or a group message.
- Adapt to your place. Every locality is different. Talk to your village or local council, elders and residents, and adjust the plan to fit local customs.
- Work with the professionals. For anything medical, legal or emergency-related, licensed and official bodies lead; volunteers support.
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