Indian youth is confused. They need direction, of what to do in life, of how to plan for future and of how to implement their own plan. And in all this firefighting they hardly think about community, society and nation as a whole. They are not connected with the ground realities and if connected, can not analyze them in line of national policies.
Volunteerism provides opportunity to not only get connected and acquainted with ground realities but also to be a part of changing society. Small achievements as a volunteer boost positivism and create understanding of societal issues. Thus the direction of understanding self, people and nation sets in. This understanding sparks ideas to build a purposeful life.
Students in secondary schools need this opportunity of volunteerism. Since, bringing government on board to establish such chapters is a hard nut to crack; we should start with private schools. The proposal is to get into a MoU with each private school at GP village. The MoU ensures that students of Std. 8th, 9th and 11th will participate in 4 cycles of campaigns in a year. Each cycle will be of 15 days. School will get pedagogical support for primary classes and consultancy for effective management of school . Thus we will have a pool of volunteers, every year, at GP level village.
