Captains Social Foundation invites passionate young people to join the #LeadForIndia campaign - an initiative designed to nurture 1,000 socially responsible leaders across the country. Through the volunteering campaign, we aim to empower young people to take action, build real-world skills, and create meaningful impact in their communities.

As a volunteer your role is simple: You will organise one meaningful volunteering activity in your community. You can mobilise your friends, classmates, or local volunteers - but you will take the lead in planning and executing the initiative. The activity can be small, simple, and hyper-local. What matters most is that you take responsibility and create impact.

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Step-by-Step Process

1) Register as a volunteer
2) Choose your area of interest
3) Plan your volunteering activity
4) Organise your initiative
5) Submit basic documentation
6) Receive your certificate

Choose Your Area of Action

You are free to choose any area that aligns with your interest:

  • Climate Action 🌱
  • School Empowerment 🏫
  • Community Well-being 🤝
  • Skill Development 🎓

You may choose from our suggested activities, or you are welcome to design your own initiative based on what your community needs.

What You Gain as a Volunteer

  • Learn & Grow: Develop leadership and 21st-century skills while gaining access to internships, fellowships, and learning opportunities.
  • Resources & Mentorship: Receive activity ideas, toolkits, and mentor guidance to help you plan and execute your initiative.
  • Connect & Create Impact: Collaborate with volunteers, organisations, and global networks working toward social impact.
  • Recognition & Rewards: Earn certificates, recognition, awards, goodies, and visibility through our platforms.

Suggested Activities

1) Climate Action: Here are some suggested climate-focused volunteering activities you can organise.

  • Cleanup Drive: Conduct a cleanup at a beach, park, school campus, or public space.
  • Tree Plantation Drive: Plant native saplings in schools or community areas.
  • Seed Ball Making: Prepare and distribute seed balls to promote greenery.
  • Paper Bag Campaign: Conduct a paper bag making session and distribute to local shops.
  • #BottlesUp Campaign: Mobilise support to distribute reusable steel water bottles and raise awareness on reducing single-use plastic.

2) School Empowerment: Here are some suggested volunteering activities you can organise to support schools and students.

  • Classroom Beautification: Improve the learning environment by painting or decorating a classroom.
  • Learning Materials Creation: Design educational charts, flashcards, or simple teaching aids for classroom use.
  • Book Collection Drive: Organise a book donation campaign to support a school library or reading corner.
  • Student Engagement Session: Conduct a fun learning, storytelling, or interactive activity session for school students.
  • Educational Kit Donation: Mobilise support to provide essential learning materials to students in need.

3) Community Well-being: Here are some suggested volunteering activities you can organise to support individuals and communities in need. We will guide you on planning and implementation.

  • Food Distribution Drive: Mobilise support to prepare and distribute meals to people in need.
  • Clothing Collection Campaign: Organise a collection drive and distribute clothes to underserved communities.
  • Old Age Home/Orphanage Visit: Spend time with elderly residents or children through interaction, engagement activities, and basic support initiatives.
  • Inclusive Community Support: Offer meaningful engagement and support to differently-abled students or palliative care patients.
  • Community Support Initiative: Identify a local community need and organise a small initiative to address it.

4) Skill Building: Here are some suggested volunteering activities you can organise to help students and community members develop useful skills.

  • Introduction to Volunteering: Introduce school/college students to the basics of volunteering and engage them in small, meaningful activities.
  • Awareness Session: Conduct a session on topics such as environment, health & hygiene, mental health, digital safety, road safety, cyber security, digital literacy, financial literacy or social responsibility.
  • Career Guidance Session: Organise a basic career awareness or higher education guidance session for school or college students.
  • Skills Workshop: Facilitate a simple workshop on life skills, public speaking, interview skills, confidence building, personality/ leadership development.