 |
||||||
 |
||||||
| translating stories transforming lives | ||||||
volunteer
Want to describe your experiences with children? Or give us your feedback on volunteering? Click here
|
Have a burning desire for change? Ready to make a positive difference in the lives of Indian children?Women? Katha is currently looking for volunteers and student interns from Delhi and outside. Volunteering opportunities are available in administration, grant writing/fundraising, publishing, web content, media, design, project development, research and documentation … and more. We have a network of more than 500 volunteers. Are you one of them?
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AT KATHA
BE AN IT MENTOR!
Choose your MENTORING Project:
programming | software development | hardware management | surveys & analysis
| digital storytelling | blogs & podcasts | shopkeepers’ guild |
other
more>
Project detail: Teach children from non-literate families
to handle computers at the Katha InfoTech & Ecommerce School [KITES]. Change
the connotation of ‘I’ in IT from individual to “inclusive”!
Project location: New Delhi 
Project duration: October 2008 – September
2010
Project start date: October 08
Language preference:
Should know Hindi and/or English..
Experience required (if any): IT/Education
sector
Attributes/Qualities required: Must be computer
literate and comfortable with teaching children of all ages
and backgrounds.
Period of volunteering opportunity: Two
weeks to 1 year
Age range: 17-65 years
Accommodation etc: Katha does not make arrangements
for stay. But if you would like our help, do write to admin@katha.org
Typical work for volunteer: Teaching basic
computer softwares and
usage to children.
Volunteer management: Write to Anand Singh
Rana at kites@katha.org
Contact No: + 11 2652 1752
BE A READING MENTOR!
Choose your READING Project:
katha reading league | early childhood education | schools on wheels
Project detail: Lead a reading campaign in some
of the poorest slums and rural/semi-rural suburbs and villages
of Delhi. Get children aged 2-8 into reading at least 600 words with ease,
using Katha’s proven educational technology and story pedagogy.
Project location: New Delhi 
Project duration: October 2008 – September
2010
Project start date: October 08
Language preference: Should know Hindi and
English.
Experience required (if any): Education
sector
Attributes/Qualities required: A
passion for working with children!
Must be comfortable with and able to talk and interact well with children of
all ages from slum/rural communities. Be able to inspire older children in
the community to come in as volunteers and share the exciting goal of
making their village/slum
100% literate!
Period of volunteering opportunity: Two
weeks to 1 year
Age range: 17-65 years
Fees to organization: Nil
Cost to volunteer: All living expenses will
be met by the volunteer.
Accommodation etc: Katha does not make arrangements
for stay. But if you would like our help, do write to admin@katha.org
Typical work for volunteer: Interacting
with children, teaching for literacy at the grassroots, basic
language skills (in Hindi and English).
Volunteer management: Write to Vikram at volunteer@katha.org
Contact No: + 11 2652 1752
WORK WITH OUR WOMEN!
Choose your WOMEN & Income Generation Project: 
Be a product innovator/designer for the Katha
Bakery & Design Units
3 months onwards, Govindpuri
Teach new recipes to our women in the Katha Executive Lunch Programme,
the Bakery and other Self-Help Groups.
3 months onwards, Govindpuri
Mentor our tailors and other SHGs into better income generation and
marketing skills.
3 months onwards, Govindpuri
Lead our women campaigners, help them enhance communication, slogan-writing
and other campaigning skills.
3 months onwards, Govindpuri
Arts for women: Share your dance/music/storytelling/film/theatre/puppetry/painting/pottery
and other related arts skills with our women and children, and help them discover
their own!
3 months onwards, Govindpuri
Project detail: Lead our women from poverty i
City/Village: New Delhi nto self-propelled
income generating activities. There are also opportunities
to work on developmental and empowerment issues around water,
health, sanitation and other basic amenities.
Project location: Govindpuri
Project duration: October 2008 – September
2010
Project start date: October 08
Language preference: Should know Hindi.
Experience required (if any): Development/Activism
sector
Attributes/Qualities required: Must be able
to communicate and do things easily and well with these women.
Must be able to inspire other women in the community to come
in as volunteers and help others boost their earning, campaigning
and creative skills, thereby bringing prosperity to their
homes and communities!
Period of volunteering opportunity: Two
weeks to 1 year
Age range: 17-65 years
Fees to organization: Nil
Cost to volunteer: All living expenses will
be met by the volunteer.
Accommodation etc: Katha does not make arrangements
for stay. But if you would like our help, write to admin@katha.org
Typical work for volunteer: Acquire
good working knowledge of the living and working conditions
of the women in the community through regular visits, interaction.
Volunteer management: Write to Shruti at hamaragaon@katha.org
Contact No: + 11 2652 1752
GAIN EDITORIAL/PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE!
Choose your EDITORIAL Project:
children’s books | academic books | translations | books for young adults | ebooks | sales & marketing | launcher/promotions | workshops | other
Project detail: As a leading publisher of books for adults
and children, Katha is a great place for gaining experience
that adds weight to your CV.
Project location: Katha Books, Sarvodaya
Enclave 
City/Village: New Delhi
Project duration: October 2008 – September
2010
Project start date: October 08
Experience required (if any): Publishing/Literature
sector
Attributes/Qualities required: A passion
for and keen sense for story,
excellent command over idiomatic and literary written English,
exposure to literary styles, genres and writers across Indian and
international languages. Knowledge of any Indian languages is welcome!
An eye for design, layout and illustrations would
be great!
Period of volunteering opportunity: Two
weeks to 1 year
Age range: 17-45 years
Fees to organization: Nil
Cost to volunteer: All living expenses will
be met by the volunteer.
Accommodation etc: Katha does not make arrangements
for stay. But if you would like our help, write to admin@katha.org
Typical work for volunteer: Manuscript
evaluation, editorial, translation
projects, illustrating stories
Volunteer management: Write to Santhanam at edsoffice@katha.org
Contact No: + 11 2652 1752
GET RESEARCH EXPERIENCE!
Choose your RESEARCH Project:
Early Childhood Education and Its Impact on Poverty
2 months onwards, at Katha Sarvodaya
Research Urban Economic and Development Programmes
2 months onwards, at Katha Sarvodaya
Project detail: As a nonprofit working in education,
translation and culture, Katha is a great place for gaining experience
that adds weight to your CV.
Project location: Katha,
Sarvodaya Enclave 
City/Village: New Delhi
Project duration: October 2008 – September
2010
Project start date: October 08
Language preference:
Should know Hindi and English.
Experience required (if any): Education/NGO
sector
Attributes/Qualities required: A
passion for research and working with children,
visualize goal-oriented projects.
Period of volunteering opportunity: Two
weeks to 1 year [specify preference]
Age range: 17-45 years
Fees to organization: Nil
Cost to volunteer: All living expenses will
be met by the volunteer.
Accommodation etc: Katha does not make arrangements
for stay. But if you would like our help, write to admin@katha.org
Typical work for volunteer: Make
field trips/surveys; collection, documentation and
analysis of data
Volunteer Management: Write to Santhanam at edsoffice@katha.org
Contact No: + 11 2652 1752
THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE AT KATHA!
Take it as it comes. Help out in as many areas as possible,
depending on your skills, aptitude and passions.
The options we offer:
teaching | inciting reading skills | IT mentoring | women’s empowerment | publishing | sales & marketing | promotions | workshops | other
more >
Project detail: As a nonprofit working in
education, translation and culture, Katha is a great place
for gaining experience that adds weight to your CV.
Project location: Katha, Sarvodaya Enclave 
City/Village: New Delhi
Project duration: October 2008 – September
2010
Project start date: October 08
Language preference:
Should know English
and/or Hindi.
Experience required (if any): Whatever
you have is good!
Attributes/Qualities required: Everything
that you are, and can be!
Period of volunteering opportunity: Two
weeks to 1 year
Age range: 17-45 years
Fees to organization: Nil
Cost to volunteer: All living expenses will
be met by the volunteer.
Accommodation etc: Katha does not make arrangements
for stay. But if you would like our help, write to admin@katha.org
Typical work for volunteer: Depends
on what you choose to do.
Volunteer management: Write to Santhanam at edsoffice@katha.org
Contact No: + 11 2652 1752
Can’t wait? Here’s the simple form that you can fill online and send in. We will write back at once so you can start off on your adventure with katha!
summer volunteering
An amazing 4 weeks of work and culture dips in one of India’s culture-rich
cities — Delhi!
join
a mailing list
There are four mailing lists that you can join to become a
more effective change agent at Katha. Join now!
view
community projects
Across 71 slum and street communities and in Arunachal Pradesh.
welcome to delhi!
other katha volunteering links
responsenet
gapguru
