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Community Action Volunteer – Coastal Communities and Youth Programmes
Descripción
Descripción
Bhoomiputra Foundation is looking for responsible and energetic Community Action Volunteers to support its ground-level programmes involving coastal communities, youth, women, fishers, farmers, indigenous settlements, and local institutions.
This opportunity is suitable for people who want to move beyond online advocacy and participate directly in community engagement. Volunteers will work alongside the Foundation’s programme team, community leaders, students, institutions, and partner organisations.
You do not need to be an expert in coastal development or fisheries. We are looking for people who are willing to listen, learn, travel locally, respect community knowledge, and contribute consistently.
Depending on their interests, abilities, and availability, volunteers may be assigned to one or more programme areas.
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Who should apply?
We welcome applications from:
- College and university students
- Working professionals
- Researchers and educators
- Social-work and development-sector learners
- Designers, writers, photographers, and filmmakers
- Community organisers and local youth
- Retired professionals wishing to contribute their experience
- People from coastal, fishing, farming, and indigenous communities
- Anyone genuinely interested in grassroots social impact
Preferred qualities
The ideal volunteer should:
- Be respectful towards communities and local cultures
- Be comfortable interacting with people from different backgrounds
- Be punctual, dependable, and responsive
- Be willing to travel locally for field activities
- Have basic communication and coordination abilities
- Be open to learning from grassroots communities
- Maintain confidentiality where required
- Avoid using community information, photographs, contacts, or programme data for unrelated personal or organisational purposes
- Work in a non-political, inclusive, and community-sensitive manner while representing the Foundation
Knowledge of Marathi or Hindi will be especially useful for field assignments, although it is not compulsory for every role.
What volunteers will gain
Volunteers will receive opportunities to:
- Gain direct exposure to grassroots community development
- Understand coastal livelihoods, culture, and environmental challenges
- Work with fishers, farmers, women, youth, academia, and institutions
- Develop communication, coordination, research, and documentation skills
- Participate in meaningful social-impact projects
- Build experience in programme execution and community mobilisation
- Receive an acknowledgement or volunteering certificate after satisfactory completion of the agreed commitment
- Become part of Bhoomiputra Foundation’s growing youth and community network
