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It’s all about being environment friendly this Ganesha Chaturthi! In a bid to revive the environment-friendly spirit of Bangaloreans and to bring out the religious significance of using clay Ganesha idols, an NGO called Youth for Seva started an online awareness campaign called Parisara Ganapathi, through the website www.parisaraganapati.net. “The idea behind the campaign is [...]

The environment conservation initiative – Green Commandos was officially launched in media presence on the 29th of August 2009 at Infosys, Bangalore. YFS volunteers showed their commitment at the media launch by showing up in large numbers. The innovative idea of bringing about a ‘bottom to top’ change in society by changing our own perspectives [...]

On the day of our 63rd year of independence, YFS partnered the Myriam Shankar led NGO, Anonymous Indian and several others for the ambitious Clean Bengaluru project which involved a clean-up drive all across the city. Garbage lying around street corners was duly collected by over 30 socially aware YFS participants who enthusiastically volunteered to go [...]

- Shreya Determine that things can and shall be done and then we shall find the way. – Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was a great visionary and he helped transform America from the throes of poverty and slavery into a young, vibrant and forward looking nation. Our country too is blessed with one such visionary, [...]

-Nishchita Cancer may affect people at all ages. Cancer in children can occur suddenly, without early symptoms while having a high rate of cure. When diagnosed early enough and treated appropriately, almost 70% of children afflicted by cancer are curable. Along with the medical treatment, psychosocial support for the child and the family is also [...]

-Sandhya These are exciting times for environmental initiatives at Youth For Seva! We have a number of projects lined up that are bound to capture your interest. We look to connect our volunteers to grass root level projects. One such movement is Green Commandos (GC) with its unique 'bottom-to-top' approach towards environment conservation initiated by [...]

-Bharath Murali The experience of working as a full time volunteer with Youth For Seva has been truly enlightening. The experience has not only made me sensitive to the needs of the underprivileged, socially and environmentally aware, but at the same time brought out my skills as an orator and a leader. There have been [...]

-Indu G “Vidyarthi labhate vidyaam…” (Let those who seek knowledge, find it!) It is to fulfill this pledge that The Times of India launched its much publicized ‘Teach India’ campaign. The campaign enabled the youth of the city to partner with several NGOs in Bangalore.  More than 2000 volunteers enrolled themselves with Bangalore based NGOs. [...]