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Namaste, Jan 13th 2011: Ravikanth Varma, a recent graduate, now preparing for Civil Services is back from his Seva Fellowship to Deen Dayal Research Institute at Chitrakoot. A life transforming 18 days. Let us see what he has to say about his experience! Before I start writing I would like to thank YFS for suggesting [...]
Ever felt you would want to spend more time volunteering? Want to work in rural and remote areas? Be a YFS Seva Fellow! YFS promises to match you to a project of your choice anywhere in the country. Here are the salient points of the Seva Fellowship program: – Choose any location within the country and [...]
Reports By Swathi Anantha PERSONAL EXPERIENCE Mattur was my first exposure to an authentically traditional village and was an amazing cultural immersion. After my mornings at the hospital I would return to Vijayalakshmi’s house (with whom I was residing) and spend time with her extended family. I had the amazing opportunity to participate in cultural [...]
Youth for Seva Internship Experience September 2008 – December 2008 Bangalore, India Katelyn Kerrigan Abstract:In August 2008 I left for a three and half month volunteer internship in India, working for a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) called Youth for Seva (YFS). Youth for Seva originated in Bangalore, Karnataka in April 2007 as an initiative [...]
Apart from the local young professional and student volunteers, this summer, Youth for Seva hosted three students from the United States. Rajiv Ramdeo, is a graduate student of Medical Sciences from University of California (Irvine); Akshay Sridhar is pursuing his senior year as a Bioengineering major at Rutgers University in New Jersey; and Shikta Sapkota [...]
