Chudar strives to create a strong volunteer base and connects hundreds of well meaning individuals to exciting initiatives and projects. Come Volunteer with Chudar and discover your talents and the spread the light of learning by illuminating thousands of young minds and their futures.
Chudar Volunteer
Get involved and become Volunteer
We require volunteers for our different projects who are enthusiastic and can help the children bring out their latent talents. One can volunteer on the following issues:-
Community Learning Programs
- English Conversation – Spoken English program
- Counselling, spending time with children
- Latent Talent Development (Theatre, Dance, Singing, Painting etc.)
Other Help and Support
- Process Documentation.
- Research and Documentation.
- Fundraising.
- Administrative support (data entry, etc.)
- Creating posters, web-banners, etc.
- MSW interns/volunteers to conduct case studies and take awareness session/workshops on various social issues.
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Chudar after-school centers are located in the community itself (places taken on rent in the city, local panchayat buildings, schools or libraries, etc. in villages) and tutors hired locally from the same area conduct classes every evening.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, we changed our strategy and began WhatsApp-based online classes instead of conducting classes in physical centers in the community. Many children attended online classes using smartphones. In rural villages and Chennai localities where smartphones were not available, tablets were given to local volunteers so that children in those areas could continue learning on WhatsApp through the tabs.
Chudar has been working in partnership with government schools and government-aided schools by providing them quality content by distributing workbooks and sharing worksheets, interactive videos, and puzzles online through the school teachers in the school WhatsApp groups.
We also have a Community-Learning Program (CLP) on weekends to engage with more children in the community who may not attend our center classes every day.
Meet Individuals
A Team That Embodies Our Values
Stella Collins
Legal Assistant
Gabriel Turner
Data Scientist
Daniel Foster
Event Coordinator
Our programs include:
- After school center for underprivileged children in Chennai slum areas, rural villages in Tiruvannamalai and Chengalpattu districts
- Working in partnership with Government and Government-aided schools to improve learning skills
Chudar after-school centers are located in the community itself (places taken on rent in the city, local panchayat buildings, schools or libraries, etc. in villages) and tutors hired locally from the same area conduct classes every evening.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, we changed our strategy and began WhatsApp-based online classes instead of conducting classes in physical centers in the community. Many children attended online classes using smartphones. In rural villages and Chennai localities where smartphones were not available, tablets were given to local volunteers so that children in those areas could continue learning on WhatsApp through the tabs.
Chudar has been working in partnership with government schools and government-aided schools by providing them quality content by distributing workbooks and sharing worksheets, interactive videos, and puzzles online through the school teachers in the school WhatsApp groups.
We also have a Community-Learning Program (CLP) on weekends to engage with more children in the community who may not attend our center classes every day.
Vinodhini
“I started to volunteer for Chudar as I felt that the organisation had good motives and projects, which I wanted to be a part of. It was a new type of experience for me as I had not volunteered for an organisation like Chudar before. After spending time with the children at the centres, I gained a new-found appreciation for their capabilities and maturity. The organisation and arrangements made by Chudar also allowed for my experience to be a memorable one!”
Sabarish Vasudevan
I first got to know about Chudar through Rishi who was my school mate in high school. I was very interested in doing some volunteering work. So I reached out to him and I started visiting our Adyar center. I initially only conducted fun activities for the kids but soon after I started to teach them Math. For me, the teaching experience was more fun and I loved every minute that I spent with the kids. I myself learnt a lot of important values throughout my time with the organization. It also gives me genuine pleasure to see the impact that I made in the time that I have been here and I hope to continue volunteering with Chudar for as long as I can because I believe in our vision and love the work that we do here. I would like to thank Chudar for giving me such an amazing opportunity and experience that I will always cherish. A BIG congratulations to the team at Chudar for coming up with such a great initiative like this and wish them all the best for the future that I am very much looking forward to be a part of.
Divakar
“The kids at the centers were definitely the best part of volunteering with Chudar! Their energy and willingness to learn made it the projects we were working on much easier. It’s great being able to take part in an opportunity that goes towards shaping the future of these children.”
Bharadhwaj
“Volunteering with Chudar was a very different but rewarding experience! At first I thought that it would be a difficult task to manage a large number of children. However, they were cooperative and I had a lot of fun spending time with them. Personally, after spending months on college work and exams, this volunteering experience served as a great way to let off steam and enjoy living in the moment. Chudar is doing a great job working with education and being able to be part of the process was unforgettable. Thanks a lot team!”
Camille Preel-Dumas
Over the past two weeks interning at Chudar’s main office, I’ve had the opportunity to visit the Kotturpuram after-school center a few times. Each time, I’ve come back with more inspiration and awe. The children at the center are so full of life and love for learning, you can’t help but feed off their motivation. I was tasked with taking pictures of the children at work, and was met with 14 excited smiles and endless giggling. As they worked on subtraction and addition, I sat down with a few to guide them through the problems, but the children didn’t require much help. They happily worked through the problem sets, helping their classmates along the way. There was a clear sense of community at the center, not only between the students, but with the tutors as well. The tutors are noticeably invested in the children, and their undeniable dedication to education is exactly what these areas need. Visiting the center served as confirmation that our work back at the office is more than worth-while. Chudar has established a sense of confidence in the children that need it most, and I’m so thrilled to be a part of this initiative!
Sri Ranjani
“From the moment that I walked into the centers and saw that all the children were rushing towards us, I instantly knew that this experience would be one of a kind! The community felt like being part of family as all the events went smoothly and comfortably. I wholeheartedly applaud the team at Chudar for their work and their tremendous efforts at providing a platform for volunteers. I will never forget the feeling of genuine happiness that I felt while being part of this initiative.”
