Welcome Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre Society

Volunteering at Prayas

In spite of the tremendous efforts put in by Prayas, we are aware that this is just a tip of a gigantic iceberg that we have touched upon. Not only our action projects but also the campaigns and awareness programmes play an important role in the development of the under privileged societies. However all this remain inadequate considering the complexity and magnitude of the problems. There is a definite need of community involvement and the participation of various groups of people particularly the youngsters and others who are willing to spare time as volunteers.
The involvement of volunteers and student trainees at the inception of Prayas in 1988 is an excellent example of the zealous workforce shown by the partner members to give Prayas a name that it owns today. Prayas therefore encourages volunteerism and places volunteers and student trainees from different backgrounds in the various activities of Prayas at grass roots and policy level.
This program provides the privileged society an opportunity to serve the not so privileged ones. The volunteers in Prayas are given freedom of expression and ideas and are expected to share novel productive ideas for the betterment of the under privileged children.
We strongly believe that these volunteers are bright, motivated young people, full of character and promise, who will want to enter fully into the life of the new community and really make a contribution. We are aware that, these volunteers can make wonders with little guidance and support from the organization.
Whilst the volunteers in Prayas quite rightly see their time as a place for great adventure with great source of independence, they should equally be clear that they have undertaken a serious responsibility towards a social cause. But however excited and committed they are they will find the initial days and perhaps weeks difficult in unfamiliar surroundings and far from home.