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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

“Kuch to Karo Yaar – Just Do Something!” asks Volunteer Ahmedabad, Indicorps’ local volunteering initiative. Well, for every Sunday for the past eight weeks, over 25 local young people are hitting Vastrapur Lake, a popular weekend hangout in Ahmedabad, taking up that challenge. Tired of just complaining about garbage on the streets, these volunteers are doing whatever it takes to build the simple habit of throwing trash in the can. As part of Volunteer Ahmedabad’s weekly “Action Items,” volunteers are picking up trash, speaking with local vendors, rallying new volunteers, performing street plays and providing trash cans, all in an attempt to instill pride in their city! Last week, over thirty youth held a sanitation rally, shouting slogans and chants promoting their message. They also enlisted over 25 laari-vallas, or street-food-vendors, to encourage their customers to keep the lake and the city clean by throwing trash in the dustbin. Local visitors to the lake have been inspired by the willingness of these volunteers to get their hands dirty – literally – and several have even joined their effort! The campaign for action continues weekly and action items will expand to cover more spheres soon.

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Indicorps offers a variety of programs and opportunities that encourage leadership and civic engagement. While the fellowship focuses on empowering people willing to do whatever it takes to affect change, we also have local volunteer programs in India, an established internship program, an emerging domestic program, an effort to engage late-careers seniors in development, an online volunteer opportunity site, and more....

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