COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEERING
Community interventions: over 100 activity options linked to special days in every month, ranging from 15-minute activities and one-day events to long-term programmes, delivered on-site, in-office or virtually
Employee volunteering:
Formats: on-site days, skills-based and pro bono work, virtual activities and family volunteering
Signature events: plantation days, school makeovers, Joy of Giving donation drives and kit assembly
Pan-India delivery: the same event run in several cities on the same day
Champion network: volunteer leaders in each location to drive participation
Skills-based option: AI mentoring by corporate tech teams for AFF’s school and graduate learners
Process for companies: choose an activity → plan it → run it on the day → receive the report
Annual volunteering calendar:
- A month-by-month view of 41 key national and UN days, each with its focus area, an on-site activity and a virtual option
- Examples:
- Earth Day (22 Apr): tree plantation
- World Environment Day (5 Jun): Miyawaki planting
- World Youth Skills Day (15 Jul): mock interviews
- Joy of Giving and Diwali: donation drives
- Children’s Day (14 Nov): school makeover
- National Science Day (28 Feb): STEM activities
- Women’s Day (8 Mar): women entrepreneurs’ market
- A Download the calendar button (Excel or PDF; file to be provided)
- Plan your volunteering day: a form where a company picks a date, cities and number of volunteers, and AFF sends a detailed plan
What partners receive:
- Volunteer hours, photos and videos, beneficiary data and an impact report
- Material for employer branding and internal communications
Volunteering platform: online sign-up, attendance and hours tracking, and certificates for employees
Safety and logistics: briefings, transport and insurance
