vidyanjali.mygov.in : School Volunteer Programme Registration

Organization : MyGov
Service Name : Vidyanjali School Volunteer Programme Registration

Website : http://vidyanjali.mygov.in/index.php/frontend/guideline

Vidyanjali Volunteer Registration:

The programme will be piloted across 20 States which committed to do so in the conference of State Ministers of Education held on 8th February, 2016.

Related : MyGov Citizen Registration & Login : www.statusin.in/1161.html

These States are Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telengana, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Requirements of a School:
The programme will be implemented with children in elementary classes (Std. 1-8) of a government school.

Schools that will participate in the pilot programme must meet the following requirements:
** Have a full time Head Teacher for the school.
** Have at least one female teacher in the entire school if it is a girls’ school or a co-ed school.
** The School should have internet connectivity.
** The School should have a safe and secure school building with functional toilets.
** The school should have PTR as per the RTE norms.

What will a Volunteer do?:
The purpose of a Volunteer at a school is to strengthen and enrich the implementation of co-scholastic activities. Volunteers would be able to bring diverse talents and skills, thereby making valuable contribution to the learning process at school. Volunteers under the Vidyanjali programme will offer their services to government schools without receiving compensation. The Volunteers will conduct one or more from among the following co-scholastic activities with children in standards 1to 8.

** reading to children;
** helping children with creative writing;
** public speaking;
** play acting;
** preparing story books with children;

Requirements of a Volunteer:
Volunteers who wish to apply for the programme would be expected to patiently encourage children to do their best; want to offer a listening ear; and can be flexible and adaptable to the student–teacher environment.

The three skills expected in a volunteer are:
** PATIENCE – It is important to be prepared to progress slowly and steadily, and be able to cope with possible lapses by the student(s).
** EMPATHY – Have an unbiased, friendly outlook. Volunteers need to accept that children are sometimes shy, embarrassed, and tentative or can be overly assertive, just as some adults may be.
** LIFE EXPERIENCE – Volunteers should be able to share their life experiences, challenges and skills with students, impart their wisdom, and an ability to provide a positive role model.

Volunteer
Eligibility:
** The following persons can apply for the Volunteer Programme (VP) under Vidyanjali
** An Indian citizen (retired Professionals, retired government official including retired defence personnel, working professional and homemakers)
** A foreign national of Indian origin. Foreign nationals of Indian origin must ensure that they have an OCI card.

Note: Foreign citizens who are not of Indian origin are not eligible to apply.

Persons applying for the Volunteer Programme must meet the following requirements:
For Indian Citizen:
** Retired professionals, working or self- employed professionals with a graduation degree
** Home makers should be at least high school pass.
** Persons from the Indian Diaspora – Must be at least 18 years of age and should have completed schooling (equivalent to class 12)

The application process:

** A Volunteer can apply online for the VP through the MyGov.in web portal at (https:// ————– )or through a mobile app to fill the form only. For applying for the Volunteer programme the person will need to register on MyGov.in. A sample format is available at Annexure 2.

While applying the Volunteer would be able to:
** View all schools requesting for volunteer services block and district wise.
** View schools in a particular area (by name of city, municipal corporation, block, gram panchayat)
** View schools based on a geo-location.

** The filled application form will be reviewed by the concerned school headmaster and the final selection of the Volunteer will be done based on a face to face meeting between the Head Teacher and the Volunteer.
** There will be no fees charged from the Volunteer at any stage of the programme.
** The volunteering duration, the number of hours, the activity for which the volunteer will support the school and the material eg. Books that will be read to children; will be mutually decided between the school Head Teacher and the Volunteer.
** The Volunteer can apply to extend the duration of volunteering; this request will be processed through the online application process. The Volunteer can extend their duration for volunteering at the same school or apply for a new school. This request for extension will be done through the MyGov.in portal only. No verbal or written request at the school shall be entertained.

Terms and conditions for the Volunteer:
** The volunteers will work only during the working hours of the school. They will have the choice to work for select hours or for the entire day
** The activities will be conducted in the school premises, with oversight by the school Head Teacher.
** The volunteer will interact with students in group activities only.
** The volunteer can bring the reading materials in which case, the reading material used for activities with children should be appropriate for the age group and conform to the constitutional values and the National Curriculum Framework. The material for children could be in English, Hindi or the language of instruction in the State. The material will have to be approved by the school Head Teacher