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Take partFour ways to help build this.
You do not need a lot of time, or any special skills. You just need to want your neighbourhood to be a little better than it was yesterday.
Give what time you have.
Some volunteers give an hour a month; some give an evening a week. Both matter. Here is where we always need hands.
- Meetup buddies — help set up, welcome newcomers, put chairs away.
- WhatsApp-tree responders — pick up small mutual-aid requests when you can.
- Skills sharers — teach a session in something you already know.
- Kitchen helpers — cook, plate up, wash up at community-kitchen days.
- Comms & design — help write, edit, take photos, design flyers in English or Kannada.
- Coordinators — hold the calendar for a city or a programme.
What we ask from volunteers
Read and follow our code of conduct. For roles that involve children or vulnerable adults, we ask for a Police Verification Certificate (PVC) from your local station — we can help arrange it.
We do not ask for money, we do not ask about your politics or religion, and we do not share your details with anyone else.
What starting one looks like
Two or three people who live near each other, a WhatsApp group, a monthly meetup in a cafe or community hall. That is it, really.
We will help you find a venue, tell people it is happening, and connect you to the wider network. You keep control.
No group in your city yet? Start one.
Every group in the network was started by one person who thought their neighbourhood needed one. There is nothing special about them — you can do this too.
- You do not need to be an expert in anything.
- You do not need money to begin.
- You do not need to run it alone — we will pair you with a coordinator from a nearby city.
Chip in, in kind or in cash.
We run on very little. A small donation goes further than you would think. Indian donors qualify for tax deduction under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act 1961.
- Room hire — around ₹800 books a hall for an afternoon.
- Chai and snacks — a full meetup for ₹500.
- Skills evening supplies — ₹2,500 keeps a skills-swap evening supplied for months.
- Ration bank restock — ₹4,000 fills the shelves after a busy weekend.
UPI: freenation@icici
Bank transfer: FreeNation Community Foundation · A/c 038501001234 · IFSC ICIC0000385 · ICICI Bank, Koramangala Branch
Section 80G: AABAF3847KF20259 — donation receipts issued for tax purposes.
In-kind help
Room to meet in, tools, chai and biscuits, ration packets for the community shelves, sewing supplies for the tailoring class. If you have it and are not using it, we probably have a home for it.
Offer something →Tell one person about us.
Most of our members heard about the network from a friend, a neighbour or a co-worker. If everyone tells one person, we double.