Volunteer — your skills, our field.
Lend your skills to rural Chhattisgarh. Six roles across field and remote — teaching, river research, photo/video, tech & design, Field Notes writing, and yoga instruction. Minimum 3-month commitment. Certified on completion.
Skills wanted — presence required
Volunteering at Meer Foundation is not tokenism. It is sustained, skilled contribution alongside our programme teams — in Dhamtari, Kanker, Bastar, and Balod districts, or remotely from anywhere in the world. Three months is the floor; many volunteers stay a year or more. We sign off only on real work shipped to real communities.
“If you have one hour a week, donate money. If you have four hours a week, mentor a child. If you have a year, walk a river with us. The scale of your gift decides the scale of your impact — but no scale is too small.”
— Volunteer coordinator, Meer Foundation
Six roles, six skill sets
Each role card specifies the location, weekly commitment, and the programme you would join. Click apply on any role — the form below lets you select your role of interest.
Teaching mentor
Mentor Prayaas students in CGBSE Class 1–12 subjects — Hindi, English, Mathematics, Environmental Science, Science, Social Science, Sanskrit, Computer Science. Lesson plans and materials provided.
River field researcher
Join Bolti Nadi river walks. Help document water quality, riparian ecology, and community dependence. Submit field reports. Walk the river — do not write about it from a desk in Raipur.
Photo / video volunteer
Document field programmes — yoga sessions, SHG meetings, river walks, learning centres. Build the media gallery archive. Own equipment preferred; we cover travel and food.
Tech & design
Web, design, content, illustration. Help build digital tools for rural education — Prayaas online platform, Farmours FPO app, Bolti Nadi citizen-science forms. Stack: Next.js, Tailwind, Postgres.
Field Notes writer
Write blog posts from field visits. Translate between Chhattisgarhi, Hindi, and English. Tell the story of a village, a woman, a river — in the language the subject would use.
Yoga instructor
Lead free weekly yoga sessions in rural villages. Certification required (200-hour YAI/Yoga Alliance or equivalent). Sessions are part of Yoga Kutumb — our community wellness initiative.
Four steps from form to field
From the moment you submit your form to the day you receive your certificate — here is what to expect. Total time from application to placement: typically 7–10 working days.
Apply online
Fill the form below. Tell us your skills, your city, and your time availability. No cover letter — just the form.
Phone screening
A 30-minute call with our volunteer coordinator. We discuss programme fit, your expectations, and ours.
Onboarding
Orientation session — online or at our Dhamtari office. Code of conduct signed. Programme team introduction.
Placement & mentoring
Assigned to a programme team. Quarterly reviews. Mentor support. Certificate on successful completion of 3+ months.
Mentor support
Each volunteer is paired with a programme mentor for the duration of their engagement.
Quarterly reviews
Structured feedback at the 3-, 6-, and 12-month marks. We invest in your growth.
Real deliverables
No fetching coffee. Your output ships to real communities. Your certificate cites specific work.
Volunteer application form
Tell us who you are, where you are, what role interests you, and how much time you can give. Our coordinator will respond within 5 working days.
Five things worth knowing before you apply
A quick carousel of the commitments, expectations, and rewards of volunteering with Meer Foundation.
We do not do one-week volunteer tourism. Real change takes sustained presence. Three months is the minimum; many volunteers stay a year or more.
Test your knowledge of volunteering
Five quick questions on roles, commitments, stipends, locations, and certification. Pass at 60% — confidence guaranteed.
Volunteer Quiz
5 questions · passing score 60%
Questions we get often
From minimum age to remote volunteering to field accommodation — here are the questions prospective volunteers ask us most.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — 18 years. For field roles involving direct contact with children (teaching mentor, learning centre support), we additionally require a background check and a signed child-safeguarding undertaking. Yoga instructors must hold a current 200-hour certification from a recognised body (Yoga Alliance, YAI, or equivalent).
Three months — that is the floor
If you have read this far, you are likely serious. Fill the form above, or write to us directly. Either way, our coordinator will be in touch within 5 working days.
Six roles · Three-month minimum · Field + remote · Certified · Code of conduct applies.