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WHY VOLUNTEER ?

It is said “Manav Seva , Madhav Seva”

-Service to Humanity Is Service to God-

Even if one realizes this , one does not have many opportunities in Cities to find genuine projects to work for uplifting of rural villages.

Shanti Hastkala provides readymade infrastructure for you to come and serve humanity

  • You can share your knowledge & skills with underpriviledged village folk.
  • You can bring a smile on a Child's face by supporting or teaching him.

The benefits & feelings of participating in the above are best described by experiences of some of our volunteers listed in next link.

Benefits can be

•  Realizing how fortunate you are.

•  Experience the Joys of Giving/Serving

•  Participating in such work & seeing children smile even though living in poverty may change the way you understand the priorities of life – and what is life all about.

 

Experience of some of our volunteers :


Hiral Gadhia 		Advantages of volunteering for the work of Shanti Hastkala :
One of the greatest advantage of joining Shanti hastakala is that I have now got my own identity .I Really feel proud to be part of it. Very few people get opportunity to work for others and Gurudev has given me this opportunity so I'll be always thankful to him.


I have been exposed to many new things after joining Shanti Hastakala as a volunteer .

I got to learn a new line of making Handicrafts, involving familiarization with different types of Paper & Cloth materials etc. I got to know how to deal with different types of people (Both in Village as well as during marketing the product in Mumbai), manage time etc.

This experience has helped me to decide my career goals & now I have joined a course of Teacher's training . Working with Shanti Hastakala over some weekends really helps to boost my energy & understand what life is all about.

I really wait for Saturday to come so that I can go to Magod be with the villagers & help them in their Handicrafts work. It is a great feeling to know some people are waiting for you & happy to see you.

By doing this kind of service to the people & our Gurudev I feel really blessed I realized that I have been always saved from all the hurdles that come across in life. Whatever or whenever I need anything it is there before me.

I really pray to God that I continue to be associated with Shanti Hastkala forever even after marriage.


Devanshi (Student) 		It was my good fortune that I joined the Shanti Hastkala team. It has been a beautiful experience ever since. It gave me an identity and boosted my confidence level. It gives me lots of satisfaction that little efforts on my part can make someone's life better in the villages where we work. Working with Shanti Hastkala not only teaches how to get Handicrafts made and then help sell them, It helps acquire knowledge of many fields associated with developing business skills better communication skills etc.

We have learnt all this under the able guidance of Ms Chideshwari. Business skills involve , how to buy raw materials at good rates, calculating the cost price of the product and arriving at the selling price. We also learn practical aspects of accounts ie how to handle money. One of the most important things I have learnt is “How to deal with workers”. This is something I feel will really help my career in the long run.

Memorable incidents:

Working on these projects being different from our daily routine we surprisingly do not get tired.

We normally gather every Wednesday at Mumbai to make samples of the product before giving to villagers to make.

One of these days I was really tired & sleepy after a long day, but due to Guru's grace we had the determination to finish the samples.

As we worked the samples kept on improving till we were satisfied. The work was so exciting that we did not realize it was very late at night.

But the feeling after all this was really worth it.


Aastha ( Teacher ) 		Advantages of volunteering for Shanti Hastkala :

I am really fortunate to be a volunteer for Shanti Hastkala. Its lots of fun working with colleagues for the upliftment of villagers. I working as a volunteer for the past 3 years. It gives tremendous amount of satisfaction and pleasure. I am happy to see Hastkala grow every year with involvement of more & more people and variety of innovative products.

Earlier I was not at all aware about the products and materials available in different markets. I never visited any handicraft shops. But now I am very much familiar with various kinds of papers, cloth. Articles, designs and color combinations. I have developed more patience and enthusiasm, which gives me a great feeling.

I am so involved with this project that It has become a inseparable part of my life & I want it to grow into many fields through a Technical School for the Villagers wherein thousands of people are benifited .This is my vision for Shanti Hastkala..

Most importantly I want to be part of it & do my little bit for a poverty free India . According to Gandhiji our rural areas can develop with small scale industries. We have started this mission with the grace of the Almighty. I feel very happy and blessed as a Shanti Hastkala member.

I invite you to become part of it. I assure you, you will not regret it. You can contact Ms Aastha at info@shantihastkala.org for my updated views

   
 



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