A Double Dhamakka
How does it feel to get a double bonanza - getting back to your passion and also work with wonderful people to create an impact in the society? Yes, I got such opportunity and it was an amazing journey of 1 year. It was almost an year after I came to Hyderabad. One day, I got a message from my fellow toastmaster friend in Bangalore about this NGO called U&I. Yes, you read it right!! It is U&I ("You and I"). And it was a call for teaching volunteers who can help take classes to underprivileged children over weekends. Being a person who is very passionate about teaching, also with 3 years of experience as a home tutor and being part of an Edutech startup during the college days, I got more excited and filled the application form for teaching volunteers. I gave the interview and got selected to volunteer as well. The next thing came out of blue to me. There were no volunteering centres near my place and I got assigned with a centre which was around 20 kms away from my p...