History

India Fellow was instituted by iVolunteer in the year 2005 in partnership with Sir Ratan Tata Trust. In the first year, the programme was launched in Delhi placing 19 Fellows with rural organisations in Rajasthan, Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh.

In 2006, India Fellow was extended to Mumbai and Bangalore and supported by iVolunteer on its own. 28 Fellows were placed in 6 states across India - Uttaranchal, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

In 2007, the programme took a giant leap by rolling out in Bangalore and Chennai. With funding from HIVOS, we were able to place 55 Fellows across India alongside organising the first ever all India level end point meet in Mumbai.

In 2008, there was greater reach in the state of Madhya Pradesh and collectively 50 Fellows were placed across 6 states of India, once again through the funds of our own organisation.

Over the years, our Fellows have worked on diverse projects in the fields of education, self help groups (SHG), healthcare, microfinance, child labour, watershed management, biogas, child rights, ecology, village dynamics, public distribution system, panchayat raj, village mapping and water conservation & purification.