Find your place.
A VolunTeacher usually joins through AIREP and engages with an assigned village area or group of children.
Share your knowledge. Become a VolunTeacher.
One day for the nation · Since 2008
What brings us together
Knowledge grows
when we share it.
VolunTeaching is an effort to strengthen rural India by mobilising educated and skilled individuals from urban and semi-urban spaces to engage with nearby villages.
Through AIREP, VolunTeachers visit assigned village communities mainly on weekends and support children through foundational learning, extracurricular activities, life exposure, and community-based engagement.
It is not charity. It is not a one-time activity. It is a way to contribute your time, knowledge, and presence toward nation-building.
Learn together.
Visit a nearby village on weekends. Support foundational learning, activities, conversations and exposure.
Build the connection.
When people show up consistently, learning improves, relationships grow, and rural communities gain access to human capital that is often concentrated in cities.
Inside a VolunTeaching session
Learning opens up
when people come together.
Reading, making, playing, asking. A session makes room for all of them.
01 / Expression
Find your voice.
A name on a card. A story read aloud. Words and numbers become personal when children have space to practise and express themselves.
02 / Discovery
Find out by doing.
Take something apart. Ask how it works. From making with clay to exploring computer hardware, curiosity becomes practical experience.
03 / Connection
Learn from one another.
Different ages, different experiences, one shared circle. Games, conversations and regular visits bring generations together.
Why this movement matters
Rural empowerment needs more than resources.
It needs people.
Many rural children do not lack potential. They lack sustained access to guidance, exposure, encouragement, and learning support.
VolunTeaching fills this gap by bringing committed individuals closer to rural communities — week after week, year after year.
Human presence
Children grow when they regularly see people who care enough to return.
Foundational learning
VolunTeachers help children with basics like Maths, English, reading, communication, and confidence.
Community connection
A VolunTeacher does not only teach. They build relationships with children, families, and the local context.
Long-term impact
Consistent engagement creates continuity, trust, and a shared sense of responsibility.
Since 2008
2008
It began with
showing up.
The journey of VolunTeaching began in April 2008 in Paldi Kankaj. Every Sunday, Didis and Bhaiyas began travelling from Ahmedabad with time, toys, games, stationery and learning material.
Where we teach
Real places.
Relationships that continue.
From villages near Ahmedabad to university-led movements, participation grows through a connection to a community.
Near Ahmedabad
Miroli, Pirana, Giramtha, Naj, Vasai, Timba, Navapura, Ode and Paldi Kankaj. A connected village cluster along the Ahmedabad–Dholka corridor.
From campus to community
Ganpat, Nirma and Kutchh VolunTeaching Movements connect university students with rural communities, bringing field experience and responsibility into student life.
A shared space in Miroli
The Dr. Mahesh Mehta Center for Holistic Development (MMCHD) brings VolunTeachers, educators and community members together for orientation, learning and coordination.
People behind the movement
It takes people
who keep showing up.
Children, families, local VolunTeachers, educators and supporters all have a place in this story.
Hiral Mehta
Co-founder · Educator and VolunTeaching pioneer
Ravin Vyas
Co-founder · Institution builder and mission enabler
Get involved
You have something
to share.
VolunTeaching is open to people who are willing to give their time with sincerity and consistency. You do not need to be a formal teacher. You need the willingness to learn, show up, and contribute responsibly.
The photo archive
Look closer.
There is a story in every moment.
A quiet conversation. Something made by hand. The confidence to share it. Our photographs hold the memory of the movement.
Enabled by AIREP
A shared commitment
to rural empowerment.
The All India Rural Empowerment Program connects urban knowledge with rural communities through education, vocation and health. VolunTeaching is its people-led movement, under Avasath Vidhya Sansthan.
- Education
- Community participation
- Vocation
- Youth development
- Health awareness
- University Social Responsibility
18Years
20Villages
1000VolunTeachers
5000+Students
Do I need to be a teacher?
No. VolunTeaching welcomes people from different backgrounds. Your skills, experience and willingness to learn are a place to begin.
Why one day every week?
Regular visits help people get to know one another. Returning makes room for learning to continue and relationships to grow.
How do I get started?
Fill in the participation form or talk to the team. They can help you understand the movement and find a way to take part.
एक दिन देश के लिए!
Not everyone can do everything.
But everyone can do something.
Make your Sunday
a VolunTeaching Day
Share your knowledge. Become a VolunTeacher.
