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Two ways an individual can support this work directly: give toward a Bhandara meal, or bring your time and skill as a volunteer.

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Potters Earth community event

The Annapurna Initiative

Hosted by Potters Earth Foundation

Each year, Potters Earth Foundation, in collaboration with The Wonder School, hosts a community luncheon for the underprivileged in our vicinity — children of laborers, local workmen, and families from nearby slums.

This tradition of sharing and caring is called the Bhandara, where our own school students actively serve freshly cooked meals from our kitchen to those in need.

What started as a small initiative has grown into a Seva opportunity that now feeds more than 500 people at every Bhandara. Individuals and organizations have increasingly asked to join us — so we’re opening the door wider.

Students being served at the Bhandara
Bhandara luncheon — students being served on banana-leaf-style plates
Udayan School of Social Leadership
Udayan School of Social Leadership — leadership formation in action

Why “Annapurna”

Named after the Goddess of nourishment, and in memory of the mothers and grandmothers of Bhaarat, the Annapurna Initiative ensures we can keep providing nourishing meals to those less fortunate — while building compassion and empathy in our own students.

MOMENTS FROM THE BHANDARA
Bhandara community mealVolunteers serving mealsChildren at the Bhandara

Where your contribution goes

Every donation goes directly toward preparing and serving meals for the community. In return, you receive:

A special mention
An 80G tax exemption certificate
The gratitude of the people your meal reaches
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

Bring your time and skill

Bring your time and skill directly to a classroom, a student, or a career conversation.

Teaching Volunteers

Support classroom delivery at Udayan, Aavishkaar or The Wonder School Learning Collective — subject teaching, reading support, or activity-based learning sessions.

Minimum 3-month commitment, 2–4 hours per week, so a classroom isn't disrupted by short-term turnover.

Career Coaching & Mentoring Volunteers

Work directly with USSL and Project Prabhat students on career exploration, interview readiness, and one-on-one mentoring.

Minimum 2-month commitment, 1–2 sessions per month per student.

Skill & Event Volunteers

Short-term support for events like the Bhandara, Career Melas, and the STEM Fest — no long-term commitment required.

Single-day or one-off, no minimum term.
HOW TO APPLY

How to apply

1

Email us

Email us with your name, category of interest, availability, relevant experience and reason for volunteering and send it to info@pottersearthfoundation.org

2

Screening call

Screening call with the program team — fit, expectations, and commitment check.

3

Background verification

For any role with direct, recurring child contact (Teaching, Career Coaching & Mentoring): background verification + a short orientation session before starting.

4

Start volunteering

Skill & Event volunteers may skip step 3 unless the specific event involves unsupervised child contact.

Child Safeguarding

Since we work with children, we ensure their safety by building in some important checks and diligences during our selection process. Volunteers are requested to cooperate with the same as requisite phases of the process.

  • Police verification / background check required for any volunteer in recurring contact with minors, before their first session — not after
  • Signed acknowledgment of a child protection code of conduct (no unsupervised one-on-one contact, no personal contact info exchanged with students, any concern reported to a named staff member within 24 hours)
  • All sessions with minors happen in view of staff or in a shared space — never fully private
  • A short mandatory orientation covering the above, before access to any student

Food, warmth, and hope — served with dignity.

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