Volunteer Stories

Ordinary citizens, extraordinary impact.

Stories from our nationwide volunteer network — how they started, what they built.

Meera Nair

Meera Nair

Volunteer, Kochi

From weekend beach clean-ups to leading CAF’s Kerala coastal cell in 18 months.

Meera started with a Saturday beach clean-up in Kochi. Two years later, she leads CAF’s Kerala coastal cell with 240 active volunteers, 12 mangrove plantations, and a state-recognised turtle nesting protection program.

Foundational
Leadership
Environment Champion
Amaan Siddiqui

Amaan Siddiqui

Youth Fellow, Lucknow

A student who set up 12 learning centres and mentored 400+ children in his district.

During his BA final year, Amaan set up 12 CAF learning centres in Lucknow’s peri-urban clusters. His volunteer-led model was later adopted by two neighbouring districts.

Foundational
Advanced
Education Champion
Deepa Rao

Deepa Rao

Medic Volunteer, Hyderabad

A young doctor who runs monthly free eye camps in tribal blocks.

Deepa leads CAF’s Hyderabad medical cell — 24 medical camps, 3,600 patients treated, and a referral partnership with a leading eye-care institute.

Foundational
Medic
Community Health
Aakash Patel

Aakash Patel

Digital Volunteer, Ahmedabad

Built CAF’s open-source volunteer management dashboard.

Aakash and a small remote team built the CAF Volunteer Ops dashboard used by 40+ district coordinators.

Foundational
Tech-for-Good
Recognition 2025