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Volunteer Programme 2025–26

This isn't just
volunteering.

Give 2 hours a week. Help a family find the right specialist. SOUND volunteers build India's first verified directory connecting neurodivergent individuals, families, and loved ones to qualified specialists — across 30+ conditions, city by city.

2 hrs/weekFully remoteTraining providedCertificate issued
Join volunteers from across India building this together.
Every application reviewed personally by the Director.

Real credentials. Real community. Real skills.

Every hour you contribute is tracked and acknowledged. Here's the exact value you take away.

Primary Benefit

Official SOUND Volunteer Certificate

Issued with your full contribution record and hours logged. Recognised in job applications, fellowship applications, and college portfolios. Verifiable by institutions directly at hello@sound.ngo. This is a formal acknowledgment of your work — not a participation ribbon.

Private Community Access

Join a private WhatsApp group with neurodivergent advocates, healthcare professionals, and families across India. Bi-monthly team calls where we share findings and mentor each other. Real people doing real work.

Structured Training — Skills You Keep

SOUND trains you on credential verification, field observation methodology, and neurodevelopmental condition basics. Skills in research, stakeholder communication, and structured data review with real operational infrastructure value — useful long after this role.

Your impact, tracked

Your volunteer dashboard shows every listing you contributed to and every family it helped — so your effort is never invisible.

Three kinds of work. All of it meaningful.

Pick what fits your schedule and city. You can do one or all three.

~2 hrs/week
Research

Find & verify professionals

Search for licensed specialists in your city using public professional directories. Check their credentials, note their specialty and contact details, and log your findings. We verify everything — you just need to look carefully.

~1 visit/month
Observation

Document environmental accessibility

Visit shortlisted clinics or video-call professionals. Work through our structured checklist — visual environment, acoustic parameters, physical accessibility, intake workflow. Submit your report. This is an administrative infrastructure review — not a clinical evaluation.

Whenever you can
Outreach

Spread the word

Share SOUND with parent groups, WhatsApp communities, and support networks. Help people find us before they give up searching. This one takes no training — just genuine care.

Structured observation skills over clinical credentials.

You don't need a medical background. SOUND volunteers help with research, checklists, and community outreach — not diagnosis or therapy. What we need is someone who shows up consistently, cares genuinely, and can follow a structured process with attention to detail.

You can spare 2–3 hours a week

You communicate clearly over email or WhatsApp

You have a smartphone (field visits or remote calls)

You can follow a structured checklist carefully and log environmental observations

You understand SOUND is an administrative directory — not a clinical evaluator or regulatory body

Young Indian professionals collaborating on research

Every listing you verify cuts a family's 3-year search to days.

Every role is structured

Not vague "help us." Exact tasks, clear deliverables, tracked hours.

You are trained from day one

Full onboarding module before you start. Ongoing support from the team.

Fits a student or professional schedule

Remote-first. Self-paced within weekly targets. No meetings you can't miss.

Ready to apply?