Our Edge

Management of work

• Activities are not only run by volunteers but also managed by them.
• Our structure has a judicious blend of institutional stability, small group flexibility and individual creativity. "Society's Participation In Social Welfare activities - Vinimay's Experience"
• Three level non-hierarchical structure viz. Board of Trustees, Working Committee and individual volunteers. It is non-hierarchical because:
  • Trustees and Committee Members also work as volunteers on the field and
  • Decisions are taken by consensus and discussions between all three levels.

Approach to work

• For the child welfare institutions, we are co-workers not advisors.
• For the children and youth we are partners not providers.
• We strive to make all our interactions transformational rather than transactional.

Method of work

• We as volunteers believe that inner transformation requires close and personal interaction with the child welfare institutions, children and youth.
• We work in consultation and concurrence with child welfare institutions, children and youth to ensure their participation and acceptance of our work.
• Our main thrust is raising the average of the entire group rather than grooming excellence in a few.