How to Prepare?: Volunteer Starter Kit

🌟 Volunteer Starter Kit

You just decided to do something for India’s rivers. You don’t know exactly where to start. This kit is for you.

This is not new content — it pulls together the most important starting points from across Get Involved and points you to the right places in the rest of Nadikosh. Work through it in order and you will be field-ready.

Time check

Working through the three pages in this kit takes about 20–30 minutes. After that, you will know your river zone, have your gear list, and have a clear first action to take.

---

Work through this in order

1. Read Safety & Ethics Basics — non-negotiable before any fieldwork.
2. Complete the Essential Checklist — confirm you have what you need.
3. Follow your Recommended Reading Path — 4–5 articles that give you a fast foundation.
4. Use Find Your River Zone — locate the river nearest to you and find who is already active there.
5. Take the Skill Assessment Quiz and start your first beginner guide in Ground Work.

---

Essential Checklist Everything you need to confirm before your first field visit — gear, knowledge, contacts, and safety basics.

Recommended Reading Path A curated 4–5 article reading path from Pollution Library that gives a new volunteer a fast, solid foundation.

Find Your River Zone How to identify your nearest river zone in Our Rivers and find the organisations and actions already active there.