Be a Volunteer with Maithri

Maithri welcomes your desire to participate in suicide-prevention in Kerala.  Maithri being entirely dependant on volunteers for its functioning, your interest to become a volunteer with us is greatly appreciated. 

To be a volunteer, you need to be a good listener who understands how other people feel during their times of crises. You should also be able to spare time on a weekly basis to be present at our Befriending Centre in Kochi. Read "Why I am a Volunteer with Maithri?", by Rajesh who describes his motivations to join Maithri and the satisfaction he draws from being a volunteer. (Download the article in PDF format)

In order to get a feel of how a volunteer's responses towards suicidal or distressed persons result in providing emotional support to them, please read the questionnaire (in Malayalam), , available at this web-site. (Download the questionnaire in PDF format)

In order to apply to become a volunteer, you are invited to visit the Maithri Centre in Kochi and fill up an application-form. Review of completed forms is done prior to volunteer recruitment which takes place normally in February and August.

The nature of  services rendered by volunteers is detailed in Volunteer-Information.  If you wish to apply, and would like to learn more about the selection process or availability and language requirements, please contact maithrikochi@gmail.com

If for any reason you cannot become a volunteer, you can still support suicide-prevention activities in Kochi by becoming a Friend of Maithri.

| Download "Befriending Approaches for you" in PDF format |