KERALA RISING · FROM EXPORTING PEOPLE TO EXPORTING IDEAS coordination cell can see, in real time, where the people actually are. A college tallies its semester service hours; audited, not estimated, and cites them in its accreditation file. At the annual awards, the ward with the most verified elder-care hours is named, and the volunteers’ contributions sit permanently on the public record under their own names. The engine, configured MECHANISM H OW I T I S C ON FI GURE D FOR T H I S P ROGRAM Verified hours earn recognition and points; Loyalty on-ramp partner businesses offer volunteerappreciation perks. Social capital & rivalry Institutions, wards, and campuses compete on verified hours; festival-season and disaster-response sprints. Creator voice Creators document volunteer drives; indexed clips recruit the next cohort and preserve the record. Patron architecture Foundations and corporates sponsor volunteer challenges and disaster-response readiness; the Trust audits hours. Table 11.1. The four mechanisms configured for Volunteer Kerala. 166