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KERALA RISING · FROM EXPORTING PEOPLE TO EXPORTING IDEAS

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.
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