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Volunteer

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Volunteers make the field work possible. Documentation visits, clinic support, translation, event logistics and outreach are all run by people giving time alongside their own study or work.

Where volunteers are most needed

  • Field documentation — recording grassroots innovation and traditional knowledge with communities.
  • Translation — our material and our documentation, into and out of Indian languages.
  • Clinic support — helping participants through searching and drafting.
  • Events — logistics, hosting and reporting.
  • Outreach — chapters, campuses and producer groups.

How to start

Tell us where you are, what you can offer and how much time you have. We match volunteers to current activity rather than keeping a waiting list.

Join a working group

The convenor reviews applications and replies within two weeks.

The FIRSTIP letter

A monthly note on IP practice, sustainable technology and the work of our chapters. No more than one email a month.