Young Tinker Global Volunteer Program

Bring hands-on problem-solving to students, anywhere in the world.

Volunteer individually, or start a chapter and lead a group in your college or company — all grounded in Young Tinker’s pedagogy of learning by building.

Apply to volunteer Start a chapter

Every chapter runs on the same idea: give young people a problem, the tools, and the confidence to tinker their way to a solution. Volunteers facilitate, mentor, and bring their own skills into that process — grounded in Young Tinker’s hands-on STEM pedagogy.

Two ways to volunteer

College Students Global Volunteer Chapter

Start a campus chapter with your classmates. Run tinkering sessions at nearby schools, mentor students online, or build teaching kits between semesters.

Apply — College Chapter

Corporate Global Volunteer Chapter

Mobilize colleagues for team-based volunteering. Sponsor a Tinker on Wheels visit, run a company-wide mentoring sprint, or fund and staff a local chapter.

Apply — Corporate Chapter

How a chapter gets started

1

Form a group of 3 or more

2

Apply and get reviewed by Young Tinker

3

Get your Volunteer Dashboard account + toolkit

4

Invite your team and run your first session

Active chapters around the world

Ten chapters and counting. Each carries a location code built from its own coordinates — the same system used across all Young Tinker projects. Hover a pin for details.

ChapterCountryChapter code
BhubaneswarIndiaGVP 20085 NE1
HyderabadIndiaGVP 17078 NE1
ChicagoUnited StatesGVP 41087 NW1
NagpurIndiaGVP 21079 NE1
ChilikaIndiaGVP 19085 NE1
BrahmapurIndiaGVP 19084 NE1
KeonjharIndiaGVP 21085 NE1
WardhaIndiaGVP 20078 NE1
SoroIndiaGVP 21086 NE1
Washington DCUnited StatesGVP 38077 NW1
Apply — College Students Chapter Show application form ▾

We may contact them to confirm your chapter is genuine — same idea as the old paper Letter of Intent’s institutional signature.

Apply — Corporate Chapter Show application form ▾

We may contact them to confirm your chapter is genuine — same idea as the old paper Letter of Intent’s institutional signature.

Ready to bring tinkering to your community?

Apply as an individual, or register your college or company chapter today.

Apply to volunteer
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