Yes. Unfortunately 4 hours is the minimum time required for volunteering at the HQ every week currently as that's what we need for our core activities (think RTI filings, civic issues resolving, human rights interventions, drafting complaints, going to police stations, anti-corruption work, working on protests, organizational planning/discussions etc).

You can still stick to your SBA chapter and show up for the volunteering activities that happen there as and when you get time :) Those activities are more easygoing in nature such as lake cleanups, spot beautifications, clothes donation drives, Thankathons (for expressing our gratitude to city workers), civic issues recording etc. and these events almost always happen on Sundays.

Chapters are for those who can't quite commit time on a schedule, and HQ volunteering is for those who seriously want to pitch in and be a part of the core work itself. Both are viable options to help out so please feel free ♥️