Give An Hour
giveanhour.com · Zero money. Pure expertise.

Give what
you know.

Not everyone can write a cheque. But every doctor, lawyer, engineer, and scientist has something more valuable — their knowledge. Give an hour of it, and change someone's life.

I want to give → We need help →

100% free · No money · Virtual or in person · Any profession

14,200+ Hours Given
3,800+ Professionals
940+ Organisations Served
38 Countries

Our religion said give back. Our parents said it. Our conscience still does. But life got busy — the work, the business, the pressures. We meant to. We still mean to. Give An Hour exists for that gap: between wanting to help and finding the moment. Because everyone has something the world needs. Not money. What they know, and know well.

Two sides, one purpose

Register to serve.
Register to be served.

Whether you have expertise to give or a community in need, the path is the same: register, match, and show up.

I want to give

You have expertise — as a doctor, engineer, lawyer, teacher, or any profession. A school, hospital, or NGO needs exactly what you know. Give an hour, virtually or in person.

  • Create your profile: profession, expertise, and how many hours you can spare per month or quarter.
  • Get matched with an organisation that needs precisely what you offer — in your city or online.
  • Show up. Your session is logged. Your impact is visible. Someone's life is better for it.
Start giving →

We need help

You're a school, hospital, blind school, NGO, or charity. Post what you need — a legal review, a science lesson, career guidance, a comforting presence — and we find the right person.

  • Register your organisation and describe exactly what kind of expertise you're looking for.
  • We match you with a qualified professional who fits your need — near you or remotely.
  • Schedule the session. Receive the help. Request again whenever you need it.
Register your organisation →
What you bring

No expertise
is too niche.

Whatever your profession, somewhere a child, patient, or community needs one hour of it. Hardware, software, medicine, law, art — it all counts.

Medicine
Career talks, health education, comfort visits to recovery patients and cancer wards
Law
Legal literacy for NGOs, rights advice for community groups, pro-bono guidance
Technology
Coding workshops, digital literacy, cybersecurity basics for schools and charities
Engineering
STEM inspiration, project guidance, design thinking workshops in underserved schools
Business
Mentorship for founders, strategy for NGOs, financial literacy for communities
Science
Research career talks, lab insight, curiosity sessions for schools anywhere in the world
Arts & Design
Creative workshops, portfolio mentoring, therapeutic art sessions in hospitals
Education
Tutoring, curriculum support, bridging resource gaps in understaffed schools
Where your hour goes

The places
that need you most.

From inner-city schools to cancer recovery wards, every organisation on Give An Hour is doing vital, underserved work — and needs what you already have.

Education
Schools & Colleges
Children from every background who deserve to meet the doctor, engineer, or artist they might one day become. One visit can change a trajectory.
Healthcare
Cancer Recovery Wards
Patients who need more than treatment. They need hope, conversation, and the comfort of someone who chose to show up — not because they had to, but because they wanted to.
Disability
Blind Schools & Special Needs
Extraordinary children who simply need more access to the knowledge and expertise that other children take for granted. Your hour can be transformative.
Community
NGOs & Charities
Small organisations doing vital work, stretched thin — who need a legal review, a financial model, or a communications strategy they could never otherwise afford.
Youth
Youth Programmes
Young people building ambition through exposure. To real professionals, real careers, real possibility. Aspiration is contagious — you carry it.
Rehabilitation
Recovery & Rehab Centres
People rebuilding their lives, needing practical skills, mentorship and guidance that they cannot easily find on their own. Your expertise meets them where they are.
Your choice, your terms

Virtual or in person.
Both matter.

Give An Hour fits your life. A lunch hour free on a Tuesday, or a Saturday morning visit to a local school. It works either way.

Online

Virtual giving

A video call, a presentation, a mentoring session — from wherever you are. Geography stops being a barrier when knowledge can travel instantly.

  • A lawyer in London advises an NGO in Birmingham
  • A scientist in New York answers questions for a school in Nairobi
  • A business mentor coaches a young founder across time zones
Face to face

In-person visits

Show up. Walk in. The impact of a human presence — for a cancer patient, a child in a blind school, or a young person who has never met someone in your field — cannot be replicated on a screen.

  • A doctor visits a cancer ward — not as a clinician, but as a person who came to listen
  • An engineer spends a morning at a school, and a child decides what they want to be
  • An artist runs a creative session at a rehabilitation centre — and someone finds a reason
In Memory
James Arthur

"He gave everything he had
to everyone around him."

James Arthur

This platform is dedicated to him. A reminder that the greatest things we leave behind are not money or possessions, but time, presence, and what we gave of ourselves freely. If you give an hour today, James would have understood exactly why.

You have an hour.
Someone needs it.

Register in minutes. No fees, no subscriptions, no money. Just your expertise and the people who need it most.

Register to Give → Register Your Organisation →