Whenever college students approach Lawrence Hardinge with the request to volunteer in his NGO, he issues them a friendly warning - "If you have nothing to do, please don't do it here." Some take offence, others return. By now, Hardinge is able to judge students by their reaction. He runs an NGO for street kids, and is familiar with the mindsets of these teenagers in branded T-shirts and piercing. They come from a college nearby to volunteer twice or thrice every week because social work is a compulsory part of their curriculum. Once they complete the stipulated number of 'hours' assigned by the college, they receive a grade and the good work is later immortalised on their resumes. Somewhere in the bargain, Hardinge knows social work is at the risk of being exploited by affluent kids who are in the hunt for not only mandatory grades but also cool resumes.