Lead the Change begins with a 8 week program which takes 40 passionate individuals on a rigorous journey to explore themselves inside-out, to internalise the challenges of the country through hands-on exposure. They hone their leadership skills by learning from role models and experts in the social development domain and employ design thinking to undertake a time bound social action.There is a strong focus on deep self-awareness and starting the process from within. Beyond the program, we help participants build their social enterprise by connecting them with mentors and helping them build a team.
1. Connecting Youth With A Cause
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FALL 2013
August 23 to October 20
2. Philosophy of Change
As the 21st century India continues to grapple with myriad issues, we believe that a
generation of young leaders is required to tackle these problems .We also believe if we can
create young role models across the country who will lead by example and act as multipliers,
this movement shall sustain itself. We work as a catalyst and facilitate passionate young
individuals nurture the leader within them while providing them exposure, a closely
connected network and mentoring.
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4. Youth
Lead The Change Model
We aim to build a movement of young
leaders equipped to meet India’s problems
by designing processes to identify young
individuals with a spark to think
innovatively for the larger social good. We
do this by conducting programs where
they get experiential exposure in both
urban and rural space to identify their
passion.
Mission Statement
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5. The Project
Lead the Change is a 8 week program which takes 40 passionate
individuals on a rigorous journey to explore themselves inside-out, to
internalise the challenges (under issues like women empowerment &
human trafficking, education, policy etc.) of the country through
hands-on exposure. They hone their leadership skills by learning from role
models and experts in the social development domain and employ
design thinking to undertake a time bound social action. There is a
strong focus on deep self-awareness and starting the process from within.
Beyond the program, we help participants build their social enterprise by
connecting them with mentors and helping them build a team.
• Passionate and persevering individuals disturbed by status quo
• Innovative thinkers
• Quick learners open to new ideas
• Youngsters with a commitment to act
• Willing to be a part of a constructive rather than disruptive force
Who are we looking for?
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Application Process
Three-stage process:
1. Online Application Form
2. Telephonic Interaction
3. Face-to-face Interview
6. Sensitivity
Experiential
Learning
Personal
Value
System
Agents of
Change
Leaders of
Change
Indepth Discussions
Leaders’ Forum
Sharing information
Organisational visits
Reflection
Personal Vision
Sharing
Introspection
Ideating/Prototyping
Being the Change
NGO Immersion
Executing Time-
Bound Projects
Mentoring
Inspiring Others
Network
Team
Personal Ethics
Application
Screening
Immersion Programs
The Process
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Screening During the Program During & beyond the program
7. Anshu Gupta (Goonj), Ravi Gulati (Manzil), Vivek Sharma (Gandhi Fellowship), Shaheen Mistry (Teach For
India), Neeraj Agarwal (NIIT Yuva Jyoti), Rishikant (Shakti Vahini), Deep Joshi (PRADAN, NAC), Parth J. Shah
(CCS), Pramath Raj Sinha (Founding Dean, ISB), Nikhil Dey (MKSS, NCPRI), Jayesh Patel (Manav Sadhan),
Dev Tayde (Indicorps).
Leaders/Mentors
Journey of Lead The Change
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The journey of Lead The Change of the last one-and-a-half year has been one interesting tale to tell.
We are surrounded with stories from participants being able to communicate better with their families
to some of them negotiating to establish a student society in their colleges to them doing whatever it
takes to start an initiative. Witnessing youngsters taking adventurous expedition of self-transformation,
has only strengthened our belief in the potential of the young.
With every version the program has become more engaging and more focused on action. Our network
and understanding of the ecosystem is only growing with constant feedbacks from mentors,
participants and introspection. In short, this autumn LTC is going bigger, better and deeper.
100 70 100
% our participants
believe the program
deepened their self-awareness and their
understanding of the complex issues.
% believe that
the program
affected the decision about
their career choices in long-run.
% believe that
they got a gen-
uine space to share themselves
due to the program.
8. Impact
In our last three Lead The Change we have worked closely with and
mentored around 70 youngsters.
4 enterprises have come up and 4 are in the ideation stage.
3 of our alumni have attended various National and International
Conferences.
7 have joined development space full-time.
Our alumni have also been selected in prestigious fellowships.
2 of our alumni are selected for social development programs in
esteemed Universities
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Formulated by Subhash and Shashank,
and now managed by Pallavi & Nilotpal,
our alumni from LTC, in village Ganga
Deen Nevada. It is being incubated by YA.
The idea of providing self-reliance
opportunities to women through
employment, in the process have
partnered with Goonj for the training.
Alumni Initiatives
Uday Knowledge Initiative WeekendR
Ideated during Gramya Manthan and
maintained by LTC alumni is also currently
incubated by Youth Alliance in the village
Tishti near Kanpur (U.P.) with a population
of more than 5000 people, where we have
partnered with a private school.
To provide knowledge resources to
people in rural parts of Raigarh, MP,
Prahlad (LTC’12) initiated Uday.
Vibhor (LTC’12) started Weekendr to
enable a platform for creating learning
based and skill oriented engagements
with young students.
Learning Center
Livelihood Center
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Testimonials
Divas Vats, LTC-Fall 2012
Prahlad Patel, LTC-Spring 2012
‘जीवन क
े उतर चढ़ाव में स्वयं को प्रगततशील बनाए रखने में मैं हमेशा से कामयाब रहा,
पर सामाजजक चचंतन का मंच मुझसे अछ
ू ता रह गया था। यूथ अलायन्स क
े प्रोग्राम ने मुझे
समाज में बदलाव लाने की ददशा में काम करने क
े ललए ज़रूरी प्रेरणा दी और अत्यंत कम
समय में महत्वपूणण ववषयों की जानकारी लमलने क
े सामाजजक संस्थाओं क
े दरवाज़े मेरे ललए
खुल गये।’
‘
Prahlad went on to join Goonj full-time and as also initiated a learning center in
his native village of Gobarsingha in Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.
‘LTC opened a host of opportunities in social space which included various
fellowships. I wasn't restricted to a particular stream and it's expertise but was
exposed to the realities of education, women empowerment, skill development, etc. &
got to witness some of the brilliant organizations, met people who created them and
developed a bond with such monumental people in the social space. Youth Alliance in
many ways have contributed in developing a vision to understand and thereafter
acknowledge the realm of social space, exploring the space and in turn, myself.’
Divas joined Youth Alliance core team later and is now a Gandhi fellow.
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Testimonials
Hardeep Singh, LTC-Spring 2013
Subhash Pachar, LTC-Spring 2012
‘Youth Alliance is not just a platform, its the ground which nourishes the seeds of self
transformation, helping one to grow. One of the best programs I have come across
where the youth gets involved and takes a closer, hands-on experience of working
closer to social issues and at grass root level, starting from self.’
Hardeep has been working with Ericson. Post Lead the Change, he is highly
involved in the Awakin community in Delhi.
‘मैं खुद एक गााँव से हूाँ पर Lead the Change ने मुझे एक नया नजररया
ददया। पहले मैं गााँव की समस्याओं क
े ललए सरकार, समाज आदद को दोषी मानता था,
अब मैं जज़म्मेदारी उठाकर समाधान की तरफ बढता हूाँ। पहले कॉलेज स्तर पर मैं लसफ
ण
volunteer करता था, पर यूथ अलायन्स से जुड़ने क
े बाद मैं खुद में एक leader देखता हूाँ।’
Subhash has now become the President, NSS Hindu College.
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Youth Alliance is an organization working with a vision to “Connect each Youth With a
Cause”. We aim to build a movement of young leaders equipped to meet India’s
problems by designing processes to identify young individuals with a spark to think
innovatively for the larger social good. We do this by conducting programs where they
get experiential exposure in both urban and rural space to identify their passion.
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