Young Leaders Collective

YOUNG LEADERS COLLECTIVE

AN INITIATIVE OF THE AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION

"This world demands the qualities of youth: not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease." — Robert Kennedy.

Young Leaders Collective(YLC) is a six months-long fellowship for exceptional individuals across sectors & aims to provide a platform to harness and augment the fellows’ skills while enabling Social Change. This fellowship will run concurrent to the existing vocations of the fellows. YLC will offer curated opportunities & formats for driven, young leaders to leverage their skills & network, beyond their work place, to engineer positive social change.

Why do we need the Program

To make social change more inclusive through wider participation from community members.
To curate a tribe of youth leaders who are empathetic, creative & committed to bring social change.
To provide an effective platform to youth leaders to engineer social change by leveraging their unique skills.

Who is it for?

Emerging leaders who are open for immersion into a reflective and socially impactful program to find their True North.
Young professionals who have a desire to contribute and leverage their skills & expertise towards social change.
Promising leaders who are keen to hone and further enhance their leadership skills.

What will we learn?

Empathy: Experience & engage with the world with a new perspective that allows you to understand & connect better with people around you.
Creativity: An opportunity to design from scratch and execute a project that channelizes support for impact initiatives serving vulnerable communities.
Leadership: Leading a micro movement that calls out for enrolling supporter & resources, beyond the realm of designations & work environment, will help you grow as a leader.

How does it work?

Orchestrated engagement for an six months, concurrent to the existing vocations of fellows
Local Immersions to connect & help build a perspective on social change
Master Classes with inspirational leaders from varied backgrounds
Diverse, cross sectional cohort
Ingenious Capstone projects to facilitate positive social change

NOTE: Accounting for public health realities, most engagements/orientations for the 2022 cohort will be in virtual/regional formats.

The Program

26 Weeks long engagement. Requires commitment of 60 Hours (~mainly weekends and few weekdays) on behalf of fellows to benefit from & add value to the program.

Phase I: Introduction& Immersion -virtual, and on-site visits, engagement with Akshaya Patra leadership
Phase II: Learning sessions through Master Classes with industry leaders
Phase III – Capstone Project - Work on project that will mobilize support for impact initiatives
Phase IV: Reflection – Review the journey from immersion to action.

Meet YLC First Cohort Fellows