By Mannat Anand | Director Fundraising
The Cycle of Change
In the end lies a new beginning-and in a beginning lie the seeds of several new possibilities. At Make A Difference, it is this never-ending cycle of renewal and rejuvenation that keeps the organization running where every year as an academic year comes to an end, the new one begins immediately driven by an able volunteer force-old and new.
The academic year of 2018-2019 has been one to remember. With the ever-expanding scope of the Aftercare project, plans are afloat to create Community Centers for the Aftercare youth, safe spaces for them to interact and relax, in other cities after the successful model in Cochin. The Aftercare youth, in fact, have been relentless in their own pursuit of making a place for themselves in the chaotic hussle-bussle of the universe-take for example, Pawan who had a chance to intern at Club Mahindra in Goa for two months! All this while being just being a first-year student of BVOC in Hospitality and Tourism. Here’s a picture of him basking in the glory of the Goan sun in a light-hearted moment,
Many like Pawan are set to start their new journeys as placements in colleges and vocational trainings go on through the city and expected to see completion by July.
To see this and many other projects reach fruition, there lies the concentrated efforts of many young leaders who strive relentlessly through the year. These young leaders include the volunteers and the fellowship team. MAD Fellowship is a leadership and development program that seeks to push volunteers to the next level of social leadership. MAD Fellows are selected from an applicant pool of thousands and are bestowed with the onus of driving operations from the front in their respective cities. These young leaders are provided with the exposure, skills and training necessary to execute these duties-the central platform for which is the Leadership Circle, a three day on-ground immersive program where fellows from all cities congregate to learn, share and interact with one another. MAD has been following the model of two LCs-a Mini LC with the director team, strategists and city team leads and a main LC with all the fellows in attendance. This year, the main Leadership Circle was held at Marriot Convention Centre in Hyderabad with 400+ people in attendance.
LC 2019
With the LC done, the fellowship team is preparing to go on-ground and start with sourcing campaigns and recruitment workshops, recruiting the next generation of leaders who will be taking forward the cause of ensuring equitable outcomes for children in need of care and protection. The cities have already kickstarted the process, with a few cities holding VLCs (volunteer leadership circles) to acquaint volunteers with the organizational goals for the coming year, along with enabling them with a broader understanding of the sector and the category of children in need of care and protection. Recently Chennai help one to an astounding response, while Pune finished its first RW of the year!
By Mannat | Director Fundraising
By Mannat Anand | Director Fundraising
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