We have to find new ways to work with youth, and involve them effectively with the community. The young not only need to challenge themselves, mentors and adults have to find new ways to excite the young through adventure, sports, service and skill development. Time and again the young have been the target of evil design and the ills that scourge the society. By innovating and communicating effective we are sure to help them lead themselves to a better tomorrow and live a great today.
Youth and Sports, an exhibition running at the British Council Queen's Gallery in New Delhi, has made me delve deep and further see a new horizon. The mind boggling photos and the rocking youngsters displayed at the photo show, reaffirms the power of expression and change the youth can bring about. Skating to new heights, running for life, better health with yoga, break dance, ski down slopes, jump from the sky ... the sky is indeed the limit!
We are working to help equip the youth for life, and need to not only re-invent our process and programmes, but to look at life from the eyes of the young. They must be pushed to lead us and support their quest for life. This will involve thinking fresh always, and finding new ways for engaging with young all across the spectrum of society.
Sandeep Dutt
The stream of Youth
"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins - not by strength but by perseverance."
- H. Jackson Brown
Youth like the stream flow on, the adults who sometimes may be perceived as rocks, do need to give way. Young people have vitality and dreams; the role of mentors is to be enablers, and to appreciate the song of the stream. Dreams like good wine must be appreciated, and the youth dream must be lived.
Young people will express themselves, when given an open canvass, whether to follow their passion or to innovate a new way of life. Creativity must not be stifled, the mentors must give every opportunity to challenge themselves and once the stream flows on to form the river the change will happen.
The youth will lead us to a better world, and history is replete with examples. Most warriors, sport persons, innovators... have all been in the young years of 14 to 25, we must thus ensure we offer the most positive impetus to equip them for life, and encourage them to participate in outward bound activities, community service, sports and develop skills.
- H. Jackson Brown
Youth like the stream flow on, the adults who sometimes may be perceived as rocks, do need to give way. Young people have vitality and dreams; the role of mentors is to be enablers, and to appreciate the song of the stream. Dreams like good wine must be appreciated, and the youth dream must be lived.
Young people will express themselves, when given an open canvass, whether to follow their passion or to innovate a new way of life. Creativity must not be stifled, the mentors must give every opportunity to challenge themselves and once the stream flows on to form the river the change will happen.
The youth will lead us to a better world, and history is replete with examples. Most warriors, sport persons, innovators... have all been in the young years of 14 to 25, we must thus ensure we offer the most positive impetus to equip them for life, and encourage them to participate in outward bound activities, community service, sports and develop skills.
GenNext Today
GenNext is not all about moolah
Survey Dispels Stereotypes
TIMES INSIGHT GROUP
Indias urban whiz kids may be quite different in reality from the picture many of us may have of spoilt brats who spend hours on the internet and the rest of their time splurging on movies and the like.They may also not be as money-obsessed in their career aspirations as they are often made out to be.
A survey of 10,000 children from classes VIII to XII or ages 12 to 18 spread across 11 cities in India has found that over 60% spend on average less than an hour a day on the net and 83% get less than Rs 1,000 a month as pocket money,about two-thirds getting less than Rs 500.
Interestingly,when it comes to career aspirations,the thing most kids wanted from their jobs was new skills,followed by an interesting workplace.A good salary came third in the list of considerations they had.So much for the much-lamented materialism of the new generation.
The choice of careers too is quite different from a generation ago.While IT and engineering were cited among the choices by about 80%,what was revealing was that medicine (39%) is now way down in the pecking order,below even government service (46%).The third preference is media & entertainment (64%).
Survey Dispels Stereotypes
TIMES INSIGHT GROUP
Indias urban whiz kids may be quite different in reality from the picture many of us may have of spoilt brats who spend hours on the internet and the rest of their time splurging on movies and the like.They may also not be as money-obsessed in their career aspirations as they are often made out to be.
A survey of 10,000 children from classes VIII to XII or ages 12 to 18 spread across 11 cities in India has found that over 60% spend on average less than an hour a day on the net and 83% get less than Rs 1,000 a month as pocket money,about two-thirds getting less than Rs 500.
Interestingly,when it comes to career aspirations,the thing most kids wanted from their jobs was new skills,followed by an interesting workplace.A good salary came third in the list of considerations they had.So much for the much-lamented materialism of the new generation.
The choice of careers too is quite different from a generation ago.While IT and engineering were cited among the choices by about 80%,what was revealing was that medicine (39%) is now way down in the pecking order,below even government service (46%).The third preference is media & entertainment (64%).
Award Programme Foundation
Learn to make way
When you give right of way, you move ahead!
As we go about our daily lives, we are often challenged with traffic jams or road blocks as some would call them. The only way ahead is not to be hedonistic or struggle, just simply give way and you will move ahead. Young people are often challenged by adults and do not get their way, the adults need to understand and give way, the young today know what they want and we have to team up with them for the better future.
The Y-generation thinks fresh, they have no baggage and the adults must respect their right of way in the world. The mentors and guides should not be road blocks, but need to give way to the ideas and help young people ease through the traffic of challenges they face in the world today. The pressure cooker we live in often closes our mind to fresh thought and this is the end of learning and growth. Those who think fresh, stay young always.
Best way to make way, challenge oneself to accept others right of way. No challenge is inrumountable, the youth know this and we must help them lead and make way.
As we go about our daily lives, we are often challenged with traffic jams or road blocks as some would call them. The only way ahead is not to be hedonistic or struggle, just simply give way and you will move ahead. Young people are often challenged by adults and do not get their way, the adults need to understand and give way, the young today know what they want and we have to team up with them for the better future.
The Y-generation thinks fresh, they have no baggage and the adults must respect their right of way in the world. The mentors and guides should not be road blocks, but need to give way to the ideas and help young people ease through the traffic of challenges they face in the world today. The pressure cooker we live in often closes our mind to fresh thought and this is the end of learning and growth. Those who think fresh, stay young always.
Best way to make way, challenge oneself to accept others right of way. No challenge is inrumountable, the youth know this and we must help them lead and make way.
Looking Ahead 2011 -2013
IAYP-India Aims to Achieve the following:
∙ Work with partner organisations to implement a strategic growth plan and work with emerging and existing NAAs to continue to strengthen the Award Programme through training and capacity building helping to deliver the Award to all young people in India
∙ Look at key areas for Award growth impetus including raising the profile and developing dynamic partnerships to extend the reach of the Programme
∙ Continue to establish Open Award Centres and YES Centres – to encourage the participation of youth in the 18 - 25 age groups
∙ Increase reach and capacity in schools and colleges to keep more young people at school and increase year 13 completion rates
∙ Encourage more volunteers and mentors to actively participate in running the Award Programme
∙ Develop capacity on the ground with more resources, including additional development officers to engage additional community partners, train new Award leaders, enlist new mentors, and encourage more participants
∙ Increase participation and achieve 30,000 active participants in 2011, and by 2013 need to have reached out to 5,00,000 young people in India
∙ Have in place the central database which will provide better management of all Award participants and their Award Programmes.
Inputs from Heidi Hennessy, Fund Raising Manager IAA and IAYP Strategic Plan
www.sdutt.com
Award Programme Foundation
www.iayp.in
∙ Work with partner organisations to implement a strategic growth plan and work with emerging and existing NAAs to continue to strengthen the Award Programme through training and capacity building helping to deliver the Award to all young people in India
∙ Look at key areas for Award growth impetus including raising the profile and developing dynamic partnerships to extend the reach of the Programme
∙ Continue to establish Open Award Centres and YES Centres – to encourage the participation of youth in the 18 - 25 age groups
∙ Increase reach and capacity in schools and colleges to keep more young people at school and increase year 13 completion rates
∙ Encourage more volunteers and mentors to actively participate in running the Award Programme
∙ Develop capacity on the ground with more resources, including additional development officers to engage additional community partners, train new Award leaders, enlist new mentors, and encourage more participants
∙ Increase participation and achieve 30,000 active participants in 2011, and by 2013 need to have reached out to 5,00,000 young people in India
∙ Have in place the central database which will provide better management of all Award participants and their Award Programmes.
Inputs from Heidi Hennessy, Fund Raising Manager IAA and IAYP Strategic Plan
www.sdutt.com
Award Programme Foundation
www.iayp.in
Aim of Youth Engaging Society (YES)
•Help build patriotic sentiment in youth
•Resolve problems
•Advocate issues / champion causes
•Offer the youth a voice
•Youth involvement
•Human capital development
•Agency for change
•Enabler of Youth learning
•Platform for training and development
IAYP is the most adaptable and successful youth empowerment program. We have no religious, political or strategic affiliations. We have an established capacity for identifying hard issues and challenges associated with youth. Our framework is used by schools, youth organisations, community groups, correctional services, employers and government departments nationwide. Around the world, over 130 countries use this model for positive youth empowerment.
Our vision is to equip for life all young Indians and to help achieve their full potential, through access and participation in The Award Program. We see the possibility of a nation where every school offers young Indian the opportunity to be rewarded for challenging themselves, rewarded for engaging with adult mentors, rewarded when finishing school, and rewarded for giving back to their communities. We are a high-performing and responsive organisation that already rewards our participants for these things. We help connect young Indians with new opportunities to change their world.
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