An onth oc l e dersh p rogr for

young Ind ns sp r ng to underst nd soc l

ssues nd br ng ch nge

H E E I
Ch nge heory
The c v l soc ety s n constant need of br ghtest nds who
have the funda ental values to understand soc al challenges
and develop the selves as leaders. S larly, young Ind ans
are ak ng consc ous cho ces to f nd the r own path to
contr bute to soc al change.

Ind a Fellow s br dg ng th s gap by captur ng attent on of

young Ind ans fro d verse backgrounds who get the r hands
d rty and erse the selves n develop ent challenges
through hands-on work, tra n ng and entorsh p.

HO E
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We work w th ore than 50

organ zat ons across Ind a who dent fy
the cr t cal need of nvest ng n the
country's youth. They take the
respons b l ty of prov d ng hands-on
grassroots exper ence to a young and
ot vated fellow n the r tea .

Other resource partners who have

supported us w th funds, space, outreach
and knowledge nclude TATA Trusts,
Infoedge, Water A d, Paul Ha lyn
Foundat on, Kr sh V gyan Kendra,
Ind an Soc al Inst tute and Med a Ant

HO E ARE
Co une trength
We are a strong network of 210 young Ind ans w th co on
values and exper ence of r gorous grassroots work w th
d verse profess onal sk lls.

After the fellowsh p, our alu n have gone on to pursue

nterest ng career paths. A ajor ty work w th c v l soc ety
organ zat ons, lead ng progra s. So e have started the r
own soc al enterpr ses, work n pol cy and ad n strat ve
spaces as well as w th foundat ons and corporat ons at cruc al
nterfaces of SAMAAJ - SARKAAR - BAZAAR.
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GRA ROO ENGAGEMEN
Fellows spend 18 onths Fellows rece ve 45 days Every fellow s exposed To ensure a balance
work ng at grassroots of res dent al tra n ng, to a pool of entors, between act on and
w th an organ zat on spread across 18 onths. fro host organ zat ons reflect on, fellows
co tted to soc al Th s s d v ded nto 3 as well as the fellowsh p docu ent the r
change. Th s can be parts of 15 days each, at network. A entor s an observat ons and
anywhere n Ind a. The the start, ddle and end expert n the r do a n, a ns ghts. Along w th that,
fellow l ves n the r work of the journey - ph losopher and a gu de there are v rtual sess ons,
area, typ cally a rural or nduct on, dpo nt and to the fellow n the r onl ne courses and
a per -urban setup, and endpo nt tra n ng journey. Add t onally, collect ve fundra s ng to
works as a tea e ber respect vely. For these, t fellows get to nteract stay connected, bu ld a
to understand the s requ red for all the w th fac l tators, alu n hol st c understand ng of
co plex t es at ground fellows to co e together and profess onals to the sector and develop
level. at a co on place. enr ch the r exper ence. cruc al sk lls.

FINANCIAL
FELLO RECEIVE FELLO GIVE

A onthly st pend of INR 18,000 n rural areas
and INR 22,000 n etro c t es,
fro the host organ zat on for 18 onths of
work ng w th the as a fellow.
Th s s for the fellow to arrange for the r
acco odat on, food and other day-to-day
expenses.
Th s a ounts to a total of INR 3,06,000 n rural
areas and INR 3,74,000 n etro c t es.
The cost to select and nurture a fellow through th s
un que journey s INR 2,50,000. The fellowsh p
ra ses th s through grants and the at c partnersh ps.
Cohort co es forward and supports the fellowsh p
through collect ve fundra ser of 1,25,000 INR per
fellow.
Th s s done w th the pay- t-forward ph losophy, so
that the fellows n future get the sa e nurtur ng
exper ence.

he cost to select nd nurture fellow through th s un que journey s ne rly I A p rt of th s s

r sed by the fellow s ent oned bove nd the rest by the fellowsh p te In the p st cohorts h ve co e
forw rd nd supported the fellowsh p through collect ve fundr sers For det ls ple se go here
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tow rds expos ng young people to soc l ssues n Ind nd nvolv ng the n n t on bu ld ng

DR NACHIKE MANALI ACHIN DR RAJE H AR AJI BIND

MOR HAH ACHDEVA MI HRA KANI KAR ANAN H

Des gn ng nat onal Fac l tator of D rector, Paul Soc al psycholog st. Researcher. Guest D rector, Equal ze
and reg onal health 'Mean ngful Ha lyn Foundat on. He has spent any faculty at IIM Health. Co-
syste s. For er Meet ngs He set up ARAVALI, years lead ng North Uda pur and IRMA. Founder and Board
e ber of board Part c patory a develop ent Bengal Tera For er progra Cha r at Dvara
at Reserve Bank of Strategy'. She has support organ sat on Develop ent off cer w th Ford Trust. Co ttee
Ind a. He has been gu ded the progra for Rajasthan project and has Foundat on. At Ind a e ber at CGAP.
the nsp rat on and fellows w th Govern ent, and s establ shed Center Fellow, he helps us Found ng e ber
beh nd the des gn larger purpose, the founder of for Develop ent of better understand of cro-f nance
of Ind a Fellow values and Gra n Sh ksha Hu an In t at ves the develop ent pract ce at ICICI
progra v s on Kendra n Rajasthan. (CDHI) landscape Bank

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thur j v Kh ndelw l K lp n nt In r nhe ro H rsh oh t vek Josh h l bh h nd hul
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Our alu n have gone on to pursue
nterest ng career paths after the
fellowsh p. A large ajor ty works w th
grassroots and c v l soc ety
organ zat ons, lead ng progra s and
tea s. So e have gone to pursue
h gher stud es. A few of the have
started the r own soc al ventures.
Watch the r nsp r ng journeys here.
A consultant s awa t ng her entry nto
local pol t cs. Two Delo tte ex-
e ployees are us ng the r
understand ng of f nance to dent fy
patterns n wo en e power ent. One
of the youngest CEOs work ng w th
grant workers, grated herself fro
Mu ba to Uda pur. One th ng b nds
the all. They are the Ind a Fellows.
To ensure a balance between act on and
reflect on, fellows docu ent the r
observat ons, exper ences and ns ghts
as onthly blogs. Cl ck to read.
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