Youth Alliance Newsletter | Ripples: Jan - March'18

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Apr 4, 2018, 8:43:04 AM4/4/18

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Dear Friends,

We, at Youth Alliance, hope this email finds you in best of spirits. The year of 2018 started with zest and enthusiasm of a bigger and stronger team, new channels of encouraging personal journeys of inner-transformation through Kerunyu Ki - House of Listening, Earth-Shastra and Leadership Development Programs, while the spaces of learning, reflection and connections continued to be held by Samvaad, Padh Yatra, Action Learning Saturdays and many more circles.

Here is a glimpse of everything that kept us busy until March, along with our gratitude and love to the wider community for being the source of our aliveness.

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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

We conducted two leadership development programs for Vana, Dehradun in this quarter, with their team to derive deeper purpose behind their work and build a stronger sense of community among themselves. Alongside, the focus was also on a handful of skills such as time management, conflict resolution, public speaking, teamwork, being proactive etc. The essential component of the program was putting the individual at the core and creating a space for sharing of her/his struggles, triumphs, aspirations, and needs. The participants showed keenness in taking some of these approaches back to their teams and build a similar culture, where the values of empathy, listening and acceptance are nurtured. Know more...

ALUMNI RESIDENTIAL AND SAMVAAD

In its 3rd year, Alumni Residential and Samvaad were held from 23rd - 25th Feb facilitated by Ward Mailliard and Ravi Gulati with an intention to encourage the practice of dialogue and listening with curiosity. Through this year's theme "Learning that Liberates" we explored the meaning of learning in our own lives. Examining the questions opens the possibility of a vulnerable dialogue. The 2 days brought in a lot of perspective and possibility to expand and understand ideas of learning and liberation. The evenings and mornings of Alumni Residential brought in the belief of community through sharing in not just words but many more expressions of love, seva, commitment and fun while connecting with each other.

Glimpses Here

KERUNYU KI: HOUSE OF LISTENING

On February 10th, 36 people (between 18 - 50+) came together to be part of Youth Alliance's 'Kerünyü Ki- House of Listening', a gathering for youth and parents.

The room was filled with people who had a deep desire and an urgent need to understand and to be understood in their relationship with their parents, children or a dear one with whom they want to have an authentic relationship. While some chose to speak up things on their heart and mind, some participated through their listening.

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PADH-YATRA 2018

Some of us from Youth Alliance community embarked upon a walking Pilgrimage to Prashar Lake, Himachal Pradesh from 23rd - 25th March. The beautiful troupe aimlessly set out from a serene village in Mandi called Teel on this Padh Yatra. The infinitely astounding landscape served as a teacher in whose presence people explored their vulnerabilities. They approached the road with a mindset of presence rather than productivity.

Glimpses Here

ACTION LEARNING SATURDAYS

Action Learning Saturday for January touched on a personal lifestyle choice and bringing the focus on the relationship of our mind, body, and soul.

On 31st March, we went on a Landfill Pilgrimage, to the city limits to Bhalswa Dumpyard and witnessed the disaster created by each one of us in the pile of garbage mountain.

TALKS AND SESSIONS

Ashoka University invited Prakhar Bhartiya to hold a session on "Life Choices" for UG students and YIF on 19th March.

Ramya Nageswaran, founder Bridgeable Pvt Ltd. joined us for a Leadership Forum on 20th March in YA Office. She shared beautiful stories and instances from her giving journey of last 20 years and reminded us that no act of kindness is small.

GRATITUDE

Kalyan Banerjee
Co-founder, Mind Tree
There are few people with whom we connect in the first conversation and Kalyan Sir has been one of them. A generous supporter, who is also envisioning with us the future of Youth Alliance. We're grateful to you for believing in our work and showing unconditional trust. It is people like you who have brought us this far. Thank you!

TESTIMONY

Ward Milliard Sadanand
Mount Madonna School, California
Those attracted to Youth Alliance continue to amaze me. I think more than any other group I have seen, they carry the spirit of Gandhi Ji. Through some mysterious alchemy of nature and experience, they realize that life is more than just obedience to repeating patterns of security and comfort. Instead, it appears to me that they are answering the challenging call to service and are inspired to address the needs of the community at all levels. Meeting people who have raised their own awareness in response to their inner yearnings for meaning gives me hope.

CHANGE-AGENT
SPEAKS

Shuchi

Alumni, Lead the Change

Young people are awesome. Their hopes high. Their stories delightful, fresh from the smell of their dreams. Each thoughtful, each vulnerable, each compassionate. Owning their weaknesses, while letting others own theirs. And I thought this didn’t just happen on its own. So many wonderful people under one roof. Youth Alliance has worked silently over the years making it possible. Holding the youth together in a group collectively aspiring towards compassion.
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Parvesh Sharma

Team Vana
The program by Youth Alliance is one where learning is not enforced rather comes in the form of self-realization. They encourage finding solutions with-in ourself and sharing them in the circle of trust. It is not a philosophical but an experiential learning journey.

UPCOMING AT YA

1. Earth- Shastra: 9th - 15th April

2. Action Learning Saturday: Earn your Breakfast | 28th April

3. Gramya Manthan: 15th - 24th June

4. Annual Alumni Gathering: 17th - 19th August

Applications Open for 9th Summer Edition of Gramya Manthan.

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CAREERS

The team at Youth Alliance is expanding and looking for Full- Time team members in various roles. Know more..

ABOUT US

YouthAlliance nurtures empathetic leaders who apply their head, heart, and hands to understand and serve the world to become more equitable, cooperative and sustainable. This is done by designing processes, creating spaces and support communities/organizations to amplify the leadership potential of young people in experiential learning and ethical leadership programs like Gramya Manthan and Leadership Journeys.