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Footprints

12Feb08

So what’s this fuss about young people trying to change the world? Is it my sense of social responsibility? Or am I caring for it because I’m going to live in it? Or is it a guilt I’m catering to? Why would I step out of my room, my comfort zone? Willing to come out [...]

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Tags: Beyond Borders, British Council, Change, documentary, footprints, India, New Delhi, Video, Youth Activism

Yamuna Yatra 2008 – Call for Applications

28Dec07

Swechha-We for Change Foundation is a Non-profit organisation based in New Delhi, Working on issues related to environment education, life skills, youth activism and active citizenship. Swechha started with the “We for Yamuna” campaign in 2000 which aimed at attracting the attention of the government and other stakeholders towards the pitiable state of the River [...]

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Tags: Beyond Borders, India, Journey, New Delhi, Sri Lanka, Swechha, Yamuna, Yamuna Yatra, Yatra

SAARC Youth Camp

18Dec07

All eight members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) participated in the group’s first youth camp being held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed inaugurated the four-day camp on the 10th of December exhorting the participants to exchange ideas and experiences that would help push the region towards greater and [...]

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No Noise for Gender Violence

28Nov07

Anindita Sengupta blogging at Ultra Violet wonders whether violence against women has gotten so acceptable that it “ceases to even horrify” anymore.
editors and senior journalists of prominent newspapers obviously do not think this is an issue worth discussing. So there is no series of columns giving insights into the various aspects and implications. No [...]

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Tags: , Feminism, GBV, Gender Based Violence, India, Media, Sri Lanka

CNN: Be the Change

07Nov07

CNN’s Be the Change is a year-long project following six young men and women as they try to have a positive effect on the world around them. Some are traveling across the world to help areas in need, and some are championing efforts in their own communities.
One of the young change-makers is Vimlendu Jha of [...]

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Tags: Change makers, CNN, CNN Be The Change, Environment, India, New Delhi, River Yamuna, Yatra

Conference on Youth and Democracy in South Asia

28Aug07

In conjunction with India’s 60th anniversary of Independence Youth4Change movement attached to the Centre for Youth Development Activities (CYDA) organized a conference for youth and democracy in South Asia. The five day conference held from the 11th – 15th of August in Pune, India saw the participation of delegates from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka [...]