Chennai: Ashoka Innovators for the Public, has identified 22 teenage changemakers and entrepreneurs from 12 Indian states, including rural areas and small towns, for the second global edition of their Young Changemakers Programme.
The programme focuses on the role of young people as influencers and co-leaders. Ashoka has shortlisted these dynamic changemakers from thousands of nominations, whose social initiatives in the fields of environment, human rights, conservation, healthcare, education, and agriculture have not only generated awareness but also changed the livelihoods of people around them.
These bright young sparks are the representatives of this network, which aims to realise a Everyone is a Changemaker (EACH) world, a press release said.
Yashveer Singh, Global Director, Young Changemakers Programme, “Along with Ashoka’s global network of leading social entrepreneurs and partners, these young changemakers will lead the charge to activate the power of India’s youth to solve pertinent problems. The second global edition of the Young Changemakers Programme is a step towards further building an ‘Everyone A Changemaker Team.”
Out of hundreds of nominations, 22 young individuals between the ages of 12-20 have been selected for the final round to be held on 9 and 10 January, basis their entrepreneurial initiatives and the social impact. These teenagers have launched their own initiatives, built a team of peers, and made positive changes in their communities.
The selected changemakers will be exposed to a global platform where they will be given access to co-leadership boot camps, media partnerships, public speaking platforms, exposure visits, strategic allies, and more opportunities to groom themselves to be the influencers of youth culture in India.