The document describes a fellowship program called the Community Connect Fellowship that aims to develop civic leadership among Indian youth. It does this through a 1-year training program for 50 students that includes weekly skill-building sessions, projects focused on improving the city's complaint management system, and engagement of various partners from government, non-profits, colleges and donors. The goal is to equip youth with leadership skills, foster civic engagement, and create measurable social impact by mobilizing over 1,000 additional students to help reform the city's systems. The program aims to develop youth as role models and train the next generation of socially engaged leaders.

1. Community connect fellowships

2. 46% of
India’s
population
is youth
Leadership
skills needed
for
employability
Civic
engagement
amongst
youth is
essential
Academically
focused
career
agendas
Use ‘Service
Learning’ to
deliver
leadership
education
Effectiveness
established
by academia
and used
globally
How do we
address all 3
needs
simulteneously?
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India has a large youth population that needs
leadership, civic engagement and career growth

3. SLP is a methodology to channelize
youth energy for a better city
From goal of National Youth Policy 2012
5.2.9 Instill and nurture a spirit of volunteerism among the youth; develop their
competencies in various areas of social development; and extend opportunities
to enable them to contribute productively to the welfare of their communities
Engages youth inRecognized by
- NSS 3.2 million students on its roll across
298 Universities all over the country.

4. The Community connect fellowship builds 50
exceptional civic leaders to solve a city-level problem
Outreach
to colleges
A 1 year
training
program Extended
outreach to
NSS Units
Closing with
reflection &
celebration
And an
alumni pool
Having run SLP for 10 NSS college units
And all Mumbai unit heads gives us a network
• Visits + Emails + Posters
• Application process + rubric
Closing boot camp
• Experience sharing
• Reflecting on personal lessons learnt
• Evaluating social impact
3 day BOOT CAMP
Ongoing leadership development
Nurturing leaders program
Pool of trainers
50 High
Potential
students
Weekly skill building
sessions
• Build an in-depth understanding of civic
engagement
• Follow up on projects
• Develop other professional skills
Vision Self Knowledge
Integrity Service Mobilization creating a 20x
impact = 1000+ students
Civic Education
Focussed action on a
single civic issue
Create concrete
measurable change

5. Extensive research has been taken up
to identify issue to work on
We interacted with
various groups
-NGOs (Praja, Agni)
-BMC Administration
-Corporations
-Domain experts
-Youth
To identify an issue
that can be
successfully and
measurably be
solved by 50 fellows
and 1500 young
people
Reforming the
complaint
management
system is the most
likely project
Complaint Management
Development Plan Discussions
Garbage Segregation
Police-friendliness
Kindness driven city
Partnerships Systemic Concrete Change
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6. We will involve all concerned groups to
make concrete change happen
NGO Partners
Already working in the space for several years
Experts/Facilitators for domain skills
Access to research data
Providing connections to fellows
Alliances to raise funds
GOVERNMENT
Get pre-buy in from BMC to ensure success of
approach
Set expectations of changes demanded in advance
Share limelight for success : position as an ally
DONORS
Funding for program administration
Facilitators for professional skills
CEO interactions
Venue/in kind sponsorship
Provide placement/job opportunities to the fellows
NSS + Colleges
Provide access for outreach
Recognize SLP as an activity on campus
Benefit from on-campus action
Involvement of NSS Unit Heads / Professors
Complements curriculum – syllabus integration
BLUE RIBBON + FELLOWS
Co-ordinates and delivers the
project
Learn + Contribute Make NSS a
sought-after
program and
improve
college
reputation
Pioneer a
city-
changing
initiative
Access on-
ground
support for
advocacy
Promote a
progressive
pro-youth
image

7. This will create citizen action and develop
youth leadership at the same time
- Deeper understanding of self, goals and talents
- Experience of ‘Leading’ : application of concepts
- Learning to make and honor commitments
- Nuanced understanding of social issues
- Social Contribution & long term social engagement
- Youth driven social change : projects
- Curriculum integration : marks for SLP
- Reforming youth volunteering : inputs to NSS
- Policy level changes : Partnership with Bombay First
- BRM Family : Lobby group for positive change
Individual Impact : Fellow as a role-model
Social Impact : Youth solving a city issue
Measured by Completion Rates, Feedback Forms,
Testimonials, Self Evaluation (Leadership Ladder), Post
SLP engagement, Repeat Participation
Measured by project specific metrics (eg. no. of
people reached) , documentation submitted, press
releases. Policy level impacts yet to be evaluated
Sanchit Sharma
SLP -> Young India Fellowship -> Indicorps (Yr 2)
“…enjoyed the program…
developed clarity in my thought
process … the concepts I learnt are
helping me in my fellowship…”
Manu Singh & Sunny Chheda
Engineers & MBA aspirants
Completed SLP in Sept 2012
Now facilitators for SLP
Eg: Civic Engagement projects that have mobilized
voters during BMC Elections in Feb 2012

8. Timelines
20 July Deadline for applications (Prog.
Officers to nominate upto 5
high potential student leaders
27 July Orientation and interviews
2,3 and 4
August
Opening Bootcamp
Mar-Apr Closing Bootcamp

9. “Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or because others do not yet share it, is an
attitude that only hinders progress”
- Mahatma Gandhi
The Blue Ribbon Movement has pioneered Leadership Education through large-scale service learning programs. In
just two years, our flagship Social Leaders Program has reached over 2000 students.
We have also initiated the South Asian Youth Conference (SAYC) which brings together leaders from South Asia to
build a coalition focused on Peace. With the motto of ‘Together We are Stronger’, BRM strives to develop leaders
who collectively lead a transition into the new world.
Contact person: Sunny Chheda | Email: sunny.chheda@brmworld.org | 9920310341
Website: www.nssccf.brmworld.org
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