The document describes several initiatives focused on social development in India. It discusses projects providing: 1) job training for destitute girls and unemployed youth, 2) eye care services, 3) early childhood education, 4) computer training for differently abled youth, 5) career guidance for rural youth, 6) a test strip to detect food adulteration, 7) animal therapy, 8) connecting blood donors to those in need by SMS, 9) ending sexual harassment, and 10) using sports to inspire the nation. The initiatives aim to empower underprivileged groups through skills development, health, education and community support.

2. KADAM TEAM Arundhuti Gupta Dr. Parveez Ubed Vibha
Dr.
Krishnamurthy
SETTING UP A CRAFT ASHRAM - Mentoring destitute girls and urban ERC-eye care center Early Childhood Development -
HASTASHILPI GURUKUL poor youth Scaling reach
The artisans involved in the project We work with 2 kinds of youth in For a good vision, two important
can earn a decent living practicing the age group of 14-21 years. The requirements are correcting 100,000 children & their families will
craft at their home and enjoy first is girls living in Government or refractive errors and/or getting benefit from the training to be
consistent employment, enabling NGO-run Homes and Shelters. surgery for a cataract if they have imparted to 250 community workers
them to participate in an They are deemed to be in severe one. Our model targets these two of NGO’s in the field of early
economically viable venture. need of care and protection. They major diseases, which constitute childhood development.
are generally orphans, destitute, the most important factors for low
abused or neglected, from single vision in India.
parent families or below poverty
line families.

3. Paul Muddha Digvijay and Minal Kavishwar Venkat Manthena
Zeeshan
Computer Training for the Meaningful Livelihood for Rural Animal Angels - Animals for human sms4blood-Connecting Blood
differently-abled youth Youth wellness Donors & Seekers by sms
This computer training will enable This initiative will provide a platform For patients who are unwell are Those in need of blood can find a
more rural differently abled youth to which enables the unemployed and affected by the stress and stigma is donor from their locality by sending
learn a skill and get an opportunity underemployed rural youth in more than the pain itself. Our an sms. The application program is
to demonstrate their ability and be village set ups to be informed & therapy animals give these patients such that once the request is
independent citizens. aware about various career options hope, motivation and happiness. A received and the matching donors
and employment opportunities. spastic child who cannot move his are found, an SMS is sent back
limbs is motivated by the therapy with the donor's list in the locality
dog to pick up and throw the ball. with their contact numbers.

4. Manwinder SinghSamitabh Datta Dr. Ramesh Anu Thomas
India OYE - Public Initiative to end V&M - India the Best Sporting Test Strip for checking adulteration Tackle - A Creative world where
Eve Teasing Nation in the World in food item learning is fun
End Sexual Street Harassment by Our project will help the youngsters My idea is to develop a easy to use The ‘Tackle’ program aims to
enabling public initiative. An online who are good in sports, but who colorimetric test strip for checking address the lack of access to
portal where you may report by don't get the opportunity to take the mixing/adulteration in food interactive learning tools & creative
logging in to website, mobile their talent forward. From social items. As safe and healthy food is ways of learning among children in
application, Facebook, twitter will media, to stores, to books, V&N will basic requirement of all of us and low-income & resource-poor
help combat harassment. Exact help the entire Nation rise through we all are in desperate need of a settings through community based
location of the incidents can be sports. simple method to get rid of the ill learning platforms.
tagged in real time, highlighting effects of food adulteration.
problematic areas.