Youth Lights

 I welcome you to be the bulb that lights up our community’s future! I’m sure that you have various questions regarding this forum. I’ve have tried to answer some of the basic questions below.

1. What is Youth Lights?

Youth Lights is a young minds forum, where in school going children are given a golden opportunity to give back to the community and gain insight into working with a NGO. This is a forum where the youth is able to actively communicate, design projects, integrate life skills, cultivate new ideas and encourage a lifelong service ethic. This forum is not only an added benefit for you, but also a platform in which the you tackles day to day problems and collectively find innovative solutions. 

2. Why should I be a part of Youth Lights?

As a part of Youth Lights you not only give back to the community, but get the satisfaction of doing something worth-while. We provide complete autonomy and flexibly for you to develop your own ideas into projects, critical problems into creative solving skills. You also gain unique experiences and have a chance to enhance your leadership qualities through the various programmes we have to offer. Additionally, you receive recognition for your hard work through certification and a feature in our newsletter and website.

3. What is my commitment in terms of time and effort?

Youth Lights acknowledges that all its participants are school going children, and respects school timings and important exam dates. We are flexible on timings, and will call out to our members as and when we require their help in future volunteering events or programs! Lightiers can contribute depending on their aptitude, time and flexibility! Let the brightest bulb shine on and make a difference in our community!

4. Will I receive recognition for my efforts?

Every participant will receive a participation certificate. However, your efforts will also be recognised through LoR’s, special certificates and a feature in our newsletter/website based on the amount of hard work you put into the programme you are a part off.

5. Will someone help/mentor me in my journey at Youth Lights?

A team of people from Wishes and Blessings will be there to guide through every step and help you with anything we can. If you have any further queries feel free to drop us a mail at youthlights.wb@gmail.com  operated by me ( Komal ).

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YOUTH LIGHTS ORIENTATION DAY1

It was a great experience to be the one giving the presentation to a room full of people who had especially come out to hear me speak.

The first round of orientations for Youth Lights are from the 13th of June to the 16th where over 50 students from 10 schools will come to know about the idea that is Youth Lights.

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YOUth LightS

Thankyou for the over-whelming response during registrations. All participants would have received an automated email from me and you will be receive the orientation dates and FAQ sheets in a few days.

I will also put up the FAQ sheet here for all those who may still be curious about Youth Lights and would want to sign up in the second round of registrations happening in July.

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It Happens

I’m launching a depression awareness campaign among teenagers in my school by writing a magazine spread in the DPS rhapsody but I am also publishing a photo shoot pamphlet that tells the story of a how anyone can be affected by depression at any point in their life and how it’s a struggle to get rid off but once you’re rid of it you feel content. 

I feel very strongly about depression and mental health and so this is an attempt to educate teens around me.

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WE TURNED 3!!!!! It was so much fun to host the biggest Birthday Manao event on our own birthday at the blind school.

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FEED A DOG A DAY INITIATIVE

Like me there are many others who love and care for all dogs, be them stray or groomed. After giving it a lot of thought I have decided to launch the feed a dog a day initiative where I’ll start with something small. Each day I’ll put food out for a stray dog on the street so at least one of it’s meals is a hearty one. To help my cause I have set up a crowd funding campaign on http://ket.to/feedadogaday

I request you all to donate so that I can make a tiny difference in the lives of the stray dogs in my colony. My crowd fund deadline for April is the 30th and my goal is Rs 20,000. 

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Birthday Manao

Birthday manao is an initiative taken up by Wishes and Blessings where each month all the children’s birthday’s that are in that month get a proper birthday party with gifts, dancing, snacks etc. This March we launched this initiative in one of our Nizamuddin shelters and it was a great experience for me. In fact I had already decided I would like to be the professional photographer of this party. The smile on these kids faces when they got birthday presents was beautiful and I enjoyed every moment of it I am looking forward to the next event on 22nd April.

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5-drive help

In co-ordination with Wishes and Blessings I was part of a 5 drive campaign providing winter resources including monkey caps, blankets, food etc. to homeless shelters in Delhi.

The first drive was on 10th of december

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Helping a Family Adopt

This is something I am proud of myself for doing. This is Pixie a 4 year old bitch who had been living in a dog shelter without a family for almost 6 months. I found a family that wanted to adopt a dog and that is how Pixie got a beautiful new family that love and care for her. This makes me happy and I hope I can find many more dogs like Pixie who want to adopt dogs. If you’re interested please leave a comment and I’ll contact you. ( Valid for people in Delhi/NCR only )

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