For a young social entrepreneur, dialogue on deep self-awareness and systems thinking; immersive learning in communities; and vulnerable, empathetic conversations with peers and mentors - is a GAME CHANGER! And this is what we experienced when 26 Changeloomers and 12 facilitators made their way from 11 states across the country to Rajasthan for a 10-day residential workshop. It was truly a coming together of diverse identities, experiences and perspectives. All, for a shared passion and aspiration - building climate-positive communities. With the dedication to inspire, influence and engage their respective communities, these young social entrepreneurs have their work cut out - LEARN, EXPERIMENT and ADAPT. Through exposure visits to GVNML (Gram Vikas Navyuvak Mandal Laporiya) and Bindi International, we experienced a slice of life - one where local communities are in harmony with nature. Learning from the experience and wisdom of these Rewilding and Renewables experts, enabled the Changeloomers to visualise their own projects to create sustainable impact. To align Climate Action with youth-centric and community-driven projects, the ‘Nourishing Now’ Framework offered an understanding of four key needs that must be addressed - Psychological, Socio-cultural, Economic and Ecological. And of course, like all youth-centric spaces, FUN was a serious business here, because one must laugh and learn, as we build solidarities. Watch the video created by one of the Changeloomers, Snobin, for glimpses of this beautiful experience! This would not have been possible without an abundance of energy and love from the Changeloomers, facilitators and partners! #Changelooms #YouthLeadership #vartaLeap #SocialEntrepreneur #ClimateAction
Deep love and gratitude to all the facilitators, Changeloomers and team who made this wonderful experience possible ❤️ A love letter to all young social entrepreneurs 🌸 Rajesh Nandan Singh Meher Anirban Gupta Shrishti Suman Oshin Dhawan Kanika Sinha Sohail Madan Harsh Tiwari Nidhi Gupta Ranjan B. Deep Jyoti Sonu Meenakshi Bhanj Deo and Arjun Shekhar for championing the design of the workshop
Such a beautiful journey indeed of young change makers who are just not talking about climate action but are leading it with and for their respective communities from across the country. Cheers to all Changelomers
It's magic....what happens when young people get a space to take charge. Thanks for sharing so beautifully.
Changelooms is such a nuanced initiative for young social entrepreneurs, especially with its powerful legacy. I have met so many ex-changeloomers and their journey is just so inspiring. I am very excited to see the marvels I am sure this batch will unfold! Congratulations to the team for facilitating such a wonderful workshop. And what a beautifully captured video, brings out the people and the experience of the space with so much love. 🌸
What can be more inspiring than seeing young social entrepreneurs delve into deep self-awareness, systems thinking, and empathetic conversations while actively engaging with communities? Kudos to everyone involved for creating such a vibrant, transformative space where learning and fun go hand in hand.
This is so inspiring ❤️ Seeing young people coming together for a mission which transcends all the diversities and then together building the understanding of the climate realities and taking charge of the things around them to make things better
Impressive growth!
Great insights. Beautiful to walk with such amazing folks.
It was so inspiring to share space with all these lovely people.
Narrative Building | Youth-centric development | Disability and Inclusion | Sr. Associate Coordinator - Narrative and Climate Change
3moIt was a lovely experience to have the opportunity to engage with and learn from a group of beautiful and inspiring climate leaders ✨Celebrating all changeloomers who made this space full of energy and lots of love. Ankush Rana Shivani Kumari Alok Chandra Prakash Akhina Mohan Manish Mitawa Priyanka Kumari Arunavh Dam Gepo Aali Suneel, Pratap, Aijaz, Monuwara, Nikita, Snobin, Lakshay, Karan, Narendra, Shirish, Vicky, Dimum, Shradha, Shivam, Ashutosh, Sangam, Omem, Shreyansh. And the team who facilitated the team so beautifully. :)