Leadership in young people based in humanness

Humanity faces a civilizational crisis - that is made up with ecological crisis because we are consuming twice more than earth can regenerate; economic inequity because less and fewer people own more and more wealth in the world; political polarization because nationalistic identity-based division is rising world over and even spiritual crisis because we feel more and more alienated from our own selves. 

At the base of it, lies a pattern of the human mind which manifests through all our collective actions, institutions and narratives. What does it mean to prepare our young people to enable humanity to transition from life-threatening industrial society to a life-sustaining one? 

Too large, too long term?

Youth Alliance, over a decade old youth ecosystem is striving to raise inner consciousness in young people to respond to these crises with courage, service and audacious imagination. The key focus is to shift their paradigm from consumption to contribution, isolated self-interest to community cooperation and from blaming to serving. In the new techno-reality that our world is more and more living into - Youth Alliance is keeping alive faculties that make us human. 

We do this through:

1. Creating Immersive Experiences for young people to feel the nature of challenges. 
2. Cultivating Community for them to continuously build their capacity to connect at a deeper level.
3. Movement building with like-minded organizations to act together as an ecosystem.
4. Building Narrative and a new story which is based on interconnectedness rather than separation.
5. Experimentation to learn to disrupt age-old belief systems and create new ones.

So far, We have worked with over 750 young people through immersive journeys, over 340 of them have chosen to not pursue corporate careers and contribute full-time to social change as educators, environmentalists, healers, intrapreneurs, artists and so on. 

1. Over 35 started their own organizations.
2. Over 75 are intrapreneurs in established organizations.
3. More than 62% of people come back to reconnect with the community.
4. Over 100* have contributed to creating future journeys for more young people.
5. 3 alumni organizations regenerated Gramya Manthan like immersive journeys in different regions.

With a strong team in place, developed curriculum, deeply connected alumni community, collaborative relationships across the movement and with your support, we wish to continue to impact the world through young people.

Know more about our programmes here: https://www.youthallianceofindia.org/