Project: Fund Collection for HIV Positive Kids

Pallavi Kannur (KLECET)

Pallavi had always wanted to help children with HIV.  His LEAD project gave him an opportunity to do just that.  He organized a team consisting of 11 members and, one morning in December, they set out towards the city market and collected funds from the public until the evening.  While it was sometimes difficult for them to convince people to donate money, Pallavi and his teammates all enjoyed working on the project.  Pallavi reflects positively on his LEAD project experience because he feel he has made a difference in the lives of children with HIV, and he is also proud of the personal growth he himself has experienced.

Project: Basic Needs for Government School

Gururaj S. K. (Maratha Mandal Engineering College)

Gururaj sought to improve the learning environment for students at a government school.  He mobilized the local people to help the children.  Gururaj was successfully able to collect and donate over 30 notebooks, a medical kit, information charts, and sports equipment.  By bringing these basic, yet necessary items to the school, the children are able to focus more on learning.

Project: Blood Donation

Sushma Kalagui (Maratha Mandal Engineering College)

Blood saves lives.  Despite its vital nature, there is not enough of it.  Blood cannot be manufactured; rather, it must come from another human being.  Because of generous blood donors, thousands of accident victims and surgery patients are alive today. For these reasons, Sushma decided to organization a blood donation event.

Over 50 people donated blood. The biggest challenge that Sushma encountered in implementing the project was getting support the college staff, principal, and hospital staff.  These challenges, though, helped Sushma improve communication, persuasion, and people skills

Project: Election Awareness

Abasarahemed Patel (B.K. College, Chikodi)

Voter turnout in Chikodi had reached a devastating level of below 60%.  After getting permission from TMC, the police, and other officials, Abasarahemed and his team of LEADers and non-LEADers organized a rally to promote Election Awareness. 

One of the challenges of this project was convincing the government officials that Abasarahemed and his team did not belong to any particular political party, and that their only objective was to encourage the public to vote.  By overcoming this challenge, though, Abasarahemed improvied his problem solving, team management, communication, and persuasion skills. 

Overall, the rally was a success.  Abasarahemed and his team received recognition and appreciation from the public and government officials. 

Project: Sapathrang

Alisha A Shiledar (KLECET)

Alisha believes that "All children are born with talent, but they can only shine if we help and guide them." Alisha noticed that government school children have a lot of talent, but do not ahve the opportunity to showcase their talents.  Alisha wanted to give these students the opportunity to explore their talents, lift their spirits, and encourage them to face their fears. 

While the government school children attended weekly art classes, the class structure consisted of simply copying drawings from the teacher.  Alisha wanted the children to generate their own ideas and create art from those ideas. To accomplish this, Alisha and her team  conducted a two-day art competition for the children.  The competition was comprised of drawing, painting, model making, acting, and singing.