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International Women's Day 2016: Recognizing the Unrecognized

Women work without a break for their families, society, and friends all through the year. So, on IWD 2016, LEAD conducted their 3rd annual "Recognizing the Unrecognized", where women in our society who are rarely recognized but are responsible for important work were recognized for their contributions, such as cleaning railway stations, bus stands, picking household trash, selling vegetables etc. LEAD and LEADers believe that, without these women, our communities would come to a standstill.

About LEAD

The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. To that purpose, the LEaders Accelerating Development (LEAD) Program of the Deshpande Foundation was born. LEAD develops innovative and entrepreneurial thinking within college students by exposing them to social issues, encouraging them to volunteer their time and effort into the community, and igniting their latent talent to come up with creative solutions. Through this unique platform provided by LEAD, students are gaining the skills and confidence needed to transform their visions into realities. Armed with guidance, exposure, networking opportunities, financial assistance, and encouragement from LEAD, students from throughout 75 colleges and 14 districts are unleashing their leadership potential to go on inspiring and improving those around them.

Inspire, Innovate, Engage: Yuva Summit 2016

The 6th Yuva Summit, an international youth conference on leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship hosted by the Leaders Accelerating Development program, began in Hubballi on 6th February with Mr. Ravindranath Gumaste, Managing Director of Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd., cutting the ceremonial ribbon that let the hundreds of attendees, including students, faculty, entrepreneurs, and honoured guests, into the event grounds.

LEAD Prayana 2016

On 24th January, 107 promising students from across Karnataka and neighbouring states descended upon the VTU campus in Belagavi to mark the kick-off of the 5th annual LEAD Prayana. These students, along with 32 beginning their journey on the same day in Nizamabad, were selected from a pool of almost 500 applicants. LEAD Prayana, which began in 2012 with just 63 students, is an annual leadership journey that takes almost 150 passionate students between the ages of 18-26 throughout India on a 14-day tour across Karnataka...

My Story: Prajwal M

I am passionate about science, especially physics. My affair with Science started during my childhood and it deepened in my high school when I started participating in Science exhibitions with my models. During Pre University Education, I built the Levitation Train with few of my friends and grabbed prizes at several competitions. “Physics of the Impossible” by Michio Kaku was a book that exposed me further to the vastness of the science and motivated me to start a science group called “Blackbody Science Group (Which Absorbs All Wavelength of Intuitive Minds)”. This group engages in creating interest about science among government and physically disabled school children.

LEADer Dattu Kambale of NV Degree College, Gulbarga, was disgusted by the condition that he found in a slum area. The colony was covered in waste because there was no dustbin available for the residents to dispose of their waste properly. Mountains of trash littered the roadsides, creating a smelly, unhygienic environment. Dattu approached corporation and made them aware of the problem. He convinced them that the area was in dire need of a dustbin.

While Dattu waited for the response from corporation, he put together a team and they took initiative to clean the area. In addition to cleaning, the students also approached the colony residents and educated them about the importance of maintaining hygiene.

After the area had been fully cleaned by the students, corporation agreed to place a dustbin in the colony.

Dattu's project was showcased during Yuva Summit 2014.

LEADer Sangmesh from NV Degree College, Gulbarga, accompanied some of his fellow LEADers on a visit to a deaf and dumb school. While interacting with the children at the school, Sangmesh noticed that many of the children, some as young as 5 years old, were not receiving proper dental care-their gums were infected and their teeth were decaying. Recognizing the severity of this issue, Sangmesh decided to implement a solution for this problem. He approached a well-known dentist in Gulbarga and asked for help. The dentist denied Sangmesh's request at first, but after several approaches and follow-ups, Sangmesh was able to convince the dentist to help the children. Sangmesh organized a dental camp, during which 87 children received dental check-ups, examinations, and dental cleaning products (toothbrushes and toothpaste) free of charge. After the dental camp, Sangmesh and his team approached the parents of the children and convinced them to send their children to the dentist in order to complete the treatment. The dentist has agreed to perform dental procedures for the children in critical dental condition.

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International Women's Day 2016: Recognizing the Unrecognized

About LEAD

Inspire, Innovate, Engage: Yuva Summit 2016

LEAD Prayana 2016

My Story: Prajwal M

Gulbarga LEADer Cleans Slum Area

Gulbarga LEADer Organizes Dental Camp To Provide Free Dental Care for 87 Children

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