LEAD Valedictory 2016 - Belagavi

Dignitaries visiting the project showcase

On 23rd April, Belagavi's LEAD Valedictory 2016 was hosted at KLES Belagavi. The event included guest speakers, a project showcase of 36 of the year's top projects, student story sharing, and 8 awards presented to deserving students. Over 100 students and faculty attended the event. 

During this event, Mr. Naveen Jha (CEO, Deshpande Foundation), Dr. S. V. Divekar (Dean of Infrastructure, GIT College), and Mr. Yuvaraj Patil (Lead Ambassador, VSMIT Nippani and Gram Panchyat Vice President, Nitawade, Kolaphur District) presided over the celebration. 

Special guests with newly designated Master LEADers
and LEAD Ambassadors

LEAD Valedictory is also the time to start thinking about the year to come. 19 LEADers were promoted to Master LEADer in order to start their journey in promoting LEAD throughout their colleges and helping to unleash the leadership potential in those student around them. Four students were promoted to LEAD Ambassador, the next step in the LEAD levels and a great achievement. 

Deshpande Foundation CEO Mr. Naveen Jha present token
of recognition to unrecognized woman Ms. Chougala

As the theme of the event was "Recognizing the Unrecognized", LEAD also recognized a woman in the community whose valuable work goes unseen. Special guest Ms. Madhavi Chougala, a cleaning lady at Maratha Mandal Engineering College. This act is a continuation of the successful International Women's Day project taken on by LEADers across the country.

One of the major components of the Valedictory is providing recognition and congratulations to the top LEAD students of the year from the respective area. Below are the winners of the 8 awards presented at the Belagavi Valedictory 2016.

Best Initiative Social Project - Divya Hiremath 

Best Fundraiser: Vedanth M, GIT Belgaum

Most Active Prayanee:  Vaishnavi Hatrote, KLECET Belgaum 

Best Awareness Project: Suyash V, JCE Belgaum

Most Initiatives Taken: Chetan Kulkarni

Most Active Volunteer: Arpan Sathapathy and Manish Noola

Best Creative Team:  KLECT Belgaum

Best Initiative in Education: GIT Belgaum

LEAD student sharing their leadership story and experiences

LEAD Chikodi Valedictory 2016

LEAD Chikodi marked a momentous day as LEAD 8 came to a close and the year's accomplishments were celebrated with the theme of "Recognizing the Unrecognized". On 15th April 2016, LEAD Chikodi celebrated its Valedictory in collaboration with VSMIT Nipani.

The guests of honour, Mr. B A Pujari (Principal KLE’s C B Kore Polytechnic College Chikodi), Mr. Abhinandan K (LEAD Team Deshpande Foundation, Hubballi), and Dr. U S Hampanavar (Principal, VSMIT, Nipani) presided over the event.





The event was attended by more than 150 LEADers, students, and faculty who witnessed this celebratory and informative event. The students from the different locations of Chikodi, Nipani, Raibag, and Nidsoshi took part in the event.

Many LEAD students were awarded with Best LEADer and Best Project awards. Asma, Saleem, Darshan, Archana & Deepak were awarded for their initiatives taken in different fields. Several other LEADers were also celebrated for their projects that have made an impact.

Sandesh J from Raibag Polytechnic College was awarded Best LEADer for his work with LEAD over the last 2 years. Sandesh grew from a shy student to a leader, and has done projects in many different fields. You can read his My Story by clicking here.

Accolades were also presented for Best Supporting Faculty and Best Supporting College. Mr. Rakesh G. was awarded Best Supporting Faculty, VSMIT Nipani & C B Kore Polytechnic won Best Supporting College, and Smt. A A Patil’s Women’s College won Best Team Award. You can read about the Toilets for All project, conducted by the team from winning college Smt. A A Patil's Women College, by clicking here.


Valedictory is also the mark to start preparing for the coming year. Three LEADers were promoted to LEAD Ambassador, the highest LEADer level and a great accomplishment, and 8 LEADers were promoted to Master LEADer in order to start their journey in promoting LEAD throughout their colleges and helping to unleash the leadership potential in those students around them.

Vijayapur LEAD Valedictory 2016

On 19th March, LEAD Vijayapur celebrated its Valedictory in collaboration with BLDEA’s Shri B.M Patil Institute of Nursing Sciences, Vijayapur.

The event was attended by more than 450 LEADers, students, 50+ faculties and media who witnessed this celebratory and informative event. The students from different locations of Vijayapur including Bagalkot, Talikote and Jamakhandi were been part of the event.

The guests of honour Dr. B.G. Mulimani (Vice Chancellor, BLDE University, Vijayapur), Mr. Naveen Jha (CEO, Deshpande Foundation, Hubli), Mr. Rajesh Darbar (President, Darbar Institutes, Vijayapur), Mr. Girish G. Badragond (grassroot innovator from Vijayapur), Mr. Shalmon Chopade (Principal, BLDEA's B.M. Patil Institute of Nursing Sciences, Vijayapur) and a special guest Mrs. Goura Bai presided over the evening's events.

Many LEAD students were awarded with Best LEADer and Best Project awards. Accolades were also presented for Best Supporting Faculty and Best Supporting College.

Kumar, Rukmini, Suprit, Noor and Santosh were awarded for their initiatives taken in different fields. Individual project awards went to Ramesh for Child Bank, Supriya for Kitchen Gardening, Suprit for Digital Literacy for Rural Mass, Bismilla for Tailoring Class for Women, and several other LEADers for their different projects that have made an impact.

Dr. Kubakaddi was awarded Best Supporting Faculty, Darbar College won Best Supporting College, S.C. Nandimath Law College Bagalkot won Best Performing College, and ASP & BLDEA Polytechnic College as Best Team Award.

Overall, the night was a joyous celebration of the accomplishments of the LEADers in Vijayapur, full of stories and positivity. 

LEADers explaining their projects to a guest of honour during Project Showcase

A Best LEADer award winner being recognized

LEADers appreciating special guest Mrs. Goura Bai, a local unrecognized woman