‘The diversity of social change’

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A youth-led, non-profit organisation, The YP Foundation (TYPF) is celebrating 10 years of its existence with a 10-day-long fest. Currently on in the capital, the fest aims to highlight the diversity and strength of youth-led social change in India, across issues of education, governance, health, arts and digital media.

TYPF aims to develop young people’s leadership skills to address social issues that they are passionate about. The body supports and enables young people to create programmes and influence policies in the areas of gender, sexuality, health, education, arts and governance. Since 2002, it has supported 5,000 young people to set up over 250 projects, reaching out to over 300,000 youth across India.
For Ameira Sikhand, a student of Gargi College and volunteer with TYPF, participating in the fest is working with new people every day on different projects. A student of Lady Shri Ram College, Likhita Banerjee is a participant of the session on gender and sexuality. “There are many things one gets to know about when it comes to such topics. And the organisers have ensured that it is fun for us,” she says. Other attractions include filmmaker, Sameera Jain showcasing her films.
TYPF is supported by many civil society bodies that include UNE-SCO and UNI-CEF. “We aim to spread awareness about their issues via the fest,” says Gopika Bakshi, project manager, TYPF.