Youth Chaperone Manipur Contest

G S Oinam *

Download the entire Youth Chaperone Manipur Contest Brochure here (PDF - 171 KB)

Youth Mentoring, Leadership & Life Skills Training, and Youth Chaperone Contest:
(For 30 contestants, 20 volunteers and 30 caretakers)

Introduction

"Acquire Your Skills and Explore Your Talents and Deliver Exceptional Value to the Country" was the cornerstone of the programme, in which business people, COMMUNITY leaders and educators would be partnered with young people within their local community in a mentoring relationship. Target populations include Higher Secondary School to Collage students and University students who are eager to develop leadership skills and committed to contributing in their communities.

The unique design of this mentoring program supports a group of 30 students and 20 volunteers with three mentors dedicated to motivate and empower individuals to contribute to the global society. The Programme will be supported by vocational trainers, dance and music teachers, Physical Instructor etc.

Beside, guest experts' and contemporary leaders in the state will deliver lectures and interactions with the participants. The carefully selected mentors include a community leader, a social worker, and an academic advisor who is familiar with the participating student and a Higher Secondary School or College /University students, each with a specific role in this mentoring process.

FOCUS

At the Youth Mentoring and Youth Chaperon Contest, we believe that each student deserves to discover their potential and acquire the skills, confidence and motivation to make things happen and bring about change. Over four-five weeks, our youth leadership training will give students the unique opportunity to partake in a series of interactive workshops, energetic activities and fun-filled challenges designed to inspire and enable each and every one of them to uncover their unique abilities, develop greater confidence and master strategies for success in the classroom and beyond.

Rather than focusing on any specific school curriculum, this programme will offer hands-on learning, leadership and interpersonal skills, vocational training which will enable all students whatever their background, experience or ability level to get ahead. With our leadership training programme we want to help students ease school / collage /university stress, raise their grades and increase their test scores while at the same time showing them ways to express themselves, pursue goals, solve problems, resolve conflicts and bring about positive change and help the juniors. Their interaction provokes communication and dialogue that, through the weeks, will provide an unparalleled learning experience and cross cultural adventure.

GOAL

Explore your talent of exceptional leadership potentials. Learn from your leadership programme, life skills, and linkages of financial institutions and public support.

• Motivate citizenship
• Promote student leadership
• Teach student, leadership skills
• Promote responsible, proactive action
• Build Community

Purpose of the Programme

Think of the successful leaders you know. They probably have one trait in common – the ability to communicate effectively, hard work, confidence and one mentor behind him. And a life without good parenting, family support or money is very dangerous.

Every young person has the potential to become a good communicator and leader, but this potential needs to be discovered and developed. The programme's unique 38 days camp training session-- brain storm workshop style design will enable participants to develop this potential through practical experience.

The programme is in competition with 21st century skills. It's a support programme for our youths to fill up the gaps of Youth Affairs Ministry's missing programme, providing emphasis on specialized skills of fishing and leadership skills, and individual needs.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES:

• - Workshop aimed at providing a platform for motivated youngsters in India to "Acquire your skills; Explore your talent and Deliver exceptional value to the country ".
• Provide opportunity for holistic development of youth including adolescents for realization of their fullest potential;
• Develop leadership qualities and personality development of youth and to channelise their energy towards socio-economic development and growth of the nation;
• Promote national integration, strengthen secular and eclectic outlook through creative expressions by youth;
• Foster the spirit of adventure, risk taking, teamwork, the capacity of ready and vital response to challenging situations and of endurance among youth
• Acknowledge adolescents as a distinct sub-group among youth and address their distinct needs and at the same time provide positive stimulation and congenial environment for their all-round development.
• The Youth Leadership and Personality Development Programme would attempt to develop leadership qualities, national character, comradeship and personality development among the rural youth. It will motivate the youth to act as focal point for dissemination of knowledge in the rural area and involve them in nation building process; and
• Life Skills of Fishing Programme for our youths to face the challenges of life.

This Programme Will Includes: A. Leadership & Life Skills Programme: Participants are challenged to further develop their interpersonal and leadership skills and confidence through an enhanced curriculum including:

• Self-expression and communication
• Team-building and small group facilitation skills
• Goal-setting and personal motivation
• Social responsibility
• Personal profiling and careers guidance

Let us help you build confidence in yourself, and enhance your motivation and ability to make things happen with our leadership training.

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G. Youth Chaperone Manipur Contest

10 finalist contestants will be chosen by the mentors among the contestants of the Youth Leadership Camp. The final TOP 3 will be selected by distinguish Juries of the Grand finale and Public Votes on 50:50 marks basis. Other contestants will join in Dance and Music performances-- the lessions they did learned during their course of study.

Note

For sponsorship enquiry, please contact to our programme fund rising In Charge - gsoinam(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in

Download the entire Youth Chaperone Manipur Contest Brochure here (PDF - 171 KB)

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* The author is a journalist based in New Delhi and contributes regularly to e-pao.net. He can be contacted at – gsoinam(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)in
This article was webcasted on October 29, 2010.

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