Global Projects
Youth Internships
As part of our effort to create a community of global leaders, The Sachh Foundation conducts a series of two-month internships for college students and younger learners to educate them on sustainability and provide them with real-world experience in problem-solving and communication. Since the launch of our first Youth Internship program in 2018, we have held 3 additional internships, including our current remote Internship program for the summer of 2020.
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The success of our internship programs is largely credited to the talented and ambitious interns themselves. By choosing the most impressive youth for our program and giving them opportunities to connect with causes and become involved with global projects, we are able to
provide education and training on topics such as animal safety, climate change, and water conservation as well as skills such as public speaking and mindfulness. Interns are then able to apply their training and skills through tangible projects, like hosting drives to support the poor on
roadsides and slums.
The success of our first Youth Social Internship led to a “season 2” of the program in February, 2019, in which we gathered 50 interns between high school, college students and young professionals to continue and expand on the projects of our previous interns.
For our Summer 2020 remote internship we were able to gather 15 of the brightest college students applicants from around the globe to improve the Sachh Foundation’s online presence and outreach so that we can spread our influence to even more people and inspire large-scale change.
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In addition to our general youth internship programs, we also have special junior programs for younger children. In June of 2019, the Sachh Foundation started the “Sachh Junior” program in Bangalore, India for young leaders between the ages of 8 and 14. Our mission was to educate the youth about the Sustainable Development Goals and provide them with hands-on opportunities to create tangible change through simple projects with lasting impacts. The Sachh Junior program consisted of 10 projects in line with The Global Goals’ mission to end poverty,
inequality, and climate change. By connecting 25 of the brightest and most ambitious youth leaders, we were able to provide these individuals with the tools and resources necessary to create change at a young age and rise above their peers in efforts to promote sustainability.
Clothing Donation Drives
Although many of us live with a closet filled with various clothing articles, most of which are forgotten and neglected, many in this world do not experience the luxury of even having 1 adequate outfit. The reality of not even owning one pair of shoes is something many of us can not conceptualize. Our bountiful amounts of old clothes end up thrown away, stored, or in best
case, donated. Here at the Sachh Foundation, we collect old or unwanted clothing to bring to slums in which the majority of people do not have the clothing that they need.
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We have teams in various countries, including India, Nigeria, and Nepal, where we have held successful clothing drives. Our first drive we donated over 10,000 articles of clothing to those
struggling to make ends meet globally. In addition to donating these articles, we engaged with the local communities we donated to in order to better understand their needs and how to meet them. Furthermore, our team led by A Muhd Hadejia in Nigeria helped those who are victims of insurgency and terrorist attacks by visiting a terror relief camp with donated clothing. During our second largest drive which occurred in 2019 we met with the President and Secretary of the Slum near Baiyappanahalli in Bangalore, India and planned the event with them in order to ensure the safety and success of the mission. We were provided with 10 volunteers who assisted our 30 interns in successfully delivering the old clothing we had collected. Additionally, we were given access to a government-ran school nearby, in which we stored and sorted the collected clothing before distributing it amongst the slum.
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This day was a monumental success. We donated 9000+ pieces of fresh (after cleaning)/new clothing to between 850-950 residents in 300+ households. Each new piece of clothing was met with wide ranges of emotions, from quiet gratitude to visible joy.
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Our team in Sachh Nepal actively has been organizing clothing drives in various parts of the country. One drive included our donation to Happy Children’s Home in Panauti Village, Nepal.
Our team collected, clean, sorted, and donated over 200+ items to the children and volunteers at the home. In the rural areas of Jumla, Sachh collaborated with the Social Welfare Movement Nepal to give over 500+ articles of clothing to those in need. Additionally, the Aishwarya Children’s Home in Kathmandu received clothing during the drives in Nepal, which helped the 46 orphans in the family-run orphanage.
The Sachh Foundation seeks to build communities from the ground up, while giving them the tools they need to sustain themselves. Clothing is what we live and work in, thus making it essential to a comfortable life. That old pair of shoes you haven’t worn in 3 years because they aren’t your style anymore could be what a child needs to play football with his/her friends. That old jacket that you don’t need anymore could be what keeps a mother warm in winter. If you
have clothing you are thinking of donating after reading this article, check out your local donation center. Choose to brighten someone’s world-we are certain you won’t regret it.
Clean Up Drives
We are lucky enough to live in a world filled with beauty. From the sparkling shores of Hawaii, to the misty forests of Canada, to the wonder of the northern lights, to the majesty of Himalayas, this world contains a magic that is difficult to even process in all of its miracles. However, this is a world under siege. Pollution threatens to choke the life-giving force that we owe everything to. If we take action now, we can combat this threat that could destroy the greatest gift humans are given. Nature can be saved, if we believe the change can start with us.
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At Sachh Foundation, we are trying to do our part in this change. By organizing clean-up drives, we are helping to appreciate our earth by cleaning and protecting it against harmful pollutants. With the organization of these drives, we hope to not only make a small part of the earth cleaner, but we also hope that those who participate or view the event to take a moment out of their day to reflect on why it is important to help the planet.
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On one of these particular drives, our team organized a large clean-up drive in India in which an entire hill (Avati) was cleared of rubbish. The rubbish was sorted into plastic and glass waste, and afterwards was placed into the necessary disposal programs. For this drive, Sachh
Foundation partnered with Lets Play Climbing and The Climbing Project, who provided a workshop on hill safety and afterwards taught the Sachh volunteers the basics of rock climbing. This was extremely beneficial, as the volunteers not only participated in a waste reduction event, but additionally kindled their love of the outdoors through a fun, interactive experience. If people can connect with nature, they will be less likely to abuse it.
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Food Donation Drives
The Sachh Foundation is all about taking any steps towards achieving the United Nation’s Global Goals, small or large. We believe in local action and making differences to people’s lives in one’s own community.
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The second goal of the Global Goals is Zero Hunger. In India 198 million people go hungry every single night. And, whilst we could not eradicate that hunger in one go, we could make a difference in Sachh Foundation’s origin city Bangalore.
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In 2019 we took a step to encourage both the eradication of hunger in Bangalore and the eradication of unnecessary food wastage. Our team collaborated with over ten of the best food establishments in the city to give to the impoverished people of the Byppanahalli slum which
includes over 750 residents.
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The Sachh team collected excess food on the Sunday from establishments such as Nandhana Palace, 13th Floor, bakeries and many other South Indian restaurants. We made sure that the food
we collected was clean and fresh so we collected foods such as Sambar, rasam, rice, kesari bhat, chutney, dal subji and rotis. We were also donated a fund from a local organisation with which we bought 750 buttermilk packets that we were able to give to all the residents.
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All the food that we collected, the food that was excess to what the restaurants and bakeries needed, amounted to 350 kilos. That means that without the drive that enormous amount of food is wasted and over 750 people go hungry. This seems entirely deplorable. With our food donation drive we were able to feed all those people with fresh and healthy meals. People were coming back for third and fourth servings (because there was so much food available!) which meant that the children and adults who normally went hungry were able to fill up and nourish themselves.
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Food donation drives such as this one mean we are able to show to local establishments that their leftover food does not need to go to waste, and that we are able to fill the stomachs of those who so often go without. It is all about encouraging the local community to change their ways and make a difference so that one day donation drives will not be needed, their actions will be a normal part of life.
Additionally, our team in Sachh Malawi has done amazing work and cleaned numerous public areas with over 35 volunteers. Our teams all over the world are working to enact change for a healthier planet and to remind us of our responsibility to it. With our mission to connect youth
leaders from around the globe, we believe we can reach many groups of people who wish to be stewards of the environment.
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We owe all of our daily comforts to this planet. Everything we have is composed of the materials from this earth. Remembering our gratitude for this and developing a love for the planet is the greatest catalyst in ensuring that we will not let this planet go entirely to waste. At Sachh we
hope to do our part and help many others do theirs as well, thus creating a chain reaction that will contribute to the most important cause of saving our Mother Earth.
Stationery Donation Drives
The fourth Global Goal is Quality Education. Of course, the importance of education needs little explanation. Many people around the world might take for granted the resources they have that help them with their education because they seem so simple. Resources such as pens, notebooks, rulers, pencils etc. In Bangalore and other disadvantaged communities children don’t have access to these resources.
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This is why, back in 2019, we held a stationery donation drive. We were able, through the power of social media and word of mouth, to raise funds that we could use to purchase basic stationery items. The money that we raised allowed us to purchase 5,025 stationery items like pens and pencils, books and sharpeners. This meant that not only were we able to donate to the students of government schools and children in orphanages around Bangalore but we were also able to donate items to over 1,500 places around the world.
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This was an enormous achievement that enabled us to ensure that children around the world would have the means with which to learn. When we talk about Quality Education this can come down the most basic elements that allow a child to take in information and flourish.
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Good Deeds Saturday
Good Deeds Saturday is an initiative to bring change and make someone’s day better. Sachh India Ambassador Nikita Sharma began this initiative to encourage people to do at least one
good deed every Saturday. The initiative campaigns for people to spend some time performing a small act of kindness for anyone to make their day better. These acts of kindness range from helping the elderly, giving water to someone on a hot sunny afternoon, donating food for the hungry, distributing toys and chocolates to poor children, planting a sapling, and feeding an animal.
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Team Sachh is focused on spreading this initiative internationally and encourages people to take action. The goal is to spread love and show some humility as well. It is easy to treat weekends as
days for personal enjoyment, but this initiative inspires us to be selfless and focus on others as well. Even the smallest act of kindness can change someone’s day and bring a smile to their face.
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Some things the Sachh Foundation has done to contribute to this initiative is holding clothing donation drives, food drives, and cleanup drives. Several of these drives are held in slums to give
the most to those with the least. Seeing people happy with what they have makes one reflect on life and what things are truly necessary.
Through clothing drives, the Sachh India team has collected and donated thousands of pieces of clothing in several slums including one in Indranagar and in Byppanahalli. The Sachh teams in Nepal, Malawi, and Nigeria have also carried out several clothing donation drives in slums, orphanages, and terror relief camps.
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Food drives consist of partnering with restaurants to collect excess food and distributing it to the hungry. Food waste is a major problem all over the world, and in order to eradicate hunger, the excess should be donated so there is no waste and no one has to go to sleep hungry. One food donation drive consisted of donating over 350 kilos of food to over 750 residents in Byppanahalli slum.
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Clean drives include picking up trash and sorting out recyclables. After cleanup drives, Sachh also takes time to do a project where people can gain fun and educational experiences. After the
cleanup drive in Avati, Sachh partnered with Let’s Play Climbing and The Climbing Project to lead a workshop on hill safety and taught volunteers the basics of rock climbing. All volunteers also got hands-on experience in climbing rocks at the hill. This was one of our most fun, impactful, and at the same time educative campaign. Sachh Malawi cleaned public areas with over 35 volunteers.
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Nikita Sharma has sent secret gifts at night for children to wake up to, clothes, sweaters, and most of all so much happiness!
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Founder Sankalp Mohan Sharma gives his local kabadiwala, a man that collects old newspapers by weight and pays you, his old newspapers and books for free, along with gadgets, phones, clothes, and more. The man has been selling all of that and raised enough money to pay his son’s fees to educate him because he no longer had to pay to collect the materials. It is inspiring to see how one action can change the life course for someone entirely. It does not matter how big or small an action is. Use your power to change someone’s day. Take a moment, be kind, and make someone smile.
Menstruation Education
In May 2019, the Sachh Foundation organized a campaign in the slums of Baiyapanhalli, Bangalore to promote education about menstruation and hygiene.
Menstruation is a taboo topic in several cultures, and young girls and women are often forced to deal with periods in silence. People living in poverty often have no access to sanitary pads, even
cheaper ones because that money could be used for something else. Despite menstruation being a natural bodily function for women, they still face several challenges when they are on their
periods. These challenges are often extreme and include viewing women as “impure” during their periods and isolating them for the family, not allowing them to step in the kitchen or prepare food, and not permitting them to practice religious activities. These challenges are not only limited to those living in poverty but also extend into upper and wealthier classes. Menstrual education is important for not only women’s reproductive and sexual health, but
important for protecting them from gender-based violence as well. The sensitivity surrounding the discussion of period shames women into not learning about what they can do to keep themselves safe from hygiene-related health issues.
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The Sachh Foundation’s goal is to remove the stigma surround menstruation and educate communities to normalize conversations about periods. The team began with a fundraiser on social media. People came together from around the globe to donate and raise funds to buy sanitary pads for young girls and women. The fundraiser accumulated 10 times more than the goal. The Sachh Foundation raised over 20,000 rupees in donations to buy sanitary pads. The team was able to donate two packets to every woman in the slum from this fundraiser.
The funds were used to buy close to 50,000 eco-friendly and biodegradable sanitary pads for young girls and women from slums in Bangalore. These pads are from the ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’ scheme by the Indian government that aims to provide sanitary pads at a cost of 10 rupees for four pads. This scheme allows young girls and women to buy sanitary pads at affordable costs and also ensures that the pads are sustainable for the environment as well.
The Sachh Foundation taught a session about menstruation and women’s health. The team emphasized that the cost of sanitary pads under the ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’ scheme would be a better investment than having to deal with the high cost of future health issues and medical treatment. They were taught about periods, how to maintain hygiene during menstruation, and the importance of using sanitary pads. Even the most basic knowledge about menstruation and hygiene can help young girls and women
protect themselves and stay healthy. Continuing discussion about menstrual hygiene is important and necessary for protecting women around the world.
Plantation Drives
The 13th Sustainable Development Goal is Climate Action, which addresses the issue of climate change and rising greenhouse gas emissions. In order to combat climate change and help the
environment, the Sachh Foundation started an initiative to plant saplings, thereby reducing atmospheric carbon and spreading new life throughout the world. Our mission to plant saplings
started as a partnership with Good Deeds Saturday, an initiative created by our ambassador Ms. Nikita Sharma to spread small acts of kindness throughout India. Soon, our vision expanded, and
we began planting saplings on our own in countries like Nigeria and Malawi.
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In July of 2018, the Sachh Team collaborated with Say Trees, an NGO in India dedicated to combating climate change through forestation and water conservation, to plant saplings near
Vabasandra Lake in Bangalore, India. Over 300 participants contributed to the creation of our Miyawaki Forest, planting a total of 3500 saplings in a span of 4 hours. The success of our
partnership with Say Trees was a huge investment for our future generations, and we were grateful for the opportunity to partner with a like-minded organization so passionate about protecting the environment.
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At the same time, our Sachh Malawi team led by youth leader Steven Makumba distributed over 1000 saplings to school students in the area to promote our reforestation program. Deforestation
in Malawi is a highly debated social and political issue, as much of the land is taken from rural areas and repurposed for urban growth. Because of this, the Sachh Malawi reforestation initiative aims to increase the accessibility of natural resources in these rural areas to combat the immense rate of deforestation in Malawi, which has been increasing since 2001.
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Our team in Sachh Nigeria also contributed to our efforts, attempting to plant over 400 saplings in an inhospitable piece of land. After hours of digging pits, placing saplings and ensuring proper soil and water requirements were met, they had successfully planted 500 saplings. Furthermore, they took additional steps to enclose the area with a mesh fence to protect the plants from cattle.
The team then went on to donate 100 saplings to Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic, a reputed college in Hadejia, and educate the students on environmental sustainability.
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At Sachh, we recognize the importance of education as well as action in the fight towards change. In the past two years, our reforestation initiative has inspired additional teams in Maharashtra, Delhi and Chennai to plant saplings as well as various individuals to launch local plantation drives across the world. We hope that our perseverance and influence in combating climate change will spread to even more communities in the years to come.
Animal Welfare
Goals 14 & 15 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are ‘Life on Land’ and ‘Life Below Water’. The Sachh Foundation aligns itself with these two goals by organizing educational sessions related to animal welfare and protection. In collaboration with the Voice Nest Foundation and Amrut Dog Guru, the Sachh Foundation delivered an educational session talking about basic animal safety and how to aid injured animals.
The Voice Nest has done several hundreds of rescues of all kinds of animals around Bengaluru and was an amazing organization to collaborate with since they had the experience necessary to treat injured animals. Amrut Sridhara Hiranya, who is known as the Dog Guru, is a dog psychologist and behaviorist. He trains security dogs and police service dogs. For the education session, he taught how to stay safe from wild dogs, what to do in times of stress, and how to train pet animals in a gentle manner. He brought his own personal protection dog who is trained in responding to robberies and drug detection to demonstrate some security techniques. The session was successful at busting myths of dog behaviors and teaching how to build and maintain better relationships between both dogs and their owners.
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The Sachh Foundation has also conducted a session on wildlife education. Amit and Harsh from Namma Rescuers—a volunteer group focused on animal adoption, rescue, and education—are two animal lovers who have spent years saving the lives of dogs, cats, birds, squirrels, snakes, and several other animals whose lives were in danger. They brought a video compilation of their rescue operations to demonstrate their work and show the interns how animal rescue is conducted. An important issue that they discussed with us was the rapid decline in the sparrow population in Bengaluru due to urbanization. One way to save these sparrows is by spreading coriander seeds on balconies to ensure they have a food source.
Amit and Harsha also shared stories of rescuing animals from homes where their owners were abusing or neglecting them and shared the rehabilitation process of animals after the rescues. They also taught the Sachh Foundation the benefits of choosing to adopt rather than buy pets, so that more pets can find homes instead of remaining in shelters. They also brought two tortoises so educated about how plastic pollution, offshore oil spills, and toxic waste is declining the turtle population. Reducing plastic use is one of the main ways we as individuals can help stop this decline. Corporations and countries need to mitigate offshore oil spills, stop releasing toxic contaminants in the earth’s oceans, and find more sustainable ways of conducting business so that animal populations are not harmed.
Animal welfare and protection is an important part of sustainability because animals can go extinct if we do not help maintain their habitats and food sources, and make sure they are protected. Ecosystems can potentially collapse without the existence of animals, which is why education on their welfare and protection is so crucial.
Celebrities for a Cause
At Sachh, we are lucky to have partnered with numerous celebrities and influencers to promote our cause and raise money for various charities. One way that we interact with these notable
individuals is through Celebrities for a Cause, an event in which fans are given the opportunity to meet their celebrity idols simply by donating money to a specific charity.
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Celebrities for a Cause begins with an Instagram post designed and shared by a particular celebrity highlighting their charity of choice and encouraging fans to donate money in exchange
for an in-person meet up with the celebrity him/herself! In June of 2018, Nikita Sharma, our brand ambassador and head of the “Good Deeds Saturday” initiative, set a precedent for
Celebrities for a Cause by encouraging fans to donate 500 INR in exchange for one full uninterrupted hour with her, including food and professional photography. In this way, participants were able to vie for the chance to meet a famous influencer while also giving back to society.
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The Celebrities for a Cause Campaign raised money for the victims of the 2018 Kerala Floods.People were given an opportunity to meet with a celebrity if they donated to a cause of the celebrity’s choice. Whoever donates the most amount of money would be able to meet a celebrity, and also contribute to an important cause. The first celebrity to be a part of this campaign was Nikita Sharma, an Instagram influencer. The Sachh Foundation aims to collaborate with more celebrities in the future to ‘Make Dreams a Reality” and continue raising funds that will go towards helping people.
Water Conservation
Water conservation is a major problem in India, and many home residents are not held accountable for their water usage due to shared water bills and fixed rates. In August 2018, members of the Sachh Foundation had the amazing opportunity to attend a conference with two influential companies working towards water conservation--the Namma Bengaluru Foundation and WeGot Utility Solutions-- to discuss the complexity of India’s water crisis as well as ways to spread awareness of the cause and decrease its negative effects.
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The Namma Bengaluru Foundation is a Bangalore-based organization dedicated to making Bangalore a model city and a better home. During the conference, Mr. Sridhar Pabbisetty, the
organization’s CEO, held an interactive session with the Sachh Foundation in which we exchanged views on the intricate social and economic problems faced by our country and how the youth play a critical role in bringing about change. Mr. Pabbisetty also briefly spoke about the 'Namma Bengaluru Awards' which are held annually to laud the outstanding contribution of
Bengalureans who have made the city a better place to live in. It is no surprise that the Founder & Director of Sachh, Mr. Sankalp Mohan Sharma- who has organised several campaigns and
projects to raise awareness about climate change and water conservation- was one of the eight finalists in the "Rising Star of the Year" category!
Following this discussion, Mr. Abhilash Haridass, the founder of WeGot Utility Solutions, threw light on the water-crisis in India and elaborated on his company’s efforts to develops products to measure and monitor the usage of water in every home, so that people can minimise their water consumption on a daily basis. This project has led to thousands of liters of water being conserved every day, and these numbers are only growing!
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In April 2019, our Sachhindia interns had the opportunity to collaborate with WeGot Utility solutions and organize “DATA for WATER,” an event in which interns were tasked to gather data on water usage in common households in and around Bangalore. Through this collaboration, interns were able to collect, assess, and interpret data on water usage in Bangalore as well as come up with innovative and creative presentations to spread awareness of the topic of water conversation. We are grateful for the guidance of WeGot Utility Solutions as well as the perseverance of our interns in gathering data on water usage--data that will help implement more effective water meters and infrastructure in Bangalore households.
Educational Sessions
The Sachh Foundation organizes several educational sessions throughout the year to discuss significant topics that are often not taught in school. Some of these topics include water conservation, health and hygiene, menstrual education, life skills and soft skills, innovation, and social service. Each educational session is focused on one of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Goals. By making these sessions goal-oriented, people can learn about the goal and what actions they can take to fulfill the goal. The Sachh Foundation collaborates with other foundations and leaders to maximize the impact and learning that can be provided through these education sessions.
The Sachh Foundation has previously collaborated with Namma Bengaluru Foundation where their CEO told the interns about the Namma Bengaluru Awardees, the youth change-makers and so much more about the working of the organization.
For an educational session on innovations to conserve water, the Sachh Foundation partnered with Abhilash Haridas, the CEO of WEGoT Utility Solutions. A competition was organized to collect data about the water that was being consumed and being wasted, where the maximum water is being used and what the management is doing to conserve it, from five apartments each in Bengaluru. The winner had the chance to do an internship in their field of choice with WeGoT and came directly in the process of water conservation.
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Celebrity Life Skill Coach was another organization the Sachh Foundation has partnered with. Celebrity Life Skill Coach and Anitha Rao taught youths the importance of life skills for building personality and how looking presentable will benefit one and the opportunities they will receive.
The Sachh Foundation also taught a session about menstruation and women’s health. The team emphasized that the cost of sanitary pads under the ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’ scheme would be a better investment than having to deal with the high cost of future health issues and medical treatment. They were taught about periods, how to maintain hygiene during menstruation, and the importance of using sanitary pads. They also held a fundraiser on social media so people could together from around the globe to donate and raise funds to buy sanitary pads for young girls and women. The fundraiser raised over 20,000 rupees in donations to buy sanitary pads. The team was able to donate two packets to every woman in the slum from this fundraiser.
These educational sessions are important because they give people the chance to learn, critically think about what actions can be taken, and also implement several of the things they learn in their life. Educational sessions also remove the stigma surrounding certain topics and educate communities about crucial things regarding their own lives.
Natural Disaster Support
Part of living on earth is accepting its volatile nature and our powerlessness. Sometimes natural calamities occur and we must pick up the rubble and restore what was destroyed. Hurricanes,
earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, landslides, floods-all of these forces are unstoppable and insurmountable. Communities can be completely ravished in the blink of an eye, leaving people
to rebuild their lives with often 0 resources to do so. Without the proper education, resources, or skills to rebuild after disasters, they can be completely debilitating to countries. Here at the Sachh Foundation, we accept that these events will happen with the willingness to help at any opportunity. We seek to help in ways that not only offer relief, but also prepare for the future in order to increase sustainability.
Various items can be of help in times of disaster. They can include food, first aid supplies, clean drinking water, and sanitary pads. Sachh seeks to collect these items, raise funds, and send the
supplies to countries/communities in need after a natural disaster. When the Kerala floods occurred in India in 2018, the Sachh India team raised funds in order to collect the necessary items to deliver to the victims of the floods. After the items were collected, they were sent as quickly as possible to those in need. In total, the team donated 160 sanitary pads, 17 bottles of antiseptic liquid, 5 bottles of Vicks Vaporub, 10 packs of Band-Aids, 200 match boxes, 2 packsof candles, 15 bottles of water, and 56 packets of maggi.
When the floods hit Nigeria hard in 2019, our team in Nigeria traveled across the country with water, fresh hot food, first aid
supplies, and clothes for those who were affected. Our team acts fast in times of disasters in order to minimize the suffering of the people who were affected.
We continue to prepare for future disasters in order to quickly assist the communities who will need rebuilding. To know there is the safety net of being a resident of earth with neighbors who will care when you are in need is the greatest gift we can give to each other. Here at Sachh, we are seeking to expand this safety net for our brothers and sisters across the globe.
Public Speaking
Can you remember the last time you felt truly inspired by a public speaker? It felt good, right?
Often when a public speaker connects with their audience a flurry of activity follows. Inspiration takes hold, further research gets done, the compassion and the information that the speaker wanted to convey spreads like wildfire.
This is what we at Sachh Foundation believe passionately. That a good public speaker goes a long way, particularly when young people are involved. We have also noticed that when trying to connect with young people it often works better when the speaker is young themselves. That’s what Sankalp Mohan Sharma, the CEO of Sachh Foundation, has found anyway.
Sankalp adores public speaking, which is part of the making of a great speaker because it means that they can talk with enthusiasm and energy, but he is also incredibly passionate about sustainable development and the youth making change. He has found pretty consistently that compared with older adults he is more able to connect to a young audience. This is both due to the fact that young people can see themselves in him and that he represents an alternative way of being from the usual way young people are represented.
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Therefore, we believe that one of the best ways to encourage and inspire young people to make effective change in this world is through the power of public speaking. That is why we have held classes in the past that are all focussed around teaching young people how to speak publicly. This has been incredibly successful in the past and means that more young people are able to go out and inspire others their own age in a more effective way than, perhaps, if an adult were to try and do the same.
We aim to hold more of these classes because not only is public speaking a vital life skill but it is also a brilliant way to inspire a generation. Public speaking bleeds into so many other important parts of our lives. It enables us to communicate better generally, which allows more people to have their ideas and concerns heard. Communication in all areas allows for better well-being of both communities and individuals. If we can teach young people to speak publicly they can take these benefits out into the wider world and create a better future.
The idea is this: if a class of ten learns how to speak publicly then that class can go on to teach ten more classes and so on and so on. Everyone deserves to be heard and everyone deserves to learn and if we teach young people to speak well in public that is the potential power we can ignite.