Youth “LEAD” Program

ICA Youth “LEAD” Program is a new Summer Program for Students.

  • "The possibility of spending 2-3 weeks’ time at an NGO for mutual gains in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Action and Development for the students, is bound to be rewarding and most fulfilling. I encourage all those who can avail of this opportunity, to embark on this journey, which will open doors to life long happiness in doing good and engaging in the world community." - Padma Chari, Team Member
  • "High school students from the U.S. will get an eye-opening three-week experience while working at the ground level with the tribal adults and tribal school children to understand the complexities of health, education, and social issues facing the Hemalkasa community. They will observe how dedicated volunteers spend their life in service to the community in a display of how small efforts by everyone bring a higher sense of altruism in this materialistic world. We hope that students return impressed with all they learn and with an understanding of how some communities in India overcome adversity.” - Govind Desale, Team Member
  • “Watching the tribals of the area residing in close proximity and living like wild animals, besides being exploited by corrupt government officials, Dr. Prakash Amte and Dr. Mandakin Amte decided that empowering them was their life’s calling, do not miss the opportunity to be part of this Life changing Experience.” - Manisha Puranik, Team Member

The Youth “LEAD” (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Action, Development) program under ICA’s umbrella is a new program. “The program will be a summer opportunity for 2-3 weeks for High School Students and College Undergraduate students.

It will provide a platform to participate at an NGO (Non Governmental Organization)  in India that is a Project partner of ICA, with a completely mapped out daily agenda. The students will have a total experience in terms of culture, interactions, environment and much more.

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For the summer program trip, we will have an orientation meeting where we will discuss the application and other details. Please join us by registering at this link.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting

When: Jan 16, 2021, 04:00 PM Pacific Time (the US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAud-CgqzMrH9RnttwK0Nnloi2ucoVbbdmP

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

  • Please CLICK HERE for more details on the program.
  • The opportunity is amazing to get insights into how NGOs operate and to give back to community and the world throughout our lives.
  • Please visit our TESTIMONIALS tab for some personal thoughts and experiences.
  • Check out the FAQs and GALLERY buttons for more information. These will be updated as often as necessary.
  • Please see the details on financing and expenses for this program at the COST tab.
  • To get details on application forms and timeline please check out APPLY.

ICA has previously participated with "INSPIRE" in a summer youth program.
Check out here to see some details of that program.

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