Gandhi Fellowship

An intensive 2-year programme that helps talented young people develop the leadership skills to cause disproportionate positive change in society. The Fellowship challenges these young people to support primary school headmasters to turn around their failing schools, thus improving the quality of education provided in India’s government schools. By taking on real challenges and solving ‘live’ problems that exist today in schools across India, Fellows learn the generic skills that will allow them to lead change on a wide range of issues in other sectors. In the process Fellows are themselves supported to discover what they are passionate about, what they want to do with their lives and how to go about converting their dreams into reality. This intense personal change process is needed for Fellows to become the nation’s next generation of leaders.

 

Structure of Fellowship

The Gandhi Fellowship has been designed in partnership with specialists in LEADERSHIP development. This intense 24-month process, involve:

• A 6-week Induction and Field Orientation that exposes Fellows to the new environment in which they will be working; familiarizes them with the Gandhi Fellow role and responsibilities; raises key issues in the education sector and wider development field
• A 6-week Learning Quality Induction that introduces Fellows to the concept of learning quality and how it can be achieved in the classroom. After training, Fellows take regular classes in primary schools and gain a first-hand experience of what teaching and learning involves,    
• A Personal Reflection Week once every 3 months, where Fellows are helped to understand themselves better, clearly articulate their dreams and gain clarity on what brings meaning to their lives,
• A Learning Journey once every 6 months, where Fellows have the opportunity to visit different organizations and interact with experts who can provide insights into a wide variety of fields.
• On a weekly basis Fellows support Headmasters, take part in capacity building sessions, read case studies and articles, and manage to squeeze in some time for fun too. A typical week for each Gandhi Fellow consists of:
  • 4 days of field work providing support to 5 Headmasters,
  • 1 day of team review and planning,
  • 1 day of capacity building with either working sessions or lectures given by specialists from the corporate, academic or development sectors,
  • 1 day of relaxation, group activities and fun.

Assistance

• Financial grant of Rs.14000/- per month for 2-years, minus TDS.
  • A Shared accommodation.
  • Water and electricity charges,
  • Rent,
  • A cook in each office,
  • TA/DA for official purposes,

 

Eligibility

 

Anyone and everyone in their final years of Graduation or Post Graduation