Youth Impact Crucible 2020

Idea Challenge: Youth Impact Crucible
2020

“My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.”
―Swami Vivekananda, Social reformer and Hindu philosopher

On the occasion of YIC grand finale, our Chief Guest Mr. Suresh Prabhu, MP shed light on the importance of Good Governance and the role that the Youth can play in the welfare of a country by taking collective action at various levels. The young people have the capability to lead the way to provide better quality governance to the people. He encouraged the young people to collectively become a part of the solution and not only be on the sidelines to criticize various issues. The youth are the agents of change and future leaders so it is of utmost importance now for the Youth to be the active citizens if they want to create an impact in the society.

About the Teams

A cash prize of Rs. 5,000 was awarded to the four teams as part of Youth Impact Crucible.

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The Youth for Good Governance's (YfGG) flagship idea challenge - the Youth Impact Crucible (YIC) 2020 - had its Grand Finale on 15 October 2020 - incidentally World Students' Day. College students from across India churned out ideas that, if implemented, will make our country a better place to live in. And grassroots implementation will be the next big focus with the help of YIC's knowledge partners - StoneSoup, Vanashakti, Youth for Seva, and SWMRT.

The two key elements of the Grand Finale were a panel discussion on Youth participation and SDGs in 2020: An Indian assessment and the address by the chief guest Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Minister. Mr. Prabhu said governance is the root cause of success or failure of countries. He outlined transparency, honesty, and complete commitment towards objectives as the key ingredients of good governance. He also said that governance should be developed not just at the national level and local level, but also across all sectors of human activity so as to achieve all sustainable development goals (SDG). He concluded by saying good governance is the only way of achieving richer, stronger, happier, and more secure society.

Themes

Impacting the green cover of the community or educational institution:

Spell out your goals and the basis for your strategic planning. Your goals under this theme should address issues such as green campus concept, tree plantation drive in your community, social/behavioral change, or some out-of-the-box sustainability models and most importantly the role of your institution as an environmental leader.

Impacting waste management in the community or educational institution:

Having a hard time finding recycling bins on campus? Looking for a smarter way to get rid of food waste? If you’d like to see your college go clean, you can make more of an impact than you might think. From community service opportunities to campus recycling programs, there are plenty of ways your college can promote sustainability on campus. Put your heads together and come up with a plan which will help address the waste management issue on your campus or in the society around you.

Impacting the lives of underprivileged children (Health/Education/Nutrition):

Unprivileged children, who are the world’s poorest children living in slum areas and on the streets, lead a life wherein there is no money, no education, lack of sanitation facilities, food and safe drinking water, and no proper houses. All this leads to problems like child labor, child marriage, major health issues, and crime posing a threat to urban society and the development of the country. The same conditions are passed on to the coming generations of slum dwellers, making their upliftment difficult in society. But these kids carry a lot of dreams in their eyes. Dreams bigger than the resources they have. You can be the one who can make sure their dreams never die. It is all about planting a dream and see the colors blossom.

Impacting menstrual hygiene in a sustainable way:

Menstruation and menstrual practices still face many social, cultural, and religious restrictions which are a big barrier in the path of menstrual hygiene management. In many parts of the country, especially in rural areas, girls are not prepared and aware about menstruation. So they face many difficulties and challenges at home, schools, and workplaces. A very little, inaccurate, or incomplete knowledge about menstruation is a great hindrance in the path of the personal and menstrual hygiene management. Here is a chance to be a leader in the menstrual health and hygiene ecosystem through your out-of-box thinking.

Idea Challenge: Youth Impact Crucible 2020

“My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.” ―Swami Vivekananda, Social reformer and Hindu philosopher