A campaign to allow an organ donation option on drivers’ licenses in the Indian state of Karnataka is Priyanka Shylendra’s project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme. According to Citizen Matters of Bangalore, Shylendra has been working with transport commissioners in the state and an NGO called Gift Your Organ Foundation (GYOF). India does not have an automatic option for drivers to be able to choose to be organ donors, and Shylendra and the commissioners hope a Karnataka program can be a model for the whole country.
From November 27th and 29th, in conjunction with International Organ Donation Day, a three day awareness programme took place which included media coverage and celebrity events. Soon Shylendra will be meeting with the health secretary and other organizations to move the project to the next level. Read more at The Bangalore Citizen.
Leading Indian news network IBN recently wrote about projects created in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme in Chennai, India. Each of the projects mentioned improved the city in some tangible way. One woman took on having companies adopt sections of bad road in the city for improvement, bringing attention to the issue. Another man is tackling illiteracy by setting up a one-to-one teaching programme. Read about all the different projects at the website of the Indian Broadcasting Network or at Landmark Education News.
The ‘I Love My City’ project created by PP Singh when he took part in the Self-Expression and Leadership Programme in India has gained the attention of the Hindustan Times as a result of its efforts to clean up the city of Faridabad. Traffic safety, road repair, and city cleanliness have all been addressed by the organisation, which was created by Singh as an organisation dedicated to direct action and making a concrete difference immediately. More details about the project can be found in excerpts from the article below. Continue reading 'I Love My City'»
Kuldip Matharu, who took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program in London, has created a project to aid underprivileged people in Indian through the Pingalwara organization. His project, ‘One Man’s Junk – Another Man’s Treasure’ invites people to contribute basic items that they have an excess of, such as shoes or clothing. Here is Kuldip Matharu’s report on the project. Continue reading '‘One Man’s Junk’ Aids Underprivileged'»
Amit Rana’s project in the Landmark Education SELP program involved creating the Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF), which took place October 1-3 at the Chicago Cultural Center and other nearby locations. The city has long been home to a variety of film festivals, but nothing like this has ever taken place here before – according to Chicago Public Radio, the festival’s eclectic variety of films doesn’t fit ‘Bollywood’ stereotypes.
As Rana described it to WBEZ 91.5, “It’s very realistic kind of hard-hitting movies about the perspectives of South Asians, and what are they actually experiencing in terms of their life and opinions and everything.” Continue reading 'Cultural Center Hosts First Chicago South Asian Film Festival'»
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A campaign to allow an organ donation option on drivers’ licenses in the Indian state of Karnataka is Priyanka Shylendra’s project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme. According to Citizen Matters of Bangalore, Shylendra has been working with transport commissioners in the state and an NGO called Gift Your Organ Foundation (GYOF). India does not have an automatic option for drivers to be able to choose to be organ donors, and Shylendra and the commissioners hope a Karnataka program can be a model for the whole country.
