Design for Change

He noticed the perpetually low parent turnout at the Parent Teacher Meetings in the school. On inquiry, he discovered that a majority of the students had lost one or both parents to suicide.

My starting point was to ensure that everyone in my mini-ecosystem had a sense of genuine respect for each other.

There seems to be immense potential to expand such initiatives around the country, perhaps with individual communities, like this inspiring group of children, coming together to do it themselves!

They helped a group of women in their village in Udaipur launch a small entrepreneurial venture to make cloth pads.

Eighth graders from a government school in Tamil Nadu have designed a DIY solution to prevent bicycles from falling while parked. Their project was recognised for ‘Quick Impact’ at the ‘I CAN Awards 2017’ organised by Design for Change.

Through ‘Mission: 100 Libraries Project’, students of SAI International School in Bhubaneswar have been gifting 3-4 libraries per year to government schools. They have gifted 23 libraries so far and promise not to stop till they gift 100!

Students from The Galaxy School created braille numbering in elevators of residential apartments in Rajkot, and are on a mission to demand infrastructural support for India’s blind population.

Kids from a government school in New Delhi have designed a kit to help make it easier for them to share their feelings with their parents. The project was selected among top 20 stories of change at the ‘I CAN Awards 2017’ organised by Design for Change.

These kids from a remote tribal village in Odisha came together to solve a problem for their community. Their work was recognised at the 'I CAN Awards 2017'.

These kids designed a wooden vehicle to make it easier for matrons to serve them mid-day meals. The project was selected among the top 20 stories of change at the ‘I CAN Awards 2017’ organised by Design for Change.