The focus of Change Looms is to facilitate your learning and development as young person leading social change. The key components of the Change Looms program are:

Development and Assessment Center (DAC): Selected candidates will be invited to the DAC which is a one-week residential workshop where you meet other youth from across the country to build your skills, refine your ideas and programme designs, reflect on yourself as a leader of social change, and receive feedback from peers and experiences social sector leaders. In the DAC, you develop a learning plan which you submit to Change Looms as your proposal for participating in the Learning Phase.

The Learning Phase: Based on the learning plans submitted after the DAC, selected candidates will be invited for a 9-10 month Learning Phase. You are encouraged to work with a mentor, participate in collective learning events, go for exposure visits, invite resource people to engage with you, and participate in peer learning with other Changeloomers. You will receive guidance and financial support to enable you to implement your learning plan.

Public Recognition: Selected candidates are invited for a Public Recognition Event in Delhi.

Networking and further opportunities: After completing the learning plan, you can apply for Organizational Development support from Change Looms, which includes a financial component of Rs. 40,000. As Change Looms alumni, you will also get access to other opportunities through different programs and partners.

Note: Change Looms is not a funding agency, and any financial assistance is purely linked to facilitating learning and development of youth leaders and their organizations.

Selection Criteria

• Between the ages of 17-27
• The founder and leader of a social initiative
• Running an initiative which is youth-led, independent from existing organizations, on-going and in operation for at least 6 months, with long term plans for social change
• Implementing work directly on the ground
• Have working knowledge of English and/or Hindi