“Be the change you want to see in the world”- Mahatma Gandhi

At Pravah, we work with a host of young people who believe that they have the capacity and ability to bring about change in society. One of the programmes at Pravah is Youth for Development (YFD) where young people get an opportunity to work in a rural area for a period of six months.
The YFD programme is now in its third year. We have already had two successful batches of YFD interns. On this page we would like to share with stories from our second batch of YFD interns. So go ahead, read, learn and enjoy!
 
“At least 3% of the population is disabled. This means that in a country of 1 billion there are 3 crore disabled people. If our constitution talks about Equality, then this population should be made part of the political process.What democracy is it, if it doesn’t take in to account the opinion of 3 crore people?"....Read more about Akashdeep's YfD internship!
 

"People warned me about Naxalites who 'kill' people. I decided to place my trust in Pravah, that they wouldn't risk sending me to a dangerous place."...Read more about Arshad's YFD stint!

"Every day was special, every day presented a new challenge...It is like swimming, you look at the water and you think it's deep and you can't swim. But then you enter the water and you realise it is not that bad."...Read more about Ashok's YfD experience.

"Whatever choices I make in the future are going to be affected by this internship."... Read more about Jahid's YfD experience. 

"I met a group of people once who I was later told were ‘Naxals’. I realised that we were not that different. They wore the same clothes, spoke in a similar fashion. I wasn’t afraid." ... Read more about Farukh's YfD experience.

"There is a confidence now. Something that I'd owe to Pravah is the belief that they instilled in me of tiding over hurdles and difficult situations with a smile."...Read more about Parna's YfD experience.