Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi

The YP Foundation (TYPF)

The YP Foundation (TYPF) is a youth run and led organization that supports and enables young people to create programmes and influence policies in the areas of gender, sexuality, health, education, the arts and governance. The organization promotes, protects and advances young people’s human rights by building leadership, and strengthening youth led initiatives and movements. Founded in 2002, TYPF has worked directly with 5,000 young people over the last 8 years to set up more than 200 projects in India, reaching out to 300,000 adolescents and young people between the ages of 3-28 years.

TYPF runs six programmes that address their core focus areas. Blending Spectrum is their community peer education programme through which we work with street/slum children to create better healthcare, life skills and educational opportunities for them. ‘Project 19 – Know Your Body, Know Your Rights’ works with young people on enabling their access to information and services about their sexuality, identity, gender and rights. VOICES - The School Project is an in-school program that addresses mental health, substance abuse, peer pressure and bullying, while The Right to Information Branch deals with law and youth rights, focusing on training young people on how to use the RTI Act. The Butterfly Project promotes platforms for work with human rights in film and literature and Silhouette does the same for protecting, promoting and publishing independent music.

TYPF has been recognized at multiple national, regional and international forums. They are the recipients of The SMILE Fellowship by the NGO Pravah (2006), The Student Citizen Karamveer Puruskaar – the National Award for Social Justice and Action (2007), The Seen and Heard International Award – British Telecom and the UK Youth Parliament (2008), Pepsi MTV Youth Icon of India Nominee 2008 and The Change Looms Award for Social Entreprenuership (2008) from The Ashoka Foundation. They received the Young Achievers Award (2009) from the President of Nepal. TYPF is supported by the Global Fund for Children, Washington DC, the International Women's Health Coalition and the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

For more information please visit www.theypfoundation.org.

(Ishita Chaudhry is the Founder & CEO of The YP Foundation (TYPF). She graduated from LSR with an Honours Degree in English Literature in 2005 and the Lady Shri Ram Award for Best All Round Student. Ishita started the organization in her first year at LSR. TYPF has been supported over the years by many students from the LSR community and turns 8 years old this year!)

"We are looking out for a Programme Development Manager; to roll out the Award Programme across India. A Gold Holder with marketing and business development acumen with .4-5 years work experience is welcome to apply, should be IT friendly, social network and have a passion to work with youth. Location New Delhi, scale Rs. 5-6 lac pa."

Interested Alumna may like to send their CVs to Mr Sandeep Dutt at: sandeep@ebdmail.com

Friendly greetings from England. I'd like to inform you of the publication of my books, as I was privileged to read English Literature and Philosophy at LSR in the early 1970's. Seeds planted in my college years are still bearing fruit: I studied the poetry of John Keats at LSR, and have recently been made a Poetry Ambassador for Keats House (City of London Museums), reciting classic poetry at venues such as the Barbican Centre and Guildhall.

In 1999 my first book, IN A JAPANESE GARDEN (with original woodcuts by Akiko Naomura), was published by Council Oak Books, San Francisco, U.S.A. Dedicated to the greater glory of God, and blessed at historic Christ Church Bay Ridge, where I served on the Vestry, IN A JAPANESE GARDEN was launched at a community Zen garden I designed in Brooklyn, New York.

In 2008, my second book, MESSAGE IN THE SAND (with original paintings by Roel Obemio, CANVAS, Manila), an eco-art book for children, was launched in the East at the Ayala Museum in Manila, and in 2009 was launched in the West at the Embassy of the Philippines in Pall Mall, London. It was commended by the United Nations/International Maritime Organization, and also received good reviews. All proceeds benefit the art/environment charity, CANVAS. A wildlife/climate change conservation film for children, for which I was Script Editor, was acquired by a major film distributor at the Toronto Film Festival last year, and is soon to be released.

College days...it was love at first sight when I saw romantic, historic, exciting Delhi, as it was then. I remember sitting on the LSR lawn wrapped in bright shawls, in the winter sunshine of my youth; making close friends (I'm still in touch with some); discussing politics and philosophy over coffee in the canteen; acting in plays; the constant writing of poems; and the honour of being awarded the English prize. I am grateful for my teachers, for my sweet and long-suffering hostel room-mates, and for my years at LSR.

Dr. Gopinath has generously sent me the dynamic LSR magazine, in which a short story and poem I wrote were published, decades ago. The accomplishments of the alumnae are humbling and inspiring.

My sincere thanks, dear alumnae, for your attention; may you go from strength to strength, may God bless you all.

Rashmi Singh [History (Hons.)1987], was awarded the prestigious Stree Shakti Puraskar - Devo Ahilya Bai Holkar Award 2008-2009 by the honorable President of India Ms Pratibha Patil. Our congratulations and good wishes go to her on her proud achievement.

Heartiest congratulation to Shweta Chaudhry (batch of 2007) for winning two gold medals in Air Pistol Individual & Team Events at the recently concluded Commonwealth Shooting Championships 2010 in India. The pic below (courtesy HT) says it all. Well done from all of us!

As usual we start the year off with Nostalgia which I'm sure you have all been looking forward to.

You are cordially invited to "Nostalgia 2010" scheduled on Saturday, February 20, 2010. It promises to be a grand Alumnae homecoming. We also look to showcase your talent in an "Arts and Crafts Alumna Bazaar" where you may display and sell your work. Those wishing to have a stall at the Bazaar are requested to contact Ms. Meenakshi Pahuja, Programme Officer, Alumna Relations immediately for booking details.

Programme Officer, Alumna Cell,
Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Lajpat Nagar
Phones:
011-32935266 - Office
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