The annual ethical leadership programme, initiated by The Global Times-Amity’s youth newspaper, aims at grooming students as harbingers of change. Young leaders from across all Amity International Schools work on different social issues related to women, by forming teams, researching topics, designing plans of action, generating funds and finally showcasing their work in the form of a presentation at the grand finale.
Youth Power
Date: September 9-11, 2020
School YP team ‘Dhvanialap’ lifted the winner’s trophy alongwith AIS Pushp Vihar and also bagged the ‘Best Social Media Engagement’ award at the 12th and first ever virtual grand finale of Youth Power. The youngsters endeavoured to create awareness about deafness, challenges faced by hearing impaired and how to alleviate it. With their efforts they arranged for unilateral cochlear implant of Rakshit Jain, a 3years old kid from Baghpat, UP, who suffered from hearing loss. The team comprised mentor Smita Bhardwaj, leader Vaishant Thakur (Class XI) and members Anannda Mittal & Vanya Tandon (Class XI) and Shreya Upreti (Class IX). The virtual finale was graced and judged by MsRicha an alumna of IIT Roorkee and former Vice President, Morgan Stanley, now a naturalist, and MsDeeksha Mittra, former media professional and life skill coach.
YP team ‘Dhvani alap’ wins the finale
YP team ‘Dhvani alap’ with their mentor
Workshop for age-related hearing problems in senior citizens
A glimpse of the presentation at YP virtual finale
YP team responds to jury at finale