Global Action on Poverty

Global Action on Poverty(GAP) is an initiative of the Head Held High Foundation which builds and supports “change making” communities to eradicate poverty. As we celebrate the 67^th Republic Day, GAP is launching a movement to celebrate the change makers. GAP is kicking off this movement with a series of events across major Indian cities to make #alittlechange.

 This program was organized by The Center for Social Action and the Department of Social Work and was attended by the students of Sociology. It was held on January 24, 2-17.After the welcome address by Mr. Madan Padaki, Dr. Victor Paul introduced the work Centre for Social Action(CSA) does at making a difference and Departments of Social Work and Sociology. The chief guest of the event was Mr. Harish Hande, a social entrepreneur and the CEO of Selco India. His approach questions three assumptions: that the poor cannot afford clean and sustainable energy; that they cannot maintain such systems; that an organization cannot operate a commercial venture while trying to meet social objectives. 

At 11:15 various change makers were given a platform to share their ideas and stories and also later on they were given the space to interact with other fellow change makers. An introduction to GAP was given by Madan Padaki, the managing trustee of GAP, Head held high. Lunch was served at 1;30pm followed by which the second session on the workshop with partners by Mr. Pankaj and Mrs. Rashmi head coaches, GAP. They were also given time and space to have collaborative meetings with the other participants to form a structured networking. The event ended successfully at 5pm. The students of the Department of Sociology acted as volunteers for the entire event.  

Report by Fathimath

I MA Applied Sociology