The “3.5% rule” refers to the claim that this is the percentage of the population that is capable of initiating political and social change through non-violent direct action or civil disobedience.
Phule Ambedkar Fellowship
Phule Ambedkar Fellowship is an effort to bring together individuals who believe in the intersection of social justice and public policy. It is a cross functional and rotational role where an individual undertakes strategic projects resulting in possible long term leadership roles on Indus Action’s mission. The program enables individuals to gain a deeper understanding of a policy implementation and develop skills across Partnerships, Technology and Organisational Development. The focus of the fellowship will be on Policy Implementation of PoWER (Portfolio of Welfare Entitlements and Rights).
Phule Ambedkar Fellowship is a 6-months full-time commitment with Indus Action. Fellows will be either mapped to a specific vertical in the functional teams or one of the five state units of Indus Action in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. Post 6-months, fellows will have an opportunity to move into a full time role with Indus Action.
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Champions Programme
Incepted in December 2020, Samaaj 3.5% is an initiative by Indus Action to foster active citizenship by bringing together individuals who believe in equal access to legislative rights. 3.5% consists of people from different walks of life with a common identity of volunteers. Samaaj 3.5% program is committed towards building a volunteer network across India to prepare individuals to advocate for social issues within their communities. Through a 6-months experiential learning curriculum, the program trains its community and civic champions in skills and values that equip them to engage with and for communities on the ground.
Champions are recruited through a rigorous selection process across 5 state units of Indus Action. Throughout the program, they closely work with state teams, partner organisations, community leaders and beneficiaries to ensure last mile delivery of government schemes. The first cohort of Samaaj 3.5% will be graduating in July 2021.
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Community Engagement Workshop | Dec. '21
We learnt the fundamentals of Community Mobilization, Community Leadership, Ethical Engagment and Values and Skills of a Community...
State-wise Champion Workshops | Dec. '21
In-person workshops was conducted for all the Samaaj Champions in the three states i.e. Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi. The team was...
Deep-dive with Social Enablers | Dec. '21
In the meeting, the champions had an experience to meet and greet each other and get to know everyone's journey. The meeting also served...
दिल्ली में संवाद: सूचना और जागरूकता | Nov. '21
इन पर्सन मीटिंग में हमने कुछ टारगेट पे बात किया था और कुछ तकनीकी उपकरण पे चर्चा किया था | दूसरी इन पर्सन मीटिंग में हमने समुदाय की समस्या पे चर्चा की थी |...
Technical Skill Session | Nov. '21
In the month of November, we focused on building the technical skills of champions to equip them with the knowledge of the following tools - Google Drive...
Guest Session with Mckinsey | 19 Nov. '21
The Mckinsey team conducted a learning and development workshop with our champions. Their team offered...
Campaign Bootcamp - Presentation | 16 Nov. '21
Samaaj Team was invited by Campaign Bootcamp, along with 6 other organizations/initiatives from across the globe to present our work...
Induction Bootcamp for Champions - Nov. '21
A 5-day virtual event, the boot camp was organized to welcome the champions to Samaaj family and get to know each other. The...
Cohort 2 - Bootcamp - 7-8,11-12 Oct. '21
4 days, 3 states, 35 champions! This was the beginning of the foundation of the 2nd cohort of Samaaj 3.5% where...
‘JALSA’ - 31 August 2021
समाज 3.5% एक पहल है जसिके तहत हमारी कोशिश है की हम एक भिन्न लोगो और समादयो से जुड़कर सामजिक नेतृत्व के द्वारा बदलाव ला सके।
Cohort 2 Recruitment Drive - 1 Aug 2021
The recruitment drive begins for the 2nd Cohort (16 Aug'21 to...
Design Thinking Workshop - 26-27 July 2021
A 10-hour workshop, spread across 2 days to fuel social entrepreneurial ideas and ...
We learnt the fundamentals of Community Mobilization, Community Leadership, Ethical Engagment and Values and Skills of a Community Leader/Community Worker through a 5-session workshop series with Chetna, Dev Bhai, and Tamanna.
In-person workshops was conducted for all the Samaaj Champions in the three states i.e. Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi. The team was introduced to various work streams at Indus Action and a field visit was arranged for the Champions in UP to interact with our partners SIFSPA.
In the meeting, the champions had an experience to meet and greet each other and get to know everyone's journey. The meeting also served as a reflection window on the work and individual development. They defined the values of the group and co created a 5 week plan in the meeting. The team reflected on the fears and biases they behold that stop them from being champions.
इन पर्सन मीटिंग में हमने कुछ टारगेट पे बात किया था और कुछ तकनीकी उपकरण पे चर्चा किया था | दूसरी इन पर्सन मीटिंग में हमने समुदाय की समस्या पे चर्चा की थी| इन पर्सन मीटिंग में हमने तकनीकी उपकरण (CMS) की ट्रेनिंग भी की थी | व्यक्तिगत बैठक में हमारी बातचीत में विभिन्न संवैधानिक अधिकार शामिल थे। मैटरनिटी हेल्थ पर इंडस एक्शन के कार्यों पर चैंपियंस के साथ विस्तार से चर्चा की गई।
In the month of November, we focused on building the technical skills of champions to equip them with the knowledge of the following tools - Google Drive, Slides, Sheets, Docs, Calendars. The objective was to focus on foundational knowledge of using G Suite to support their day to day work. In Skillshala, we witnessed the spirit of collaboration and co-learning, with some sessions facilitated by the champions. The session was facilitated by Mckinsey and Indus Action.
The Mckinsey team conducted a learning and development workshop with our champions. Their team offered sessions on Personal Resilience, Hard Skills, and Communication Skills.
The Samaaj 3.5% team was invited by Campaign Bootcamp, along with 6 other organizations/initiatives from across the globe to present our work. We were joined by inspiring community leaders and campaign organizers leading initiatives to enable change.
A 5-day virtual event, the boot camp was organized to welcome the champions to the Samaaj 3.5% family and get to know each other. The team spirit ran high throughout the induction call, where Tarun Cherukuri, CEO of Indus Action, shared the journey of Indus Action and the inspiration to start the Samaaj program.
4 days, 3 states, 35 champions! This was the beginning of the foundation of the second cohort of Samaaj 3.5% where a group of budding community leaders came together for 36 hours to take forward the baton of initiating change through civic community action. We welcomed our second cohort with fun filled activities, invigorating discussions with Indus Action team members, sessions with our partner organisation JKSS, Samaaj alumni and dialogue with our mentor, Dev Bhaiya. The bootcamp was an effort to offer a snapshot of what the upcoming journey of 6 months would entail. We welcome our champions onboard, as the 3.5% family expands and wish them the best in their journey to initiate social change through civic community action.
समाज 3.5% एक पहल है जसिके तहत हमारी कोशिश है की हम एक भिन्न लोगो और समादयो से जुड़कर सामजिक नेतृत्व के द्वारा बदलाव ला सके। समाज ६ महीने का प्रोग्राम है जिसमे हम उन लोगो को इस मुहीम में जोड़ते है जो अपने समुदाय में बदलाव की शुरुवात लाना चाहते है और संविधानिक अधिकारों को सरकरी स्कीम्स के ज़रिये परिवारों तक पहोचने में मदद करते है। ये लोग "कम्युनिटी चैंपियंस" कहलाते है। हम हर साल इन चैंपियंस की मेहनत को समान्नित करने के लिए जलसा का आयोजन करते है। जलसा कार्यक्रम में हम चैंपियंस के परिवारों, पार्टनर NGOs और इंडस एक्शन की पूरी टीम को आमंत्रित करते है और एक पूरा दिन कल्चरल प्रोग्राम्स, एक्टिविटीज, स्पीकर सेशंस और जॉब फेयर जैसी प्रक्रियाए करते है। जलसा २०२१ में हमने अपने कम्यूनटीय चैंपियंस के योगदान को सम्मान्तित करते हुए उनके परिवारों को आमंत्रित किआ, जहा इंडस एक्शन की टीम और चैंपियंस ने अपनी ६ महोने की जर्नी (yatra) साझा की। हमारी (humare) पार्टनर NGOs साझा, Outlawed LIFi भी जलसा में आये जहा उन्होंने "कम्युनिटी लीडरशिप और सिविक इंगेजमेंट' पर बात की और चैंपियंस के साथ एंगेज किआ।
The recruitement drive begins for the 2nd Cohort of Samaaj 3.5% from 16 Aug'21 onwards. People who are interested to join Samaaj 3.5% can sign up by filling the sign-up form here.
A 10-hour workshop, spread across 2 days was conducted in New Delhi on 26 & 27 July'21 to fuel our champions’ social entrepreneurial ideas and aspirations with design thinking and interview skills.
इस वर्कशॉप के पहले दिन हमने सोचा और दुसरे दिन समझा (I thought on the first day of this workshop, and understood on the second day)
said Chandrakala, a Samaaj 3.5% Champion.
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The Samaaj 3.5% team comprises of committed citizens zealous for change in their community. Be it travelling miles to distribute ration or respond to Covid emergencies or equip a community to respond to crisis, our team is ever ready to bring change to their communities by serving its members.
Mentors
Cohort 1
Cohort 2
Achalika Ahuja
Anagha Shetty
Ananya Iyer
Chris Kollian
Hemanth Kumar
Laxmi Priya
Lokesh Joshi
Madhu Thalari
Meenu Devi
Meenu Joseph
Pankaj Sahu
Anysha
Arti
Chandrakala
Jaya
Jyoti
Kanmani
Kiran
Laxmi
Parmila
Parveen
Rekha
Talat
Taskeen
Urmi
Varsha
Aarti
Abhay
Abhishek
Akhilesh
Anju
Ankit
Anuradha
Apoorva
Avinash
Dipti
Divya
Harish
Jay
Jyoti
Komal
Lata
Lila
Mamta
Manvendra
Monika
Navita
Neha
Nida
Prabhat
Radhika
Rajeev
Rakhi
Renu
Rubina
Saksham
Sandeep
Sheelu
Uma
Upendra
Samaaj 3.5% is an ecosystem of individuals and organisations who believe in active citizenship and community led-change. We encourage individuals and institutions who share this belief to join hands with us. You can:
