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Yuva Unstoppable's Amitabh Shah Mobilises Leaders Like Nadir Godrej And VVS Laxman For 'Janta Mentorship'

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Press Trust of India NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Mar 30 2020 | 6:10 PM IST

/ -- Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Indian non-profit organisation Yuva Unstoppable Amitabh Shah, launches 'Janta Mentorship' campaign to keep empowering the nation's youth in creative ways during the current pandemic lockdown. Originally inspired by Amitabh Shah's wife Mrs Rashmi Shah's idea, the campaign connects India's top corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, sportspersons, and counsellors among other experts from different walks of life with Yuva Unstoppable's educational scholarships recipients for one-on-one online mentorship sessions. The aim is to mentor the latter on diverse real life subjects like health and fitness, attitudes and mindsets, acquiring new skill sets, and basically staying safe, healthy, positive, and productive in these quarantined times. It was launched on the day of 'Janta Curfew' in India that is, 22nd March 2020 and since then the powerful movement has mobilised close to 50 mentors and organised scores of inspiring sessions to motivate over thousand students benefitting from the NGO's scholarship program.

Yuva Unstoppable was founded in 2005 with the aim of spreading kindness and making the world a better place to live. Since inception, it has transformed over 1500 government schools and impacted more than 6 lakhs underprivileged children in India through its programs and initiatives in education and school transformation specifically WASH, digital education, scholarships, and Behaviour Change Communication. Over the years, Amitabh Shah and Yuva Unstoppable have engaged statesmen, Bollywood legends, cricketers, authors, corporate heads, entrepreneurs, and global leaders, among others, to participate in the NGO's initiatives, including the latest 'Janta Mentorship' campaign.

The students of Yuva Unstoppable's scholarship program are bright yet needful children and youth from under-resourced communities who dream big but do not have adequate resources or opportunities to fulfil their dreams. In addition to providing them with financial resources, Yuva Unstoppable also provides them and their guardians with constant counselling and support during the entire scholarship period. As all schools and colleges shut down and uncertainties loom large, these students do not know what to do, how to deal with this unprecedented crisis. In this situation, mentorship by knowledgeable and experienced leaders helps them navigate these difficult times and find a sense of purpose and direction.

Some of the mentors who have joined Yuva Unstoppable's 'Janta Mentorship' movement so far are:
Some of the most powerful tips these 'Janta Mentors' shared during the sessions were:
About Yuva Unstoppable:
Yuva Unstoppable is an Indian non-profit organization founded by Mr Amitabh Shah. It is working with 100 top partners (HDFC Bank, UPS, Indigo, HDFC Securities, Coke, 3M, IBM, Google, Hexaware, Adani, Unicef, United Way, etc) to empower underprivileged children & youth and transform government schools (better toilets, improved drinking water, scholarships, digital literacy, behaviour change). It has impacted over 600,000 children and transformed 1600 schools since inception. KPMG audits financials and Deloitte reviews our processes. London School of Economics released an impact study about the organization in February 2020 -www.yuvaunstoppableforeducation.com!
To know more about us and how we bring about change, visit: https://yuvaunstoppable.org/ or watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ6qhPM6bnA

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First Published: Mar 30 2020 | 6:10 PM IST

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