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India is home to the largest population of youth in the world. While they form a significant percentage of our population, their challenges are immense, particularly in the area of education and employment. Research says that only 46% of India’s youth is employable, signifying the dire need to develop technical, professional, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills in them, in order to enable them to lead fruitful lives.
On the other hand, social sector organizations and enterprises across the country are struggling to access good talent that they need in order to build capacity, grow strategically, and ultimately meet their mission and goals to achieve a larger positive social impact. In such a talent pool, a combination of professional skills, an understanding of social problems, and a passion to serve people is an ideal combination. Therefore, a unique and specialized approach is needed to develop such a talent pool.
Being a coalition of leading grassroot NGOs in Bengaluru, Mercy Mission is ideally placed to implement such a solution. The Fellowship Program is designed to leverage the diverse opportunities and deep expertise available across organsiations in the Social Sector space, complemented by an expert group of educators who are designing and implementing the program.
The Mercy Mission Fellowship Program is a 1-year-long full-time experiential learning and exposure program to the social sector space, where Fellows get to experience working with Civil Society Organizations and NGOs in the social sector space. The objective of this program is to build key skill sets of the Fellows such as Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Social & Emotional Learning, Leadership, Communication, Entrepreneurial & Professional skills, while reinforcing feelings of Empathy, Compassion & Gratitude, to inculcate a lifelong ethic of giving - the Mercy Mission way. The pilot program was launched in September 2021, and the 1st cohort of Fellows graduated in June 2022.
The Mercy Mission Fellowship program is uniquely designed by social sector practitioners and educationists, catering to the needs of the sector and engaging our youth productively.
Induction
Field Immersion
Learning Sessions from Sector Experts
Theoretical Exposure (Academic Engagement)
Research / Enquiry Based Approach
One on One Mentoring
Self Driven Projects
Team Building
Social Entrepreneurship
Placements