The Changemakers Seminar
Having supported over 250 NGOs and 100+ activists in India over the last four and half decades, the IDS team has been fascinated by their commitment and passion to make a difference. The team wondered what drove these committed individuals to often give up their successful careers and dedicate their lives to the great good of society. This inquisitiveness led us to start a monthly webinar in a “Changemaker” virtual series that we now host every fourth Saturday of the month at 9:00 AM CT.
Through interactive dialogue, we not only want to learn about how the organizations were started, but also about their successes and challenges and how their projects have evolved over time. We wanted to understand how IDS’ support has helped them in their transformation journey in various aspects of development, including education, healthcare, livelihood, women’s empowerment, agriculture, and water conservation among so many others. Such ongoing dialogue with Changemakers allows IDS to reflect on the ground reality as well as the potential for networking with other like-minded NGOs.
Changemakers Seminar Schedule for 2023
| Date & Month | Title (click link to get recording) | Presenter | NGO |
| December 09, 2023 | PUBLIC HEALTH, A GLOBAL IMPERATIVE | Shrey Desai | SEWA rural |
| September 23, 2023 | Society for Governance and Development | Anwar Jaffery | Samavesh |
| August 26, 2023 | Skilling Youths of India for a Brighter Future | Parul Sheth/Isha Sheth | Shaishav |
| July 22, 2023 | Creating low-cost and effective health programs in tribal and rural central India | Nafisa Barot | Utthan |
| June 24, 2023 | Video link | Christopher Turillo | Medha |
| May 27,2023 | Rehabilitating & Reuniting the Mentally Destitutes with their Families | Dr.Bharat Vatwani | Shraddha |
| Feb 25,2023 | Pankaj Tiwari | Jan Swasthya Sahyog |
Changemakers Seminar Schedule for 2022
| Date & Month | Title (click link to get recording) | Presenter | NGO |
| August 27th, 2022 | Women’s Program for Social and Economic Development |
Ajit Singh | Samavesh |
| July 23rd, 2022 | Improvement of health and education through the empowerment of rural communities |
Prasad Gollanapalli | Vasavya Society for Rural Development (VASORD) |
| June 25th, 2022 | Building a movement of girl leaders | Dhirendra Pratap Singh | Milaan Foundation |
| May 28th, 2022 | Working with the urban and rural disadvantaged in Uttar Pradesh |
Rakesh Kumar Pandey | Shramik Bharti |
| April 23rd, 2022 | Creating a green planet and uplifting rural communities through tree plantation | Apurva Bhandari | SankalpTaru Foundation |
| March 26th, 2022 | Breast cancer awareness and early detection | Alka Shrikhande, Dr. Padma Shetty | Maina Foundation |
| February 26th, 2022 | Building vibrant eco-systems and youth-centric spaces | Ashraf Patel | ComMutiny – The Youth Collective |
| January 22nd, 2022 | Empowering Rural Communities in Cheepurupalli, Andhra Pradesh | Dr. PDK Rao | Sodhana Charitable Trust |
Changemakers Seminar Schedule for 2021
December 4thth, 2021
| Date & Month | Title (click link to get recording) | Presenter | NGO |
| October 30th, 2021 | Dr. Khushroo Patel | Gram Seva Foundation USA | |
| September 25th, 2021 | Holistic Women Empowerment | Chandrakala Bhargaw | Adarsh Mahila Gram Udyog |
| August 28th, 2021 | Empowerment of Girls and Women | Lokender Pal Singh | Pardada Pardadi |
| July 24th, 2021 | Social Innovation Technology for Women Farmers | Trupti Jain | |
| June 26th, 2021 | Dr. Prakash Tyagi | GRAVIS | |
| APRIL 24th, 2021 | Adhik Kadam | ||
| February 27th, 2021 | Passion to Serve |
Dr. Abdul Sharah | International Village Clinic |
| January 23rd, 2021 | The Future of Education | Manish jain | Swaraj University |
Changemakers Seminar Schedule for 2020
| Date & Month | Title (click link to get recording) | Presenter | NGO |
| October 24th, 2020 | Video Link | Mahesh Wani | Save Indian Farmers |
| September 26th, 2020 | Dr. Anita Patil-Deshmukh | PUKAR | |
| August 29th 2020 | JAYANT HARDIKAR | Himalayan Education Foundation (HEF) | |
| June 27th, 2020 | Video Link | Mr. Ramesh Swamy | UNNATI |
| May 23rd 2020 | Video Link | Dr. Shiban Ganju | SAM |
| April 25 2020 | Video Link | Chris Turillo | Medha |
| Feb 22 2020 | Video Link | Dr. Ramesh Bellamkonda | Bharatha Swamukti Samsthe” (BSS) |
| Mar 08 2020 | Mobile Science Lab | Madhukar Deshpande | Vidhyanvahini |
Changemakers Seminar Schedule for 2019
| Date & Month | Title (click link to get recording) | Presenter | NGO |
| June 20 2019 | Organic Farming | Dr Ron Fernandes | IDS Board |
To date, we have been fortunate to host upwards of 20 Changemakers since we started the series. One of our longtime supporters and a social activist in her own right, K Sujata was so inspired by these talks that she also agreed to convert their stories into a podcast series on a voluntary basis. These podcasts are now available on soundcloud and podbean under the title ‘Sarvodaya’ or you can access these podcasts anytime with this QR code.