Grooming Social Leaders - An Akshaya Patra Experience

Abstract

The program known as FLIGHT was conceived, designed, and delivered to a group of thirty-five students coming from leading educational institutions in the space of engineering and management streams. The program was conducted at corporate office of TAPF, located at Bangalore and its kitchens located at Bangalore over a period of two months. The program had a mix of classroom learning and action learning in the field (kitchens and schools) where the mid-day meals are being served. In order to drive in learning effectiveness, learning of the learners on a weekly basis and so was the feedback captured, analysed and acted upon on a weekly basis. The author was heading HR & Learning Functions of the organization and was anchor for the initiative. The learners were appreciative of the learning journey and had very positive feedback and strongly recommended for the program to be continues in subsequent years to help youngsters benefit from the unique program. This paper capsulates the experience of TAPF as an organization and of the author as program manager and make it available to the academicians and students in spaces for learning and social sectors.

Presenters

Nagavenkatesh Devaguptapu
Professor, HR Area, GIM, Goa, India

Details

Presentation Type

Innovation Showcase

Theme

Organizational Studies

KEYWORDS

Inclusive growth, Social Leader, Mid-day meal program

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