About Commutiny

What is the Commutiny Learning and Leadership Journey?

The Commutiny Learning and Leadership Journey is a year-long programme offered by COMMUTINY – THE YOUTH COLLECTIVE to support young people to work on collaborative initiatives towards strengthening their passion for creating a better world, ignite change within their own selves and lead social change

In becoming a Commutineer, young people will avail of a year-long financial support (between May 2009 and April 2010) to implement social change initiatives that they are passionate about.

In this effort, they will gain opportunities to work closely with other young people who have similar passions and be navigated by leaders in the social sector and other fields. Besides, Commutineers will gain significant platforms to question, understand and explore complex social issues and analyse their effects on human and natural worlds.

COMMUTINY - THE YOUTH COLLECTIVE (YC) is a group of progressive and like minded individuals/ organisations from across the country, who have a passion and belief in the power of young people to bring about social change.

YC encourages all young people, who come with a sharp social concern and entrepreneurial ability, to apply.

For this year, YC is also seeking to support selected social change projects located in the realm of the Media.

Who can apply

YOUNG PERSONS between ages 22-29

• Who are already making a difference in their/other communities
• Who have ideas of change initiatives that address diverse areas of social transformation in any specific community and include issues of particular concern to the young

OR

• Who have change ideas addressing and/or working through the print, electronic or new media; formulated within, or moving beyond the classifications of mainstream or alternative media.
  Demonstrated experience in issue based media campaigns and /or community based media projects shall make you a preferred candidate.

Please note

• In case of applicants already working with an organization, we encourage you to be transparent about the application process and we shall need to develop an understanding with your organization prior to final selection.
• We welcome your engagement in Commutiny through sabbaticals from your current organizations.

All applicants must have

• comfort in speaking and writing in Hindi or English
• entrepreneurial ability
• ability to 'walk their talk'
• openness to learn
• spirit of collaboration and working as a team
• intent to dialogue
• appreciation of the principles of diversity and non-violence
• readiness to commit 1 year's full time engagement with the proposed project