Sunil Thomas, Worked on the Community Leadership Programme

After my sojourn with another non-profit, I had decided to focus my time and energy with an organization that dealt with civic issues and Janaagraha came to mind quite easily. My first days at Janaagraha were spent behind documents and having one-on-one conversations with different individuals. What struck me right away was that each individual that I met truly had a concern and passion for civic issues and were putting their best foot forward in contributing to the organization’s objectives. This struck a cord in me because I always believed that a concerted and collective action can always have a bigger impact than a one off goodwill gesture and I see this at Janaagraha. Everyday has been a journey of hopefulness and learning at Janaagraha and I know it will continue to be one. What may change in this process is that my experiences on the field will in turn contribute to the overall growth of Janaagraha and that's a huge responsibility which I willingly take!