Fellowship Structure
The UPAY fellowship will allow the youth to learn from the best academic institutions and business schools in India through virtual and on-campus classroom programs. It will make the youth aware of the practical experiences of deprived communities and further cultivate the knowledge, skills, and mindset required to secure leadership positions in similar projects across the Globe.
The fellowship will be for 12 months. Out of these, 3 months will be classroom training and the remaining months will be practical training through community immersion.
Classroom Training
The fellows will undergo extensive pre-deployment training focused on community and leadership development. The classroom training will be staggered throughout the year-long association.
- Leadership Training at NTPC School of Business.
- Training on community communication at Barefoot college.
- Social Entrepreneurship training by Entrepreneur cell, Amity University .
- Training on educational social work, Nayi Taleem
Impact Project
The fellows shall be deployed for Impact Project in various places of India for a period of 9 months. This grassroot knowledge and experience shall provide deeper understanding of projects in said thematic areas.
- Exposure to work with tribal communities in Meghalaya and Rural Maharashtra.
- Opportunity to Work on a Mobile School Project for Street Children
- Working at a day care center For street Children
- Experience of establishing a learning center at New place
Outbond activities & workshops
Fellows will be engaged in outbound activities for team building. They will be given exposure to various personality development and communication improvement workshops at various places.
- 2 days outbound training
- Dramatics workshop
- Workshops on improvement of Communication skills
| S.No | Program/Module | Location | From | To |
| 1 | Induction Ceremony & UPAY Foundation Day (Reporting at Delhi on 07th May 2023) | NSB Noida | 14-May-2023 | 14-May-2023 |
| 2 | Orientation, Operational Training, Leadership and Management Module, Drama workshop and Outbound training | NSB Noida | 16-May-2023 | 05-June-2023 |
| 3 | Social Entrepreneurship Module | NSB Noida | 06-Jun-2023 | 11-Jun-2023 |
| 4 | Impact Project (Field work) | Respective Field Location | 14-Jun-2023 | 10-Sep-2023 |
| 5 | Nayi Talim Education Methods | Gandhi Ashram Sevagram , Wardha | 14-Sep-2023 | 16-Sep-2023 |
| 6 | UPAY Annual Day | Mouda/Nagpur | 16-Sep-2023 | 17-Sep-2023 |
| 7 | Half-yearly assessment | Nagpur | 19-Sep-2023 | 20-Sep-2023 |
| 8 | Advance Operational Training & Visit to Vidarbha Centres, | Nagpur | 21-Sep-2023 | 27-Sep-2023 |
| 9 | Skill Development training and mass communication | Barefoot College | 1-Oct-2023 | 08-Oct-2023 |
| 10 | Impact Project (Field work) | Respective Field Location | 11-Oct-2023 | 30-Mar-2024 |
| 11 | Planning and onboarding of new cohort | Respective Field Location | 1-Apr-2024 | 30-Apr-2024 |
| 12 | Final Assessment & Alumni Connect | Delhi | 03-May-2024 | 10-May-2024 |
| 13 | Valedictory Function | Delhi | 12-May-2024 |
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