Designation: National Resource Person, Social Accountability Forum for Action and Research
Roles covered: Gandhi Fellowship, Chief Minister's Good Governance Associates, Grassroots Implementation, Policy Action and Research
Focus areas: Education, SHGs, Democratic Governance
Khush takes us through his career of working on grassroots governance across different social causes, as well as his experience of choosing and pursuing a Master's degree abroad. In addition to delving deeper into his work at Indus Action and SAFAR, he also contrasts his experience of two transformational fellowships -- the Gandhi Fellowship, which focused on the personal journey to create grassroots change and the CMGGA, which is an experiential learning opportunity for youth to build good governance in Haryana in collaboration with the Chief Minister's Office. Khush's insights on the responsibilities and takeaways from his fellowships are immensely helpful for anyone looking to understand or decide between the varied fellowship opportunities available in India's social sector.
Khush's journey of strengthening public systems at the grassroots allows him to share a range of insightful advice that are a must-listen for anyone looking to make the systems work in a more equitable manner!
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Sections:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 About Social Accountability Forum for Action and Research (SAFAR)
06:55 Khush's initial foray into the development sector with AIESEC's global internship
14:22 Deciding to work towards strengthening public systems at the grassroots
17:56 Transformative experiences at the Gandhi Fellowship ...
26:26 ... and the Chief Minister's Good Governance Associates
35:00 Aspects that make fellowships unique as compared to other opportunities in the development sector
42:20 Process for deciding between different social impact fellowships
44:15 Khush's lessons from his work at Indus Action
48:15 Decision-making and skills from his MPA programme
56:07 Insights about the development sector
1:02:42 What Khush wished his 20 year-old self had known about social sector careers
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About Khush:
Khush has been the National Resource Person at SAFAR or Social Accountability Forum for Action and Research for the past year and a half. Previously, he completed his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from L J Institute of Technology and was a Fellow with Piramal Foundation's Gandhi Fellowship and Ashoka University's CMGGA. He then led state operations at Indus Action for a short period of time before proceeding to pursue his MPA from Brown University.
