LiGHT exist to deliver Gopali Youth Welfare Society's learnings, expertise & experience to involve Youth in social problem solving to the youth throughout the nation.
We plan to involve our centers into the end-to-end development of a nation-wide social intiative for the initial period, with an aim to empower them with the required skills to identify problems in their own locality and design social initiatives as they mature.
We aim to build a network of autonomous student-run centers across India, to provide them with a platform for ensuring the fulfillment of Sustainable Development Goals for the weaker sections of the Society.
No of schools attended workshop: 15+
No of teachers who participated in workshop: 51+
The workshop aimed to transform the existing teacher-centric model into a student-centric model of education.
No of Mentees attended: 250+
No of sessions between mentors and mentees: 280+
This program was aimed to connect students of class 9-12th with college students of different fields as per their interests.
No of volunteers who participated in the drive: 150+
No of regions covered in the event: 11+
Cleanliness Drive was a nationwide event at various centres aimed to mark the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission from LiGHT
Total Number of Children benefited: 250+
Total funds raised in the event : 5848
"The event was conducted to raise money to help underprivileged students and school by distributing blackboards, dustbins and waterfilter."
Number of Teachers Attended : 40+
Total Benefeciaries including students: 70+
The event was based on Quality education and the strategies to tackle the challanges in current education system.
No of volunteers who participated in the drive: 150+
No of regions covered in the event: 11+
This event was conducted to raise funds to provide clean water facilities to children in Sankalp Orphanage in Wardha.
Total Number of Children benefited: 100+
Total funds raised in the event : 6771
This event was conducted to raise money to donate water cooler and table fans to Kopal Vani Child Welfare Organisation in Raipur.
Total Number of Children Benefited : 25
Total funds raised in the event : 12,500
The program focused on providing school uniforms to the children of Bhagwaan Baba Balika Ashram Orphanage.
Total Number of Children Benefited : 500+
Total funds raised in the event : 8,125
The event was conducted to raise money to provide a Volleyball court, and books for the library of a school named Dr. S R Patil School.
LiGHT Raipur (students from NIT Raipur) raised funds to donate fan and cooler to special school students.
LiGHT Wardha(students from Bajaj Institute of Technology, Wardha) raised funds to donate Water Purifier to Sankalp Orphanage
LiGHT Samvedna raised funds to donate orphanage to children of Bhagwaan Baba Balika Ashram Orphanage
LIGHT is an initiative of one of India's largest student-run government registered NGO Gopali Youth Welfare Society, based in IIT Kharagpur. Gopali Youth Welfare Society aims at the overall socio-economic development of the underprivileged near the IIT Kharagpur campus.
