Who We Are
We are a Global Non-Profit Organization
Our creative and fun programs using music (EL Create), football (EL Play) and Lego (EL Build) are designed to enable children to have experiences and opportunities to learn leadership and life-skills first-hand.
Why Does Every Child Need to be a leader?
Our Theory of Change?
Evidence proves that education can lead to improved human development indices like improved health, reduced poverty and child mortality.
But what enables individuals to make ‘right’ choices – ones that take responsibility for improving our combined futures? This is at the heart of our theory of change.
And we believe that strong leadership skills are vital to creating choices as well as making the right choices.
Programatic Strategy
Sustained in-school interventions
We build meaningful and sustainable impact in each community that we serve. Our programs are at least three-year in-school interventions for students beginning at 8 years, in government or low-income schools.
Process and outcome oriented
Our curricula and pedagogy use active learning principles and tools such as journaling, reflections and discussions for every lesson. Each program has a mid-year and end-year showcase or performances built in too.
Coeducation and group-learning focused
Our programs facilitate safe spaces to enables both boys and girls to build healthy and positive relationships and work together. This plays a crucial role in breaking stereotypes and promoting gender mainstreaming.
Holistic transformation through parent and community engagement
We build relationships with parents, school authorities, local Panchayats and local communities. This helps students relate experiences and learnings from the classroom or playground with their real lives.
How We Enable
Leadership?
A unique framework on leadership underpins each of our program, setting competencies in skills including problem solving, creativity, analytical thinking, collaboration, communication, ethics, action and accountability. Our carefully designed programs in music, football and Lego enable children to learn these valuable leadership skills.
STRONG BELIEF SYSTEMS
STRONG BELIEF SYSTEMS
- Self Confidence
- Growth Mindset
- Ability to Achieve
BELIEF IN OTHERS
- Positive Outlook Towards Others
- Effective Communication
- Teamwork and Collaboration
BELIEF IN VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
- Understanding your Belief System
- Living your values
- Respect for Society, Systems and Civic Bodies
EXCELLENT PROBLEM SOLVING
CREATIVE THINKING
- Risk-Taking Ability
- Open-Mindedness and Curiosity
- Out of the Box Thinking
CRITICAL THINKING
- Analytical Skills
- Contextual Cause and Effect
- Drawing Logical Conclusions
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTION
- Conflict Resolution
- Bias to Action
- Mobilizing Others to Act
A KEEN SENSE OF AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SELF
- Self-Reflection
- Health and Wellbeing
- Awareness and Management of Emotions
FOR COMMUNITY
- Empathy
- Sense of Belonging
- Taking Initiative for Betterment
FOR WORLD
- Awareness of the Interconnectedness of the World
- Global Citizenship
- Inspiring Action in Others
Today We Impact
Children
Program Components
- Forty-eight lessons program focused on developing technical proficiency, as well as leadership competencies and skills, taught by trained teachers or coaches
- Access to learning material and equipment (music instruments, football equipment, shoes, jerseys, etc.)
- Opportunities to participate in showcase events (concerts, football leagues and showcases)
- Student development plans through teacher assessments and learning plans
- Annual teacher training program and capacity building workshops for developing a teacher’s curriculum knowledge, classroom management skills and curriculum expertise
- Paid teaching placements for part-time teachers, opportunities for full-time teaching roles or teacher-training roles
- Opportunity for students to participate in unique leadership-skills focused creative programs
- Opportunity for students to participate in inter-city and national level events and exchanges
- Opportunity to support and invest in children from extremely low-income and under-served schools to learn the skills and opportunities to be productive and responsible adults
- Opportunities for brand and sponsor visibility at public events across 9 sites in India reaching out to 9180 children and thousands of audience members