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Sharmi, Community Catalyst of GV Bangladesh, shares with us her fresh eye report! Sharmi Hossain My global feedbacks New job! Well, I think everyone who has read the job description knows that it is not just another 9 AM-5PM job. It is a platform for growth, personal and professional development and testing and exploring someone’s own abilities. I have never seen it as a job, I see it as an experience, an adventure. I dared myself to live in a village far away from my own city, my home, my family; live a community life with co-workers who were unfamiliar to me, with the youths just with the intention to grow. I knew it would require volunteerism, flexibility. It is true that I was sure about myself of getting along well with people from multicultural backgrounds but not sure about the people, the team, the community. To be honest, there were so many not so positive assumptions in my head like I may start to feel alone, isolated, fear of getting misunderstood because of cultural differences in norms and other things, missing the people closer to me, not feeling secure enough in the rural community, or I may not communicate what I want to communicate and so on. Now I laugh at myself for this. The team is no less adaptable and understanding than me. I am thankful how the team is always patient with me, always there for me to help me to get through anything unknown to me. I am exploring so many things that I can not even explain. The community our team is surrounded by is so welcoming, helpful and accepting. I learnt that it is necessary to go out of someone’s comfort zone, if they really want to grow and test their own ability. My mission After spending a little less than 1 month in Green Village Bangladesh and learning continuously about my role as a Community Catalyst I know that my mission is to support the Youth to their integration in the professional world as much as I can by developing their soft skills like leadership, autonomy, teamwork, time management, professional behavior, organization, planning, adaptability, resiliency and so on. On the other hand, hard skills like digital literacy and English language. Working on Youth's skills I think is easier than dealing with their emotions as a Community Catalyst. It is just because I am there for them mostly in their informal time and I stay close to them. Sometimes some youths are over-caring for me and sometimes some youths behave too informally with me (I understand it is just because they think I am someone who is closer to them like a relative, but they are learning to see me as a coach, afterall they are our very first batch and I am also new and still exploring . I am trying my best to maintain my catalyst posture. We all are adapting. I get confused when they behave childish or not showing the expected behaviour. Am I handling it accurately or not? Sometimes, I ask for advice from my team. Sometimes It is hard to balance empathy and Indifference (I am not sure about this word), like my empathetic human mind is telling- help the youth but the catalyst posture is telling- Let her to solve the problem on her own, she is able! The Welcome Weeks I think if someone gets supportive co-workers then the work becomes easier. In my case that's the answer. Because I had no experience of working with people from different countries, almost everyday I met a new Catalyst through google meet and they were considerate enough to give advice and share their experiences. It helped me to grow my confidence. I had some troubles with understanding the french accent but it was taken care of by our GV Bangladesh Leader Mylène Wang. Most of the time there was a flow of information and I started to get overwhelmed and to doubt my ability to do that particular thing. But I am persisting and getting through it all with the help of my teammates. I understand my joining of GV Bangladesh is somewhat different because after some days of my joining, our team first welcomed our first batch of youth and I think I am actually learning by doing. I don't consider myself experienced enough to tell what is to improve actually, without knowing the exact scenario behind what is visible. In the Green Village The food without meat and fish, living a community life, conscious and purposeful consumption of organic and plastic products, minimum waste and the whole idea of Green Village is surprising. I have never imagined this kind of working environment existed. It is a purposeful lifestyle towards sustainability. I want this project to grow and make the expected change. Weekly planning is another thing I appreciate, it leads to being organized. Finally I hope after one year I become the person I want to be- full of resilience, hopeful with myself and everything that I will experience in the future. I would like to thank my teammates Mylène, Jérémy, Shams, and Raisa. I couldn’t have any other better team than this in Green Village Bangladesh. And I also appreciate the consideration and helpfulness of other catalysts who I am connected to on whatsapp and email. Now everything is getting clearer and better day by day. More or less 20 days after my joining, I got the chance to go through inception training and it was inspiring and a reminder why we are here.

Elisabeth shares about the end of her LP4Y mission after 3 years in India, France and Lebanon! Elisabeth Josnin Someone proposed me to write something for the end of my mission in LP4Y. So I wrote a disorganized feelings/experiences/introspection text: I started LP4Y experience in 2019, as a Coach in India. I then joined the Partnership & Fundraising team in 2020 and did a few months in France. Then I arrived in November 2020 in Lebanon to open a Green Village. And here I am, writing these words from Beirut, 1 week before the end of my 3 years contract. In a few days I will move on. In a few days I won't be living in a flat with my friends and colleagues. In a few days I won't necessarily be talking about the Youth every day, living with them. In a few days I will leave WhatsApp groups and tricounts. In a few days I will move on. The last three years have been wonderful. Discovering the interest of accompanying a Youth, discovering the true meaning of giving and receiving, discovering different cultures and being nourished by them, discovering new personalities that make us grow. I feel extremely lucky to have been able to discover the Youth of India and Lebanon, to be able to witness their courage and will, to have witnessed extraordinary stories. And to have the image of these countries in my mind. I feel lucky to have lived these strong moments at 24 years old and to come out of it, grown up, at 27 years old. And then what? "What are you going to do when you get back? When are you going to come back? Would you start to establish your life?". What does it mean to come back, to establish your life? And go back where anyway? I definitely can’t answer these questions. Which reassures me is that these last three years have taught me that you can feel at home in surprising places and with unsuspecting people. Being young and still having the pressure of time running out. So no, I wouldn't make my life choices based on the passage of time, because it passes, as usual, but I think it's been said enough: living in the moment is the key... And the moment is sometimes exciting, sometimes worrying, but it's true. So maybe that's what being at the end of a mission means to me. To ask myself a lot of questions between two periods of my life, to be overwhelmed by a lot of emotions and to realize that this is the perfect opportunity to put into practice all that I have been able to repeat to the Youth these last years. So we continue, we move forward and we adapt. I can't wait to see how the organisation will evolve, how it will continue this beautiful mission in this constantly changing world. Thank you for including me in this adventure. And thank you to Clement, who accompanied me with heart and soul in this adventure with whom we started and ended this experience with a whole galaxy in our eyes and heart.

Kefas shares his experience as a trainer in TDC Jakarta! Kefas, Trainer at TDC Jakarta Good morning, good afternoon, or even good evening to everyone, wherever you are! It is an honor to be here today, especially to celebrate these youths who are now entrepreneurs of their life. My name is Kefas and I am a university student here in Jakarta, majoring in philosophy. At the moment I have been an external trainer at this center since more or less one and a half years; and I mostly help the youths in mastering basic IT skills at the moment. I used to provide basic English training for them. A little background about me, this is actually my third time attending an Eday; the first time was in 2019. My involvement in LP4Y, especially in this center, began with confusement when a lecturer of mine shared a story of foreign volunteers working for professional inclusion in this area. Volunteering was a completely new thing to me back then and I had absolutely no idea what that looks like. But that confusement grew even bigger when I actually came here with my lecturer and several friends at an event and found out that they actually live here too! In slum areas! I’ve never even had the thought to come here, but they live here. Well long story short, that confusement became an interest that drove me to find out more about LP4Y and their activities and now, voila, it has been around 1 and a half years I’ve been helping the coaches in giving training here. Coming here almost every Saturday of the week is always a big consolation for me. To me it is a privilege to see these youths develop themselves during their time here. The entrepreneurs that we celebrate today, with their initiatives, skills, and other things, are the same youths that entered the door of this center 6 months ago, but different. They're now more confident, more skillful, and of course now they are more capable of great things in their own life, in their family and even in society. My involvement in this center these past one and half years or so brought many lessons and experiences to my life. From LP4Y itself as an organization, I learned a lot about organization management. I learned that social organization is not only a charitable organization, but can also be a well organized professional organization. My experience in knowing LP4Y pedagogy, the organization structure, and many more opened my eyes to a new form of social organization; knowledge that will be very useful in my future. Apart from the organization itself, I am also very much inspired by the youths and volunteers, especially by their spirit. Through philosophy, I learned about Humans through the thoughts of many great thinkers. Through my encounters with the volunteers and youths, that of course come and go, many thoughts that I learned in classes came to life and even have names. Through them I understand better the Sartian notion of Freedom, or what Albert Camus meant by becoming the rebel, and of course many more. I also learned a lot about the human struggle in the face of suffering, and also I learned a lot about the human effort to create meaning to their life. But one of the most precious lessons that came to mind is that through getting involved with these wonderful women, I learned a lot about hope; Through their hard work and results, I learned that a better future is possible, no matter how far it may be. A better future might not be seen through the change of the global economic structure, or the whole world, but a better future can be seen through the lives of these youths and volunteers. Later, Inspired by their life and experiences, my undergraduate thesis will be my tribute to them. A tribute to celebrate hope for a better future. To the entrepreneurs, yes, you are now entrepreneurs of your own life now! Even so, I would like to take you back to the moment that you first came to this center. I see it this way: this is not just any moment, this moment is six months in the making. In those six months, five days a week, from morning until the afternoon, you spend your time and energy, working hard to go beyond yourselves, to go beyond what you have ever done. In those six months, you encounter failures but also success, highs and lows, new things that you discover, new knowledge that you’ve learned, all life lessons that will be very useful in your future jobs and life. Success is not made in one day! You cannot be successful just by flipping your hands. Remember the sign that welcomes you every time you enter this center: “To succeed, you have to take the stairs.” There is no easy, comfortable elevator to success. You have to walk your way up the stairs. You have to work your way through all the difficulties. It's hard, but not impossible! Today, you have gone up one level in the stairs of life. The stairs are still going to go far up to the unknown, but don't be afraid. It’s not impossible! You can do it! Because you have made it this far and you can do great things! I really hope for the best in your life, and once again, congratulations!

Mehebuda shares her vision of future in India when it comes to Youth! Mehebuba Khatun, Entrepreneur of GV West Bengal, India The national Youth day also known as Yoga Diwas is celebrated on 12th of January every year in India. The day marks the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda one of the popular philosophers and thinkers of the world. Dedicating a national day to Youth is a recognition of our contribution to Indian society. In my opinion Youth is important because as Youth we are the one bringing ideas, energy and motivation for the future. We are creative minds, we have confidence and we can bring solutions to problems. I want everyone in the society to have equal rights, everyone have the opportunity to study and no more child marriage. People need to understand that child marriage is a child legal crime, that time they were of school age. Being married too early physically and mentaly harm. We need time to grow, to learn and explore ourselves!

Tatianah shares about her mission in Delhi, and reflects on how daring is about believing in your dreams and challenge adversity! Tatianah LARIOL, Alliance Communication Team, Delhi, India 8,505 km away from France and 5,602 km away from India, I was born on the Red Island. My mother had me when she was 16 years old. Coming from a very modest family and facing many obstacles to (over)live every day, she had to fight to give me a future. After a few years, we were lucky enough to be able to settle in France. For several months we were homeless, our beginnings were paved with obstacles, but with willpower and determination we built a place for ourselves outside the precariousness. So I will always remember those who helped us to build ourselves. It's quite rare that I share my youth. There is still so much to tell but I'm not ready to share it yet, it's quite hard to put it in writing. After all, in adversity we mature very quickly and we develop a strength that drives us towards the life we aspire to. As a child I had to learn to answer all my questions very quickly so with the intention of ensuring a better future, I shaped my Life Project Plan through 3 axes: Investing 100% in my education. Certifications are not a reflection of a person's worth but in France it is a great security and a passport to employment for people with similar backgrounds to mine, Enrich myself as much as possible with experience. Professional experiences to acquire technical and transversal skills, associative experiences to get involved in causes that are dear to me, and cultural experiences to develop my sense of creativity and self-improvement, GIVE BACK. Giving back the chance I had, humbly sharing my advice and being a Catalyst of change. In 2021, I joined LP4Y to give back. I wanted to be part of the movement and help people of my generation to follow their dreams! Sangam Vihar's centre is located south of the ( big ) city of Delhi. When I started my mission, I had a strange feeling because India reminded me so much of Madagascar. I felt like I was stepping back in time: I felt like I was returning home as a foreigner and sharing the experiences of the young people accompanied by LP4Y. On a daily basis, our centre can welcome about thirty young adults. They are accompanied by their coaches Pauline and Xavier towards a decent and sustainable professional and social integration. In addition to the coaches, the young adults can build projects with the other Catalysts present in their centre. Therefore, we have the opportunity to collaborate throughout our mission with these Entrepreneurs through workshops organised around different themes related to employability and personal development. As a Catalyst I am part of the Communication and Studio team. With my two colleagues Laetitia and Christelle, I am in charge of the website, social media and the creation of communication materials. Our role is to convey a dynamic and professional image of LP4Y to the general public, financial partners, the press and members of the LP4Y Alliance. In different projects designed with the young adults, we were able to put together a communication team. For example, on the occasion of the World Day for Decent Work we organised a job fair with professionals at the centre and a group was in charge of the promotion of the event, as well as the signage. The transfer of knowledge was not an easy task, on the one hand, because teaching is not for everyone and, on the other hand, because most of the young adults in training were new to the subject. In the end, we always reached a compromise and the results were beautiful! (ps: follow @train4changedelhi on Instagram) The young adults of Sangam Vihar slum are very inspiring! They dare to dream outside the contours of the society they grew up in. They do not restrict their dreams to the preconceptions that are dictated to them. They are full of hope and will. They know where they want to go: that is the essence of coaching! Finally, I hope that this LP4Y Story can be useful to those who feel alone in their adversity: you are not. There are many of us. Together by sharing, encouraging and inspiring each other we will build a better future. Are we what our past has made us? Yes. However, we can choose to feel sorry for ourselves or make it a strength. Anything is possible if you give yourself the means to dream and act to make your dreams come true. __ Thank you very much Albane for everything ;) Thank you Asha, Komal & Tejaswini for the pictures! Thank you to my dear Sangam Vihar & PaharGanj co-Catalysts (Delhi team / colleagues / flatmates / friends / new family).

Let Soni Magar explain to you how to involve yourself and your team into Solidarities Actions on your Community! With the partner Goyal Group, Youth from the LPC Sinamangal could deliver food to more than 100 families! Soni Magar, 22 yo, Management step Life Project Center Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal My name is Soni Magar. I live in Shantinagar in Kathmandu (Nepal). I arrived in LP4Y in december 2019. After LP4Y I want to join a barista class. There are 10 members in my family : 5 sisters, 2 brothers, my mother, my father and me. Now my family situation is quite complicated. We have trouble regarding food and money, especially to pay the rent of the house. This is my testimony about distributing food to the community. We, LP4Y Team, participated in a food distribution to the people as volunteers and I was part of it. First, we made a list of those who weren’t getting food because we got to know that many people were concerned. Then, I went to the ward (Kathmandu is divided into 32 wards which are administrative sections), and asked for information from the leader of the ward. Then he replied that they had already distributed food so after that I didn’t go back there. While we were making a list again, we met the Urjasil Youth Club (a social club in the community). They asked us “Why are you making a list?” We explained everything. Then, they asked us to get involved in this work. One of our coaches attended a small meeting for everyone and agreed with that decision. Then, together we started to make another list and focus on disabled, pregnant women and widows. Finally we get a list of 110 families. The main leader who invested the money to buy food is Mr. Chirag. On Tuesday, 19th of May 2020 we started to distribute food following this list. While distributing, one little problem happened because the community didn’t know we made a second survey focusing on the disable people. So, during the distribution they keep asking this question : of misunderstanding and people from the community told us bad things about LP4Y and about the Urjasil Youth Club. People didn’t understand the survey and during the distribution time they asked the question “Why don't all people receive food?”. We explained the situation. Some people understood and helped us to explain to others who didn’t. A local political man helped us a lot. At the end 103 families got food. The food distribution was difficult but I liked to conduct this survey and to learn about the situation of the members of the community. l knew how much people were facing those problems.. And distributing the food with coaches and friends made me learn new things about the situation of different people in the community and new experiences like how to do a survey. Our team also became more united, it was a really great time of teamwork ! The difficulty was when we went to distribute food and that community people misunderstood. I like the most participating in team work. I discovered about myself that I am able to solve problems. I felt good and I am proud of my team. Chirag Goyal Executive director of Goyal Group “I was told about LP4Y and their volunteers by a friend of mine so I contacted them to coordinate regarding relief work they have been doing around town. The experience of working with them was amazing, they are a bunch of young and energetic individuals who love to interact with the locals and try to figure out their situation and help them accordingly. They were inquisitive in knowing and were trying to understand the locals to help them out. The experience of working with them was really nice with the research and distribution of food. The Youth identified the real needy ones in the slum areas. Special mention to Jeanne Allard and Valentine Lévy, the volunteers who have been coordinating and documenting all details about the relief work and food distribution done to make sure that it can be coordinated and information can be shared with ward offices around town to avoid duplication and confusion in the future and also helping us with the distribution in different areas. Also, I would like to give a special mention on how they are coaching the youth of Nepal to become the future leaders by letting them take the initiative of local management and data analysis of locals. One of the youth named Soni Magar did an amazing job with filtering the actual families in need from a huge list so that food could be given to the people who require it the most. I am sure these girls will become leaders in their respective areas in the future and work for the development of the society individually. Youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. Wishing the team all the luck in their future endeavors.” About the Goyal Group : http://www.goyalgroupnepal.com/about.php#whoWeAre The Goyal Group is a Nepali company operating in 4 sectors - banking & finance, construction, real estate and heavy equipment.

Chloé Hunault, 32 yo, Coach since February 2020 Rangoon, Myanmar “As soon as I arrived here, I felt that Myanmar is a special country. And I notice a little more every day that its population is just as extraordinary. In this country where one person out of four live below the poverty line, many NGOs are present. So when I joined the Mobilization Task Force, I imagined that I would be able to help and promote the influence of LP4Y. But I didn't expect the incredible solidarity of the Burmese people! The slums didn't wait for the arrival of the NGOs to organize themselves to help each other. When the virus arrived, it was therefore natural that they supported each other and I realized that my youths didn't need to join a task force to mobilize.They are already very involved in their community life thanks to an organization called Hlaing Thar Yar Youth Network which sensibilizes them and organizes their volunteering. The Youth, by thinking of helping them, are once again proving to me that together we can... Nwe Ni Win, one of these citizens, wrote a letter to her community, as we could write to our grandmother to give her some news in a complicated period” New Ni Win, 19 years old, Management step My Dear Community, You're going through a crisis you weren't ready to face. I'm scared for you. You're my family, you introduced me to friends, you've given me a good time with my neighbors who know how to be present in bad times. You opened the doors of your university to me, which is now closed. I feel sad for you. You wear a mask, you keep a social distance, I remain strong for you. NGOs are mobilizing for you, I wanted to help you as you help me every day since I was little. I take your temperature, I go to the markets to explain good practices, I make sure you have enough to eat. I had to adapt too, as you I didn't know about this virus, I learned to speak in public, to be more confident, and to become a good and responsible citizen. You told me to stay home and I did. You tell me to keep my hopes up and I believe it. I am exhausted, helping you requires a lot of energy, but I need to keep in touch with you. More than ever, alone I can't, but together we can.

Aarti Nimalkar, 23 yo, Batch 2 Green Village Raipur, India Aarti, a Star of the GV Raipur, shares with us her experience as a volunteer for the Home2Home project, an initiative led by LP4Y GV Raipur in partnership with Integrated Volunteer Network in India (IVN) to implement a volunteering program. 10 Stars are part of it and aim to raise awareness about Covid-19, to be a link to families in their communities and if necessary to facilitate the communication & coordination for emergency support. I am Aarti Nimalkar from Dongargarh. I live in Bhaisra. I have joined the Home2Home project to help the people and neighbours and families in need because I like social work. Home2Home project was doing volunteer work for Covid-19 : to share knowledge about how to be safe and protect others, and more important to help everyone who needs ration, & share knowledge by documents and from explanations from volunteers etc. What I like in the project is helping each needed person however we can. I learned how to help everyone who wants or needs our help in future situations.

Margaux Mortureux, 28, Coach, Life Project Center Hossenpur, Kolkata, India Even if the period is difficult for everybody, the lockdown allowed to get closer to our neighbors. We discovered great people, helping neighbors and who knows, new friends ? We would like to introduce you to the neighborhood of Hossenpur and the amazing people we met ! Our center is in a quiet area where flowers, yellow taxis and colorful houses mix. We hear birds, vegetables street salers and the buffalos walking. Around us, there are many shop keepers, workers, salers with who we have forged links. Come with us for Hossenpur visit ! When you leave the center, you come across Prabir, our favorite shop keeper ! Always smiling, he took care of us during the lockdown. He helped us to repair a window, to find gas and our turn, we helped him to save his ice creams after a power outage. If we need a translater, we know we can count on him. For Elodie, it’s a pleasure to tell him her few words learning in Bengali and teach him how to say « bonjour, ça va ? » ! Let’s continue in the main road of Hossenpur to meet Ajit ! He sells vegetables everyday and accepted to deliver us some of them one time per week. We just need to send him our list and the next day we receive a fresh delivery of good vegetables ! Lucky we are ! Annelise, who learns Hindi, speaks with him and practices the food vocabulary (now, she knows all the Hindi names of vegetables) ! If we need something, we also know that he can help us. During a crisis period, it is very important to feel good in an area and to have support from neighbors. In front of Ajit, if you want to take a break, you can drink a delicious chaï. Shy, smiling, laughing… she is our ray of sunshine ! For Margaux, it is like a ritual. She does shopping, then she orders « ek chaï ! » and can sit during one hour to watch life come alive on the street. At the beginning, she was too shy to take a picture but when she saw all her friends and all the smiles, she laughed so much and finally accept to do it. Few meters after, you can buy fruits with Pabitra. He looks teasing and he readily responds to our « Namaskar ! » that we scream in the middle of the street. Bananas, papayas, coconut, mango… he wants to sell us everything and is amused to negociate with Rachel thanks to whom he discovered the Lebanese money. Now, when we see him, he proudly shows us the note she gave him ! A little further, our hero : Gitendra ! Why a hero ? Because he searches around the city to find us toilet paper during the lockdown, which is rare in India ! For French volunteers like us, I think it was the thing we were most afraid of missing ! Gitendra is also the only one to sell chocolate in the street, the second thing we need the most in recent months. Just after Gitendra’s shop, always in the main road, there is Nikhil. When we want to eat good papayas and juicy mangoes, we can count on our second favorite fruit seller. He treats the fruits with remarkable sweetness, he takes the time to choose them well and to place them calmly in our bags. His stall is always tidy, we often want to buy everything from him ! Finally, when it’s time to go back at home, few minutes after arriving, we hear the doorbell ring : it’s Sanjay ! « Hello Sanjay, how are you ? we missed you ! » - « Yes, yes… How many empty bottles ? ». Sanjay is our water seller and deliver. During the lockdown, he came 2 or 3 times per week, by bicycle, with many 20 liters water jars. He doesn’t speak a lot but he become more and more relaxed (thanks to Elodie’s jokes !). This is funny because if we didn’t live the lockdown, maybe we would never be so close to them. Now, we really feel integrated into the neighborhood and we can really say that we are at home !

The Youth of the GV Kathmandu are answering to the question: How deep are you involved with your family? Menuka Baral, 20yo - Sita Kalikote 25yo - Bina BK 20yo Sabitri Basnet 20yo - Ganita Pariyar 20yo Management Step, Batch 1, Green Village Kathmandu, Nepal Menuka Baral The environment between me and my family is good. We work together. We share news about Covid-19 and anything else. Due to lockdown, I got a chance to spend more time with my family so all of us are happy. When I was in Pokhara we used to get a chance to meet each other once a year but we called and messaged and shared how our days are going on. So my family supports me in taking any decision and gives feedback to my mistakes. My family accepts my bad habits and failure as well as they motivate me to move on. Ganita Pariyar The environment of my family is very good, I live far from my family but I talk to my family every day on the phone. My mom always shares her thoughts with me and I do also. They always motivate me, they care for me a lot and they give me very beautiful moments in life when I meet them once a year...! Sita Kalikote The environment between me and my family is good. They have created the environment in such a way that I can share my feelings, thoughts, ideas, etc. My parents always motivate me when I get a failure or make mistakes. They care for me too. They have given me a very beautiful life. Bina BK The environment between me and my family is very good : we share each other's thoughts and anything at night. We watch the news on tv together. I can't stay without sharing my feelings and my thoughts to my mother. She always motivates us and cares for us. If anyone in our family has an idea for anything we share and make decisions. Sabitri Basnet Speaking on my behalf, the environment between me and my family is very admirable. We have four members in my family, my brother, my sister, my mother and me. Usually we communicate, share information about news, Covid-19, funny jokes etc and we listen to each other. My mother always gives us advice about career and life. She shares her struggle stories which helps us to be more responsible and to bring socialism into society.

Abrar Hassan, 25 yo, Star, Life Project Center PaharGanj, New Delhi Hello, my name is Abrar Hassan. I grew up in a village called Ahmedabad which is at the west of India in the state of Gujarat, with all my family. When I turned 7, my grandmother took me with her to Mumbai to live with some relatives and we stayed there for 2 years. After this period we came back to the village and I had to live with my uncle and aunty. I stayed there 2 years being tortured by my uncle. In 2007 I decided to leave and go to Rajasthan, I traveled there for some time but I needed to find a job so I came back to my family in the village. When I returned there I felt that there was a lot of tension… At this time my way to escape was to start drinking alcohol and smoking drugs in secret. I got arrested in 2010 and the police sent me back to Gujarat near my uncle, I went there for a short time just before leaving for Bihar and finally got into a train for Delhi. I lived in New Delhi Railway Station for quite some time. To earn some money during the day I was a waste worker. During this period I started again to use drugs and to drink alcohol. After 5 years, when I was 20 years old, I heard about LP4Y. At first I was nervous because I never went to school and I didn’t have any educational background. I followed the LP4Y program for 2 or 3 months but after I had a big accident that put me into a coma and paralized the right half side of my body. I stayed in the hospital for one and a half years. After my recovery I decided to join LP4Y again and finish my PTE, because I knew that it was a good opportunity for me. In LP4Y I learned English, a little bit of computer and business class and, the most important thing, I learned how to control my emotions and many other things. At the end of the program I found a job as a salesman. It had been more than 13 years that I didn’t meet with my family because I couldn’t find any good reasons to go back. But due to the Covid-19, I thought that family is one of the most important things so I took the decision to go back and see them. My sister got married and has 2 beautiful children, so I met for the first time my 2 nephews and my niece. I met again also with my brother and my parents, and we are now all very happy to be back together.

Overview of the life of the Youth, the Community and the Catalysts of Sangam Vihar, Delhi. How do they adapt to the special life conditions of the lockdown. Tarik Toudert, 24, Coach, Laetitia Hra, 26, PL Partnership, Salomé Jacqui, 25, Coach, Clémence Laulan, 30, PL MEI, Sangam Vihar, Delhi, India Sonu, Shopkeeper, Delhi, India Rajesh, Chemist (Pharmacy owner), Delhi, India, Soni Khan, 20, Autonomy step, Khazana 2, Sangam Vihar, Delhi, India Boby Khan, 20, Responsibility step, Khazana 1, Sangam Vihar, Delhi, India