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Sagar SAHU (Sagar Sahu, 24 yo, ECO Group company): one of the most stable Youth, since one year and a half working with one of our most important partner in Raipur, Gurteg SINGH. He is 24 years old and works in Sales and Marketing at Sleepwell in Raipur. "Before starting LP4Y I was working in horticulture nursery as a gardener and also was taking skill development training. During the training, coaches from LP4Y came to our center and described about LP4Y. I decided to join. I will always remember my first day at LP4Y. I couldn't understand anything, but day by day I improved a lot. I achieved one of my dreams. I learnt a lot of things, not only English and Computer skills but also professionalism, management, and human skills. Now I would be able to handle all types of challenges. Because I know that I can find solutions from challenges. I was production manager in ECO Group. I learnt how to do our work by schedule in short period and do step by step. What I must like in GV pedagogy is that all coaches encouraged and motivated me every day. They are inspiring to me and now I will do everything in my life with confidence."

Rohit Gupta, 20 years old, Management Step, Howrah Program 2, LPC Howrah, Kolkata, India My name is Rohit Gupta, I am 20 years old, I am a HP2 member in LPC Howrah, I am in Management step and I was part of the first 3 youth to join the team in June 2019! My dream job is actually to give job. During this lockdown time, I do social work. My family has a little restaurant shop. I give food outside and I am very happy to do this kind of work. One day we gave food to maximum 200 people at the same time ! We distribute the food 5 times per week, this is to help our area and the people living close to my house. My team of friends is collecting all the money for food purchase : 300kg of rice, 200kg of potato and 25kg of dal and we pack it and distribute it after. My family is also involved and helps me and sometimes I even try to ask LP4Y Youth in this kind of work ! To prepare all this, I can stay at home for two days only to cook ! Otherwise, when I have free time I clean my little garden, I play some games and I talk to my friend. My request is : please everybody stay home and stay safe, without a good reason don’t go outside ! Thank you !

- Pathan Project [43min] - French - English Subtitles. THE PATHAN PROJECT is the story of four friends who explored the remote (and recently opened) valleys of Pakistan, places where few to no westerners have ever set foot! https://youtu.be/jCjGFiftth0 The “Petit plus” : a nice team of fellows, with a particular sense of humour. Nice complicity with the Pakistani holders who follow them.Amazing film directing and landscape as well. - The seawolf [43min] - English Described as a “cold water nonsense” movie. Beautiful pictures of the sea and the dance of the surfboard on the waves. https://vimeo.com/401439898?fbclid=IwAR3NbHdUGjHGccbsNiViCoxGoYSc2PmLs5_1YYCRKCugcxfZqICOzhyqEh4 The “Petit Plus” : The soudtracks !! New jazzy vibes along the swell and the waves. - RISE [13min] - English To The North Face’s Jacopo Larcher, Northern Italy’s ‘Tribe’ represents not only his longest and most demanding project to date, but a six-year evolution from trad newcomer to one of the most versatile and accomplished climbers in the world. And yet, despite opening this 30-metre punisher – a line hidden in the woodlands of Cadarese and that is argued to be the hardest single-pitch climb on Earth https://youtu.be/VTbWfPmsfg8 The “Petit Plus” : Short film to watch to take a break during your day or for breakfast ! - The Last Honey Hunter [35min] - English https://vimeo.com/201695311 In the steep mountain jungles of Nepal’s Hongu river valley, members of the isolated Kulung culture have risked their lives for generations scaling dangerous cliffs to collect a wild and toxic honey. Deep and dark, the film glides through a misty world of forest spirits, dreams, and woodsmoke to share the story of the leader of the harvest and his final journey. The “Petit Plus” : Breathtaking portraits and extra-ordinary testimonies ! - Flying Frenchies, Surf the line [60min] - French è English Subtitles Have you ever dreamed of surfing in the sky? To experience this ultimate sensation of freedom and limitless movement? The Flying Frenchies did it! Surf the Line is an immersive documentary that tells the behind the scenes story of a wild and crazy project, which required two years of preparation, complex calculations, the creation of a kilometer-long cable and a custom surfboard to the delight of our imagination! In order to live this extraordinary adventure, it was necessary to overcome the most difficult tests of life, self doubt, and engage in deep reflection. Extreme sports, buffoonery, genuine inventions and a lifestyle close to nature: plunge into the extreme and bohemian universe of the Flying Frenchies ! https://youtu.be/RT7mwbFwIvU The “Petit Plus” : The craziness and the virtuosity of these “circaciens” will definitely make you addicted to their adventure ! - Dug out [52 min] - English - French Subtitles The film covers the two month trip, documenting their time in the Huaorani community as they built a dugout canoe, then the journey downstream through Ecuador's Yasuni region - one of the most biodiverse areas of the world. To see the movie, follow the following steps : 1. Connect to your VIMEO account, or create one.Connectez-vous à votre compte Vimeo (ou créer un compte si vous n’en avez pas, c’est obligatoire pour visionner mais c’est gratuit) 2 . Click on the link and click on “Buy it”/ You can then add the discount code : DUGOUTFREE https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dugout/245698281 The “Petit Plus” : English sense of humor! - ZABARDAST [54 min] - French - English Subtitles The intimate travel diary of an incredible Freeride expedition into the heart of the Karakoram range. The search for one of the most beautiful mountains to ski on the planet, standing at 5880m. An adventure so remote, so high, so committed that no mistakes were allowed. During five weeks, the crew pushed deeper and deeper inside Pakistan, with a 150 km loop in complete autonomy, pulling sleds filled with food, tents and solar panels across gigantic glaciers. As far from home as one can get. A meeting point of Freeriding and Mountaineering. A true adventure. https://youtu.be/AkigzUFr3ys - Liv along the way [22min] - English Since she first summited Mont Blanc as a teen, Liv Sansoz knew she would make her life in the mountains. She was twice crowned World Champion in sport climbing, and eventually expanded her professional horizons to mixed climbing, ski mountaineering, and base jumping. In 2017, at 40 years old, Liv set out from her base in Chamonix, France to attempt to climb all 82 4000m peaks in the European Alps in a single year. As she’s learned several times throughout her life, things don’t always go as planned. https://youtu.be/ny18Pv_acpc The “Petit plus” : Very inspiring testimony showing us that body is not even a limit ! - Rêves d'himalaya [12min] - French - English Subtitles The Great Himalaya Trail and its 90,000 meters of positive altitude difference: "I wanted to cross Nepal by one of its highest and hardest tracks: the Great Himalaya Trail, and show the other side of the story, its fauna, flora but also its nomadic and semi-nomadic populations. The cold, the altitude, the lack of food, the difficulty of supply make it one of the most preserved places in the world but one of the most hostile. The nature is authentic, wild. On the program then, not far from 2000 km, 90 000 meters of positive altitude difference by bike and on foot because you don't cross peaks at more than 5000 meters with the bike on your back with ease, at least not me..." https://youtu.be/7Xv5lwkdvus The “Petit plus” : Short film to watch to take a break during your day or for breakfast ! - KAMTCHATKA,la chevauchée sauvage [52min] - French Du début de l’été à l’automne, les deux aventuriers, Themo Anargyros et Julien Mavier, voyageront à cheval, emportant avec eux près de 200 kilos de matériel pour vivre en autonomie. Ils espèrent rejoindre la rivière Itcha, particulièrement chargée en saumons, pour observer et filmer des ours bruns sauvages. Au cours de leur périple, ils rencontrent des chasseurs, des éleveurs de rennes, des pêcheurs qui vont leur permettre d’en apprendre davantage sur les ours et sur la vie au Kamchatka. https://vimeo.com/369304547 The “Petit PLus” : La relation d’amitié avec les éleveurs de rennes et leur guide russe, très touchante ! - BOMB’HÉROS, l’Amérique du Sud à Vélo [50 min] - French " Bomb’Heros, c’est le défi que se lancent Maelle et Pierrick : explorer l’Amérique du Sud à vélo en s’imprégnant de la force de ces hommes et de ces femmes engagés qui portent secours au quotidien, les bomberos (pompiers en espagnol). https://vimeo.com/user83629679/review/398850093/4bde45fd3b - Metrophobia [32min] - French - English Subtitles https://vimeo.com/402717554?fbclid=IwAR0gi4GeBKXJrjlIILxpRq43xpHremgEWIkWbuCg7LbB6odffFjpNrB3-R0 One photo… Far away, a colossal wall looms on the horizon. The west face of the Tommelfinger. Why has such a huge wall never been climbed ? Fueled by curiosity, a French-Swiss team embarks on a 170 km journey through the Greenland fjords to go investigate. With little information, only at the foot of the mountain do they discover the 2000m face guarded by an ugly looking serac. Isolated, they trust their instincts and start climbing…

Catalysts of the Life Project Center Howrah in Kolkata, India Raphaëlle De Truchis 27 Years old, Communication & Fundraising Team Hello! I am passionate about human interactions, easily give compliments and love spending time with wise & crazy persons. I am not that much into social media so this is the first time I have followers (thank yooou). I am part of LP4Y big team since 1 year ½ and a happy member of the Communication Fundraising and Partnership Team! - If I was a colour : Orange - warm and powerful, soft and luminous - If I was a book : L’Oracle Della Luna, Frédéric Lenoir - a novel of adventure, discovery and loooove - If I was a song : FREEEEE (like a river), Stevie Wonder - If I was a famous person : Laura Baptiste - If I was an animal : lioness - If I was a type of dance : contemporary - If I was an instrument : a saxophone, with a lot of tones, can be played alone or in band - If I was a fruit : mango (to be eaten with hands) - If I was an element : fire inside, air outside - If I was a season : spring! (only thinking of it, I am more joyful) - If I was one of the 5th sense : look. or touch. - If I was one of the 8th pillars of joy : perspective (shit, this is only the first one!) - If I was one pillar of LP4Y : guide - If I was a moment during the day : whatever the hour, breakfast! Quitterie Campagne 23 Years old, Y4CN coordinator Y4CN is a network of about 40 international organisations all working in favor of the professional and social inclusion of excluded young adults… And my name is Quitterie, I am 23 and I am the coordinator of this powerful (objectively) network gathering many beautiful projects. - If I was a colour : Yellow (sunny yellow) - If I was a book : L'équilibre du Monde, Robinson Mistry (trying to figure out the correct balance always) - If I was a song : Beautiful Emilie, Keziah Jones - If I was a famous person : I wouldn’t like to be famous :) - If I was an animal : Squirrel (small and… clever) - If I was a type of dance : Stomping #techno - If I was an instrument : Piano (until I had to learn the “solfège”) - If I was a fruit : Pomegranate (just like it) - If I was an element : Water (still trying to figure out the correct balance…) - If I was a season : Spring (balance between flowers and sun?) - If I was a part of the LP4Y Pedagogy : Guidance - If I was one of the 5th sense : for those who know me, of course, touch (lol) - I would rather say sight - If I was one of the 8th pillar of joy : Humor - If I was one pillar of LP4Y : Partnership, always talking (too much) with everybody… #network - If I was a moment during the day : Morning sleeeeep ! Anna Arsene 22 Years old, Coach Howrah Program 1 My name is Anna Arsène, I am 22 years old, I live in Howrah, I have 6 members in my family (my father, my mother, my older sister and my two younger brothers), I am coach in Howrah Program 1. If there is one thing defining me is my capacity to always, I mean ALWAYS have hope, in any circumstance :) And as you will realize down bellow, I really like talking ;) - If I was a colour : Hard to choose. I guess yellow, or pink, or turquoise. What would give a mix of those three ? - If I was a book : Tom Sawyer I think, I can’t remember it that well but this is one of my best memories of book :) - If I was a song : Hard question again ! Maybe Ecclipse by BILLX if we are talking techno. But Schubert if we are talking classical. And Avenged Sevenfold, A little piece of heaven for the heavy metal part. Bruxelles Vie from DAMSO in the rap area ;) After that, how can you choose between the bread and the cheese, you just eat them together right ? - If I was a famous person : me one day ;) - If I was a type of dance : jumpstyle (oui oui ça existe !) - If I was an instrument : le piano, 10 years of it and it never gets old ! - If I was a fruit : Is carrot a fruit ? - If I was an element : water (I don’t drink it but I do love swimming) - If I was a season : the 4 seasons pizza. In real I don’t know ! Winter (for Christmas, the freezing mornings and hot chocolates) or spring (when everything seems possible and you feel like a bud ready to flourish) - If I was one of the 8th pillar of joy : Gratitude. Thank you meditation practice, now I’m a pro ! - If I was one of the 5th sense : Hearing, I can’t stand the idea of living without music. And if you close your eyes and just listen, everything kind of gets heightened ;) - If I was one pillar of LP4Y : Learn, with a slight preference for beginners I must admit - If I was a moment during the day : The morning. Full of hope for the day, the perfect moment when nothing is done and everything is to do Johanna Deloumeaux 24 years old, Project Manager Digital Johanna, 24 years old, catalyst from the great flatshare in Howrah, Calcutta (India) and digital leader in LP4Y. Love sharing moment with friends and family, watching series, playing games (unbeatable in UNO) , eating a lot (gluttony let me pleaseee) and express my creativity by making abstract painting. - If I was a colour : Yellow, a bright and joyful color - If I was a book : Burned Alive, Souad => A touching biography about the revival of a young Palestinian - If I was a song : Yaara - Sharry Mann - my indian song of the moment - If I was an animal : 🦋 just three symbolic words : Fly, Light, Evolution - If I was a type of dance : Bachata - Loving latina culture - If I was an instrument : Saxo 🎷 - This melody brings me far - If I was a fruit : Papayaaa YOU’RE ALREADY KNOW, BUT I have many other favorite fruits, it depends of season (Orange Melon, Mango, Passion fruit) - If I was an element : Sun - Because “shine bright like a diamond” 🎶 - If I was a season : Spring - Perfect weather : A sun with a light breeze - If I was one of the 5th sense : Toucher - I’m very curious about the texture of everything - If I was one pillar of LP4Y : Guidance Focus Personal development - If I was one of the 8th pillar of joy : Acceptation or Gratitude - I have always been grateful about all blessings that I had - If I was a moment during the day : Night - Because you can see stars Jeanne Crepelle 25 years old, India Coordinator My name is Jeanne, I’m 25, and I live in Howrah, Calcutta. Before being coordinator India for Lp4y, I was coach in Kathmandu and Manila. Working in team with and for excluded Youth with other Catalysts is kind of my dream job. I have to admit that the mission is easier when there is no Covid 19, even if this global crisis brings new challenges that we try to face all together! - If I was a colour : Yellow (as the sun, to bring heat, joy and colour in life) - If I was a book : The City of Joy, Dominique Lapierre (ok, to be honest, I only read the first 54 pages but give me some time, I am already passionate about this incredible story of people living in Calcutta.) - If I was a song : Résiste, France Gall. No need to comment. - If I was a famous person : Nelson Mandela or Don Bosco, not in the same way but 2 great and inspiring persons to me. - If I was an animal : a turtle, a colibri or a shetland, hard to choose (take your time in life to enjoy every moment, do your best to contribute to the global action, be the cutest animal ever) - If I was a type of dance : I don’t like dancing but I love watching classical for its grace. - If I was an instrument : Piano - I’m (unfortunately) not able to play but it sounds the best to me and brings me to nice family memories. - If I was a fruit : If only cookie dough were a fruit… Ok, I’ll say mangoooo (shake) then. - If I was an element : Water (ice or tsunami, I’m not sure about it) - If I was a season : Summer (family, friends, beach, sun and fun: definitely the best) - If I was one of the 5th sense : The taste - I love eating food so much - If I was one of the 8th pillar of joy : Perspective or gratitude, for the importance of being able to change our way of seeing the things and the world (as much as possible in a positive way) and for being able to say thank you for everything, all the time. - If I was one pillar of LP4Y : Partnership (in terms of ecosystem). Creating links between everyone makes us stronger and allows us to further #togetherwecan - If I was a moment during the day : At night, when I’m in my bed and I think about the 3 best moments of my day. Or, during the night, each time I wake up and I count how many hours I can still sleep until I get up. - If I was a quote: “Life is an adventure, dare it”, Mother Teresa. - If I was a landscape: A sunset on the beach, in the Philippines or in Boulogne-sur-mer, whatever, it’s almost the same.

Saraswati Soren, 26yo, Management Step, Green Village Kathmandu, Nepal See the answer of Mary Joyce Parco, 22 years old, Responsibility Step, Fashion 4 Youth program, Payatas, Manila, Philippines >> here See the answer of Khin Pa Pa Myo, 22yo, Management Step, Cotton 4 You program, her sister Khin Tazin Aye, 20yo, Responsibility Step, Myanmade program and their grandmother Daw Bo Ma, 73yo - LPC Hlaing Thar Yar, Myanmar >> here

Madelyn Bolon, 22 yo, Management step, PayataSport, LPC Payatas, Manila, Philippines Hello everyone, My name is Madelyn Bolon. I am 22 years old and I have one child. I arrived in LP4Y on December 10,2019 and now I am in Responsibility step. I learned a lot in LP4Y, like: how to use a computer, Excel, how to speak in English, how to budget money, how to communicate to others, team spirit, sports trainings and how to motivate myself. Thank you LP4Y for helping all the Youth, to motivate us to be part of your Foundation.  Thank you so much to all Coaches, Catalysts and all every part of your Foundation. The next challenges in our team are to motivate all the children in Payatas to go and to participate to all our sports trainings. My message to all Youth like me: it is not the end of your dream if you have been a teenage mom or if you stopped schooling. LP4Y helps 18 to 24 years old people to have a decent job by giving a 9 months professional training. So what can you do? Come on and join us.   Thank you.

The Youth of the LPC in Kathmandu, Nepal answer the question : What is happiness for me ? Soni Magar 22yo, Management Step Rojina Tamang, 17yo, Entrepreneur Step Sabita Rai, 20yo, Responsibility Step Mamita Rai, 21yo, Management Step Kushum Tamang, 19yo, Responsibility Step Manika Rai, 20yo, Management Step

Romain Mailliu - 24 - Coach Source of life Cilincing - Jakarta - Indonesia Meet Romain, a coach of Source of Life in Jakarta, who answers a few question (and give some advice!) to figure how does he live this special time out! See the interview of Sixtine, Coach of Hear Us Cafe program in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines >>here

Jemma Rich Forcadilla, 20 yo, Management step, PayataSport, LPC Payatas, Manila, Philippines In the picture, you can see the quarantine pass. Every family has one quarantine pass to go outside to buy what is needed. Example: buying food, medicine, etc. There is also the schedule of the time that you are allowed to go outside. If you are not following it, they have the right to get you and to bring you to the barangay for disciplinary action. Look at the small market of Golden Shower. They have the line “one-meter distance” for each person. If you are going to buy, you have to stay one meter away from the other customers. They do not allow you to go outside if you do not have a reason. You can see the way to go on our main road but they made a barrier, every road they put barriers. Finally, there are the volunteers who watch out when people come in and out. They are also the ones who ask you questions to know where you are going.

Glydel Ignacio, 20 yo, Autonomy Step PayataSport program, LPC Payatas, Manila, Philippines Lockdown The sun is raised up and down the day started to laugh. But the world is in the rush to protect and save one’s life. So the only thing we must do is to stay at home and keep us safe too. As the lockdown is on-going, my family is doing fine every day. We do our household chores after breakfast: washing dishes, cleaning, etc. During that time, my youngest sister is reading to practice her English pronunciations and grammar. After doing our tasks, we dance Zumba outside of the house. It becomes our bonding every day. In the afternoon, we gather on the balcony to do our own stuff. My grandmother is sleeping because there is fresh air outside, my cousin and my sister are dancing and the others are playing sungka !

Angelina Vitales, 19 yo, Autonomy Step, PayataSport program, LPC Payatas, Manila, Philippines NAME OF THE PERSON I INTERVIEWED Janice M. Lecanda (neighbor) Angelica: What are the differences with before the lockdown and when did it begin? Janice: Before the lockdown, everything was normal. The children enjoyed playing outside without worrying. The people who had work were happy, because they work straightly, and the day they have a salary they are happy. They will buy all the things that they need every day. But when the lockdown began, all the things changed: all the people have no work, that is why they do not have money for their everyday needs. When they go outside, they are all wearing a mask and they need a quarantine pass. Finally, when you go outside there are no happy children playing because they are worrying about the virus. Angelica: What did you do to be safe? Janice: What I did to be safe is to not go outside without wearing a mask, always wash my hands and never go outside with no good reason. Angelica: What are the most troubling changes since the lockdown began? Janice: All the people have a problem because we do not know where to find money for our needs as we do not have work since the lockdown. When you go outside, you can see that all the people are wearing a mask to be safe and to protect from the virus. Some others are staying at home to be safe. That is all.

Angelina Tarrago, 21 yo, Management Step PayataSport, LPC Payatas, Manila, Philippines