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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

Khusbu Sonkar, Entrepreneur from TOTO program LPC Chelta (before Hossenpur), Kolkata, India My name is Khusbu Sonkar, I live in Kalighat, an area in Kolkata. Today, I would like to tell you about initiative of my family to help neighbors during the crisis. When the curfew started, I realize quickly that we will have many problems to manage money for food. After 3 days of lockdown, I saw there is no food around us and it upsets my values. I waited for help from someone but nothing happened. I decided to talk to my mother about it and she offered to give food every Saturday ! My mother let us bring the food material (which was very expensive) and with my family, we made food together. Quickly we though « how can we help people without money ? ». My mother runs her own shop to collect savings from the money she earns and gave me 80 000 INR. I added 4000 INR from my savings and now we can cook and distribute food. All my family is happy of this initative and I feel proud of my mom.

Govindha Das, 24 years old, Working in Decathlon, LPC Chelta (before Hossenpur), Kolkata, India “Difficult Roads often lead To beautiful Destination” When I was a child… Around my 5 years old, January the 16 th 2001, I was welcomed by Les Galopins de Calcutta from Howrah Station. It became my new home. I took a long time to start learning in school but I managed to catch up. I studied until class 9 in a boarding school (Saint Anthony School) but I was directed at the end of 2010 to the parallel cycle. Indeed, the normal cycle became too difficult for me. In April 2011, I passed my exams and obtained my class 10 diploma. It was a success for me! I never was an enthusiast but I knew that studies are important to me. Then, I studied my class 11 and passed three of the five subjects required. When I left my home… My life was not the same as before as I decided to leave home (Les Galopins de Calcutta). I hung out with bad company and was struggling for my life, without job, without place to stay. I struggled during 2 years. I decided to ask my aunt Fabienne for help. She helped me out with some allowance and I started to study again but life was not easy like before. I decided to manage it and take the full opportunity to build myself as entrepreneur. I completed my class 12 which was a great success for me! When I met LP4Y… In November 2015, my aunt directed me to LP4Y. I have went through the pedagogy of LP4Y before joining and I was very much interested to join the LPC. I met Audrey and Constance, the 2 coaches, it was great and I felt lucky to join the center. It was a new center so there was a lot of work to do and many things to learn inside. I always wanted to gain confidence and sharp my skills to be success in my life. I took the best opportunity in LP4Y for a year and I became ready to face the outer professional life. After few months, it was time for me to be in Entrepreneurs step and find a job, which was a big challenge for me. The day of my entrepreneur’s graduation ceremony, there was a man who was looking for employees in his company. He offered me an interview and I was selected in his company thanks to the present coach (Constance) who have continuously helped in all her way. When I started to work… My first job was in an export company called Drico Logistic, where I worked as a supervisor. Everything was going perfect and I stared to know the outer world more. After one great year, I was selected as senior supervisor in this company. After one more year, I left to do my dream job: working in Decathlon. I always used to say it is my LP4Y graduation! I was selected in my interview… a great achievement in my life! I was very happy to start a new journey again. It’s been more than a year now I am working in Decathlon and I am happy with my life. When I found love… On of my challenge was to be a businessman but I had another challenge in my life… I fell in love with a girl, her name is Hasna. She was also from LP4Y. We both decided to get a life together so we married on 26 March 2017. It was a great decision and a right decision. Hasna is working as Barista in Café. Like me, she wants to be a business women. When I became a man… Life was going on perfect. I started my BTS bachelor of Tourism Studies. Life was never easy for me and I have faced many good and bad days. My Journey have taught me a lot and I am still ready to go more forward. Thank you all who have come to my life and still with me. Love you all.

The Young Women of GV Kathmandu went back to their Village since last week. Their Coaches ask them to send to them every day a video of presentation of where they are staying now. Bina BK 20 years old, First Batch GV Kathmandu Sarmila Sunar 17 years old, First Batch GV Kathmandu Come visiting the home of Saraswati Soren, 26 years old, Sita Kalikote 25 years old, Management Step, First Batch Green Village Kathmandu, Nepal >>here