Jamshedpur, Feb 9: Second day of the conclave at XLRI began with an interesting panel discussion on theme of �Skilling for inclusion�, where esteemed speakers like Meera Shenoy, founder, Youth4jobs had an eye- opening discussion on skilling mentally and physically disabled people to make them self- sufficient.
Other two panels were on the themes of �Initiatives for environmental Sustainability� and �Building the ecosystem for Social Entrepreneurs�. Discussions revolved around initiatives regarding livelihood generation by up cycling used clothes and recycling old newspapers. This followed a two-pronged approach of waste management and livelihood generation at once.
XLRI provided the ideal platform for the exchange of ideas, problems and their solutions, among the speakers and the attendants by means of various interactive sessions in the conclave.
SIGMA, the social initiative arm of XLRI, kicked off the two-day Social Entrepreneurship Conclave on 8th Feb with Father P. Christie, Director, XLRI and Dr. Ashish k. Pani, Dean Academic Affairs, XLRI inaugurating the event and Chetna Gala Sinha, Founder, Mann Deshi Foundation delivering a key-note address.
The two-day event at XLRI has been planned under the aegis of Prof. Madhukar Shukla, Chairperson, Fr Arrupe Centre for Ecology and Sustainability (FACES) in association with Tata Steel and HPCL.
In line with this year�s theme- �Women Changemakers in the Social Sector�, the first day�s sessions were- �Entrepreneurship for Transforming Education�, �Restoring Disempowered Lives� and �Strengthening the Rural Grassroots�.
Additionally, the keynote address by Chetna Gala Sinha covered the broad aspects of economical empowerment of rural women. She encouraged the spirit of young entrepreneurs and asked women to follow the mantra- My courage is my capital.
The theme of the first panel was �Entrepreneurship for Transforming Education�, where speakers, Dr. Urvashi Sahni, Founder and President of Study Hall Foundation and Dr. Lalitha Iyer, Founder Trustee, Plus Trust discussed about how the existing curriculum design should be revamped. Bridge courses was one of the initiatives discussed for people who have dropped out of school.
Subsequent panels on day one discussed about inclusion of women, children and transgender who are risk of exploitation, discrimination and trafficking. The last panel of day one revolved around discussion about sustainable solutions towards employment of youth and India�s skilled and unskilled workforce.
