'Youth can bring about social change that India needs'

Youths from various colleges and universities in the city today came together as part of an initiative by a not-for-profit movement aimed at inspiring social change through volunteer action.
The event at Nehru Park today was organised by 'Leaders For Tomorrow' (LFT), a not-for-profit forum which has attracted over 1 lakh youth for volunteer work. Over 250 youths took part at the event today.
"India's youth are tomorrow's leaders and they can bring about great social change. Through regular action like tree plantation drives, cleanliness drives, visits to old age homes, skill development programmes for under-privileged children, these young leaders have been able to make a difference in the society they live in," said Binoy Job, the founder of LFT.

A garment and food collection drive was organised as part of the event today for the victims of the recent floods in Jammu and Kashmir.
"The huge success of LFT shows that, given a platform, India's youth can lead social change. It not only... Makes the youth socially responsible but also provides a platform for them to make a difference through simple activities," he said.
"Change starts from us. The government uses crores in funds to plant saplings, clean the environment, etc. We here do it for free even if not at that large a scale... We're inspiring the youth of India to take care of their society," he added.

General Manager of LFT, Uma Parvathy, said that the youth are slowly showing that they can contribute to the growth of society and make significant changes in their own lives and in the lives of others.

Siddharth, the Delhi head for LFT, said, "In a short span of five years, LFT has grown from a classroom activity to a youth movement that has inspired more than 1 lakh youths to take up social action, community leadership and voluntary work in order to bring about positive change, a rare achievement for a youth movement."
Every year, LFT organises an anti-Drug, anti-ragging drive at the beginning of the academic year, covering almost 7 lakh college-goers.

"More than 2,000 volunteers teach about 6,000 under- privileged kids on weekends. LFT's campaigns like ADAPT (Adopt a Plant) has ensured planting of more than 10,000 saplings during every campaign," Siddharth added.