So the website is finally up! And my, is it kick arse! Kudos Gaurav!

Which brings us to the point where I’ve been asked to write 300 words on what I’m doing right now. Tough one, that.

My name is Ila Reddy and I currently head The Right to Information Branch at The YP Foundation.  There’s so much happening around here, I can’t decide where to start!

We work on the broad issues of governance and accountability- with special focus on the Right to Information Act this year. We do workshops in colleges to create awareness amongst young college students about the Act, while equipping them with the tools to utilize it as a medium of accountability from public authorities.  Our workshop series start from the 11th of December at North Campus, Delhi University, so my team of 15 volunteers are currently in training- gearing up for the insanely busy month ahead!
Like starting with workshops just a day after our first ever fundraiser isn’t  scary enough, we’re also partnering with Swechha, UNV, UNDP and others on the International Volunteer Day Yamuna clean-up at the banks of the Yamuna on the 5th of December.  Add to that juggling between college, assignments, team trainings, staff meetings, a bad cold, attempts at fund raising, writing scary proposals and doing what I’m doing right now- that pretty much sums it up.

By the look of it, preparations for the fundraiser concert seem to be going really really well! As Angarika mentioned, ticket sales are on the rise and logistically also everything seems to be going great! Watching the Silhouette and Admin teams (not to mention a million other people!) put in so much back-breaking hard work, I KNOW the event is going to be a major success! All the best guys!