GB Program Overview

At their core, Gandhi Brigade programs prepare young people to become powerful leaders and are led completely by the four core values set forth in our organizational mission.

 

Our programs:

 

Media Production & Training: Training in different forms of media production is the foundation of our programs. To date, we offer media trainings and certification programs in graphic design, photography and video production. Media Center trainings pair media professionals with youth producers to provide them quality project-based instruction and mentoring.

 

Leadership & Entrepreneurship: Promotores is the model of peer education that Gandhi Brigade uses to provide direct-service leadership and income-generating opportunities to our youth. Promotores is a tiered program:

 

The first level is open to intermediate-trained producers in which they (with the support of an adult mentor) plan, facilitate, and exhibit a media project that they lead with another youth group. For their work, promotores earn an hourly wage.

 

The second level is open mostly to advanced-level producers. These promotores provide quality media services to clients at an affordable price, based on Gandhi's Swadeshi or the local economic model. Youth producers manage these contracts with support of a Media Professional through which they are able to earn personal income and gain valuable experience in the field of media.

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Community Relationships & Engagement: Freedom School is a Saturday program hosted at the GB Media Center that provides necessary advocacy and social training that our youth producers need to create meaningful community-based media. Freedom School operates on monthly modules using four strands of programming: Leadership training, Community Storytelling, Film Screenings and Professional Media-Based Mentoring.

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Spirituality: Gandhi Brigade staff provides 10 hours of wellbeing counseling each week on a drop-in basis to GB members. Counseling is confidential and follows a model of spiritual mentoring and nurturing.