"LEAD” is a Sewa International Youth engagement program for High School students. The program provides a platform for young adults to explore, innovate ideas and learn essential leadership skills, fostering a service mindset and becoming the compassionate, proactive leaders of tomorrow.

Through engaging activities, mentorship, and hands-on community service, we aim to inspire students to recognize their potential to create positive change in the society. Our program fosters personal growth, social responsibility, and leadership skills, empowering young individuals to lead with purpose and contribute meaningfully to their communities.

Our Program Goals

Our comprehensive approach to youth development combines practical skills, service learning, and personal growth opportunities.

LEAD Program Registration 2025-26

An opportunity for high school students to serve the community, work on real-life problems, and build leadership skills rooted in social responsibility.

LEAD Project Categories

Explore diverse opportunities to make a meaningful impact in your community through our structured project categories.

Sewa LEAD Chapters

Sewa Design to LEAD

The Design To Lead is a program focused on training high-potential, socially minded teenagers in “Design-Thinking” based approach to understand and address society’s most significant challenges. This program has been developed under the guidance of Professor Anurag Mairal, who leads the Global Outreach Programs at Byers Center for Biodesign at Stanford University.

The program was launched in 2019 as a pilot focused on solving an unmet need of a problem facing the society. The program involves high school students, getting together to learn about Design Thinking and how to apply the process towards solving a problem facing the community around them.

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Team

Jyothsna Prasad

Director, LEAD Program

Neha Sehgal

LEAD Program Assistant, Bharat