Young Adults in Action

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Young Adults in Action

• The age span 16-30 is crucial for that is the
  period when life adds sweetness to itself, when
  talents, skills and attitudes are accumulated,
  sublimated and sanctified. If the tonic of
  unselfish service is administered to the mind
  during this period, lifes mission is fulfilled.
• -- Sathya Sai Baba

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The Beginning

• Swami blessed the creation of the Young Adult
  Program to nurture youth as future leaders with
  the following expectations
• Adhere to the ideals set by Swami
• Practice the Five Human Values
• Embark on Service at all times
• Promote Welfare, Progress and
• Peace throughout the World
• Age Range 16-35 in the USA

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Timeline of Young Adult Activities in the
Southeast Region
Regional/Local
International
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USA Young Adult Program Structure

• The USA National Executive Committee was created
  at the 1st World Youth Conference to better
  organize the Young Adult program in America

YA National Executive Committee Dr. William
Harvey, Mr. Hal Honig, Mrs. Phyllis Krystal
Southeast Region YA Team 2 Adult Advisors 2
Young Adult Representatives Addie Grauch, G.L.
Ramanand, Satya Karamchandani, Amrit Kirpalani
Atlanta YA Group
GreenvileYA Group
Columbia YA Group
GainesvilleYA Group
Miami YA Group
Raleigh YA Group
Many young adults not part of a formal Young
Adult Group throughout the Region
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First World Youth Conference- July 1997 -

• Over 12,000 Young Adults from 67 countries
• 10,000 delegates from India
• 305 delegates from USA
• The purpose was to inspire the youth to become
  more active and service oriented in the Sai
  Organization
• I want you to be leaders to protect the world.
  Leaders like lions, Self-Reliant, Courageous,
  Majestic and Just. Lion is the king of animals
  and I want you to be king among men. - Sathya
  Sai Baba

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Second World Youth Conference- November 1999 -

• Over 7,000 Young Adults from 64 countries
• 6,000 delegates from India
• 100 delegates from USA
• The purpose was to share experiences after
  implementing the action plans following the 1st
  World Youth Conference

A wave of service, if it sweeps over the land,
catching everyone in its enthusiasm, will be able
to wipe off the moulds of hatred, malice and
greed that infest the world. - Sathya Sai Baba
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World Youth Conferences

• The Highlights of the Proposed Action Plans were
• Hold regional and national youth conferences on a
  regular basis
• Initiate local, regional and national
• service projects
• Be mentors to SSE students
• Ensure greater involvement of youth members in
  all national and regional activities of The
  Sathya Sai Organization
• Increase unity among youth members

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Young Adults Projects- National Level -

• Sai Young Adult Newsletter (SYAN)
• This is a quarterly newsletter dedicated to
  learning and practicing the teachings of Bhagavan
  Sri Sathya Sai Baba. It is published by the US
  Young Adults and is circulated all over the
  world. The newsletter can be accessed on the web
  at www.syan.org

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National Young Adult Projects

• National Communications Project
• National YA Portal
• Regional Web Pages
• City Information Pages
• YA Contact Databases
• YA Resource Databases
• Service
• Study Circle Topics
• YA Guidelines, Roles Responsibilities

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Overview of Young Adult Activities in the Region

• Educare Activities
• SSEHV Training for Youth
• Imparting Through
• Service Projects
• Participants in
• Regional Training
• Programs

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Overview of Young Adult Activities in the Region

• Devotion Activities
• Devotional Song Sessions
• Music Programs
• Vedic Chanting
• Study Circles
• Workshops

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Overview of Young Adult Activities in the Region

• Service Activities
• Computer Literacy Projects
• Homeless Feeding
• Nursing Home Service
• Values Workshops

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Challenges and Action Plans

• Ensuring Sustained Participation of Young Adults
  in all wings of the Organization
• Center members, the Regional YA Team, Regional
  Officers, and youth should make every effort to
  support the YA program, plan joint activities and
  motivate the group.
• Often, Young Adult groups experience peaks and
  valleys in levels of activity. This could be due
  to the transient nature of Young Adult
  populations (students and young professionals
  relocating), exam schedules, burn out, lack of
  encouragement).

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Challenges and Action Plans

• Increasing the participation of Teen Youth
• The transition between SSE Group III and the
  Young Adult program is often not an easy one.
• Age-specific plans can be incorporated into the
  Young Adult program to encourage the
  participation of Teen Youth.
• Older Young Adults need to be trained and
  prepared to run such programs throughout the
  Region.

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Challenges and Action Plans

• Increasing Communication Among Young Adults
• Because of distances and imbalance in
  concentration of Young Adults, effective
  communication is a challenge at regional and
  national levels.
• Within a region, Young Adults meet once a year
  and therefore, the unity of the group is
  difficult to maintain.
• In the Southeast, we are aiming to increase the
  frequency of these activities by having smaller
  Retreats
• At the national and regional levels, the
  frequency of communication needs to be increase
  via conference calls and web communication

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SAIs Challenge to Youth

• I want you to be leaders to protect the world.
  Leaders like lions, Self-Reliant, Courageous,
  Majestic and Just. Lion is the king of animals
  and I want you to be king among men.
• - Sathya Sai Baba

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