WHAT WE DO
Leadership Academy & Consultation
We aim to empower the youth to follow their passion and dreams and to discover their purpose in life as well as the unlimited potential stored within, Rochun: Pay It Forward conducts consultation/mentorship sessions, which are defined by the following characteristics:
o One-on-one: Rochun provides an equal opportunity of one-on-one consultation and mentorship session to each and every person.
o Weekly basis: This consultation and mentorship session is conducted once a week mostly on weekends.
o 15 – 20 people per week: Approximately 15 – 20 people or mainly students are able to fit in the scheduled timing of weekly consultation.
o Any kind of question and topic is accepted and considered in this session. The most suitable and best answer is provided every time.
Alinery Lianhlawng
“I want to empower other young people and so, as part of Rochun, I also mentor around 15–20 students and youths on a weekly basis for further studies. I want to help them to find a purpose in life, and to see that there is so much beyond the world they’re in. We are reaching hundreds of students through libraries and it’s just the beginning!”
Scholarship for Asia Pacific Youth Exchange (APYE) –
Taking further steps to achieve its mission opening up opportunities for academic and life changing platforms for the youth, Rochun: Pay It Forward offers funding to the selected delegates for Asia Pacific Youth Exchange in partnership with Mizoram Youth Commission (MYC). Rochun specifically chose to work with APYE due to the similar missions and projects both parties stand for. APYE empowers youth to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 by introducing them to its excellent program that comprises of Leadership Training Program, Local Immersion (interaction with local people to identify problems and propose simple yet applicable solutions), and Symposium (cultural show and presentation).
o APYE, South Korea, 19-26 August 2019
For the pioneering project and in collaboration with Mizoram Youth Commission, Rochun: Pay It Forward co-sponsored 13 delegates, 7 of whom were fully funded. The Mizoram team that comprises of these 13 delegates, one facilitator, Mizoram state Education Minister, MYC Chairman and Joint Director, one Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly, and one Professor of Mizoram University, were able to successfully attend the program. The three championship teams from each local immersion site were all Mizo delegates’ teams.
The selection process and the revelation of selected candidates can be clearly seen in this video.
o Signed MOU for Asia Pacific Youth Exchange, Mizoram, India, 2021
In the event of APYE in Bangkok, Thailand January 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Mizoram Youth Commission, Urban Youth Academy, and Rochun: Pay It Forward for APYE 2021 in Mizoram state, India, which will be the first in India. For this upcoming project, human and other resources will be required in great amounts. The youth from different parts of the world will gather in Mizoram state studying and interacting with the local people. Therefore, it is most convenient for interested individuals, parties, and organizations to take preparations for taking part in this upcoming program.