3. Understanding Generation GAP
Understanding Generation GAP
helps in…….
helps in…….
Youth
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4. There can be no keener revelation of a society’s
There can be no keener revelation of a society’s
soul, than the way it treats its children and youth
soul, than the way it treats its children and youth

5. See young people as a
See young people as a
unique community leadership
unique community leadership
asset,
asset,
.....not a community problem
.....not a community problem

6. Email
Email
Internet hai toh friendship
Internet hai toh friendship
hai…
hai…
Facebook
Facebook
ungliyo se mujhe drag kar le
ungliyo se mujhe drag kar le
Mazze ke har pal tag kar le
Mazze ke har pal tag kar le
Mobile
Mobile
online gaming, texting
online gaming, texting
““ jaaye tu jahaan mujhe link
jaaye tu jahaan mujhe link
bhej de”
bhej de”
Twitter
Twitter
Tera gossip mera tweet
Tera gossip mera tweet

7. MERITS
MERITS
 Career-
 Career-
oriented
oriented
 Flexible and receptive to new
 Flexible and receptive to new
ideas
ideas

8.  Liberal-minded – exposure to
 Liberal-minded – exposure to
greater diversity
greater diversity

9.  Exhibiting diverse taste in food and
 Exhibiting diverse taste in food and
clothing
clothing
 Energetic and
 Energetic and
enthusiastic
enthusiastic

10.  Varied interest in
 Varied interest in
music.
music.

11.  Peer camaraderie – youths enjoy meeting
 Peer camaraderie – youths enjoy meeting
new people and participating in volunteer
new people and participating in volunteer
activities
activities
with their friends
with their friends

12.  Change in perspective
 Change in perspective

13.  Great
 Great
collaborators
collaborators

14.  Passionate about issues like protecting
 Passionate about issues like protecting
environment and ensuring sustainable
environment and ensuring sustainable
growth
growth

15. DEMERITS
DEMERITS
 Signs of extreme
 Signs of extreme
restlessness
restlessness
without
without

 technology
technology

16.  Intolerant
 Intolerant
 Impatient
 Impatient

17. Create a fun environment - A little pizza never
Create a fun environment - A little pizza never
hurt!
hurt!
Create
Create
opportunities
opportunities
Take up issues that are relevant to
Take up issues that are relevant to
youth
youth
Encourage contributions and active
Encourage contributions and active
participation
participation

18. Create an environment
Create an environment
that encourages young people to be
that encourages young people to be
fully engaged in the mission of your
fully engaged in the mission of your
organization
organization

19. Promote diversity in all forms-
Promote diversity in all forms-
diversity of dress, age, gender, sexual
diversity of dress, age, gender, sexual
orientation and ethnic background
orientation and ethnic background

20. Recognize!
Recognize!
With Immediate Effect –
With Immediate Effect –
young people tend to be impatient
young people tend to be impatient
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Respect their ideas and
Respect their ideas and
suggestions
suggestions

21. Apart from listening, find ways to implement
Apart from listening, find ways to implement
and support their unique ideas and new
and support their unique ideas and new
approaches
approaches
They feel respected when
They feel respected when
given
given
some share of responsibility
some share of responsibility

22. Use volunteering as a bridge –
Use volunteering as a bridge –
that supports their search for employment,
that supports their search for employment,
skills development and networking
skills development and networking

23. When II dare to be powerful, to use my
When dare to be powerful, to use my
strength in the service of my vision, then it
strength in the service of my vision, then it
becomes less and less important whether
becomes less and less important whether
II am afraid.
am afraid.