Having 13-14 people on this journey and inspiring others is fantastic. It feels like everyone is a founding member, creating a great celebration of shared leadership and love. ~ Ashraf Patel, Co-Founder & Board Member, Pravah and Commutiny-The Youth Collective, New Delhi
Oasis Movement announced the Succession Program in 2020 and Oasis is humbled to announce the completion of the first phase of the Succession Process. "Oasis Succession Rumination Retreat" was held as a milestone of the process at Oasis Valleys from 23-26 January 2025. Young Trustees shared their convictions & aspirations as they commit their lives to take forward character education to the world.
2- Oasis Movement National Community Annual Retreat
Today we celebrate everything smart! These three days have felt like a celebration of foolishness, prompting us to question the world's definition of smartness. ~ Naveen Thomas, Co-founder, Headstreams, Karnataka
Govt. Officials, NGO Founders, Educators, Teachers, Student Leaders and Oasis Core Team from Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala got together from 27-29 January 2025 to envision a better India and to share experiences of love, friendship & transformations at Oasis Valleys.
3- J&K School HOIs Facilitation Training Program
There is a big U-turn in my life. This workshop has brought a lot of changes to my life. My behaviour has totally changed. ~ Anita Devi, Head of Dept., DIET, Jammu
National Group of School & NGO Heads Trained for Facilitating "Asafalata Ki Aisi Ki Taisi" Programs at Oasis Valleys on 29th January 2025. 16 Oasis friends participated in the training, which was facilitated by Dr. Neha Vakharia and Mehul Panchal.
19 Heads of Institutions & Principals, School Education, Kashmir Division (Govt of J&K) participated in the 3rd and concluding Jyotirdhar Workshop, followed by Oasis Workshop Facilitation Training from 29 Jan - 4 Feb 2025 at Oasis Valleys, Gujarat. The workshop was facilitated by Siddharth & Anuradha Mehta and the Facilitation Training program was facilitated by Sheeba Nair & Pallavi Panchal.
20 Heads of Institutions & Principals, School Education, Jammu Division, participated in the 3rd and concluding Jyotirdhar Workshop, followed by Workshop Facilitation Training from 22-26 April 2025 at the SCERT Divisional Office, Jammu, which was facilitated by Tina Vasudeva & Mehul Panchal.
4- South India NGOs Facilitators Training Program
Each session was meaningful and helpful. It helped me to reflect my role - not just as a Facilitator but also as a Human being. ~ Anupama, Teacher, Vonisha Service Foundation, Bengaluru
A workshop on “Leading in Relationships” for Founders and Senior Leaders of Karnataka NGOs, under the PIF project, took place with 11 participants on 1-3 February 2025 at the Indian Social Institute, Bangalore. Manisha Mehta was the facilitator & Neeta Sanghvi was the co-facilitator.
Life Camp Facilitator Training Programwith 26 Participants from 7 NGOs from Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad from 2-4 May 2025 at the Indian Social Institute, Bangalore.Dr. Neha Vakharia and Neeta Sanghvi were the facilitators. In continuation, with 27 students of Building Blocks, Neeta Sanghvi and Manisha Mehta, along with 7 co-learners from 3 NGOs, took the first demo life camp at Ankita School, Bilekahalli, Bangalore.
5- Partnership For Positive Change- Collectorate Ernakulam- Kerala
Here I realized that in the true sense, only I can satisfy myself and no one else. ~ Prasant N. K., Senior Clerk, Collectorate, Ernakulam
First workshop on “Success with Self” for staff of Ernakulam Collectorate Office with 24 participants from 12-14 February 2025 at Rajiv Gandhi Sport Complex and Indoor Stadium, Kochi. Dr. Neha Vakharia was the lead facilitator and Sundaram Ganesh and Fathimath Shana Nazree were the co-facilitators.
6- Oasis Publications Navigating Students Towards True Education
I am so fortunate to get the opportunity to participate in this session. I realize that not only exams but our character is even more important. ~ Tamanna Dolor, Gujarat
Oasis team conducted "Exam and Result Ki Aisi Ki Taisi" sessions to prevent exam fear amongst students & "Jivan Sadhak Nachiketa" Book sessions to instill character qualities in students in various cities of Gujarat during January - March 2025. We reach out to thousands of students through these book sessions.
7- Character Education Reach Out Through Books
The books are rich in diversity, inspirational, encouraging, life-changing and life-giving. We sincerely commit to making the most meaningful use of these books. ~ Parisha Parmar, Kalavatidevi Vidyamandir, Ahmedabad
In April 2025, Oasis sponsored "Oasis Publication" books on character-building education to one thousand schools across more than fifteen districts of Gujarat under the Oasis Sahastrashala project, to enhance school libraries for the benefit of students.
8- Oasis Dream India Camp At Odisha
I learnt that our behaviour is fundamentally crucial and has a profound impact on our relationships, interactions and overall well-being. ~ Sunil Kisku, Odisha
Oasis Dream India Camp, a 7-day residential character-building program, was warmly welcomed at Rural Livelihood Training Centre (RLTC), Keonjhar, Odisha. Riya Shah led this magical camp from 26 March - 2 April 2025 with 30 participants along with 4 other faculty members.
Also, DIC Celebration Ceremony at Centre for Youth Development (CYSD), Bhubaneshwar on 9th April, with 50+ participants and DIC faculty training program with 7 teachers on 7-8 April 2025.
9- Oasis Launched Three Campaigns
For Kashmiris, it is all encouraging and well-suited to the occasion. This has been given wide publicity in Kashmir and people from all walks of life liked it and thanked the Oasis for standing with the people of J&K in this hour of need. ~ M. M. Gulzar, J&K
After the Pahalgam (Kashmir) attack, Oasis has decided to release educational videos, addressed to Gen Z, to show various perspectives of terrorism in general and of the Pahalgam attack in particular under the Oasis Mass Education Series.
10- Oasis Dream India Camp At Banaskantha
The camp provided an opportunity to step out of my comfort zone, improve my confidence and discover my new strengths. ~ Jayesh Parmar, Teacher, Palanpur
Oasis DIC program with 58 participants from 7-13 May 2025 at Jagana Jain Tirth, Banaskantha, which was led byRiya Shah along with 7 other faculty members.
Also, DIC celebration ceremony on 14th May 2025 at Jagana Jain Tirth, Banaskantha with 200+ participants and Banaskantha schools principals meeting with 20 principals on 25th April 2025 at V J Patel High School, Vadgam.
11- MusicOasis: Music That Inspires and Uplifts
As a youth of this era, if I hadn’t been introduced to music in this way, I might never have truly understood what real music actually means. ~ Divya Hadiya, Vadodara
"Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi" a full-day (8am-8pm) workshop on Ghazals appreciation on 14 March 2025 and "Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi Part 2" on 18 May 2025 was conducted by Sanjiv Shah to inspire the young generation to explore and appreciate the true art of Ghazals, Poetry & Songs.
12- Oasis Nachiketa Greatness Series
They nudged me to look within, to listen more deeply and to honour the journey of becoming. ~ Dinal Gayakwad, Vadodara
Oasis hosted an inspiring online dialogue under 'Nachiketa Greatness Series' with four dignitaries (Ar. Snehal Shah, Nighat Pandit Shafi, Parag Shah & Dr. Haripriya Nambudiri) on 19-20 May 2025on Zoom.
13- Oasis L3 Workshop Festival In Gujarat
This is a real-life learning workshop. It is unique because it teaches how to live a better life, which school books & all can never teach. ~ Palak Mathukiya, Surat
14- Oasis L3 Workshop Festival In India
I realised that I have never loved myself. I love others just because I expect love in return. I realised if I don't love myself, then nobody will love me. ~ Julie Gautam, Delhi NCR
15- Oasis L3 Workshops At Tamil Nadu
At the end of each day, we were REBORN as new individuals with self-realization. I feel something like Divine Power, Positivity and Confidence inside me! ~ Dr. M. Lakshmi, Vice Principal, SSSA School
Workshop on "Success with Self" from 29-31 May 2025 at Mahaveer Rajasthani International School, Chennai. Dr. Neha Vakharia was the facilitator and Mr. Suresh James Ambat was the co-facilitator.
Self-Leadership workshop on "Success with Self" for Schools Heads of Indian Education Trust from 6-8 June 2025 at Mamalla Beach Resort, Mamallapuram, Chengalpattu for 18 School Heads. Dr. Neha Vakharia was the facilitator and Ahalya Desikan was the co-facilitator.
16- Mind-Body Training Program At Oasis Valleys
I learnt there are boundaries we set in our minds that I can not do this or that. We can do almost everything with our mental power. ~ Aman Kumar, Delhi
Oasis conducts Military Training to instill discipline and self-control in youths from 2-9 June 2025 at Oasis Valleys with 14 participants from Gujarat, Delhi & Kerala. Neha Rana, Devansh Oza and Shailesh Agrawal were the instructors of the MT.
Alive Newsletter/ Magazine22 June 2025
Year 18, Issue 16
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