'You have just lost your employment, not your employability. Hang in there.'
Dear Co-Travelers,
We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea.
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
We are Gandhi Fellow Alumni Community members who feel deeply connected to the universality of this problem and people affected by this. We thrive in multiple spaces and thus bring with us the range of resources/thoughts/ideas/contacts. While this might not be enough to guarantee the solutions, this still feels like the RIGHT thing to do.
What we have to offer?
Individual support calls.
Support in reviewing CV’s and the Cover Letters.
Sharing resources on emotional support.
Sharing relevant opportunities and mapping them with the individuals.
Can connect you to fellows who can offer temporary shelter
What do we guarantee?
Transparency in all the processes with the people who have signed up.
Sharing of all the resources on a common platform.
Maintaining confidentiality.
What we are not?
Not a placement cell, with people experienced in placements.
Not a HR firm.
We don’t guarantee placements, but we can share and connect current openings and opportunities.
It will be diffcult for us to take the responsibility of work culture/income and values of the organisation if one gets places through this collective.
One Stop Email ID: Please direct all requests, queries to gfalumniteam@gmail.com Share this with the departing staff who would like to receive support from the Alumni.
Groups to check: We understand that there are multiple groups operating and we do not have an integrated alumni platform at this moment. Therefore, we request you to check GF Delhi Chapter, GF Mumbai Chapter and the new Facebook Group for the GF - https://www.facebook.com/groups/255207382425199/ or the old GF Alumni Group on Facebook.
27-06-2020 | Important Update
The alumni team expresses gratitude to every member of the Gandhi Fellowship Alumni for the unwavering support and solidarity. We want to update you on the progress we have made.
Update on Letter/Petition:
A. We have sent the letter to the Foundation Group CEO- Paresh, KEF/PFEL Director- Aditya and Core Team Members.
B. We received support from 210 signatories from across all the batches.
C. Based on what we had suggested to KEF Leadership, some of the initiatives are in pipeline. The Outplacement Team is being set up by KEF/PF/PFEL. Aditya wrote a letter to the staff.
D. The depreciated value of devices has been fixed and departing staff has been offered the option to purchase the devices on the depreciated rate. However, we still feel that the depreciated value has not been set as per standard practice to determine the depreciation value of an electronic device. We have again re-iterated our suggestion/demand to revisit this and offer the option of deferred payment to purchase the devices. Because departing staff may not have the liquid money (several departing staff has reached out to us for this).
We are very optimistic about positive outcomes from this letter/petition. Together, every alum has been very resilient and we have done a great job.
Thank you so much. You are all an inspiration ♥️🥳
