SEP 16, 2024
We are proud to announce our successful wrap up of SikhLEAD Regional 2024 Summer Program, which ran from June 8 - Aug 10, 2024!! Adhering to our program’s theme this year of “Sikhi-inspired Leadership: Past, Present, Future”, we had a few new exciting firsts:
Seva Clinics in 3 NEW locations through the collaboration of Sikh Health Network (SHN)
Hosting Jasleen Singh of the Sikh Research Institute and Tejpaul Bainiwal of Sikh American History Project (CA) to present at our DC in-person Sikhi-inspired leadership Workshop to further discuss the leadership evident during the Guru time-period – current Sikh American leadership and the role of Sikhs.
Artful presentation by our Cohort for our partner organizations: Stop AAPI Hate and NAPAFASA
Welcoming the following new partner organizations: Mokxa Technologies, Sikh Health Network, United Sikh Movement, Sahaita, California Commission on Asian & Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA), Sparkling Hearth, to name a few.
Our cohort members interviewed, matched, and worked at existing prestigious Internships, from Sikh partner organizations such as: the Dasvandh Network (DVN), and Colorado Sikhs, to diverse partner organizations such as: Stop AAPI Hate, APIAVote and International Religious Freedom (IRF), to new organizations such as: Mokxa Technologies, Sikh Health Network, United Sikh Movement, Sahaita, expanding our reach beyond our congressional offices and venture in unconventional career paths, per the request of our cohort.
Throughout our Summer programming, our Cohort had the pleasure of listening and asking questions to the following prominent speakers: Manshaan Singh and Harsimran Kaur of the United Sikh Movement Board, SALDEF’s Comms Department, Sikh Elected Officials Panel, while facilitating and presenting on their own chosen topics and completing the program with Internship and Seva Project presentations.
The SikhLEAD DC program gave its cohort members the opportunity to meet with Supreme Court officials and network with brilliant and ambitious members of the AANHPI communities. Most importantly, they were able to meet one-on-one with Sikh American leaders in law, the armed forces, and academia. They also were able to witness how federal executive agencies in the White House voted for policy that affected the Sikh American community. All-in-all, we are proud to have given our SikhLEADers a rewarding experience in Washington, DC.
We are thrilled to share that we are already planning for 2025! Celebrating 10 years of the SikhLEAD Regional Program - a milestone year - we have chosen the theme of “Seva SatisfACTION - Seva in Action” and have some unique programming we are excited to implement.
We look forward to a fantastic SikhLEAD Regional 2025 Summer Program and thank you for your continued support.
Updates from From Seeds to Harvest: Cultivating Sikh Leadership with SikhLEAD’s efforts, posted on a regular basis.
