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Lalith Aaditya Karthikeyan
Mumbai
Bio
Sustainable Urban Development | Environmental Management | Climate Change | Civic-Engagement | Social Entrepreneurship | Youth
Intern at Reap Benefit - Civic-Tech & Data, Communications, Engagement
Incoming MSc Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering - AMS Institute, TU Delft & Wageningen University
Advisor at Dazzling Stars - impact measurement, marketing and scaling
Youth Board 2021-22 at Reap Benefit
Passionate about anything-sustainability or climate and love deep-diving into issues!
Let's connect:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalith-aaditya/
Email: lalith@reapbenefit.org
1 year ago
Reap Benefit Youth Board 2021-22
Youth Board is a diverse group of leaders who represent a large community of young changemakers. The board provides perspective, feedback, strategy and holds the organisation accountable. Facilitated discussions and explored multiple domains within the organisation.
1 year ago
Millennium Fellow Class of 2022 | Campus Director VIT-Vellore
Students from across the globe connect, collaborate, learn to solve issues based on the sustainable development goals framework. Selected from a pool of over 31000 applicants for my project OwnYourStreet advancing SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Additionally, served as the Campus Director for 8 fellows at Vellore Institute of Technology to manage the fellowship on campus, conduct training sessions, foster collaborative spirit, idea development, project support, progress tracking and documentation.
1 year ago
Hosted a Session on OwnYourStreet
Reap Benefit in collaboration with Rainmatter Foundation, hosted an Ask-Me-Anything session around OwnYourStreet (Street Audit). The audience was diverse in background, age, and geographies. There were government officials, citizens, students, and corporate employees, who actively engaged in the session with their questions and ideas. Archana KR also shared her experiences with the Are You Listening and Zero Flood Death campaigns, both of which utilised the street audit to crowdsource data. The session showcased the potential and impact of the street audit as a tool, and a mission. Participants showed interest in trying the audit and some even wanted to start the campaign in their areas. This experience allowed me to understand how various people in society perceive the street audit, and furthermore solidified the immense scope that lies ahead.
1 year ago
Co-Facilitated SolveBox Session for InnovatED-TFI
This edition of SolveBox brought together 12 dynamic entrepreneurs from Teach For India's InnovatED program. These dynamic participants lead 9 enterprises spanning regions across the country such as: TN, J&K, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, and Varanasi, all committed to skill-building for youth in underserved communities through innovative out-of-school programs. The session took them through a Learning-by-Doing experience, where we took them through a street audit to identify issues, and then brainstormed on solutions together in our teams. I also shared my experience on building the street audit, how it helps solve climate and urban sustainability issues from a small-scale. I had the opportunity to address many interesting questions about the tool and Reap Benefit. It was an enriching experience that helped broaden my persepctive.
1 year ago
Co-Facilitated Solve Data Bootcamp
Verified by: Reap Benefit
SolveData Bootcamp conducted by Reap Benefit in partnership with Charuta Joshi of ProblemSolvers Lab (NYC, USA). We created an action ground of expert insights, real-time data case studies, hands-on analysis, action planning, and connections on January 6th, 2024. We handpicked a group of high school students, management professionals, data professionals, and engineers to act together to plan, analyse, and pledge using crowd-sourced civic and climate data by ReapBenefit on Street Audit in Bengaluru, Street Harassment in Bengaluru, and Water Treatment Quality in Assam.
1 year ago
Solve Ninja Mentor
Verified by: Reap Benefit
Mentored 20+ youth in the solve ninja community, helping them to kick-start their problem-solving journeys and taking them through various tools and methods.
1 year ago
Building OwnYourStreet (Street Audit)
Verified by: Reap Benefit
OwnYourStreet is fostering sustainable and resilient cities through a citizen-based problem-solving approach. Raising citizen awareness, participation and building citizenship, by enabling people to identify and solve street-level issues around them, crowdsourcing hyperlocal data used for advocacy, analysis, and to build solutions. The simple tool is implemented through a WhatsApp-based Chatbot, making it easily accessible and user-friendly.
Over 900 audits have been done in 13+ states across India, and the movement is on a mission to create problem-solvers and leaders in every street of the country. Join us now! Save the world right from your street, follow this link to get started: http://tinyurl.com/yckcu7dk
Do you want to build your own audit or understand the behind-the-scenes of OwnYourStreet? Check out the Street Audit Toolkit in the Solve Ninja Forum here: http://tinyurl.com/59bahpx4
1 year ago
Reported 23 issues to BBMP
Verified by: Reap Benefit
Reported 23 issues in my locality (Whitefield, Bangalore) on the BBMP Sahaaya app. Discovered issue as I walked around the locality, and investigated with some locals around before reporting. These issues reported are classified in different categories: 11 garbage related, 4 footpath and safety, 3 road and pothole, 3 drainage, and 2 others. After reporting, followed up with the personnel/officers assigned to the resolve these issues and got 8/21 issues solved in the area. 4 issues were transferred to other department of the local government - BESCOM and BWSSB
2 years ago
Covid Relief Helpline
Verified by: Reap Benefit
Led the Resources and Directory Team to collate leads and verify legitimate resources and information for citizens. The covid relief helpline during the 2nd wave of pandemic, helping citizens to avail oxygen, ambulance and other essential services. Coordinated volunteers and the helpline was transitioned into the Covid Bed Task Force (CBTF)
Bio
Sustainable Urban Development | Environmental Management | Climate Change | Civic-Engagement | Social Entrepreneurship | Youth
Intern at Reap Benefit - Civic-Tech & Data, Communications, Engagement
Incoming MSc Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering - AMS Institute, TU Delft & Wageningen University
Advisor at Dazzling Stars - impact measurement, marketing and scaling
Youth Board 2021-22 at Reap Benefit
Passionate about anything-sustainability or climate and love deep-diving into issues!
Let's connect:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalith-aaditya/
Email: lalith@reapbenefit.org
1 year ago
Reap Benefit Youth Board 2021-22
Youth Board is a diverse group of leaders who represent a large community of young changemakers. The board provides perspective, feedback, strategy and holds the organisation accountable. Facilitated discussions and explored multiple domains within the organisation.
1 year ago
Millennium Fellow Class of 2022 | Campus Director VIT-Vellore
Students from across the globe connect, collaborate, learn to solve issues based on the sustainable development goals framework. Selected from a pool of over 31000 applicants for my project OwnYourStreet advancing SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Additionally, served as the Campus Director for 8 fellows at Vellore Institute of Technology to manage the fellowship on campus, conduct training sessions, foster collaborative spirit, idea development, project support, progress tracking and documentation.
1 year ago
Hosted a Session on OwnYourStreet
Reap Benefit in collaboration with Rainmatter Foundation, hosted an Ask-Me-Anything session around OwnYourStreet (Street Audit). The audience was diverse in background, age, and geographies. There were government officials, citizens, students, and corporate employees, who actively engaged in the session with their questions and ideas. Archana KR also shared her experiences with the Are You Listening and Zero Flood Death campaigns, both of which utilised the street audit to crowdsource data. The session showcased the potential and impact of the street audit as a tool, and a mission. Participants showed interest in trying the audit and some even wanted to start the campaign in their areas. This experience allowed me to understand how various people in society perceive the street audit, and furthermore solidified the immense scope that lies ahead.
1 year ago
Co-Facilitated SolveBox Session for InnovatED-TFI
This edition of SolveBox brought together 12 dynamic entrepreneurs from Teach For India's InnovatED program. These dynamic participants lead 9 enterprises spanning regions across the country such as: TN, J&K, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, and Varanasi, all committed to skill-building for youth in underserved communities through innovative out-of-school programs. The session took them through a Learning-by-Doing experience, where we took them through a street audit to identify issues, and then brainstormed on solutions together in our teams. I also shared my experience on building the street audit, how it helps solve climate and urban sustainability issues from a small-scale. I had the opportunity to address many interesting questions about the tool and Reap Benefit. It was an enriching experience that helped broaden my persepctive.
1 year ago
Co-Facilitated Solve Data Bootcamp
Verified by: Reap Benefit
SolveData Bootcamp conducted by Reap Benefit in partnership with Charuta Joshi of ProblemSolvers Lab (NYC, USA). We created an action ground of expert insights, real-time data case studies, hands-on analysis, action planning, and connections on January 6th, 2024. We handpicked a group of high school students, management professionals, data professionals, and engineers to act together to plan, analyse, and pledge using crowd-sourced civic and climate data by ReapBenefit on Street Audit in Bengaluru, Street Harassment in Bengaluru, and Water Treatment Quality in Assam.
1 year ago
Solve Ninja Mentor
Verified by: Reap Benefit
Mentored 20+ youth in the solve ninja community, helping them to kick-start their problem-solving journeys and taking them through various tools and methods.
1 year ago
Building OwnYourStreet (Street Audit)
Verified by: Reap Benefit
OwnYourStreet is fostering sustainable and resilient cities through a citizen-based problem-solving approach. Raising citizen awareness, participation and building citizenship, by enabling people to identify and solve street-level issues around them, crowdsourcing hyperlocal data used for advocacy, analysis, and to build solutions. The simple tool is implemented through a WhatsApp-based Chatbot, making it easily accessible and user-friendly.
Over 900 audits have been done in 13+ states across India, and the movement is on a mission to create problem-solvers and leaders in every street of the country. Join us now! Save the world right from your street, follow this link to get started: http://tinyurl.com/yckcu7dk
Do you want to build your own audit or understand the behind-the-scenes of OwnYourStreet? Check out the Street Audit Toolkit in the Solve Ninja Forum here: http://tinyurl.com/59bahpx4
1 year ago
Reported 23 issues to BBMP
Verified by: Reap Benefit
Reported 23 issues in my locality (Whitefield, Bangalore) on the BBMP Sahaaya app. Discovered issue as I walked around the locality, and investigated with some locals around before reporting. These issues reported are classified in different categories: 11 garbage related, 4 footpath and safety, 3 road and pothole, 3 drainage, and 2 others. After reporting, followed up with the personnel/officers assigned to the resolve these issues and got 8/21 issues solved in the area. 4 issues were transferred to other department of the local government - BESCOM and BWSSB
2 years ago
Covid Relief Helpline
Verified by: Reap Benefit
Led the Resources and Directory Team to collate leads and verify legitimate resources and information for citizens. The covid relief helpline during the 2nd wave of pandemic, helping citizens to avail oxygen, ambulance and other essential services. Coordinated volunteers and the helpline was transitioned into the Covid Bed Task Force (CBTF)