When I received confirmation about "India Donates" selection I felt really ecstatic as it was recognition from people that they believe in what we are doing; also I saw it as a much needed platform to showcase our idea to leader in technology sector. YouthSpark is an initiative by Microsoft in collaboration with Quest Alliance which is aimed at providing platform for the youth to showcase their ideas aimed at social good, get mentorship and a seed funding to realise their ideas.This tear YouthSpark received more than 60 entries across India and invited 11 to be part of the event at Bangalore. It was a two day event;1st day was action packed which started with introduction then moved to session on what future technology holds; the way technology would change our lives and ended with feedback from mentors on the ideas. This feedback session really helped us to gather our thoughts and improve on it.
On second day we presented our idea to jury of three people comprising of expert from mobile technology, development sector and enterprise management. Presentation went well and we answered to all the queries of judges satisfactorily. We also made them aware about our expectation from Microsoft in terms of mentorship and seed funding.
This event also introduced us to new ideas and new friends who believes in leveraging technology to create social good. We would interacting with these people regularly. There would be three winners who would be provided seed funding and required technological support. The result will be announced in coming week. Let's hope for the best!!!
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