Part of the learning from "The Summit of the Powerless" has been recognition of the vital need to bridge the gap between Urban and Rural India, especially as far as our youth is concerned.

The Tehelka Foundation is working on an intensive rural outreach program wherein we would like to expose student volunteers to alternate models of development in different parts of the country.

For this, we have started a dialogue with a number of organizations working at the grassroots level on issues dealing with:

• Tribal Development
• Sustainable Agricultural
• Organic farming
• Social Forestry
• Women's Empowerment
• Rain water Harvesting
• Rural Business Centers
• Community Media
• Health
• Panchayati Raj