Jains in Action (JIA)

Jains in Action (JIA) is an excellent opportunity for Jain youth to put what they've learned in school to practical use to address the 2024 JIA theme - Reviving Jain Ideals: Sustainable Innovations for Today’s World Challenges. It encourages interdisciplinary collaboration to solve problems that exist in the real world around us! This hands-on program brings the spirit of problem-solving and action to the YJA Convention, and participants will receive training and mentorship invaluable skills. Mentors, judges, and Convention attendees at large will get to see the results of their hard work when semi-finalists present to judges, and finalists present on the main stage.

Why JIA? Our Jain communities have given so much to us - this is our chance to use our skills and creativity to give something back, and begin to build for future generations. We hope you'll join us on this wonderful journey!

The Process

JIA will start with a series of virtual meetings before Convention, where teams will identify a problem in their communities and work together to develop and test their solution. Along the way, they'll learn collaborative problem solving techniques that can be used in any field, to solve any kind of problem. They'll be guided by experienced mentors who will cover human-centered design, brainstorming and design thinking techniques, prototyping and presentation strategies, and more. At the 2024 YJA Convention, they'll have the opportunity to collaborate in-person and showcase their ideas to the broader Convention audience!

JIA Participants

Meet our JIA Participants and for this year!

TEAM 1

Umang Lathia
Mentor

Deepal Nadar
Participant

Ryan Shah
Participant

Tej Shah
Participant

Sarina Shah
Participant

Sania Mehta
Participant

Hriday Kamdar
Participant

TEAM 2

Saloni Nahar
Mentor

Shivan Golechha
Participant

Abhinav Jain
Participant

Prishaa Kapasi
Participant

Divya Tated
Participant

Avantika Jain
Participant

Hriday Kamdar
Participant

TEAM 3

Janak Shah
Mentor

Vishv Mepani
Participant

Hriday Kamdar
Participant

Ashna Jain
Participant

Devni Shah
Participant

Hriday Kamdar
Participant

Hriday Kamdar
Participant

TEAM 4

Chintav Shah
Mentor

Pranay Patni
Mentor

Aayushi Mehta
Participant

Nirjara Jain
Participant

Misha Shah
Participant

Soumya Jailwala
Participant

Aashi Varia
Participant

TEAM 5

Satej Shah
Mentor

Sanika Kothari
Participant

Mallina Shah
Participant

Aarav Mehta
Participant

Sanidh Shah
Participant

Lay Shah
Participant

Hriday Kamdar
Participant

TEAM 6

Anand Shah
Mentor

Rajas Gandhi
Participant

Deshna Kishore
Participant

Divyana Shah
Participant

Ria Trivedi
Participant

Aashi Oswal
Participant

Hriday Kamdar
Participant

The Prize

The top teams will win the opportunity to bring their project to life with YJA's support. After Convention, we will provide financial support and connect teams with community leaders and stakeholders interested in helping bring their ideas to life. Your project will also be featured in Young Minds, YJA’s magazine that is shared to readers nationwide!

Expectations

JIA participants are expected to participate in a professional manner, keeping in mind Jain values at all times. We expect all participants to communicate respectfully with each other and with mentors, as well as display good sportsmanship during the competition itself. At all times, whether in an online meeting or while on the Convention site, JIA participants must adhere to YJA Convention rules and regulations. Participants are expected to work hard to contribute to their teams, learn a lot from the people they meet, and most importantly, contribute to the Jain community while having fun!

The Leads

We are so excited to have a group of incredibly diverse and accomplished young professionals as leads for our JIA teams!


Rishabh Shah

Roshali Kothari

Yash Vardhan