2017-18
Through this time, we have been consolidating our efforts and preparing for the 11th REX CONCLiVE, REX Karmaveer Global Fellowships and Karmaveer awards.
Karma Kurry book 2 is launched and receives an overwhelming response. Both Karma Kurry books are huge bestsellers.
In 2016, REX Karmaveer Founder Jeroninio (Jerry) Almeida is commissioned by the Prime Minister’s office to co-author a book with PM Narendra Modi. Titled Mann Ki Baat, Jerry COUNTERS and complements PM Modi’s thoughts and shares simple IDEAS FOR ACTION for citizen action and PEOPLE POWER. Over 7 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. and the REX- IDEAS FOR ACTION have gone far and wide.
During this time, we have also organised several talks and events in over 100 schools, colleges, B-schools, Engineering schools and THE MAGNIFICENT & events in several companies and organisations. The total outreach has touched over 2,50,000 lives.
We have also reached out to over 200 school owners and 2000 plus educators to test the idea of the International Volunteering Olympiad and have received overwhelmingly positive response.
The 11th REX CONCLiVE is going to be the BIGGEST REXperience till date with the maximum impact for a better future.
This proves that Real Change is possible when citizens decide to act on simple ideas and REX has been at the forefront of creating IDEAS FOR ACTION through our various movements in partnership with various groups/communities and KING SIZE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE with various thinkers from across the globe sharing ideas in knowledge forums. We inherently believe that each of us can make a big difference with our simple, small acts of compassion and courage of conviction.
Like was said by Margaret Mead,
“A small group of thoughtful, caring people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has”.
“A small group of thoughtful, caring people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has”.
Over the past 7 years we have had the involvement of eminent & grassroots mentors from across the globe. An indicative listing would throw up names from Monarchs (Prince Charles, Princess Francois), Government (Vasant Sathe, L.M Singhvi, James Lyngdoh, Krishnamurthy, Kaarthikeyan, Lester Hyman, Mary Pawlenty), Academia (Prof. Avinash Dixit, Prof Tony McMichael, Prof. Sally Walker, Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala) , Literati (Gregory Roberts, William Dalrymple, Sonia Faleiro, Vandana Shah, Anita Pratap, Madhu Trehan, Tarun Tejpal), Movies (Richard Gere, Rahul Bose, Amala, Revathy, Kajol, Gul Panag, Lara Dutta), Theatre (Arvind Gaur, Lushin Dubey, Mahabanoo Mody Kotwal), Sports (Brett Lee, Rahul Dravid, Gopichand Pullella), Civil Society ( Marcella D’souza, Crispino Lobo, Sailesh Rao, Kumi Naidoo), Business ( Anu Aga, Sunil Mittal , Ajay Bijli, Villoo Patell, Marian Noronha, Walter Duncinson) students, children and Grassroots indigenous people like tribals, sex workers, dalits, etc.
THE KINGSIZE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE movement
has over the years been partnered by various credible NGOs like Population First, WOTR, VSO, PPI, NFCH, NNFI; UN bodies like UNDP, UNODC, UNV, UNFPA; Ministries like the Ministry of Social Justice& Empowerment, Ministry of Home Affairs in the Indian Government; Bilateral/ Multilateral agencies like the EU, USAID, Swiss Development Corporation, GTZ; Media Partners like NDTV, UTVi, News X, Business World, Outlook, Deccan Chronicle, Financial Chronicle, Business Standard, International Herald Tribune, Education World, Tehelka, BIG FM, CNBC, People; Associations like NASSCOM Foundation, BCC & I, PHDCCI, RAI, TiE, and academic bodies like Harvard, Deakin University, TISS, Xavier’s Institute of Management, Christ University, MDI, ISB, Shriram School and various other partners. It is also commendable to note that Karmaveer awardees and people who have presented at REX in the earlier conclaves have all gone on to be featured in international magazines, TV shows and media. They have also become ambassadors, members of global organisations and have been invited to speak at global forums. People who have showcased their acts of performing arts like dance acts, singing acts have also been invited to perform at other functions and events.
That is the influence of the humble Karmaveer and REX movement. Because there are ideas and then you have Rex- Ideas for action that create king-size thought leadership for change. Come let us all together ideate, to make a difference in our world.