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Creative Services Support Group (CSSG)
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The Creative Services Support Group (CSSG) is a registered charity, based in New Delhi, India, established to aid underprivileged young adults through skills training and mentorship within the creative sectors.[1]
History[edit]
CSSG was founded in 2011 by Anand Kapoor.[2] CSSG looks to the creative sectors - such as Food, Literature, Art, Design, Architecture, Fashion, Music, Dance, Theatre, Film, Broadcast, Advertising, Technology and Policy - as an essential channel for influencing positive changes in societies and communities.
Working with marginalized youths from several partner organisations, CSSG provides guidance to newfound adults who aren’t on traditional career paths, through mentorship, advice, and creative career opportunities. CSSG works with a youth to learn their interests, train them in the relevant skills, pair them with a likeminded mentor and provide them with a career opportunity.[3]
CSSG's Approach[edit]
CSSG works with children who are considered as too old for many non-profits but too young to have settled into a career. These young men and women come from a diverse array of backgrounds, but they are all at least eighteen and looking for a chance to apply their talents. Many of the youth come from several feeder charities that CSSG has partnered with over the years.
Once a youth joins CSSG, they are provided with intensive training in the career path of interest through workshops and interactive sessions led by industry experts from around the world. During this training process, the youth is paired with a mentor who will provide guidance throughout the training and job placement process. Once the training is complete, the charity works to find a job placement in the creative sectors.
Charity Dinners[edit]
CSSG uses high-profile events for fundraising. In an article of the Financial Express, Kapoor, founder of CSSG, states that “charity doesn’t need to be miserable […] if there is a celebratory cheer, giving becomes a joyful act and something that is transferred to the eventual recipients.”[4]
CSSG has received support from several Michelin chefs to set up charity events . Its 2013 Charity Dinners, hosted in the Leela Palace in New Delhi[5] and the Four Seasons in Mumbai was focused around Food and Art and brought “to India famous chefs [such as] Frances Atkins of The Yorke Arms, Patley Bridge, North Yorkshire (Michelin starred); Mark Best, Marque, Sydney (Hatted); Alyn Williams, Alyn Williams at The Westbury, London (Michelin starred); Laurie Gear, The Artichoke, Amersham, Buckinghamshire (Michelin starred – upcoming Chef) and others.”
References[edit]
- ↑ Madhur Tankha. "A global platform for Indian creativity". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Letter-ally speaking". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ Lo, Anita (2018-10-30). Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-451-49361-3.
- ↑ Kala Advaita (2013): The Financial Express: The Secret recipe of giving
- ↑ The Great British Chefs (2013): CSSG SUMMIT 2013 at the Leela Palace, New Delhi http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/community/cssg