AFA Teens RTP · Partnership
Rural Opportunity Institute
An AFA Teens RTP collaboration, led by Nidhi Sivashankar, VP of Programming, in partnership with Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI). Together we engaged 50+ youths and hosted 4 workshops.
Results from the collaboration.
50+
youths engaged through the collaboration
4
workshops hosted with ROI
The four workshops AFA Teens RTP hosted.
Workshop 01
Alzheimer's Awareness and Education Workshop
Introduced youth to the realities of Alzheimer's disease, early warning signs, and how to support affected families in their communities.
Workshop 02
Brain Health and Healthy Habits Workshop
Explored the connection between daily habits, cognitive wellness, and long-term brain health through hands-on activities.
Workshop 03
Career Readiness Workshop
Equipped youth with resume-building, interview, and professional communication skills to prepare them for future opportunities.
Workshop 04
Community Service Workshop
Guided youth through designing and leading their own community service projects, putting ROI's mission of self-determination into practice.
How AFA Teens RTP supported ROI's mission.
Rural Opportunity Institute (ROI) builds the capacity of rural communities to heal from generational trauma and achieve health, safety, connection, and self-determination. They support youth, organizations, and communities across rural North Carolina to interrupt the cycle of trauma and design innovative solutions for healing and resilience.
AFA Teens RTP, led by Nidhi Sivashankar, supported this mission by bringing educational workshops directly to the youth ROI serves. Each session was designed to meet young people where they were, giving them practical tools for brain health, career readiness, and community leadership while reinforcing ROI's belief that rural communities are capable, strong, and deeply resilient.