Community Outreach
Harvard College Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR)
HPAIR) was founded in 1991 to create a forum of exchange for students and young professionals to discuss and learn about the most important economic, political, and social issues facing the Asia-Pacific region.
As a selected gold-tier delegate at HPAIR (with an 8% acceptance rate), I discussed and learned about global affairs surrounding the theme of 'Resilience'.
I collaborated with students from across the globe in HPAIR's Impact Challenge, where we formulated solutions to problems faced by the population in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Some of the notable personalities from across various field that were speakers at the conference were Anne Chow, the CEO of AT&T, Jessica Meir, a marine biologist and physiologist at NASA, and NR Narayana Murthy, a board member at UN Foundation
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Take the World Forward Fellowship
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I worked with mentors from Harvard University and MIT to collaborate with 60 selected fellows from around the world.
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Created and Executed Project C2C(Cardboard to Creation). which helps implement practical learning in rural India while reusing waste cardboard.
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Developed a meal for children that reduces hunger and undernourishment. Participated in Valfee speaking challenges under Nacho Nwana at MIT Sloan.
Progressive Foundation
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Progressive Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims at addressing the critical challenges of development and research. On one hand the Foundation works on public health and public education at policy levels with governments, and on the other hand the foundation has been running numerous projects in fields to impact the population on ground and acquire real data and information to feed the policy recommendations to the government.
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I volunteered for the foundation's cervical cancer awareness and screening program. The program has, mainly, two objectives:
To improve the Screening rate for Cervical Cancer among the age group of 30-65 years old women, and
To improve the HPV vaccination through Community Mobilization among the eligible Population.
I volunteered at HPV vaccination camps, Cervical Cancer screening camps, and village level awareness camps.
Sambhali Trust Foundation
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Sambhali Trust is an institution that has worked tirelessly to change the lives of Rajasthani women by providing them with access to formal education, training in traditional income-generating skills such as handicraft production, as well as arranging and monitoring women’s self-help groups, helping them to save money, have access to loans and create small enterprises of their own.
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Along with this, Sambhali Trust has been granted Special Consultative Status by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations since 2015.
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I was associated with Project Garima (Dignity). The project organizes professional support for the members of LGBTQ+ community who suffer physical, mental and financial abuse so that they can combat their vulnerable situation. Organised and participated in the annual Sambhali Pride Parade.
Along with this, I have volunteered at a one-day medical camp organised by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment under the Government of Rajasthan, where nearly 20 members of the LGBTQ+ community also registered themselves for various essential identity cards.
As a volunteer for Aadarsh Program, I have educated girls of ages 8-15 on topics such as good touch-bad touch and menstruation via PPTs. The goal was to educate children, families, and teachers on how to recognize sexual abuse and actions to take to prevent and to respond to abuse.
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At Sambhali, we also empower women by teaching them about their human rights and provide refuge, counseling and support in cases of domestic violence, and financial help with legal or medical issues.
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Alpha Urbane Project​
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As a member of the A-Team under Alpha Urbane Project, a SDG Goal oriented foundation, I organized a fundraiser called 'Project eka' where we collectively raised Rs 20,00,000.
I helped compose a bill in the India 2030 Conclave for ways to reduce Carbon dioxide emissions which was later (in April of 2022) accepted by The Government of India under Section 80EEB of the Income Tax Code
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Organized meetings with inspirational people like Afroz Shah and Mr. Omkar Pandharkame
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Round Square Panna Tiger Reserve
As part of the service project hosted at Panna Tiger Reserve, DAIS students visited Basata and its nearby villages to invite the villagers for the health check-up. Students spoke about the benefits of the health camp, while also de-stigmatising menstrual cycles, helping the women learn hygienic menstrual practices and handing out menstrual pads. At the health camp students worked various roles like measuring blood pressure, height, weight, crowd management, and conducting the eye check-up. Working tirelessly from 10am to 4pm, the students did their best to ensure that everyone who visited the camp was able to receive the help they needed. Interacting with the villagers was truly a humbling experience for me!
Jai Vakeel
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The Jai Vakeel Foundation is the largest and oldest NGO in India serving children with IDD and strives to provide holistic services delivered by well-trained staff through a recognized curriculum and an engaged parent body.
It aims to deliver a physical, social, and cultural environment compatible with greater learning and growth for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
We raised funds through school CAS fete by putting up stall and sell merchandise made by children at the foundation.
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English Vinglish Project
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The initiative aims to give back to an essential part of school community, the non-teaching staff.
It focuses on assisting the non-teaching staff i.e. security, administration, house-keeping, and bus staff in building on their spoken English skills.
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Through this, we have built a rapport with each other creating a safe and comfortable environment catering to a learning experience that is beneficial for both the non-teaching staff members and the students.
