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Young Association : Taking Action, Changing Education!
“Instead of giving fish to someone, teach them fishing”, noted Monika Gupta whom I recently interviewed. Well yes, education provokes our sleeping minds to wake up and expand to every dimension. And to teach is to learn twice. Recently we came across one such organization, Young Association; who aims to uplift the education status of the underprivileged kids and one of its enthusiastic members, Monika, who has been a part of Young Association for the last 2.5 years; shared with us the elaborate picture of the organization which is worth appreciable.
Young Association is registered as a Profitable Organization by the name of Sai Keshri Manik Institute of Education Service. They are a group of college students from around 14-15 different colleges who basically empower the kids of Orphanages, slums, Government schools by teaching them on weekends. YA is not an NGO as it is neither funded by Government nor by any other organization.
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Monika got inspired from her friends during her first year in Shaheed Rajguru College, Delhi University, where she is pursuing B.tech Electronics and is presently in the final year, to join the association and work wholeheartedly for the overall betterment of the kids. She throws some light about the idol who took the initiative to start the institute.
Mr. Ayush Keshri was obtaining his Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons.) in Journalism from Delhi University when he saw through, the difficult conditions of our Nation which were mostly due to the lack of education. He did a thorough research and concluded that Education is the only weapon which can curb all the problems. He started the organization on 11th September 2010. “Mr. Ayush’s idea was widespread in different colleges of DU, and in different universities of Delhi and spread its branches in five different states of India including UP, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Bihar”, said Monika proudly. She also added, “As we all members are mostly college students, we cannot help the underprivileged kids financially but knowledge is the best donation we can donate in our life.”
“Mr. Ayush’s idea was widespread in different colleges of DU, and in different universities of Delhi and spread its branches in five different states of India including UP, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Bihar”, said Monika proudly. She also added, “As we all members are mostly college students, we cannot help the underprivileged kids financially but knowledge is the best donation we can donate in our life.”
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When asked about the objectives of the association, Monika noted down the one and only, motive that drives YA towards the goals is “Act for Change”. All the four main parts of YA i.e. Events Department, Orphanage Teaching Department, School Teaching Department and Slum Teaching Department, work with the motive of not only educating the kids but also exploring the hidden gem in them by organizing various events to provide them a stage to perform. Internship programs, seminars, sports day, eye check-up camps are also organized for the benefit of kids.
When it comes to raising funds for the organization, the college students sell copies, registers, earrings by putting up stalls at various college fests by buying these items from wholesale market at low cost. “Our college is very supportive as they give us permission to interact with other students, to motivate them and encourage them to volunteer for the noble cause”, said Monika.
With such a patient, dedicated and hardworking founder, Mr. Keshri; who not only treats each member of YA as a family but also helps them out with their problems, the team of YA definitely stands out from the rest. They select the volunteers by studying their profile and calling them for an interview and strictly believe in working at ground level and not looking for any earnings for themselves through this organization. Around 3000 volunteers have been a part of YA till now and there are around 30-35 active members in YA. Recently they organized a Christmas event at one of the Govt. Schools and at their Haryana Centre too along with working in 2 orphanages and 2 slums of Delhi.
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The Core Members:
Ms. Pooja Mishra
Mr. Abhishek Kumar
Ms. Monika Gupta
Ms. Versha Khuttel
Ms. Richa Tripathi
Ms. Deepanshi Kacharia
Monika will definitely remain a part of YA in future along with planning to pursue M.tech. The love from the kids will keep motivating her to work for them. She firmly believes that if we wish to see the society to change, we have to start working for it right away. And we pretty much agree with her on this point as it is rightly said, “A man’s true wealth is the good he does in this world”.
We the team of NewsAurChai wish the Young Association all the best for their wonderful initiative towards the society and hope they take the organization to real heights.
Check out their website here.
Visit their Facebook page here.
YouTube Channel– www.youtube.com/AyushKeshri
Office Address: J-49, Second Floor, Laxminagar, New Delhi-110092
Farmers form the backbone of the Indian Economy, making up more than 40% of the workforce. However, every day 28 people dependent on farming commit suicide—the post-harvest losses in the country amount to over 93,000 crores per year. The loss of 93,000 crores constitutes approximately 40% of the country’s total produce. This occurs due to the perishable nature of agricultural produce, which often forces farmers to sell their produce at the prevailing market price, be it high or low, thereby resulting in a loss of bargaining power.
Addressing this issue through the positive power of social entrepreneurship, Enactus DCAC, an international not for profit student body organisation, initiated Project Zaraat for the upliftment of the farming community. The mission of Project Zaraat is to minimise post-harvest losses and enhance forward linkages through a self-sustaining social enterprise.
Project Zaraat | Image Source: NAC Media
Under the mentorship and guidance of Michigan State University and the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Zaraat provides the farmers with a unique storage solution that works on the principle of evaporative cooling. It is affordable, portable, and eco-friendly, making it different from conventional storage facilities. Moreover, this solution increases the shelf life of the produce by upto ten days, ensuring that the quality of produce does not deteriorate. Apart from this, they also aim to partner with various B2B aggregators to ensure a rise in income for the farmers and provide them with payment security.
Project Zaraat | Image Source: NAC Media
Currently, they are in the process of integrating farmers into an FPO to ensure collective bargaining power. They are also exploring sustainable agriculture practices that are vital in a climate constrained world.
Project Zaraat is a recipient of the KPMG Ethics Grant and also received a Special Mention at the Enactus Early Stage National Competition 2021.
Building on this by the end of the year, they aim to sustain the lives of 100 farmers by providing them with an income boost of 25%, reduce post-harvest losses by a whopping 60%, and minimise the energy consumption by 20%. For more information, visit www.enactusdcac.com.
Project Zaraat by Enactus DCAC
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