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#170 – 14th Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Awareness Session, at Ambalika Institute of Professional Studies.
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#169 – 13th Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Awareness Session, at KVPF Kerala
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#168 – 12th Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Awareness Session, at SKIET Kurukshetra
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#167 – 11th Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Awareness Session at PaGE, Ranchi and Hyderabad
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#121 World Compliment Day at Sahara Old Age Home
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#120 New Year Eve celebrations at Jivodaya and Sai Sahara
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#119 Educational Counselling at Hamara Kartyav
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#118 Ujjwal – a Day with Chotus – Noida Sector 62
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#117 Helping Brainz Green VEINS at GBM, Dwarka
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#116 2019 Mother’s Day at Jeevodaya Ashralayaa
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#115 CrafTShaala 2019 – Kizhadoor, Thrissur (An empowerment session for the flood effected women)
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#114 VanitaJyoti Kochi 2019, A workshop on Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment.
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#113 New Year Celebrations with the grandmas and grandpas of Sai Sahara.
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#112 Phase#2 Clothes Donations Drive at West and Central Delhi, on New Year Eve.
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#111 Phase#1 Clothes Donations Drive at West and Central Delhi, on Christmas Eve.
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#110 Workshop on ‘being a leader’ at Government School in Badshahpur
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109# Creative-Crafts Making workshop by Mini Sajan at Annamanada.
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#108 VanitaJyoti – Annamanada
HelpingBrainz.Org’s Old Age Home Visit on Teacher’s Day 5/9/15
“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning”. Brad Henry
HelpingBrainz.Org’s Elderly Care Team on September 5th celebrated Teacher’s day with the grandmas and grandpas of Sai Sahara Old Age Home, located in Rajendra Place.
We at HelpingBrainz.Org and our supporting volunteers, were again stunned by the silence in dark; How can a person send their parents/or grandparents to an old age home, cage them between the darkened walls, make them exposed to visitors like us – we were troubled by millions of undefined questions which churned our clueless brains, a feeling of zero gravity surrounded us. Though we were allotted 2 hours by the authorities, we tried our level best to make them smile for a while thereby creating a small orifice of light in the darkened rooms. As an astonishing fact, according to a global survey, Indian youth has become the most vulnerable in sending in their parents to an old age home, given than we hosts or we’re the successors of the world’s oldest civilization which respects elders.
“Let’s together enlighten ourselves, charity begins at home”
Sai Sahara Old Age Home, houses around 14 grandmas and grandpas is located at Dushghara Village in the outskirts of Rajendra Place (around 4 KMs from the Metro Station). The daily activities and routines are taken care Rajeshwari Ma’am (a psychologists) and her colleagues. 
HelpingBrainz.Org and the supporting volunteers, donated clothes, bedsheets, fruits, grocery items and vegetables. A health checkup cum healing camp was conducted by Sanjay DebSir. People who volunteered and donated the stuffs were Sanjay Deb (Panel Member Helping Brainz), Muzaffar Yunus, Vibhesh Anand, Sapna Mittal and Shreya Prakash ( from Ameriprise Financials, Gurgaon), Satyam Verma (from IBM India), Navneet Chandel, Mehak Kochcher, Aman Verma, Sundaram Verma (all from Wipro, Delhi), Vishal Bhardwaj(from Tech Mahindra), Lakshmi Mishra (from Gargi College, Delhi), Shubhangi Chauhan (from Kalindi College, Delhi), Prachi Prakash ( Designer, Lowe Lintas) and Gurmilan Kaur (from Daily Post, Chandigarh)
From HelpingBrainz.Org the entire was orchestrated by Jyoti Suchye and Hiba Siddiqui (Elderly Care Project Team Leaders, HelpingBrainz.Org), Shally Arora and Pratik Raj Bishen (Public Relations, HelpingBrainz.Org), Shubhangi Srivastava ( Women Empowerment Leader,HelpingBrainz.Org), Surbhi Dhingra (Child Empowerment Leader, HelpingBrainz.Org), Utsav Anand ( Team Leader,HelpingBrainz.Org Meerut), Sandee Gujjar (Blogger,HelpingBrainz.Org), Aanchal Suchyeand Sanjeev Verma ( Volunteers, HelpingBrainz.Org), and Yedhukrishna Menon (Founder, HelpingBrainz.Org).
Moreover Sept 5th being our Lord’s birthday, we found spreading smiles to the age old as a perfect means of praying 🙂
Old Age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man, let’s respect our elders.
Ujjwal Partapur 2015
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune”. – Jim Rohn
The schools in Meerut lack basic amenities, wherein to highlight they doesn’t have electricity and toilets, how do you expect of empowering the rural India. According to DR. APJ Abdul Kalam, rural India is the reservoir of India’s prosperity?
In our process to empower the rural India, Helping Brainz conducted ‘Ujjwal Meerut 2015’ for different schools which teaches around 350+ underpriviledged children of Partapur Village (10 KM south west of Meerut, adjacent to Delhi Bypass), followed by a Women Empowerment Campaign for the underpriviledged women, with a promise of educating them in the near future.
Ujjwal – a day with Chotus, was conducted in two schools namely ‘Shubham Public School’ and ‘ Dr BR Ambedkar Public School’, and was inaugurated by the Member of Legislative Council of Partapur Village. The event witnessed around 350 children painting their dreams, supported by a man power of 45+ volunteers (Helping Brainz Team members, Volunteers from MIT, Meerut; MIET, Meerut and ‘Prayatna ek Koshish’ – Community Service Volunteers of Dr. KN Modi College of Engineering, Modinagar).
The event started with an Induction programme for the volunteers on ‘Students and Community Service’ byYedhuKrishna Menon ( Founder, Helping Brainz) and Sanjay Deb Deb ( Panel Member, Helping Brainz ), followed by Paint Your Dreams, Distribution of School Stationary Items, One time meal programme, Tree Plantations and Music4Charity – Musical Drama for the children. Meritorious and Prize winners were awarded Helping Brainz Certificates and Gifts. It beingHelpingBrainz.Org’s 3rd birthday, Helping Brainz conferred 8 of it’s Changemakers on the occasion, which was followed by a cake-cutting ceremony.
Action Plan for the coming months:-
– School Renovations and Creating Solar light panels (since the schools doesn’t have electricity connections)
– Implementing of Non-Formal Education by the Child Empowerment Team of Helping Brainz
– Women education programmes.
The entire event, including school stationaries and one item food, was sponsored by Neha Agarwal, Rahul Arora and their Team Energy ( a group of friends from a Gurgaon based American MNC; and the events were orchestrated by Utsav Anand (Team Leader, Meerut). Those who volunteered were Rahul Arora, Sanjay Deb (Panel Member, HelpingBrainz.Org),Neha Agarwal, Ajit Mahapatra and Sanjeev Verma(Volunteers, HelpingBrainz.Org), Surbhi Dhingra and Thë Ravi Prakash (Child Empowerment Leaders, HelpingBrainz.Org),Pratik Raj Bishen ( Manager – Public Relations,HelpingBrainz.Org), Gitanshu Khurana (Community Development Leader, HelpingBrainz.Org), Rupak Kashyap( International Peace Leader, HelpingBrainz.Org), Ankur Khandelwal( Healthcare awareness Leader,HelpingBrainz.Org), Somi Shukla (Rural Educational Counsellor, HelpingBrainz.Org), Durgesh Patel, Shubhendu Mishra and Tanveer Alam ( Rehan Aziz )(Environmental Leaders, HelpingBrainz.Org), Prakarti Jain (Social Development Consultant, HelpingBrainz.Org), Volunteers from MIT, MIET and Dr. KN Modi College of Engineering and Yedhukrishna Menon (Founder, HelpingBrainz.Org)
International Cultural Congress 4 Peace – Aster Public School
If somebody asked us what’s peace, we would say treating our fellow beings equally defines – what is called peace. Peace begins with a smile and Helping Brainz today witnessed and became the prime reason for the innocent smile of 100s of smart kids from Aster Public School, Noida.
When the world is working hard to establish peace, Helping Brainz in association with Aster International school, Noida tried their bit to contribute thier best to the process of establishing peace. Helping Brainz conducted the International Cultural Congress for peace at Aster’s Noida campus. Helping Brainz interns from Egypt, Thailand and Brazil presented about their countries wherein Danish from Jamia Milia Islamia represented the SAARC nations.
The 2 hours programme was inaugurated by Dr.Sharbari Banarjee, School principal. From Helping Brainz we had Ashim Borpuzari (General Secretary, Member of Governing Council, Helping Brainz), Rupak Kashyap (Vice President, International Peace Operations, Helping Brainz ), Pratik Pratik Raj Bishen ( Project Leader, Women Empowerment Campaigns, Helping Brainz), Hiba Siddiqui (Intern Helping Brainz).
The complete event was orchestrated by Ashim Borpuzari, Rupak Kashyap, Pratik Bishen and Hiba Siddiqui.
Udaan 2015
Udaan is a series of child empowerment event conducted by AIESEC in Delhi University every year. This year the event (which comprised: of painting competitions, dance and music shows, quizzes, talk shows) was held at University Conference hall at North Campus, Delhi University. The programme was coordinated by Eisha Hussain from AIESEC in Delhi University. The organizations which participated were CRY, Operation Asha, Deepalaya, Udyam, Lakshyam, HelpingBrainz.Org and Prajna Foundation.
The painting competition, also known as “Balkalakaar” was conducted by Helping Brainz. Around 150+ kids from different NGOs participated in the event supported by 10 Helping Brainz team-members, wherein the kids were asked to paint their dreams. Kids were gifted Camlin Crayons and Pencils, which were donated by Athulya Rajan and her friends. The best ones awarded.
People who volunteered were: Sanjeev Verma , Aanchal Suchye and Prakriti. And from Helping Brainz we had Sanjay Deb Sir (Panel Member, Helping Brainz), Pratik Raj Bishen (Business Development, Helping Brainz), Ravi Prakash Thë (Child Empowerment Team, Helping Brainz), Shubhangi Srivastavaand Athulya Rajan (Women Safety and Empowerment Team, Helping Brainz), Jyoti Suchye ( Elderly Care Projects, Helping Brainz), Gagan Walia and Shibin Varghese ( Environmental Care and Awareness Programmes, Helping Brainz), Rupak Kashyap and Ragini Singh ( International Peace Programmes, Helping Brainz), Sujata Kapoor andGitanshu Khurana ( Community Development Initiatives, Helping Brainz) andYedhuKrishna Menon.
Ujjwal – Sorkha Village
“Empowerment of and investment in girls are key in breaking the cycle of discrimination and violence and in promoting and protecting the full and effective enjoyment of their human rights. When we invest in women and girls, we are investing in the people who invest in everybody else”
An educated girl is a change maker: An educated girl will:
1. Stay healthy
2. Save Money
3. Build a business
4. Empower her community.
5. Lift her country: Change the World!
HelpingBrainz.Org in association with an AryaSamaj Ashram based in Noida Sector 115 conducted Ujjwal for 80 underpriviledged girls who stay at the AryaSamaj Ashram. The underpriviledged girls mainly belong to Nepal, Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The girls, who are aged between 4 to 18, are provided with primary and elementary education at the AryaSamaj Ashram.
As usual, HelpingBrainz.Org conducted Ujjwal which included, Paint Your Dreams programme, School Stationary Donations, Meal Donations and Motivational Talks.
School Stationaries for the 80+ kids were donated by Akash Goyal and friends from Ameriprise Financials, Gurgaon. Carpets were donated by Piyush Tyagi and friends from Pacific Global, Noida.
Post event, HelpingBrainz.Org would be conducting computer education, motivational and career counselling sessions for the girls.
Neha Agarwal, Aachal, Sanjeev Verma, Piyush Tyagi, Akash Goyal and Urvashi Arora volunteered for the event.
From HelpingBrainz.Org, the event was designed and orchestrated by Shubhangi Srivastava and Athulya Rajan ( Both Women Empowerment Leaders at HelpingBrainz.Org), followed by Rupak Kashyap (Vice President, International Peace Programmes), Suchaya Chaiworn (Intern –HelpingBrainz.Org) Kumar Madhuraj ( Project Leader – Community Development, HelpingBrainz.Org), Pratik Raj Bishen ( Project Leader – Women Safety and Empowerment Campaigns, HelpingBrainz.Org), Gagan Walia ( Project Leader – Environmental Awareness and Upgradation Programmes ),Jyoti Suchye ( Project Leader – Elderly Care Programmes) and YedhuKrishna Menon (Founder, HelpingBrainz.Org)
We sincerely thank Dr.Renu Verma for this opportunity, and respect the social worker in her.
Cleanliness Drive at Sector 31 Noida – World Environment Day
A Park cleaned by Helping Brainz and the Children of Nithari: This is how we celebrated World Environment Day (though it was yesterday)
They’re God on earth. Yes in the career of Helping Brainz, we have never surfaced such an energy, which we saw in young KIDS aged between 5 to 12, who shook hands with us in a cleanliness drive orchestrated by Helping Brainz, facilitated by Gram Pradhan Nithari Vimlesh Sharma and SADRAG NGO.
We together cleaned a land, which can be easily used as a park/garden however which is being used a garbage dump by the local residents, which is indirectly spreading epidemics. Though not complete however a section of the park was cleaned by the kids and volunteers. The activity aimed in creating change-making ideologies among the young ignited minds of Nithari (kids), which exactly synchronized according to the plan. Kids and volunteers cleaned around 22 trolley-vans full of garbage and became instrumental in bringing cleanliness in the park. The caretakers of the park (so called gardeners)/ and the local residents living in the surroundings just ‘gaped’ at the kids and volunteers, after they saw the untapped energy among the kids. Though the gardeners showed initial interest and they stepped back after churning their brooms for few minutes, however the kids and the Helping Brainz volunteers didn’t step back after the completion of the tasks assigned to them by their will.
This is an activity which the government is supposed to do, Helping Brainz could have approached the government for the same, however Helping Brainz took a U-turn by first involving kids, because they are tomorrow’s change-makers, HelpingBrainz want them to be tomorrow’s environmentalist the messengers of cleanliness , HelpingBrainz dream of a beautiful Nithari through them. In next few days the park would be cleaned using machines under the supervision of Gram Pradhan Nithari on 13th June, the children and volunteers from Helping Brainz would be planting samplings in the park.
The drive started with a motivational and informative session by Jayanthi Ma’am ( Jayanthi Iyengar ) who addressed the kids and the Helping Brainz team-members about the need of a clean environment. Thereafter we distributed the gloves and masks (children were really overwhelmed after wearing them, as if they became doctors ), then the real game started, 38 children from Nithari and a dozen of Helping Brainz team-members/volunteers began an activity which even the Government weren’t doing for long, though it was their cup of tea.
The team consisted of 38 young ignited minds from SADRAG (NGO), Poonam Ma’am and Santosh Ma’am from SADRAG (NGO), Vikky Sharma (Associate of Gram Pradhan Nithari),Samyak Jain from AIESEC and Suchaya Chaiworn ( AIESEC-HelpingBrainz Intern for Environmental Campaigns from Thailand) and gardeners from Nithari village.
The entire event was led by Shally Arora ( Project Leader, Environmental and Elderly Care Campaigns ) and Shubhangi Srivastava (Project Leader, Women Empowerment Campaigns), also present were Kumar Madhuraj and Gitanshu Khurana (Project Leader, Rural and Community Development Initiatives), Pratik Bishen (Project Leader, Women Empowerment Campaigns), Shibin Varghese ( Project Leader, Environmental and Elderly Care Campaigns ), Pankaj Jha and Jyoti Mehta ( Helping Brainz Volunteers ) and Yedhu.
Helping Brainz was happy with a fact that these underpriviledged kids chanted the same slogan throughout that ‘they need their environment clean’, which is a gift by Helping Brainz to the environment.
Educational Counselling at CRPF Camp Dwarka
“Are women in defence organisations safe and empowered ? This is a prime question which is revolving in any ‘patriotic’ human being from 200+ countries round the globe, who does have an interest in defense studies! History always questioned about back home psychology of defence personals. They safeguard the living beings of a country, does anyone think about empowering their families, though government just bestow them with some ‘extra luxuries’!
Given that, in the above para we were not discussing about the unfortunate Widows and the mighty kids of the brave jawans who sacrifice their life for our safety!
However Helping Brainz took an opportunity to help and empower the Women and Kids from Defense Organisations in India, without considering what Government is doing or not doing for them! Helping Brainz in association with HCLT Foundations geared a ‘Women Empowerment’ mission for the enthusiastic women and kids of Central Resource Police Force, Dwarka Unit [women here meant are the a). Members of women battalion b). Wives and Widows and c). Children of CRPF personals].
Today we conducted an educational counselling session for the parents, children from various age groups, wherein we talked about Career aspects, educational courses, opportunities, need for higher education, women empowerment etc.
The two hour event was anchored and led by Shubhangi Srivastava (a young changemaking Helping Brainz Women Empowerment Project Leader, also 1st year forensic science student at Amity University, Noida), the event was managed by Pratik Raj Bishen (a young changemaking Helping Brainz Women Empowerment Project Leader, also 2nd year BBM student at IMS, Noida ) and Avinash Tiwari ( a Helping Brainz teammate from ModiNagar, UP). Also present was Sanjay Deb Sir, who shared his life experiences and took a session on women empowerment, also present were Ambika P Menon(an educationist), Vineeth Psethu ( a social worker) and Yedhu.
Something which made today’s event more special!
Though I started Helping Brainz in Aug 2012, my mother attended a Helping Brainz event for the first time today, which made me the happiest man on the earth, since she’s the reason for the Helping Brain in me. – Yedhu
“When we know better we do better”
Mother’s day with Grandmas and Grandpas of “Home for the Aged
“Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years”- Ausonius
It was 4 in the evening when we landed there, and our sole aim was just to make the wrinkles stretched and make them happy for the time we are there. An old home is a place, which leaves us clueless about the cruel mankind, who can even think of caging their Ma and Pa after a certain stage. I was touched by the warmth they transferred to us which comprised of a grandma’s and grandpa’s affection.
“Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man” – Leon Trotsky. If this is a phenomenon which every individual goes through, then why they enroll their parents in an old age home, how can one even think about the same? The love they grandmas and grandpas have, god, to be honest made me in tears.
Let’s take a pledge that we won’t cage our parents to an old age home, common they are our parents, the one who made us walk, learn, dream, think – then how come ? The world is 360 degree round.
– “She was the richest woman of Delhi, and now she is with us at our old age home as a resident” – mentioned the SPOC over there. Well is it called life ?
– “The son even takes away the fruits and cash from the mother, after visiting her every Sunday” – What will you call this ?
Ahh..No clue!
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Helping Brainz on May 10th Sunday, on the occasion of Mother’s day planned of spending the second half of the day with the mothers who were denied their motherly hood or caged by their kids. We visited an old home in Fatehpur Beri, Chattarpur on Sunday evening and spent few hours making them smile wholeheartedly, Helping Brainz team member and few volunteers played ‘antakshiri’, distributed juices, and fruits and spend time gossiping with the grandpas and grandmas of the old age home.
Gitanshu Khurana from Helping Brainz, is the man behind this idea. 🙂
The people who thought of spending mother’s day with the grandmas and grandpas where
Ashish Mathew, Vijay Singh , Arya Devi Aunty, Varun, Sonam Griyaghey , Pankaj Jha and from hamara #TeamHelpingBrainzwe had Swati Saini, Kumar Madhuraj , Ragini Singh, Gitanshu Khurana, Ravi Prakash, Shubhangi Srivastava, Pratik Raj Bishen, Ritesh Sachdewa (and his wife) and Yedhu 🙂
Helping Brainz would be working for “Home for the aged” hereafter!
Rural Educational Counselling – Madanpur Khadar JJ Colony
“Every child got the right to go to school, and India produces the best technologists and management professionals of world”.
So, why we are facing a strong gap in the field of elementary education and educational counselling, or guiding our near ones towards the right path,why there isn’t a strong urge in the parents to send their children to a field which they are interested in.
For answering these questions, to motivate the children to think and propagate and to encourage them to right the write, Helping Brainz in association with HCLT Foundations conducted a Rural educational counselling for more than 50 kids in the rural town of Madanpur Khadar, a city located in the outskirts of Delhi. Around 50+ children aged between 15 to 18 attended the counselling session. This is the second time Helping Brainz is conducting an event in a span of two months in the village of Madanpur Khadar.
Learning through experiences, motivation towards education, educational counselling, educational system in India, what and where after 12th/10th, course details, vocational education, training and education through ITIs, vocational study centres, universities, colleges (government, public, private and deemed), government examinations, civil services where some of the major topics covered.
From Helping Brainz we had our Rural Educational Counselling expert Somi Shukla(Project Head, Rural Educational Counselling – Helping Brainz), the Event Manager, Pratik Raj Bishen (Project Leader, WSEC, Helping Brainz), our motion capturer Kumar Madhuraj (Project Leader, CCRIDI, Helping Brainz), Neeraj Shukla (Project Manager, WSEC, Helping Brainz), Gitanshu Khurana (Project Leader, CCRIDI, Helping Brainz) and Yedhu.
The event was conducted at EFRAH Center, Madanpur Khadar.
Ujjwal – A Day with Chotus at UnnatiKiRah, Pochanpur, Dwarka
“If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.” – Gandhiji
Though we have touched more than 5000+ little hearts unofficially in our 32 months career (137 Saturdays of Community Service) , 4/18/2015 witnessed the most significant one when Team Helping Brainz in association with UnnatiKiRah ( A Dwarka, Delhi based NGO ) touched around 100 little hearts from the slums of Pochanpur Village, Dwarka, Sector 23. The kids and their parents make their livelihood by picking rags. Though kids study in the government schools (or in the MCD Schools) in the nearby areas, they spent time on rag picking, segregating the same etc.
HelpingBrainz.Org in association with UnnatiKiRah conducted “Ujjwal- A Day with Chotus” which included:-
– Paint Your Dreams, painting competition;
– Recitations and dances by the little ones ;
– Distribution of School Stationary Items (A Notebook, Pencil, Sharpener, Eraser and Crayons each);
– One time meal programme;
– Health Awareness talks by BHB Team, Apollo Hospital.
What hence:-
– After 21 days we would be conducting the prize distribution programme,
– On the 45th day we would be launching the classroom network named ‘TeachWithHelpingBrainz’ programme,
– Renting a school which would be acting as post-school shelter for the children.
We at HelpingBrainz are blessed with a team of volunteers and Helping Brains who are best when it comes to imparting affection and healing. The programme was orchestrated by Ravi Prakash ( Thë) (Project Leader, CEP-HelpingBrainz.Org), Supported by Pankaj Jha, Shubhangi Srivastava, Kumar Madhuraj (our motion capturer), Ragini Singh, Pratik Raj Bishen, Gitanshu Khurana ( all Project Leaders, Helping Brainz ).
We are really thankful to the entire UnnatiKiRah crew including the founding member Stella Ma’am who helped us in reaching out to the kids. We also take this opportunity to acknowledge the sincere efforts by Garima Kohli and Shubhangi Singhal (from BHB Team) who helped us in conducting the health-awareness sessions, Swati Saini, Ashish Adlakha and Shally Arora – the event sponsors, Sanjay Deb Sir – who even in his busy schedule made some time and paid a visit and helped us by being one among us, Ruchir Sajwan and Nikita from Ameriprise Financials, Gurgaon who volunteered to their best.
I am blessed to be a Helping Brainz. #blessed2bahelpingbrain
