Alex's Birthday Pledge

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What Aahana Does

    Aahana means the first rays of the sun in Hindi. The founder of this club, Rina, is someone who believes that every child deserves a chance to get an education, and that every child is equal under “the first rays of the sun.” Aahana is a non profit organization that was founded about two years ago at Drexel University in Philadelphia. This organization has a goal of going into impoverished villages in India and educating the underprivileged children. According to UNICEF, 20% India's children from 6 to 14 years old are not enrolled in school. India has a 74% female literacy rate compared to a 88% male literacy rate. A majority of children with disabilities are not able to afford any type of medical treatment, and about 46% of all children under the age of three are too small for their age and 16% show signs of wasting. Aahana believes that if we educate the children and women, there will be lots of love, care, and hope for the future. 

    Currently, Aahana is helping run Mamta School in Gujarat, India which is a school which currently has about 65 deaf and disabled children from the ages of 4-19 years old. All the children that attend Mamta School come from the rural parts of surrounding villages.This organization has been providing food, uniforms, bedding, and the salaries for the teachers. 

Mission Statement: Aahana provided education, healthcare, and vocational training to transform the lives of India's women and disabled youth.

Why I'm Pledging

About 6 years ago, on my first visit to India I saw children younger then me, maybe seven or eight year old children that were on the streets trying to make a living. It is always a hustle in the market area, and as I was walking into a shop, a young boy around 7 years old came up to me asking if I wanted to buy one of the handmade necklaces that he was selling. My mom and I felt really sad when we saw him because he was wearing torn up clothes, and I honestly wanted to take him back home with me. I was very surprised that he was speaking fluent English. I figured that he wasn’t going to school because a majority of the kids that are provided an education were in school at the time. I thought that he was very intelligent because he is able to pick up English words just by walking up and down the streets trying to sell his necklaces to the tourists. Since that day I have always wanted to try to help kids that do not have the chance to receive an education or any of the opportunities to become the amazing person that they truly are.  

To read more about what Aahana does, visit www.aahanaindia.org. If you have any questions/comments, feel free to contact me at [email protected].