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Ranveer Singh Joins Hand With Hemkunt Foundation For Underprivileged Development
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh joined hands with Hemkunt Foundation as Goodwill Ambassador, on August 15. The foundation announced the onboarding youth icon, Ranveer Singh, who will work relentlessly for the upliftment of the underprivileged sections of society with education, skill development, access to livelihood, and healthcare support. With the participation of the actor, there will be an encouragement amongst youth for the cause of… read-more
Tags: Ranveer Singh, underprivileged, Education, Hemkunt Foundation, Bollywood
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal
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Kanpur's 28-Year-Old Youth Teaches 200 Kids Free Of Cost
Nitin Kumar, a 28-year-old son of a domestic helper in Kanpur has been teaching 200 underprivileged students like him for free since 2007. Kumar says he took this initiative as he understands the difficulty of not having a mentor and money for education. He runs Ek Nayee Rahh Foundation, an NGO that has initiated "ghat waala school". In return, he only asks his students to teach their subordinate students.
Tags: underprivileged, Ghaat Wala School, Kanpur, Education
Courtesy: The Better India
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Mumbai Doctor Couple Starts ‘Meds For More’, COVID Medicines For Underprivileged
Raina Ranney and Marcus Ranney, two Mumbai-based doctors and frontline workers have created a "COVID-relief platform" through their initiative "Meds For More" where everyone and anyone can pitch in and help. Their idea is that the leftover Covid medicines can be stockpiled and donated to the needful. "Especially after the first wave of the pandemic, people realized the need to step up and help each other," Dr. Raina said.
Tags: Covid-19, New Initiative, underprivileged, Covid Vaccination
Courtesy: The Better India
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Odisha Doctor Starts "One Rupee" Clinic For Underprivileged People
Dr Shankar Ramchandani, an assistant professor in Odisha's Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), has started a "One Rupee" clinic to treat the underprivileged. Located in Burla town, the clinic provides remedial consultation to the poor, destitute, elderly and physically-challenged for just a rupee. For the initiative to which Ramchandani termed as his long-standing aspiration, he said, "I am a doctor of the… read-more
Tags: Odisha, VIMSAR, one rupee clinic, underprivileged
Courtesy: News 18
