Umang Foundation’s bags national laurel
!!!
Umang Foundation, is a Mumbai based NGO has evolved
to prove time and again that it dares to make a difference to the society with
its niche commitment, dedication and above all it keep faith in its team. It has quite a few varied activities under
its umbrella for achieving its goal but its primary focus has never shifted
from activities related to education.
Team Umang believes that literacy in India is surely one of key
contributors to its progress.. Due to its staunch belief in education being the
future of the country, Umang Foundation launched its flagship project called “Promote Education- Ek kadam ujjwal bhavishya ki aur” in 2008. Thousands of
students have till date have benefitted translating into reduced dropouts from the schools. This has
been vouched for by the staff of the beneficiary schools. This was the fifth
consecutive academic year when Team Umang has again worked tirelessly for Promote Education. Team Umang with its
unmatchable zeal entered the Limca Book of Records for distribution of the
stationery kits to 9125 students of 31 schools in a single day.
Pooja Agarwal Goyal, an active member of Team Umang stated that
“the enthusiasm of our team is very infectious and each time it always helps us
to do a little more the previous
time. From getting the funding to
sourcing the raw- materials to preparation of the stationery kits, Team Umang
toiled round the clock for months for this mega event. The actual distribution
happened on June 23, 2012 which was witnessed by the representative of the
Limca Book for Records The efforts of more than 200 Team Umang volunteers made
the stationery distribution seamless.”
Ashish Goyal – Founder and Managing Trustee of
Umang Foundation clarified that “We have
a very meticulous progress by virtue of which we select the financially weak
students as beneficiary. Our team conducts on-site checks before and after the
distribution to eliminate any chances of mis-utilisation or any mal-practice
whatsoever “ He also adds “This year marks a milestone for Team Umang as it
achieves its long-cherished dream of distributing the stationery kits to more
than 10,000 students in a single day. It has received the certificate and
safely secured its position in the 2013 of the Limca Book of Records “
One of the excited Team Umang members expressed
that “Whoever witnesses this event will have a recall of it for lifetime. The
enthusiasm and the smiles of the student’s mermised us and we felt all the hard
work over months was completely worth. The grandness of the event was just
there to see. The team co-ordination and the support from schools was ace to
just make it an ideal event. Actually this year we have distributed to 11500+
students although Limca Book of Records held 9125 as the final count which was
achieved by the closing time of record creation.
With this achievement under the belt, Team Umang’s
focus would now shift to identify another remote area like Ulhasnagar, where
they can identify more such students and schools that are having similar needs.
As Ashish Goyal, Founder of Umang Foundation, keeps reiterating time and again,
“This event is a significant stepping stone to our ultimate goal of eradicating
the drop-outs to near zero levels for all the primary and higher secondary
students of these schools. We continue to strive to achieve such milestones and
multiply them year on year.” And always he ends saying “Team Umang believes, there’s
more to life.”
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