Leadership Team:
President: Naisha Bellam Vice President: Aarushi Kariveda
Secretary: Sreyash Sandireddy Historian: Anish Tripuramallu
Treasurer:Sneha Ganatra
Members:
Naisha Bellam: Senior at CHS
Aarushi Kariveda: Senior at UHS
Sreyash Sandireddy: Sophomore at WCHS
Anish Tripuramallu: Junior at PHS
Sneha Ganatra: Junior at CHS
Current Projects (2020-2023):
Project: Aid for Amputees
Team Lead: Naisha Bellam
Team: Hrushikesh Abdas, Ritvika Abdas, Arnav Biruduraju, Veda Kalwala, Arnav Bajjuri, Sahashra Kalwala, Akarsh Kollu, Anwita Kollu, Shreyas Sandhireddy, Dheemanth Munipally, Chandu Movva, Loviska Potu, Teja Chowdary, Pinky.
Project Description: Provide artificial limbs to special need children
Project Target: 500 Special Need Children
Project Cost: 35000$ (700$ per kid)
Impact: Will enable 500 special need children
PAST PROJECTS:
Project: Mini Libraries
Project Leads: Naisha Bellam, Arnav Biruduraju
Project Team: Naisha Bellam, Arnav Biruduraju, Anish Tripuramallu, Akarsh Kollu, Anwitha Kollu, Aneesh Bellam, Nikitha Tripuramallu
Project Description: Started Chirag’s “Caring4Kidz” initiative to spread awareness about lack of educational facilities in rural India, I have also created social media campaigns, reached out to distinct family members, friends and recruited volunteers to raise donations for Mini library project.
Many young kids drop out of schools in India due to social, economic, cultural and geographical conditions. There are many kids in India who love reading. But they can’t afford to buy the books because the prices are very high, or they cannot access public libraries. I believe to change the mindsets of rural India you have to start at school, and with that thought I reached out to my friends, family and neighbors for donations to support Mini Library project along with social media promotions. I was able to raise $20,000 to set up 125 libraries in rural India.
Impact: 132 schools
Project: Backpack Drive
Project Team: Naisha Bellam, Anish Tripuramallu, Nikitha Tripuramallu, Aneesh Bellam, Abhi Yedla
Project Description: Enable underprivileged children to have school supplies during back to school.
Impact: Successfully executed in Montgomery County, MD with 700 backpacks with supplies