Varun Shrivastava

Founder

Founder of Under Privileged Advancement by Youth Society (UPAY)

Varun Shrivastava is the founder of Under Privileged Advancement by Youth Society (UPAY) (2010)^[1], an Indian non-profit working on education and livelihood from Nagpur.

Under Privileged Advancement by Youth Society (UPAY)

UPAY (Under Privileged Advancement by Youth) was founded in 2010 by Varun Shrivastava, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, along with fellow engineers, to educate underprivileged and street children. Headquartered in Nagpur, it now runs centres in several Indian cities including Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, and Kolkata, with programs such as Footpathshaala and Reach & Teach covering education, health and sanitation awareness, and vocational skills. Note: give.do's listed domain (upay.org.in) redirects to the organisation's current site, upayngo.org, which is what is recorded here.

Under Privileged Advancement by Youth Society (UPAY) reports the following, on its own site:

250,000+ lives changed
7,000+ independent volunteers
44 learning centers
13,500+ after-class meals served

Organisations: 1
Based in: Nagpur
Founded: 2010
Press: 1

References

[1] “The journey started from a small village named Kumbhari near Mauda, some 40kms away from Nagpur, Maharashtra, in the year 2010 by Mr Varun Shrivastava along with a few of his friends.” — Under Privileged Advancement by Youth Society (UPAY). Source

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