Project Lahanti
13.5-hour time difference, thousands of miles are no challenge for N.J. teen determined to help students in Bihar receive a quality education
Life in central New Jersey is nothing like that in south Bihar, an impoverished state in east India that borders Nepal. Nonetheless, Arushi Aggarwal, a busy sophomore at West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, is passionate about expanding the horizons and improving the lives of young people in the densely-populated India state that recently ranked 19 out of 20 in educational quality.
Arushi, 15, is an active supporter of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals initiative and is involved with projects to boost goals 4, 8, and 10. In fact, she founded an international nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) as a way to further expand awareness of quality education for all.
In addition to her rigorous academic workload, Arushi makes time each Sunday at 6 a.m. to teach a two-hour class via Skype to young people of varying ages who participate in Lahanti Club, a youth collective located in South Bihar. The Club has created learning centers in villages without schools or operates within government schools where they are available.
Although spirits are high, conditions are far less than ideal. Lahanti Club needs just about everything. That is why Arushi has set up a GoFundMe page to purchase supplies such as tables, chairs, laptops, cameras, books, and more.
So far she has taught more than 300+ and raised $1500+ from donations including computers and webcames. This has led to the opening of 4 digital learning centers and sports for the kids to grow and reach their full potenial.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/arushi
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