28
May
CHALLENGE Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women. Around us, we have been observing that the mortality rate is high due to late diagnosis of breast cancer. This is because of lack of awareness among citizens about breast cancer. Many women are also unaware about the symptoms the of breast cancer […]
27
May
CHALLENGE In the absence of a smooth road connectivity, students of the Vidya Vikas Pratishthan (VVP) College of Engineering in Solapur have to walk two kilometers from the main road to the college every day. Worse still, the students from rural areas have to walk a total of eight km’s from the State Transport bus […]
27
May
In spite of various initiatives for education for all, many children from rural areas are yet to attend school. Some of them beg at railway stations, traffic signals and on temple premises. Others work to earn their livelihood. YIN members of the Yashwantrao Chavan School of Social Work are working hard to change this scenario, […]
27
May
Nashik Engineering Students to help manage Kumbha Mela CHALLENGE Millions of devotees travel to Nashik to be a part of the upcoming Kumbh Mela. Managing all these devotees is a big challenge for the administrators. Nashik Engineering Students and YoungInspiratorsNetwork (YIN) members came together on EngineersDay to find solutions. Several projects to make Kumbh Mela […]
16
May
With the help of the District Collector and team members of the Young Inspirators Network, an attempt to make the district of Kolhapur free of alcohol was taken up. With this aim in mind, a rally of college students on 12th Apr’15 was carried out to oppose the distribution and consumption of alcohol. The District […]
09
Apr
The campaign to make Maharashtra water prosperous has reached a decisive stage. A 45-day intense Water Lab held in Mumbai has studied the existing water situation in the State threadbare; scientifically inspected the remedial measures and prepared an action plan for effective implementation. If this were to be implemented, the dream of making Maharashtra ‘water […]
09
Apr
CHALLENGE Using knowledge gained through education is the need of the hour for the society. Rural citizens are #unaware about law and women, who are a major part of the society, are unaware of the laws. To create awareness about law among women and other citizens, students from Dr D Y Patil Law College, Pimpri […]
09
Apr
CHALLENGE Good health services are not affordable to people from economically weaker sections of society. Lack of awareness about health issues is rampant as their primary concern is to feed the family. Considering this, Young Inspirations Network (YIN) members of NDMVP College of Pharmacy, Nashik, have decided to collect medicines and give it to the […]
09
Apr
CHALLENGE The poor implementation of the Right To Education Act and Education For All scheme have deprived many children of education. Other reasons like lack of awareness and apathy among parents, weak economic conditions etc, have resulted in illiterate children. According to a primary report, there are more than 300 out of schoolchildren in Tamba […]